Chris Webb secured 10,825 votes in the contest triggered by the resignation of former Tory MP Scott Benton.
Labour candidate Chris Webb celebrates with his wife Portia and baby Cillian Douglas Webb after winning the Blackpool South by-election Labour has won the Blackpool South by-election from the Conservatives, heaping even more pressure on Rishi Sunak after what is turning into a bruising night for the Tories. Chris Webb secured 10,825 votes, a majority of 7,607, in the contest triggered by the resignation of former Tory MP Scott Benton following a lobbying scandal.
“’n recent days I have been left with the very clear impression that, amongst Tory MPs, the ‘let’s have a leadership election’ balloon has been substantially deflated,’ he said. However, ‘an audible, very small group will disagree and probably do so early’. A total of 11 mayoral contests are also taking place, including for the London mayoralty between frontrunners Labour incumbent Sadiq Khan and Tory challenger Susan Hall.
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