THE Barrow MP has called for constituents to respect his stance for voting yes on Syrian air strikes - after a Facebook user incited others to daub his car with graffiti. 

Labour's John Woodcock, the Barrow and Furness MP, made the plea after he today reported an online troll to police. 

The culprit encouraged people to replicate a criminal act in which vandals wrote "Tory scum" on a Bristol Conservative politician's car earlier this year. 

It followed Mr Woodcock's decision to vote for air strikes to be extended into Syria - a stance which has prompted a barrage of abuse for many of the MPs who voted yes on Wednesday night. 

Mr Woodcock said: "I have reported to the police a Facebook post from someone purporting to be from Barrow inciting people to criminal behaviour to give me a 'wake up call' after my vote on the extension of RAF air strikes against Daesh into Syria. 

"I understand there are very strong feelings on both sides on this issue, and I respect people's right to make their views known to me. 

"But I will not accept anything which amounts to threats, or an incitement to activity which could put my family or my staff at risk. 

"This is thankfully very much an isolated incident and I know it will remain so. 

"I would like to thank the overwhelming majority of people in Barrow and Furness who have remained tolerant and respectful, even though they may have different views to me on this and many other issues."

Copeland MP Jamie Reed is another who has come in for criticism for voting in favour, along with Westmorland and Lonsdale MP Tim Farron. 

Far-left campaigners have labelled them "war mongers" and echoed comments made by veteran Labour politician Ken Livingstone, who suggested Labour MPs who voted yes should be de-selected.

In an extended open letter to constituents, Mr Reed concluded: "I genuinely understand any such disappointment.

"But I have acted and voted in accordance not only with my conscience and reasoning, but with what I sincerely believe represents the best interests of our community, our country and all those suffering at the hands of this murderous sect."

Mr Farron said: “The decision to intervene militarily abroad is one of the most difficult decisions which any MP ever has to make. 

"Having discussed with colleagues and reflected on the available evidence, I concluded the right thing to do was to support air strikes against ISIL in Syria. 

"However, I recognise that many constituents have very strong opinions on this. 

"I have already received a lot of correspondence about UK air strikes against ISIL in Syria, and welcome views from constituents regardless of where they stand on this issue.”