In a surprising turn of events, the Labour Party has emerged victorious in two more by-elections, overturning massive Tory majorities. The constituencies of Wellingborough and Kingswood in Gloucestershire saw Labour secure significant wins, with majorities of 18,540 and 11,220 respectively. This means that the Conservative Party has now lost more by-elections than any government since the 1960s.
The newly elected MPs are Damien Egan for Kingswood and Gen Kitchen for Wellingborough. The swing to Labour in Wellingborough was particularly notable, with a staggering 28.5 percentage points swing from Conservative to Labour. This is the second largest swing from Conservative to Labour since the Second World War.
