UK by-elections

  • Labour has won the Wellingborough by-election, taking the seat from the Tories with a majority of 6,436. The opposition increased its vote share by 19.5%, while the Tory vote plummeted by a whopping 37.6%. Reform UK also had its best-ever showing, winning over 13% of the vote. See below the full breakdown of the Wellingborough…

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  • Labour’s Wellingborough win ‘must send a message to Downing Street’

    Gen Kitchen, the new Labour MP for Wellingborough, said in her victory speech that people “desperately want change and a fresh start for our country”. “The people of Wellingborough have spoken for Britain. This is a stunning victory for the Labour Party and must send a message from Northamptonshire to Downing Street,” she said. Ms…

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  •  Starmer in Wellingborough ahead of by-election Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer is in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, today with the party’s candidate for this week’s by-election, Gen Kitchen. Polls will open in the constituency on Thursday. Full list of Wellingborough by-election candidates While we’re on the topic, here’s the full list of candidates for the Wellingborough by-election…

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