The Labour and Co-operative Party MP won 27,172 votes last night on a turnout of 60.2%, reports Marco Marcelline
Stella Creasy said Walthamstow had “rejected hate” at the ballot box after the constituency she has held since 2010 voted her in for another term.
The Labour and Co-operative Party MP won 27,172 votes last night on a turnout of 60.2%. Her closest competitor was Rosalinda Rowlands of the Green Party with 9,176 votes.
Despite winning a significant majority of 17,996 votes, her share of the vote was down 16.8% compared to 2019. The Green Party saw 16.4% more votes in Walthamstow this year than in the previous election.
Labour suffered last night especially in ethnically diverse urban constituencies with a relatively high Muslim population amid concerns over its stance on the events in Gaza.
Taking to the podium last night, she said her win showed Walthamstow had “rejected hate”. She said: “Hatred and division does not get us the new hospital that our community needs… [it doesn’t solve] the knife crime and the debt and cost of living crisis that we face… it does not bring peace and a ceasefire to Gaza and the hostages back.”
Earlier in her speech, Creasy, referring to the attack on her constituency office during the election campaign, said: “It has been a source of great sadness that our election has been conducted with a police presence. I understand that we are seeing anger being stoked for political gain, I understand that people are being told there is no difference between the political parties.”
She ended her speech by expressing gratitude for the people of her constituency, saying: “I for one have been deeply privileged to represent Walthamstow for the past fourteen years. I’m deeply grateful for the people of Walthamstow.”
A total of ten candidates stood in Walthamstow this year, the most in any election since the constituency was created.
The candidates included three independents, who each received less than 1,000 votes.
At the count yesterday, independent Dan Edelstyn told the Echo he stood against the incumbent because he wants her to pursue more radical policies that defend the environment.
In 2022, he and his partner Hilary Powell slept on their roof for 23 days to fund the costs of installing solar panels on every house on our street.
The activist added that a great result for him would be three-digits, though he would be happy with tens of votes too. He received 288 votes, the same as fellow independent Ruth Rawlins who stood on an anti-abortion platform. She did not appear at the count yesterday.
The full results for Walthamstow are presented below. The candidates are presented in alphabetical order.
Imran Arshad, Workers Party, 1,535
Mohammed Ashfaq, Independent, 914
Stella Creasy, Labour and Co-operative Party, 27,172
Dan Edelstyn, Independent, 288
Sanjana Karnani, Conservative Party, 2,353
Martin Lonergan, Reform Party, 1,836
Ruth Rawlins, Independent, 288
Rosalinda Rowlands, Green Party, 9,176
Nancy Taaffe, Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalistion, 561
Rebecca Taylor, 1,736
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