The Labour Party has kept its seat in the Queenstown ward by-election following the death of a councillor.
Labour’s candidate Aydin Dikerdem won a clear majority in the Battersea election on Thursday, November 10, receiving a total of 1,551 votes.
His nearest rival, Conservative candidate Rhodri Morgan, received 987 votes. The overall voter turn-out for the election was 23.75 per cent.
The by-election was triggered by the death of Councillor Sally-Ann Ephson on September 1. Cllr Ephson, who had been the Labour member for Queenstown since 2014, died following a long-term illness.
September 2: Tributes pour in following death of Battersea councillor Sally-Ann Ephson
Thank you to the people of Queenstown. I promise to work as hard as I can to make sure that everyone in this community has their voice heard
— Aydin Dikerdem (@AydinDikerdem) November 11, 2016
Congrats Cllr @AydinDikerdem. Thank you to all the Labour activists who ran such an effective campaign and secured a 9.9% swing to Labour https://t.co/Jm48YzThLN
— Jeremy Corbyn MP (@jeremycorbyn) November 11, 2016
Sally-Ann Ephson was in our thoughts today. Her death led to this by-election. Lots of people told me they wanted to "win it for Sally-Ann" pic.twitter.com/NIXcLo5O6k
— Simon Hogg (@CllrSimonHogg) November 10, 2016
Mr Dikerdem will now join two Conservative colleagues, Councillor Marie Hanson and Councillor Nicola Nardelli, to represent the ward in the north of the borough.
The full result was:
Aydin Dikerdem (Labour Party): 1, 551 votes
Rhodri Morgan (Conservative Party): 987 votes
Richard Davis (Liberal Democrats): 249 votes
Stella Baker (Green Party) 122 votes
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