Andy Slaughter Re-Elected MP for Hammersmith

Andy Slaughter

Labour's Andy Slaughter has been re-elected in Hammersmith, seeing off all his opponents and maintaining a large majority.

Despite the national shift towards the Conservatives, Andy Slaughter's share of the vote dipped only slightly. His chief challenger, the Conservative Xingang Wang, also lost votes.

The results of last night's count were as follows:
Andy Slaughter, Labour, 30,074
Xingang Wang, Conservative, 12,227
Jessie Venegas, Liberal Democrat, 6,947
James Keyse, The Brexit Party, 974
Alex Horn, Green, 1,744


Comparison with 2017 General Election
Back in 2017 the General Election results were as follows:

• Andy Slaughter: Labour 33,475 votes
• Charlie Dewhirst: Conservative 14,724 votes, 
• Joyce Onstad for the Liberal Democrats won 2,802 votes
• For the Greens, Alex Horn won 800 votes
• Jack Bovill for the UK Independence Party (UKIP) won 507 votes

2019 General Election

Constituency of Hammersmith

Slaughter's share of the vote dipped slightly compared with 2017, but so did the Conservatives, with Tory candidate Xingang Wang winning 2,500 fewer votes than did 2017 challenger Charlie Dewhirst.

Jessie Venegas' Lib Dems did well; they more doubled their share of the vote, as did Alex Horn for the Greens.

But Andy Slaughter is the undisputed MP for Hammersmith, with a large and seemingly very secure majority. This is what he said about his victory on thursday:

"I am very pleased to be re-elected as MP for Hammersmith and would like to thank everyone who took the trouble to vote for me on a dark, cold and wet December day. I would also like to thank my wonderful team, my Agent Larry Culhane and everyone in Hammersmith labour who worked so hard over the weeks of the campaign and in the years leading up to it. In particular, the good record of the council and close ties with the community have established an excellent local reputation on which I can build.

London also showed strong support for Labour, which bodes well for Sadiq's campaign to be re-elected Mayor of London in the New Year, but nationally the picture is much bleaker. I have lost many good friends and colleagues as MPs and I worry that a Johnson-led government will not tackle the issues of underfunded public services, poverty and lack of opportunity for people here and across the UK. I will redouble my efforts to represent and support all my constituents in the years ahead."

--- Andy Slaughter 

Kensington
In other local news, the Constituency of Kensington was re-taken by the Conservatives by a narrow 150 vote margin. Kensington, formerly a solid Conservative seat, fell to Labour MP Emma Coad, in a surprise upset in 2017.  The seat was won back by Felicity Buchan for the Conservatives with 16,768 votes.

Kensington results:

• Felicity Buchan, Conservative, 16,768
• Emma Dent Coad, Labour, 16,618
• Sam Gyimah, Liberal Democrat, 9,312
• Jay Aston Colquhoun, The Brexit Party, 384
• Harriet Gore, Independent, 47

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