Labour’s Chuka Umunna, said he was “humbled” by winning a close fought contest to take the Streatham seat.
Mr Umunna, standing for the first time, took the seat with a 3259-vote majority.
He hauled a massive 20,037 votes, beating his nearest rival, Lib Dem candidate Chris Nicholson, who received 16,778 votes.
He called the victory “a quite extraordinary night”.
He said: “I was born and bred in this constituency and the fact so many of my neighbours, close friends and people I know in the community and that I am tasked to represent them is something that makes me deeply humbled.
“I know our party will do everything we can for the residents of this fantastic place.”
Mr Umunna has ensured the seat remains in Labour hands after Keith Hill MP stepped down this election after 18 years in the job.
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