Publication of the detailed results from 2008 London elections has revealed that Liberal Democrats were the popular choice in Hornsey & Wood Green with London Assembly candidate Monica Whyte winning 11,270 votes to Labour’s 10,487.The Conservative candidate was consigned to a distant third with only 6,046 votes.

In spite of the Ken and Boris squeeze, the Liberal Democrats in Hornsey & Wood Green bucked the London-wide trend and increased their share of the vote in the important Parliamentary constituency by over three percent.

The Conservatives failed to top the vote in a single ward in either Hornsey & Wood Green or elsewhere in Haringey Borough.

Commenting, Councillor Monica Whyte said:

“I am delighted and grateful for the confidence the people of Hornsey & Wood Green showed in myself and the local Liberal Democrat team.

“I look forward to building on our continued success and working with David Schmitz to build up our grass roots support in Tottenham. “

Local Liberal Democrat MP Lynne Featherstone added:

“I am very proud of Monica’s achievement.Local residents obviously recognise how hard Lib Dem work for them where we are elected.”