Wellingborough and Kingswood by-elections: Labour scores double victory over Tories

19 minutes ago About sharing Labour’s Damien Egan won the Kingswood by-election with a 2,501 majority By Becky Morton Political reporter Labour has inflicted two by-election defeats on the Conservatives, overturning big majorities to take Wellingborough and Kingswood. In Wellingborough the party overcame a majority of more than 18,500 to take the Northamptonshire seat. The…

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John Curtice: Results leave Tories with mountain to climb

1 hour ago About sharing Labour’s winning candidate in Wellingborough Gen Kitchen celebrates her victory By Sir John Curtice Professor of Politics at Strathclyde University This was another disappointing election night for the Conservatives, with two by-election defeats and two gains for Labour. Not only did they lose Kingswood, where Labour needed a relatively modest…

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