Labour hold Tooting with an increased majority

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Thursday was election day in Tooting, London.

It was also the day Labour MP Jo Cox was brutally killed as she attended to her political duties in her constituency in West Yorkshire.

The British Labour Party had a successful election in Tooting with Rosena Allin-Khan winning and getting a more than 6,000 majority.

The seat was previously held by Labour's Sadiq Khan who is now London Mayor.

With the Tooting by-election overshadowed by the murder of Jo Cox there was little news media coverage from the polls and the turnout was not brilliant at 42.5% .

​The following is a Labour press release Friday:

Following the result of the Tooting by-election, Dr Rosena Allin-Khan, said:

“Given the horrific events of today and the shocking death of Jo Cox, I do not intend to make a speech. Instead, I would like to make a short statement.

“First of all, I would like to give my profound thanks to the people of Tooting for electing me as their MP.
“But my thoughts and prayers are with Jo’s husband and her children. She was a proud and passionate campaigner who will be desperately missed.

“Jo’s death reminds us that our democracy is precious but fragile – we must never forget to cherish it. Thousands of people voted today and we are all here in recognition of our democratic values.

“I would like to thank the police for all the hard work they have done today, not just here but across the country.

“I would like to thank the returning officer and staff for their efficient and smooth running of this by-election, and I would also like to thank my agent and his campaign staff.

“I would like to thank the other candidates for the respectful way in which this by-election has been fought.

“And lastly, I would like to thank my family and friends for their love and support.

“Thank you very much.”

​http://press.labour.org.uk/post/146036519654/statement-from-dr-rosena-allin-khan