The Conservative Party has held on to Boris Johnson's former Uxbridge seat in a blow to Labour
Labour had hoped to take Uxbridge and South Ruislip but were beaten by Tory Steve Tuckwell, who managed to retain it for Rishi Sunak's party.
But the leader was defeated by the Liberal Democrats in Somerton and Frome, with Sir Ed Davey's party saying they had "romped home".Watch live: Lib Dems win Somerton and Frome seat as second of three crucial by-election results comes inLondon mayor Sadiq Khan's policy of expanding the Ulez low emission zone to outer boroughs - including Uxbridge and South Ruislip - has been blamed for the party's failure to take the seat.
"That determination to push Ulez on Uxbridge and South Ruislip has cost Labour the election this evening," he added.
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