Friday 8 May 2015
News & features published on 8 May 2015
Kate Hoey re-elected as Vauxhall MP
26 years after she was first elected, Labour's Kate Hoey has been returned as MP for Vauxhall with an increased majority.
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Labour's Helen Dennis has been elected as a Southwark councillor in the Chaucer ward by-election.
Labour's Neil Coyle defeats Simon Hughes in Bermondsey
For the first time in more than three decades, Bermondsey has a Labour MP as Neil Coyle defeats Liberal Democrat veteran Simon Hughes.
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Friday recap: London-SE1.co.uk/date/2015-05-08
Victory Day Act of Remembrance Saturday 11am at Soviet War Memorial with Mayor of Southwark http://t.co/l0mt16O54d http://t.co/eiaQfZEMG7
@redinkcreative Many (but not all) of the murals are by David Bratby - great video here by @richard_001 https://t.co/QDTB0iAUh1
Elephant & Castle subway mural picture of the day pic.twitter.com/5p6Bhv3Dtm
#VEDay70 beacon will be lit at 9.32pm at Tower of London - viewing point on Queen's Walk by Potters Fields Park
RT @se17: The Maccabees: how Elephant & Castle inspired our fourth album: http://t.co/pJ9CrWCDsI
RT @se16: New post: Innocent woman shot in leg in Rotherhithe New Road http://t.co/5TLxDZPAb3
#VEDay70 2 min silence 3pm - starts and ends with gun fired from Tower of London.
#VEDay70 2-minute silence at 3pm will begin and end with guns fired at Tower of London. Listen out if you're near City Hall.
satufox Strange not to have Simon Hughes as MP in Bermondsey anymore. He has been there my whole life and it always felt like a given.
Slightly less gracious remarks about Simon Hughes from Neil Coyle in the @ft: http://t.co/PaPud2znCa
Joanna Lumley: "I am confident there is a real need for the [Garden] bridge, which has cross-party political support" http://t.co/njOMYqkPM2
Joanna Lumley re Garden Bridge - "There is a strong transport and infrastructure case for the project": http://t.co/njOMYqkPM2
Joanna Lumley - Garden Bridge is "a suitable tribute to a much-loved river": http://t.co/njOMYqkPM2
peterjohn6 Absolutely right to pay tribute to @SimonHughes - 32 years of service to Bermondsey & Southwark. A lasting place in the borough's history.
3/3 @coyleneil has also been helpful during his 5yrs in local politics. Looking forward to reporting his activities in Parliament & beyond.
2/3: Have appreciated @SimonHughes's encouragement for SE1 website over the years. #hyperlocal
1/3: Simon Hughes: a remarkable record of public service & deep knowledge of Southwark which should be recognised by his friends/foes alike
RT @StrykerMcGuire: New Labout MP Neil Coyle's graceful, magnanimous victory speech #southwarkdecides http://t.co/KKQADLUIWv via @se1
PeterTatchell Congrats to Neil Coyle. Though I'm now Green, I'm delighted @UKLabour has regained Bermondsey after 32 years. @coyleneil @SouthwarkLabour
Maypole dancing at Red Cross Garden this afternoon http://t.co/ycqygx8IAN http://t.co/5zcilaT8nS
Just published - Kate Hoey re-elected as Vauxhall MP goo.gl/fb/tjHLoy
Lib Dems pushed into fourth place in Vauxhall behind Tories and Greens : london-se1.co.uk/news/view/8248Â#lambethh
Princes ward by-election declaration #lambeth https://t.co/mYJWWclqWH via @audioBoom
BBCTravelAlert Congestion through Waterloo for York Rd, Stamford St and Waterloo Bridge and Westminster Bridge n/bnd ps #roads
From earlier: the Princes ward by-election declaration in Lambeth pic.twitter.com/8Vn2ZgDa6D
Kate Hoey at the Vauxhall election declaration this morning pic.twitter.com/fuXbPcSR0F
RT @jesybean: Simon Hughes's gracious speech after 32 years of commitment #southwarkdecides http://t.co/xmkRlExXiR via @se1
Chaucer ward by-election result london-se1.co.uk/news/view/8247
9.32pm - watch London's #veday70 beacon being lit at the Tower of London from Thames Path outside City Hall
Turnout was up, but it's a shame that more than 1/3 of electors in Bermondsey & Old Southwark still stayed at home: london-se1.co.uk/news/view/8246
Bermondsey & Old Southwark - @coyleneil has turned a Lib Dem majority of 8,530 into a Labour majority of 4,489: london-se1.co.uk/news/view/8246
Bermondsey & Old Southwark - @coyleneil defeats Simon Hughes in a dramatic night: london-se1.co.uk/news/view/8246
MrAndyPowell Whatever you think of bigger politics, in my time in @se1, I've only seen @SimonHughes working hard for his constituents. Hard act to follow
KateHoeyMP Thanks to all who voted to re-elect me in Vauxhall. A privilege to continue as MP. Enjoyed the positive way all candidates campaigned.
