Labour’s historic by-election wins in charts and what it means for the next election

Pollsters have compared the results in Mid Bedfordshire and Tamworth to historic by-election victories ahead of Labour's 1997 general election landslide

Satellite images show vast backlog of aid lorries stuck at Egypt-Gaza border crossingPollsters have compared the results in Mid Bedfordshire and Tamworth to historic by-election victories ahead of Labour’s 1997 general election landslideHere’s how Mid Bedfordshire and Tamworth compare to other seismic by-election results and what it could mean for the next general election.Labour won both the Mid Bedfordshire and Tamwoth by-elections from the Conservatives with a massive swing.

Whereas the Tory share of the vote fell from 66 per cent in the previous general election to 41 per cent in this by-election. The Tamworth constituency, which has existed since 1997, was held by Labour until 2010. But in that year’s general election, Chris Pincher won the seat for the Conservatives by increasing the party’s share of the vote from 37 per cent to 46 per cent whereas Labour dropped 43 per cent to 33 per cent. Mr Pincher had held the seat ever since.

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