The Conservatives won the by-election in Boris Johnson’s old constituency – news Urix – Foreign news and documentaries

Johnson resigned from Parliament last month and the Labor opposition was favorite to win the seat in the by-election in the conservative bastion of Uxbridge in west London. Boris Johnson resigned from parliament in May after strong criticism for, among other things, violating the corona restrictions. Photo: Matt Dunham / AP But Tory Steve Tuckwell managed to secure the seat for his party with 495 more votes than Labor candidate Danny Beales. Liberal victory in the south-west It did not go as well for the Tories in the by-election in the Somerton and Frome constituency in south-west England. There, candidate Sarah Dyke from the Liberal Democrats won an overwhelming victory with a margin of 11,000 votes. She has thereby won the seat from the Conservative Party, which in 2019 had a majority of over 19,000 votes in the constituency. Tactical voting – The Tories can be beaten with tactical voting, she says according to the BBC after the victory was clear. She thanked voters from Labor and The Green Party for “lending” her their votes. – There is no doubt that the electoral system is broken, but you have shown me that the Conservatives can still be beaten, said Dyke from the podium. Voters leave a polling station in Uxbridge and South Ruislip in London, where the Conservatives in last night’s count narrowly saved their place in the by-election. Photo: JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP



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