Election 2015: Wes Streeting's win in Ilford North gives Labour rare moment of cheer

"Blood, sweat, tears and we bloody did it. Thanks to the best campaign team in the world! It really hasn't sunk in. #IlfordNorth #LabourGAIN."

Mr Scott, who was a UJIA regional director in Leeds before entering politics, had enjoyed a majority of 5,404 at the last election, in the constituency where 6.5 per cent of voters are Jewish.

Jewish grandmother Doris Osen, an independent candidate and the oldest in the country, won just 87 votes losing her deposit.

Mrs Osen a member of Bevis Marks Synagogue, campaigned on a platform of reducing the national deficit and promoting the concerns of younger people.