Labour’s candidate Chris Webb has won the Blackpool South by-election – the seat previously held by Conservative Scott Benton who resigned after a lobbying scandal.
In his acceptance speech he said that the people of Blackpool South had “spoken for Britain”.
Mr Webb won the seat comfortably with a 7,607 majority and a huge 26% swing from the Conservatives – the third biggest in a by-election since 1945.
Reform UK almost pushed the Tories into third place, with the party’s candidate, local charity worker Mark Butcher, winning 3,101 votes compared with 3,218 for the Tories.
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