The voters of Wellingborough and Kingswood said one thing with one voice: the Tory era is over | Polly Toynbee
The Tories suffered their ninth and tenth losses in recent by-elections, making it the most losses for a government in over 50 years.
There was a significant swing from Tory to Labour in the North Northamptonshire seat, the second biggest swing since WWII.
Keir Starmer is the king of the monster swings, beating Blair and Thatcher
The Wellingborough byelection saw the worst ever fall in Conservative vote share, with a swing of 28.5 percentage points from Conservative to Labour, the second-highest since the 1930s.
Labour has gained several seats in the past year with swings of over 20 points, indicating a big swing from Conservative to Labour in upcoming elections.
The voters of Wellingborough and Kingswood said one thing with one voice: the Tory era is over | Polly Toynbee
The Tories suffered their ninth and tenth losses in recent by-elections, making it the most losses for a government in over 50 years.
There was a significant swing from Tory to Labour in the North Northamptonshire seat, the second biggest swing since WWII.
Keir Starmer is the king of the monster swings, beating Blair and Thatcher
The Wellingborough byelection saw the worst ever fall in Conservative vote share, with a swing of 28.5 percentage points from Conservative to Labour, the second-highest since the 1930s.
Labour has gained several seats in the past year with swings of over 20 points, indicating a big swing from Conservative to Labour in upcoming elections.
Starmer needs even bigger swing than Blair to win Labour majority
Labour will face a difficult task in winning a majority at the 2024 general election due to boundary changes.
Keir Starmer will need to achieve a larger swing than Tony Blair did in his landslide victory to become prime minister.
Moment Labour win Wellingborough by-election: People desperately want change'
Labour candidate Gen Kitchen wins Wellingborough by-election with second-largest swing from Tory to Labour since World War II.
Kitchen said the win shows people are fed up and want change.
Kingswood and Wellingborough results leave Tories 'with mountain to climb'
The Conservatives suffered two by-election defeats and two gains for Labour, indicating that they still have a long way to go to regain their standing.
The swings in the by-elections, particularly in Wellingborough, were significant and not a major surprise given the standing of the parties in the opinion polls.
Starmer needs even bigger swing than Blair to win Labour majority
Labour will face a difficult task in winning a majority at the 2024 general election due to boundary changes.
Keir Starmer will need to achieve a larger swing than Tony Blair did in his landslide victory to become prime minister.
Moment Labour win Wellingborough by-election: People desperately want change'
Labour candidate Gen Kitchen wins Wellingborough by-election with second-largest swing from Tory to Labour since World War II.
Kitchen said the win shows people are fed up and want change.
Kingswood and Wellingborough results leave Tories 'with mountain to climb'
The Conservatives suffered two by-election defeats and two gains for Labour, indicating that they still have a long way to go to regain their standing.
The swings in the by-elections, particularly in Wellingborough, were significant and not a major surprise given the standing of the parties in the opinion polls.