A Bermudian woman now living in Britain has been elected as a councillor in her London borough.

Jahdia Spencer won a seat on the Royal Borough of Greenwich Council after a by-election in the ward of West Thamesmead last night.

The Labour Party candidate won 465 votes — 45 per cent of the poll — comfortably seeing off a challenge from Liberal Democrat candidate Steve Day, who received 336 votes.

After the result was announced, Ms Spencer, 26, said she was “honoured” to be elected.

She said: “I’d like to thank the residents of West Thamesmead for believing in me and believing in everything I’ve said.

“I would like to thank the Labour party and all my comrades. You guys did so much to make this a victory.

“I would like to thank my friends and my family and my mom for really just supporting me through this

Ms Spencer will be one of 51 Labour Party representatives on Greenwich Council, which also has four Conservative councillors.

Before her move to London, Ms Spencer was the youth leader for the Free Democratic Movement, and remains a member of the party.

She told The Royal Gazettelast month: “As a Greenwich resident, I love this borough and am committed to working with local residents of West Thamesmead to make it a cleaner, safer and better place to live.

“Giving back to the community I’m part of has always been a guiding principle in my life.