Labour's Reed sees off all challengers in Croydon North

Steve Reed's victory in Croydon North saw Labour enjoy a 7.99% swing from the Conservatives, whose candidate Andy Stranack came a distant second.

A total of 24,569 votes were cast from the constituency's 93,063 electorate.

A predicted challenge from Respect failed to materialise, as Lee Jasper - a former aide to ex-London Mayor Ken Livingstone - claimed just 707 votes.

Here are the full results:

• Steve Reed (Lab) 15,898 (64.71%, +8.69%)
• Andy Stranack (Cons) 4,137 (16.84%, -7.28%)
• Winston McKenzie (UKIP) 1,400 (5.70%, +3.97%)
• Marisha Ray (Lib Dems) 860 (3.50%, -10.48%)
• Shasha Islam Khan (Green) 855 (3.48%, +1.51%)
• Lee Jasper (Respect) 707 (2.88%, +2.35%)

• Stephen Hammond (CPA) 192 (0.78%)
• Richard Edmonds (NF) 161 (0.66%)
• Ben Stevenson (Comm) 119 (0.48%, +0.17%)
• John Cartwright (Loony) 110 (0.45%)
• Simon Lane (Nine eleven) 66 (0.27%)
• Robin Smith (Young) 63 (0.26%)