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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Ashley Cowburn and Rob Merrick

By-election in Tory stronghold of Tiverton and Honiton ‘neck and neck’ as voters prepare to head to polls

AP

A crucial by-election in the Conservative stronghold of Tiverton and Honiton is “neck and neck”, according to the Liberal Democrats, who are aiming for a major political upset in the Devon seat.

As voters prepare to head to the polls on Thursday in two by-elections, Sir Ed Davey suggested his party “could be on the verge of a historic victory” in the southwest constituency – overturning a 24,000 Tory majority.

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