The defeated Conservative says people 'respected my track record' and 'knew who I was'.
A Conservative by-election candidate has said he was "not the issue" that lost the party a parliamentary seat it had held since 1931.
Mr Akinbusoye polled 12,680 votes, with Liberal Democrat Emma Holland-Lindsay in third place with 9,420.Image source,Festus Akinbusoye thanked the returning officer and said he was "naturally disappointed" with the result
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