Labour man holds his seat in otherwise miserable night for party
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As widely expected Labour's veteran and popular MP, Steve Pound, has held the Ealing North seat once again.
Mr Pound has been the sitting member for 18 years having first been elected in 1997.
Making the most of what looks to be a very disappointing overall outcome for his party, in his acceptance speech he hailed 'a Tory free Ealing.' His colleague Dr Rupa Huq had managed to narrowly win the Ealing Central and Acton seat giving Labour a clean sweep with Virendra Sharma also holding on in Ealing Southall.
A vocal parliamentarian, Mr Pound has gained respect from all political representatives with his lively and witty debating style. A former boxer in the navy Private Eye once dubbed him ''"Ealing North's tattooed bruiser".
| Ealing North Constituency - 2015 Result | |||||
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Candidate |
Party |
2010 Votes |
2015 Votes |
% | +/- |
| Stephen Pound | Labour | 22,024 |
26,745 |
55.1 |
+4.7 |
| Thomas O'Malley | Conservative | 12,733 |
14,419 |
29.7 | -1.2 |
| Meena Hans | Green Party | 705 |
1,635 |
3.4 |
+2.3 |
| Afzal Akram | UKIP | 685 |
3,922 |
8.1 |
+6.6 |
| Kevin McNamara | Liberal Democrat | 6,383 |
1,575 |
3.2 |
-9.9 |
| David Hofman | Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | - |
214 |
0.4 |
+0.4 |
Majority |
12,326 |
25.4 |
+5.9 |
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Turnout
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- |
65.7 |
-4.5 |
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| Ealing North Constituency - 2010 Result | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Party | 2005 Result |
2010 Result |
% | +/- |
| Stephen Pound | Labour | 20,956 |
24,023 |
50.4 |
+3.5 |
| Ian Gibb | Conservative | 13,897 |
14,722 |
30.9 |
+2.6 |
| Chris Lucas | Liberal Democrat | 9,148 |
6,283 |
13.2 |
-6.0 |
| David Furness | British National Party | - |
1,045 |
2.2 |
+2.2 |
| Ian Du Wulverton | UKIP | - |
685 |
1.4 |
-0.1 |
| Christopher Warleigh-Lack | Green Party | 1,319 |
505 |
1.1 |
-1.8 |
| Peter Ljubisic | The Christian Party | - |
415 |
0.9 |
+0.9 |
Majority |
9,301 |
19.5 |
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Turnout |
47,678 |
70.2 |
+10.1 |
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8 May 2015