Voters In Tooting Elect Successor To Sadiq Khan Who Quit To Become London Mayor

Voters In Tooting Elect Successor To Sadiq Khan Who Quit To Become London Mayor

Voters will go to the polls in a by-election sparked by Sadiq Khan's victory in the London mayoral election.

The new mayor secured a majority of 2,842 for Labour in Tooting at the general election but vacated the seat in May after heading to City Hall.

Labour councillor and junior doctor Rosena Allin-Khan is battling to hold the London constituency for her party against Conservative Dan Watkins.

The by-election will be closely watched by Jeremy Corbyn's critics in the Labour Party, but coming a week before the EU referendum, the contest has been overshadowed by the closing stages of the Brexit battle.

Born and raised in the area, Dr Allin-Khan works as an emergency doctor at St George's Hospital and is also deputy leader of Wandsworth Labour group.

Mr Watkins, a local businessman, gave Mr Khan a close fight at the 2015 general election.

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