LABOUR'S Jennette Arnold easily retained her seat in the London Assembly.
LABOUR'S Jennette Arnold easily retained her seat in the London Assembly. In the North East constituency - which contains Islington, Hackney and Waltham Forest - Ms Arnold won 37 per cent of the votes, giving her a 28,000 majority over Conservative candidate Alexander Ellis.
Meral Ece, the Lib Dem candidate, trailed in third with just 15 per cent of the votes - four per cent down on their performance in 2004 when current deputy council leader Terry Stacy stood as the party's North East candidate.
Islington Labour leader, Councillor Catherine West, said: "Islington voters supported Labour in overwhelming numbers.
"They swung to Labour as the only party that stands up for more affordable housing and tough action on local crime.
RESULT
Jennette Arnold (Lab) 73,551
Alexander Ellis (Con) 45,114
Meral Ece (Lib-Dem) 28,973
Aled Fisher (Green) 25,845
Unjum Mirza (Left List) 6,019
Nicholas Jones (UKIP) 5,349
Maxine Hargreaves (Christian Peoples Alliance) 5,323
John Dodds (Eng Dem) 3,637
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