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Labour fifth as Tories win Henley Labour fifth as Tories win Henley
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The Conservatives have kept hold of Henley after the resignation of Tory MP Boris Johnson prompted a by-election. The Conservatives have won the Henley by-election, pushing Labour into fifth place on the day Prime Minister Gordon Brown marks his first year in office.
He will be replaced by Oxfordshire councillor John Howell, who thanked voters and admitted he "had big shoes to fill". John Howell, who won with a majority of 10,116 ahead of the Lib Dems, replaces Boris Johnson, who stood down as an MP after becoming London mayor.
The turnout was just over 50%, compared with 67.9% at the 2005 General Election. Mr Howell thanked voters and admitted he "had big shoes to fill".
The Tories won with a majority of 10,116. The Lib Dems came second, while Labour, in fifth, lost its deposit. Labour candidate Richard McKenzie lost his deposit as he trailed in behind the Greens and the British National Party.
The turnout was just over 50%, compared with 67.9% in 2005.
RESULT AT-A-GLANCE John Howell: Conservative 19,796 Stephen Kearney: Lib Dems 9,680Mark Stevenson: Green 1,321Timothy Rait: BNP 1,243Richard McKenzie: Labour 1,066Chris Adams: UKIP 843
Oxfordshire councillor Mr Howell said the vote showed that people had had enough of Labour.
"The British public has sent a message to Gordon Brown 'get off our backs, stop the endless tax rises and help us cope with the rising cost of living'," he said.
"It's clear that the New Labour coalition is falling apart and that the Conservatives under David Cameron's leadership are on the march.
"It is our agenda of giving people more opportunity and control over their own lives, of making families stronger and society more responsible, of making Britain safer and greener that is setting the pace in politics now."