The people have spoken in Barking and Dagenham’s two constituencies and the results are now in.
There was a turnout of 58.36 per cent in Barking and 62.43pc in Dagenham and Rainham.
Here are the results in full:
Barking
Margaret Hodge (Lab) – 24,826 57.7pc
Roger Gravett (Ukip) – 9,554 22.2pc
Mina Rahman (Con) – 7,019 16.3pc
Tony Rablen (Green) – 879 2pc
Peter Wilcock (Lib Dem) – 562 1.3pc
Joseph Mambuliya (TUSC) – 183 0.4pc
Dagenham and Rainham
Jon Cruddas (Lab) – 17,830 41.4pc
Peter Harris (Ukip) – 12,850 29.8pc
Julie Marson (Con) – 10,492 24.4pc
Kate Simpson (Green) – 806 1.9pc
Denise Capstick (Lib Dem) – 717 1.7pc
Tess Culnane (BNP) – 151 0.4pc
Terry London (Independent) – 133 0.3pc
Kim Gandy (Eng Dem) – 71 0.2pc
To read our live coverage of the election, click here.
And keep checking our website throughout today for interviews with the winners (and losers) on the night.
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