Jewish Labour candidate Sarah Sackman wins vote in London area with large Jewish community

Labour Party candidate for Finchley and Golders Green, home to one of the UK’s largest Jewish communities, wins the constituency with 44.3 percent of the vote.

Jewish candidate Sarah Sackman’s victory brings the constituency back to Labour for the first time since 2010. Conservative MP Mike Freer, who served as the constituency’s MP for 14 years, announced earlier this year that he would not be standing for reelection due to relentless threats and attacks he has faced, including an arson attack on his office in December last year.

Sackman’s win is in stark contrast to the Labour Party’s showing in the 2019 elections, under then-party leader Jeremy Corbyn, when the party received just 24.2% of the vote in Finchley and Golders Green.