The Conservatives have lost both of the by-elections fought on Thursday, with Labour winning in Wakefield and the Lib Dems in Tiverton and Honiton.
With both results coming in quick succession in the small hours of Friday, Labour’s Simon Lightwood won the Wakefield by-election, becoming Labour’s newest MP after gaining 13,166 votes, compared to 8,241 for Conservative candidate Nadeem Ahmed.
The Liberal Democrats then won the Tiverton and Honiton by-election to overturn a staggering 24,000 Conservative votes.
A spokesperson added: “This is a historic victory for the Liberal Democrats and a devastating blow for those Conservative MPs who continue to prop up Boris Johnson.”
Turnout in the Wakefield by-election was 39.09 per cent, while 52.3 per cent of Tiverton and Honiton's electorate cast their votes.
