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Sharma backs Miliband for Labour top job

NEWLY re-elected Ealing Southall MP Virendra Sharma has given thrown his weight behind David Miliband in the Labour leadership race.Read

Kingston keeps faith with Lib Dem council

Kingston council also remained under Lib Dem control, with the party gaining an extra two seats.Read

Back to drawing board for Independents after election wipe-out

INDEPENDENT Community Group (ICG) leader Phil Andrews has promised to 'assess all options' after the party lost all six seats in the local elections.Read

Davey 'pleased and humbled' by election win

THE LIBERAL Democrats continued their reign in Kingston, with incumbent MP Edward Davey receiving an impressive 7,500 votes more than his Conservative rival Helen Whately.Read

Cable wins 'whopping majority' in Twickenham

TWICKENHAM'S Vince Cable retained his seat with a whopping 12,000 majority.Read

Mary Macleod defeats Labour's Ann Keen

Conservative candidate Mary Macleod has ousted Labour's Ann Keen from the Brentford and Isleworth parliamentary seat.Read

Goldsmith jubilant as Kramer is ousted

Susan Kramer's five year reign as Richmond Park MP ended dramatically this morning, as Tory rival Zac Goldsmith stormed the polls with a majority of more than 4,000.Read

Live results from Richmond and Twickenham counts

Ballots are being counted at Richmond College following a huge turnout in the Twickenham and Richmond Park parliamentary elections. Reporter Helen Clarke is live at the scene.Read

Live updates from the count in Hounslow

Ballot papers are being counted at the Civic Centre in Hounslow and Chronicle journalists Robert Cumber and Jessica Thomas are reporting live from the scene.Read

It could be year of independents

GROWING disillusionment with politicians means this could well be the year of the independents in the borough of Hounslow.Read

Tory hopeful encounters foul-mouthed heckler

Tory candidate Mark Bowen's rosette wasn't the only thing that was blue in Feltham on Saturday - so was some of the language from voters.Read

Holding candidates to account via Democracy Club

DOZENS of volunteers in Hounslow are turning to the internet to ensure local issues aren't forgotten in the closest fought general election in decades.Read

Liberal Democrat Election manifesto

Live blogs from the Liberal Democrat's election manifesto.Read

Live coverage of the Conservative manifesto launch

Live coverage of the Conservative manifesto launchRead

Live coverage of Labour's General Election manifesto launch

Gordon Brown will launch Labour’s manifesto with a pledge to back manufacturing and transform the economy.Read

Boris chats to traders during Hounslow visit

PUBLICANS, retailers and shoppers in Feltham got quite a surprise when London Mayor Boris Johson paid a visit earlier today.Read

Imran steps in to bat for Zac Goldsmith

Richmond parliamentary candidate Zac Goldsmith gave his campaign a boost last week by calling in his former brother-in-law, ex-cricketer Imran Khan.Read

Labour stalwart quits party after rejection

A former Labour candidate has angrily quit the party after being banned from standing in May's council elections.Read

Keens to repay cash for second home

MPs Ann and Alan Keen have been ordered to repay £1,500 after breaking rules on the second homes allowance.Read