Yahoo News General Election 2024 London seats: Who will be my MP in...Tooting?
Millions of voters across London will go the polls on July 4 to elect the new Government. The Standard looks at key battleground and other seats in the capital, and has published an interactive map. Here we turn the spotlight on:
Candidates for main parties (in alphabetical order):
Rosena Allin-Khan - Labour Party
Ethan Kane Foster Brooks - Conservatives
Nick Humberstone - Green Party
Andrew Price - Reform UK
Judith Trounson - Liberal Democrats
Summary:
Tooting has remained Labour since its creation in 1974.
Rosena Allin-Khan succeeded Sadiq Khan in this seat in south west London on June 16, 2016, after he became Mayor of London. Just days later Britain voted narrowly to quit the EU.
She won at the 2019 general election with a majority of 14,307.
Ms Allin-Khan, who served as shadow minister for mental health, is a doctor who still does shifts in A&E and has worked overseas as a humanitarian doctor in the Middle East, Africa, and Asia.
She has campaigned for more mental health support from the Government, particularly given the impact of the Covid pandemic.
Area: Wards in the constituency include Bedford, Earlsfield, Furzedown, Graveney, Nightingale, Tooting, and Wandsworth Common
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Boundary changes impact (Thrasher and Rallings analysis): Boundary changes have not changed the political make-up of this constituency.
YouGov MRP poll prediction: Labour hold
Evening Standard view: Few MPs have such a good understanding of the NHS and it would be a waste for Ms Allin-Khan to remain on the backbenches if she and both Labour win as expected.
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