@Jason_Cobb Southwark finished and everyone chucked out at 5.30.
Now watching on telly.
ITV's @GMB is presenting some of its election coverage from The Wharf restaurant at @GabrielsWharf
Chaucer ward by-election story updated with full results: london-se1.co.uk/news/view/8247 #southwarkdecides
Dapper Laughs sparked a police alert at Waterloo station http://t.co/rj2qFsZ2Eb
helendennis80 Night of mixed emotions but delighted to have been elected as @SouthwarkLabour Cllr for Chaucer. Real privilege & lots of work ahead #GE2015
alexandracoyle @coyleneil @helenhayes_ @HarrietHarman victory for @SouthwarkLabour #GE2015 #southwarkdecides pic.twitter.com/8IjBnkV23p
Well that's it from #southwarkdecides. Good morning.
sohocub I didn't much like Simon Hughes but you can't argue he worked his arse off for his constituents. His successor has big local shoes to fill.
Just published - Labour's Helen Dennis wins Chaucer ward by-election goo.gl/fb/sxMkln
Returning officer Deborah Collins announces that @Corbyn4Council received 67 votes in Chaucer #southwarkdecides pic.twitter.com/pEp0Gb0v1b
Just published - Labour's Neil Coyle defeats Simon Hughes in Bermondsey & Old Southwark #southwarkdecies goo.gl/fb/WtmiHh
Neil Coyle: "It was not a verdict on 32 years of Simon Hughes, it was a verdict on 5 years of Cameron & Clegg's coalition" #southwarkdecides
Simon Hughes to Neil Coyle: "Thank you for your generous words. I wish you well." #southwarkdecides
Neil Coyle acknowledges "three decades' contribution Simon Hughes has made to people's lives in this community" #southwarkdecides
Simon Hughes's speech after election defeat #southwarkdecides https://t.co/XDnn2ddzvK via @audioBoom
Neil Coyle's victory speech #southwarkdecides https://t.co/nIP9Loe5k1 via @audioBoom
SimonHughes V disappointed not 2 have won again. It has been the greatest privilege of my life 2b MP for Bermondsey & Southwark for 32 years. Thankyou.
