How many in Havering and Brentwood have signed election petition?

The petition was set up on November 20 by Michael Westwood, owner of Britain's "cheapest pub" - the Wagon and Horses, which sells pints for as little as £2.30, according to the Daily Express. 

Speaking to the Daily Express just a couple of days after launching the petition, Westwood explained the reasoning for this petition: "I think people have had enough, people have seen what’s happened over in America as well, and I think that’s had a knock-on effect that, actually, if people stand together and vote then we can make a change."

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The petition has already received more than 2.6million signatures at the time of writing.

Sir Keir Starmer says he is 'not surprised' by the call for a new general election (Image: Pixabay) A map built by Unboxed shows the number of signatures registered in each constituency.

Brentwood and Ongar is leading the way across the country with more than 7,200 signings - the most of any constituency in the UK.

Hornchurch and Upminster has contributed 5,850 signatures and Romford has just more than 5,100.

Dagenham and Rainham has registered slightly less than its neighbours with a little more than 3,640 signings.

Discussing the petition in a recent interview with ITV's Good Morning Britain, prime minister Sir Keir Starmer said: “Look, I remind myself that very many people didn’t vote Labour at the last election. 

"I'm not surprised that many of them want a re-run. That isn't how our system works. There will be plenty of people who didn't want us in, in the first place.

"So, what my focus is on is the decisions that I have to make every day."