John Cryer (Labour) – so no surprises there.

In the local elections, Labour pretty much swept the board in Leytonstone, with the Conservatives doing likewise in Snaresbrook and Wanstead.

Bit of strange constituency really Leyton and Wanstead, with such a big political contrast across it. The folks in Wanstead must be pretty frustrated – they return a full house of Conservative councillors every election but have no chance of ever voting in a Conservative MP … made more sense when it used to be Wanstead and Woodford really I guess.