Sarah Olney has been elected MP for Richmond Park - Zac Goldsmith has been defeated. This is the Lib Dem's first by-election win in 10 years.
Liberal Democrat candidate, Sarah Olney, is set to become the new MP for Richmond Park beating Zac Goldsmith, who stood down as a Conservative MP to run as an independent, in what will be a shock result. Zac Goldsmith quit the Conservative party over the government's pro-Heathrow expansion stance in order to campaign against it. However, the Liberal Democrats have campaigned on the issue of Brexit in the strongly pro-Remain constituency (Goldsmith voted Leave).
The Liberal Democrats haven't gain a seat in a by-election for ten years. Turnout is 53.6%, with 41,367 votes being cast. In the 2015 general election Zac Goldsmith increased his majority to 58.2% of the vote. Zac Goldsmith was the Conservative candidate for London Mayor earlier in the year, but was beaten by Labour's Sadiq Khan.
Liberal Democrat candidate, Sarah Olney, is set to become the new MP for Richmond Park beating Zac Goldsmith, who stood down as a Conservative MP to run as an independent, in what will be a shock result. Zac Goldsmith quit the Conservative party over the government's pro-Heathrow expansion stance in order to campaign against it. However, the Liberal Democrats have campaigned on the issue of Brexit in the strongly pro-Remain constituency (Goldsmith voted Leave).
The Liberal Democrats haven't gain a seat in a by-election for ten years. Turnout is 53.6%, with 41,367 votes being cast. In the 2015 general election Zac Goldsmith increased his majority to 58.2% of the vote. Zac Goldsmith was the Conservative candidate for London Mayor earlier in the year, but was beaten by Labour's Sadiq Khan.
Lib Dems in Shock By-Election Win in Richmond Park
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