The Independent candidate for Esher and Walton is calling for a full investigation into the count after she received 228 votes.

Della Reynolds, the Citizen Candidate, said in an email to returning officer Robert Moran: "Now that I have had a couple of days to reflect and in the light of other national queries into the election process, I would like to call for a full investigation into the count for the Esher and Walton constituency."

Adding: "I believe that my total vote at 228 is suspiciously low given the high profile campaign we achieved. I would like to be able to see the ballot papers for myself and those for the other candidates."

The count took place at Sandown Park, Esher on Thursday, May 7, with results declaring Dominic Raab re-elected as MP announced in the early hours of Friday.

Mr Moran told Ms Reynolds in his reply he stood by the integrity of every aspect of the election process.

An Elmbridge spokesman said: "The process is highly regulated and there are audit trails for all parts of the process.

"The acting returning officer knows precisely how many ballot papers were issued at each polling station and as postal votes and can account for all that were cast or returned by post.

"There were no unusual patterns or discrepancies and the returning officer can say with certainty that 57,165 votes were cast and 228 of those were for independent parliamentary candidate Della Reynolds."