Cllr Hitesh Tailor, Labour from Ealing Borough has thanked the electors who had voted for him at @UKLabour. The Total votes were up by 72%, and vote share was up by 7.4%
Cllr Tailor said: "There is no doubt that Labour’s national message of hope and campaigning by Jeremy Corbyn did resonate, and young people particularly appear to have turned out in larger numbers than in the previous elections.
"The result also reflects the support and work of local activists in the East Surrey Labour Party who gave their time whilst campaigning in the recent county elections, and supporting nearby target seats in Crawley and Croydon for the General Election.
He also extended his congratulations to Theresa May’s local candidate, Sam Gyimah, on his re-election in a seat which the Tories were expected to win. The Labour’s increased support ensured that the Lib Dems were beaten, despite the advice of tactical voting websites.
The election has produced a hung parliament, and clearly not what the Tories in East Surrey were expecting. The campaign mandate was on delivering a strong and stable government, but after seven years, nothing from the mandate has been followed.
"As Theresa May forms her coalition of chaos with the DUP, we have no idea which of their manifesto promises will be put forward. The fact remains, the problems facing the country still continue – the cuts to school funding, the threats to NHS services, the social care crisis, the lack of affordable housing; the reduction in policing and security, and the ongoing problems with Southern Rail which are affecting thousands of commuters and passengers in East Surrey and beyond," said Cllr Tailor
Cllr said that the East Surrey Labour Party will continue to campaign on these issues as residents should be represented and not ignored by the Tories at local or national level. "We have an opportunity to build on this vote, and activists will be out in the following weeks and months, and challenging the Tories to fix the problems they have created," he confirmed.
