Local voting in the referendum has delivered a decisive 'no' to any changes in the electoral system. In what David Cameron said was a "clear and resounding answer" over two third of the vote nationally was in favour of maintaining the status quo.

Just over 1 million people in London voted with 60% of them saying no in a turnout of 35% of the electorate. The voting in the London Borough of Hounslow was in line with London as a whole with 60.8% (32,500) voting no and 39.2% (20,953) voting yes. 53,662 of an electorate of 163,331 voted representing a turnout of 32.8%

Ealing was slightly more favourable to AV with 43% saying yes. The turnout in Ealing was 36.2%

About Ealing’s rejection of changing the voting system , Councillor Gary Malcolm, Liberal Democrat Leader, said: “It was sad to see the country rejecting AV in the referendum. Liberal Democrats say it would have had a positive affect for Ealing, Southall, Acton and Chiswick. We fought a hard campaign despite the untruths and lies from the NO camp. The result in Ealing was more YES than the country as a whole and I hope the issue will come back again.”

In Hammersmith and Fulham the vote for yes was 40%. Turnout was higher there at 37.9%

Only three London boroughs (Hackney, Haringey and Southwark) voted yes.

Nationally, 13 million people voted no with just over 6 million voting yes representing a majority for the no vote of 67.9/32.1.

 

 

 

07 May 2011