Thread: Labour hold Batley & Spen by 323 votes
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Old 02-07-2021, 08:35   #1
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Labour hold Batley & Spen by 323 votes
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Labour's Kim Leadbeater has narrowly won the Batley and Spen by-election following a bitter campaign.

After defeating her Conservative rival by just 323 votes, she said constituents had "rejected division" and "voted for hope".

It means she will now represent the seat previously held by her sister Jo Cox, who was murdered there in 2016.

The result will ease pressure on Labour leader Keir Starmer after recent election defeats for his party.

Ms Leadbeater said the "vast majority" of her conversations with voters during the campaign were about local rather than national issues.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-57691543
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