Mark Cottle: Photography

Lee Valley Sports Centre, Edmonton, North London: Venue for the counting of votes for the constituencies of Edmonton, Enfield North and Enfield Southgate.

TV and press converged here expecting to cover the start of Michael Portillo's bid for the leadership of the Conservative Party. Instead, the surprise victory of Stephen Twigg interrupted Portillo's parliamentary career and symbolized the magnitude of Labour's landslide.