Labour secures biggest byelection victory since 1945 in Tory safe seat, but Conservatives retain Johnson’s old constituency
Labour leader Keir Starmer said his party’s victory in Yorkshire showed “just how powerful the demand for change is”. Labour has been out of power since Gordon Brown was ejected from Downing Street in 2010.
The Tory victory in Uxbridge was attributed to concern over a planned extension of the “ultra low emissions zone”, a charge on polluting vehicles, to outer London boroughs planned by the capital’s Labour mayor Sadiq Khan. Labour, which hopes to return to power at next year’s election, gained Selby and Ainsty from the Tories, who won it in 2019 by a margin of 20,137. It was the biggest majority ever overturned by Labour in such a contest.
The Lib Dem victory on Friday morning in Somerton and Frome gave leader Ed Davey hope of winning back Tory seats in the South West. “This stunning victory shows the Liberal Democrats are firmly back in the west country,” Sir Ed said.
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