In a landslide victory, Siobhain McDonagh took the seat with a 13,550 vote majority over her nearest rival – up 1,000 from the 2005 election.
The Conservative candidate, Melanie Hampton, polled 11,056 votes while the Liberal Democrat’s Diana Coman finished third on 5,202 votes.
Ms McDonagh said: "This is an extremely humbling occasion. It's the greatest honour I can imagine, to represent my home constituency as a Member of Parliament."
She added: "My heartfelt thanks to all the voters in Mitcham and Morden and I guarantee I will do my very best over the next four years."
MITCHAM AND MORDEN - FULL RESULT LABOUR - Siobhain McDonagh 24,722 CONSERVATIVE - Melanie Hampton 11,056 LIB DEM - Diana Coman 5,202 BNP – Tony Martin 1,386 GREEN – Roy Samarajit 381 IND – Rathy Alagaratnam 155 IND – Ernest Redgrave 38
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