Rishi Sunak refuses to rule out July election as PM hints at poll this year
Chris Webb defeated the Conservative candidate David Jones by 10,825 votes to 3,218 - a 26 per cent swing in the Red Wall constituency.New Labour Party MP for Blackpool South, Chris Webb speaks with acting returning officer Neil Jack as beaten Conservative candidate David Jones looks on at the count centreRight-wing insurgents Reform UK ran the Tories close but failed to beat them, getting pipped into third on 3,101.
The Labour leader said: "This is the one contest where voters had the chance to send a message to Rishi Sunak’s Conservatives directly, and that message is an overwhelming vote for change." He added: "Voters now have the opportunity to elect someone who is Blackpool born and bred and who will always put Blackpool South first."
Tory mayors Andy Street in the West Midlands, and Tees Valley’s Ben Houchen also faced key re-election battles, with polls suggesting narrow contests with their Labour opponents. “This was always going to be difficult election given the specific circumstances related to the previous incumbent.
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