ELECTION 2010: Result - Labour's Karen Buck wins Westminster North seat
Published: 7 May 2010
by JOSH LOEB
LABOUR'S Karen Buck was this morning declared the winner in the battle for Westminster North, beating the Conservatives' Joanne Cash by more than 2,000 votes after a close-fought election campaign.
The new constituency was considered a target seat by the Conservatives and had been visited, in the run-up to polling day, by high profile figures from the party including London's Mayor Boris Johnson.
The election attracted one of the highest turnouts on record in Westminster and the results were not announced until the early hours of today.
WESTMINSTER NORTH RESULT:
Karen Buck (Labour) 17,377
Joanne Cash (Conservative) 15,251
Mark Blackburn (Liberal Democrat) 5,513
Tristan Smith (Green) 478
Stephen Curry (BNP) 334
Jasna Badzak (UKIP) 315
Ali Bahaijoub (Independent) 101
Edward Roseman (English Democrats) 99
Gabriela Fajardo (Christian Party) 98
Abby Dharamsey (Independent) 32
Total good votes: 39598
Turn out: 59.3