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Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer (left) is joined by musician Feargal Sharkey canvassing voters by phone for the Wellingborough and Kingswood by-elections, at Labour HQ in London, February 15, 2024
VOTERS in Wellingborough and Kingswood headed to the polls to select their new MP today in two key by-elections.
The polling closed late at night and the results were expected early this morning in the seats being defended by the Tories, with Labour expected to take both contests.
A Tory defeat in either constituency means that the government has clocked up more by-election losses in a single parliament than any administration since the 1960s.
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