RESULT: Alan Keen wins Feltham and Heston (From Richmond and Twickenham Times)

General Election 2010: Labour's Alan Keen wins Feltham and Heston

3:21am Friday 7th May 2010 in News By Paul Teed

Alan Keen has been re-elected as the MP for Feltham and Heston.

Mr Keen received 21,174 votes. Conservative candidate Mark Bowen was the long-serving Labour MP's closest rival - receiving 16,516 votes.

Munira Wilson, the Liberal Democrat candidate, came third with 6,669 votes.

Mr Keen said: "I've enjoyed the campaign as I usually do, and I'd like to thank those who took part in it.

"Thank you to all of my friends and supporters, and I thank the people who stood by me in the constituency.

"I'm delighted I can get back to help again all the people I've been helping in the last 18 years or so.

"It's a great privilege to work for the people of Feltham and Heston, I've been here for a long time now, and I'm delighted I can get back to work next week."

Mr Bowen said: "I'm bitterly disappointed with this result, I don't think we could have done any more but I respect the verdict and the judgement."

TV crews flocked around Mr Keen and his wife Ann - who lost the Brentford and Isleworth seat - as they arrived at Hounslow Civic Centre together at 5.25am, five minutes before the Feltham and Heston result was announced.

Mr Keen was booed during his victory speech when he said Liberal Democrat candidate Munira Wilson did not conduct her campaign with dignity, referring to a press release she wrote about his attendance record in the House of Commons.

One member of the crowd shouted: "You should be ashamed of yourself."

Mr Keen replied: "You judge people how you wish."

Mrs Wilson said: "Despite Alan Keen's comments I would like to congratulate him on an excellent victory and congratulate Mark for a hard fought campaign."

Mr Keen was also heckled by Hounslow councillors after saying he had not been allowed in the Civic Centre for four years since he and his wife fell out with the Tory-led authority.

BNP candidate John Donnelly, who came fourth with 1,714 votes, said: "The BNP four years ago was an unrecognised group in west London, there was no organisation, and from absolutely nowhere to what I regard as a significant move on the radar, that indicates we are making progress.

"There's a real need for this party to be here to represent British people."

Mr Bowen closed the gap between himself and Mr Keen since the 2005 election, when he came second by 6,820 votes.

He said: "We are both football fans and I would have liked to have drawn 1-1 but he has gone 2-0 up.

"Maybe in four years time I can pull one back."