Labour secure dramatic by-election victory in Tamworth
Sir Keir Starmer said it was a ‘phenomenal result’ and Labour was ‘redrawing the political map’.
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Your support makes all the difference.Labour has dealt a blow to Rishi Sunak by overturning a Tory majority of almost 20,000 in Tamworth.
With the potential for a historic by-election gain in Mid Bedfordshire where votes are still being counted, Labour could double the pain for the Prime Minister.
In Tamworth, Labour’s Sarah Edwards defeated Tory Andrew Cooper by a majority of 1,316.
This is a phenomenal result that shows Labour is back in the service of working people and redrawing the political map
The Conservatives were defending a 19,600 majority, but a 23.9 percentage point swing to Labour saw that eradicated.
It was the second highest ever by-election swing to Labour.
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer said: “This is a phenomenal result that shows Labour is back in the service of working people and redrawing the political map.
“To those who have given us their trust, and those considering doing so, Labour will spend every day acting in your interests and focused on your priorities. Labour will give Britain its future back.”