The Labour party have taken an 1000 seat majority in Tamworth, their first time in the Staffordshire seat since 2010.
It comes as a historic victory for Labour, who have overturned a 20,000 majority held by ex-Tory MP Chris Pincher, who
resigned from his seat after losing an appeal against a proposed Commons suspension for drunkenly groping two menWhilst it is a huge moment for Keir Starmer's Labour party, their first victory in Tamworth since 2005, it comes as a big blow to the Conservatives with calls for a general election echoed in Tamworth's new MP Sarah Edward's victory speech.
Addressing the 11,719 constituents who voted for her, Sarah Edwards said: "I know a lot of you have voted Labour for the first time, and I will not let you down.""My message to the Prime Minister is get in your government car, drive to Buckingham Palace, do the decent thing and call a general election."
Her Conservative opponent, Andrew Cooper, was ushered out of a side door after his defeat was confirmed, with Tory staff blocking the exit as he did so. Voter turnout in the Tamworth by-election was 35.94%, a significant drop from the 64.3% at the last general election in 2019.
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