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Leyton and Wanstead

Labour logoA very safe Labour seat, despite Labour's lead slipping by 12% in the last election.

Current MP
Harry Cohen (Labour)

Candidates
Edwin Northover (Conservative)
John Cryer (Labour)
Farooq Qureshi (Liberal Democrat)
Ashley Gunstock (Green)
Graham Wood (UKIP)
Jim Clift (BNP)
Sonika Bhatti (Christian Peoples)
Martin Levin (Independents Federation)

2005 Result
Labour: 15,234 (45.8%)
Liberal Democrat: 8,377 (25.2%)
Conservative: 7,393 (22.2%)
Green: 1,523 (4.6%)
UKIP: 591 (1.8%)
Other: 155 (0.5%)
Majority: 6,857 (20.6%)

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