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Labour overturns huge majorities to inflict two by-election defeats on Tories [View all]
The Conservatives have suffered two heavy by-election defeats, with Labour overturning huge majorities to take Mid Bedfordshire and Tamworth.
The party saw off a challenge from the Liberal Democrats to make history in Mid Bedfordshire, overcoming a 24,664 Tory majority to win the seat for the first time.
In Tamworth there was a 23.9% swing to Labour from the Tories...
The 24,664 Tory majority was the biggest the party had overturned in a by-election since 1945 and Labour's Alistair Strathern secured a swing of 20.5% to win by 1,192 votes.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-67145281
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