Hear the full results of Chaucer ward by-election and @helendennis80's victory speech https://t.co/nYqilb3Olv #southwarkdecides
Chaucer ward by-election declaration #southwarkdecides https://t.co/nYqilb3Olv via @audioBoom
Chaucer ward's new councillor @helendennis80 #southwarkdecides @SouthwarkLabour pic.twitter.com/LgUKyhAdAC
Chaucer ward - Labour hold council seat. New councillor is @helendennis80. #southwarkdecides
speech by @harrietharman #southwarkdecides https://t.co/OvpuTIdgct via @audioBoom
deansouthwark Congratulations to Neil Coyle, our new MP for the community @Southwarkcathed & thanks to Simon Hughes for last 32 yrs pic.twitter.com/dMTe6IHG7l
Chaucer by election result imminent #southwarkdecides pic.twitter.com/UuklhrfArs
Interview with Bermondsey's new MP @coyleneil https://t.co/1OLcjH0ucs #southwarkdecides
Camberwell and Peckham declaration #southwarkdecides https://t.co/9a13FEIAOS via @audioBoom
Neil Coyle talks about his victory #southwarkdecides https://t.co/1OLcjH0ucs via @audioBoom
Hear Neil Coyle and Simon Hughes's speeches in full #southwarkdecides https://t.co/GOspm2SOP8
Bermondsey & Old Southwark declarationa and speeches https://t.co/GOspm2SOP8 via @audioBoom
Gracious speeches from both @coyleneil and @SimonHughes pic.twitter.com/kJ5Kx1PLqB
#southwarkdecides Bermondsey declaration panorama pic.twitter.com/XOzVtIDdku
Bermondsey & Old Southwark - Labour GAIN (@coyleneil) from Lib Dem (@SimonHughes) #ge2015
Bermondsey & Old Southwark declaration imminent.
Anticipation #southwarkdecides pic.twitter.com/i9cukpoANG
#southwarkdecides not long now pic.twitter.com/egHV3By7pm
Rumour that @coyleneil's majority could be as high as 4k. #southwarkdecides
Several of Labour's previous Bermondsey parliamentary candidates are here #southwarkdecides inc @revjezza and @ValShawcross
Contrary to expectations it seems we are likely to get the Bermondsey result before Camberwell & Peckham and Chaucer #southwarkdecides
Bermondsey & Old Southwark declaration could be within next half hour. #southwarkdecides
RT @magnusphotog: Nothing announced at #SouthwarkDecides yet, apart from new concept of time; result apparently due in ‘some quarters of ho…
Harriet Harman has arrived at #southwarkdecides. Applause and cheers as she shakes hands with @coyleneil #southwarkdecides
LBLDemocracy Kate Hoey reelected as MP for #vauxhall #lambeth pic.twitter.com/Nfv96uf0UM
Vauxhall Kate Hoey re-elected
Confirmed turnout in Camberwell & Peckham 63 per cent (2010: 59.3 per cent) #southwarkdecides
Simon Hughes has arrived at #southwarkdecides pic.twitter.com/x5zOmQBWcv
PRINCES Vaila McClure elected with 3452
PRINCES K Abrams (Left Unity) 99
A H Trett (LD) 1748
M James (Gr) 901
D Lambert (Soc PGB) 42
Vaila McClure (Lab) 3452
G Wallace (Con) 1518
Mayor of Southwark Sunil Chopra preparing for #southwarkdecides declarations - could be as soon as 15 mins. pic.twitter.com/WZskh7x5Xd
Confirmed turnout in Bermondsey & Old Southwark 62 per cent (2010: 57.5 per cent) #southwarkdecides
@RichTWarms London picture v different from rest of England
Lib Dems say they didn't hear many negative comments about Simon Hughes on doorstep- but locals were just keener on a Labour Govt nationally
What next for Simon Hughes? He told SE1 he wouldn't take peerage. Maybe an EU job? NGO? Ambassadorship?Â#southwarkdecidess
Lib Dem colleagues reckon that Simon Hughes would still be heading for defeat tonight even if he had turned down ministerial job in 2013
Congratulations to @VailaMcClure - new @LambethLabour councillor for Princes Ward in @kennington #lambeth
PRiNCES WARD Labour hold
Mayor of Southwark Sunil Chopra is now in the atrium wearing his mayoral chain. Perhaps we'll get Chaucer result soonish? #southwarkdecides
