Britain's ruling Conservatives face another potentially bruising by-election early next year after voters in a central English constituency ousted its Tory lawmaker following his suspension from parliament over misconduct allegations.
The contest for Peter Bone's Wellingborough seat will be the 20th by-election since the last general election in 2019, with the beleaguered Tories -- in power since 2010 -- losing the vast majority of them.
