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This is a list of parliamentary by-elections in the United Kingdom since 2010, with the names of the incumbent and victor and their respective parties. Where seats changed political party at the election, the result is highlighted: blue for a Conservative gain, red for a Labour gain, orange for a Liberal Democrat gain, purple for a UKIP gain and other colours for any other gains.
The SDP candidate had however defected from Labour – the last seat lost by either party that had been won at a previous election was the 1957 Carmarthen by-election, lost by the Liberals 68 years and 3 days ago. Since 1982, the Liberal Democrats and predecessors together have defended 4; since 1957 they have defended 5 seats.
The Conservatives were defending a majority at Somerton of 19,213 and it is one of the largest of its kind to be overturned at a UK by-election since 1945, sitting just outside the top five.
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Electoral Calculus sees the Tory Parties majority narrow going into the weekend. This weekend’s YouGov opinion will be telling…
As during the 2017 election and in line for British elections, the electoral process was the most covered media topic for this election at 31% of all coverage. [143] Brexit was the most prominent policy issue on both TV (18%) and in the press (11%), followed by the economy, and health (8% and 7% of all coverage, respectively). [ 143 ]
UK General Election night: Everything to watch out for once the polls close. 08:20, ... The opinion polls currently suggest a 16 per cent swing since the last election, the equivalent of Labour up ...
This was the last by-election held under a Labour government until 1997. The by-election saw the Liberal Party candidate, David Alton gain the seat from Labour (which it had been continuously winning since 1945) whose incumbent MP Arthur Irvine had passed away in December 1978. Birmingham Stechford: 31 March 1977