LBLDemocracy The counts for #Streatham, #Vauxhall & #DulwichandWestNorwood edge closer towards a conclusion... #GE2015 pic.twitter.com/C1TVZbpWzL
Unite union gen sec Len McCluskey was part of Labour's 1,000-strong team in Bermondsey & Old Southwark on Thursday: http://t.co/tBl3mYxct8
nickthatcher Postal vote turnout in #Bermondsey & Old #Southwark 80.6% and in #Camberwell & #Peckham 79.8% Full turnout figs likely to be lower #GE2015
Chaucer by-election turnout 61 per cent #southwarkdecides
Audio - "buoyant" @coyleneil talks about state of play in Bermondsey & Old Southwark https://t.co/CF3xJQsMRk
LISTEN: Labour's @coyleneil says he is "cautiously optimistic" in Bermondsey & Old Southwark https://t.co/CF3xJQsMRk http://t.co/NErvdWpfdE
Labour's Neil Coyle at #southwarkdecides count https://t.co/CF3xJQsMRk via @audioBoom
Simon Hughes on @SkyNews a few minutes ago #southwarkdecides pic.twitter.com/zBw79a9vPy
PRINCES WARD Still counting. Another 30 minutes at least
Lib Dems suggest margin between Coyle & Hughes will not be as big as @jpfloru predicted #southwarkdecides
Simon Hughes on @SkyNews: "I hope that many of my colleagues and I survive to be in the next Parliament" #southwarkdecides
@lyonsness After 4am was the latest estimate
Local Conservatives reckon that @coyleneil will win Bermondsey & Old Southwark "by some margin" #southwarkdecides
BBC forecasting that Simon Hughes will "probably" lose Bermondsey & Old Southwark - @theJeremyVine #southwarkdecides
ALLTHINGSMEDIA_ Simon Hughes to Kay Burley: "I am absolutely not going to talk to you about scenarios that may not happen." #LibDems
#GE2015
@mbainesy He's not here (yet)
#southwarkdecides Neil Coyle says it looks like Simon Hughes may be heading for defeat.
Labour's @coyleneil says 1000 volunteers were out for @BOSLabour on Thursday. #southwarkdecides
Media scrum as @coyleneil arrives at #southwarkdecides. pic.twitter.com/GESPi10zPA
Independent candidate @lucy4baos #southwarkdecides pic.twitter.com/WtiWqyKPGS
Arrival of Neil Coyle imminent #southwarkdecides pic.twitter.com/uMLecqBsi4
Part of today's Bermondsey & Old Southwark constituency (Rotherhithe @se16) has had only two MPs since 1946 - Bob Mellish & Simon Hughes.
If you're not sure where Princes Ward #Lambeth is, here's a map: mapit.mysociety.org/area/8319.html
SkyNewsThomas Artist from @TopolskiStudio sketching at the #southwarkdecides count. That's me flagging on the chair...long night pic.twitter.com/c7GTD46Y2Y
PRINCES WARD Lambeth Council leader Lib Peck waiting for result
PRINCES WARD declaration expected at 2am
No parliamentary results expected here at #southwarkdecides till gone 4am.
SimonHughes Thank you to all our team and helpers in Bermondsey and Old Southwark today. You did us proud. We deserve to win- but now we can only wait.
Adrian Hyyrylainen-Trett @Juvelad is the Lib Dem candidate in both the Vauxhall parliamentary election and Princes ward council by-election
PRiNCES WARD BY-ELECTION Lib Dem Adrian Hyyrylainen Trett has arrived from his Vauxhall count
@IsobelandCat 1am Chaucer ward; 3am Camberwell & Peckham 3.30am or later Bermondsey & Old Southwark
"For the Conservatives, Bermondsey and Old Southwark is a long battle – but one we will eventually win" say@jpflorur#southwarkdecideses
Bermondsey & Old Southwark Conservative candidate @jpfloru says many Tory voters voted tactically for @SimonHughes yesterday
Final ballot box arrived in the count area at 12.06am #southwarkdecides
Speaking to local politicians on both sides, clear Labour are more cheerful than Lib Dems in Bermondsey & Old Southwark #southwarklibdems
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