RESPECT gain 14.55% in third place
Result of the Leytonstone by-election is as follows:
Marie Pye - Lab --- 937 = 38.3%
Meher Khan - LibDem --- 765 = 31.3%
Caroline Coleman - Respect --- 354 = 14.5%
Julian Foster - Con --- 225 = 9.2%
Mark Dawes - Green --- 165 = 6.7%
Total Vote: 2446 (31.9% turnout)
Comments from the electon agent Lina Nicolli
We feel this is a very credible result for us in the first council election we have fought as Respect in Leytonstone. Although, it is clear that we suffered from a squeeze between Labour (defending the seat) and the Lib Dems (who have posed as an opposition despite being in coalition with New Labour on Waltham Forest council). To come a clear third, easily beating both the Conservatives, and the very well established local Green Party, is a very good achievement that we can, and will, build on in the coming months.
This election has firmly established Respect as a leading player in Waltham Forest - we now need to strengthen and develop our local campaigning profile in order to make the substantial political gains that are now beckoning.
Editors Comment: Well done Caroline and all the RESPECT team in Waltham Forest
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Neil Williams