Labour’s Gloria De Piero increases majority in Ashfield

Gloria De Pierro holds

Labour have held their seat in Ashfield, with Gloria De Piero extending her majority to 18.6% with 19,448 votes.

Sitting MP De Piero had previously only had a 0.4% majority in the constituency, so this is a good win for Labour.

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Helen Harrison for the Conservatives trailed with 10,628.

Lib Dems, who finished fourth behind UKIP, had previously made it clear they would not win the seat – but they were hoping for a 2nd place finish.

Ashfield results

Gloria De Piero, Labour 19,448
Helen Harrison, Conservative 10,628
Simon Ashcroft, UK Independence Party 10,150
Philip Smith, Liberal Democrat 7,030
Mike Buchanan, Justice For Men & Boys 153

The declaration came in at about 5.30am after a 61.5% turnout in Ashfield.