The Liberal Democrats have caused a major upset in the Richmond Park by-election, overturning a 23,015 majority to oust ex-Tory MP Zac Goldsmith.<\/p>\n
Mr Goldsmith stood as an independent after leaving the Conservative Party in protest at the government’s decision to back a third Heathrow runway.<\/p>\n
But Lib Dem Sarah Olney, who is also opposed to Heathrow expansion, fought the campaign on the issue of Brexit.<\/p>\n
Labour’s Christian Wolmar lost his \u00a3500 deposit as he trailed a distant third.<\/p>\n
In quotes: What the result means<\/p>\n
Ten famous by-elections<\/p>\n
In pictures: By-elections since 2010<\/p>\n
BBC London Live: By-election reaction<\/p>\n
The other five candidates also lost their deposits as they did not receive a big enough share of the vote.<\/p>\n
Ms Olney polled 20,510 votes to Mr Goldsmith’s 18,638.<\/p>\n
The Conservative Party, UK Independence Party and Green Party did not field candidates.<\/p>\n
As the new Lib Dem MP for Richmond Park and North Kingston, Ms Olney will be the party’s only female MP – joining eight male colleagues.<\/p>\n
She said the by-election result was a rejection of the “politics of anger and division”.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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