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MP Diana Johnson has been reselected as Labour's next parliamentary candidate in Hull North.

She defeated challenger Aneesa Akbar in a vote by constituency party members at a meeting at Hull's Guildhall on Friday night. She received 295 votes while Ms Akbar received 107.

Ms Johnson has been MP for Hull North for 14 years, winning four general election contests.

However, she faced a challenge to represent Labour again whenever a date for the next general election is called after sufficient ward branches voted in September to trigger a selection contest.

Ms Akbar, who became a Labour city councillor in the Central ward just over a year ago, emerged as her challenger after a shortlisting process.

As a member of the Momentum movement within Labour, her campaign was seen as a push for power by its supporters within the constituency.

(Image: Aneesa Akbar)

Reacting to the news of her win, Ms Johnson said: "I’m absolutely delighted that the members of Hull North put their confidence in me as they did in 2005, 2010, 2015, and 2017. I always knew that members would back me and I’m absolutely delighted.

"It’s been a very stressful campaign as it has been in the middle of the national crisis of Brexit so it has been a very difficult couple of weeks trying to balance being a member of Parliament in Westminster and running the campaign at the moment.

"It’s just been – well tonight makes it all worthwhile.”

Ms Akbar said: "I would like to congratulate Diana on her victory and now I'm going to unite behind her."

She added it was a "respectable result".

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