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Voters in Wellingborough and Kingswood take to the polling booth
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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