There have been sensational by-election victories in the past. The first Liberal win in a safe Conservative seat in Orpington in 1962; the Scottish National Party breakthrough in Hamilton in 1967; the ...

Two MPs have spoken about the dangers of nuisance quad bikes in their areas - with one saying it has become a "blight on ...

Following Tracy Brabin’s election as the first mayor of West Yorkshire, the Labour seat for the constituency of Batley and Spen has opened up. Kim Leadbeater has confirmed that she will stand for the ...

Sir Keir Starmer will not resign if Labour loses the Batley and Spen by-election, his spokesman has said on the eve of the vote that could prompt a period of turmoil for his leadership. The Labour ...

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Labour is gearing up for another test in its former electoral heartlands as a by-election in the Yorkshire constituency of Batley and Spen looms. What next for Keir Starmer after Labour’s historic ...

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Keir Starmer has lived to fight another day as Labour leader after the party clinched a close victory in the Batley and Spen by-election. Next Labour leader: who would replace Keir Starmer? ‘Keir ...

Parveen Akhtar has previously received funding from the Economic and Social Research Council and the British Academy. By-elections rarely cause political earthquakes but as the most recent one in ...