How did they vote? Full list of Wellingborough and Kingswood by-election results

16 February 2024, 06:35 | Updated: 16 February 2024, 06:38

Labour won the two by-elections on Friday.
Labour won the two by-elections on Friday. Picture: Alamy

By Jenny Medlicott

Labour overturned two Tory majorities in the Wellingborough and Kingswood by-elections on Friday - here’s a breakdown of how constituents voted.

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In Wellingborough, Gen Kitchen won 13,844 votes compared to her Tory opponent Helen Harrison who polled 7,408.

This means that the Labour MP achieved a majority of 6,436 and swing of 28.5% in the Northamptonshire seat - the largest swing of this parliament and the second largest since World War Two.

It was just short of the largest post-war by-election swing from Tory to Labour, which was 29.1% at the Dudley West by-election in December 1994.

Labour needed to achieve a shift of 17.9% to win - meaning 18 in every 100 people who voted Conservative in 2019 needed to switch sides in order for them to overturn the former Tory stronghold.

It is the third biggest Tory majority the party has overturned at a by-election since the war, behind those at Mid Bedfordshire in October 2023 (24,664) and Selby & Ainsty in July 2023 (20,137).

Voter turnout was 30,145, which is around 38.1% of the eligible electorate.

It is the first time Labour has represented the seat of Wellingborough since 2005.

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Gen Kitchen achieved a swing of 28.5% in Wellingborough.
Gen Kitchen achieved a swing of 28.5% in Wellingborough. Picture: Alamy

In Kingswood, Damien Egan took the seat in Gloucestershire which had been held by Tory MP Chris Skidmore since 2010.

He won 11,176 votes, while Tory candidate Sam Bromiley polled 8,675, giving Labour a majority of 2,501.

The turnout was 24,905, which is around 37.1% of eligible voters in the constituency.

Labour needed a swing in the share of the vote of 11.4% to secure victory in the Kingswood seat, and went on to achieve 16.4%.

The constituency of Kingswood is being abolished at the next general election, which by law must take place no later than January 2025, meaning Mr Egan will represent the seat for only a few months.

But he has already been selected as Labour's candidate at the general election for the new constituency of Bristol North East, which incorporates part of Kingswood.

Labour's Damien Egan achieved a majority of 2,501.
Labour's Damien Egan achieved a majority of 2,501. Picture: Alamy

The results mean that the Conservatives have lost more by-elections in a single parliament than any government since the 1960s.

Meanwhile, the Reform party made major gains in the two by-elections, as it finished third in Wellingborough with 13% of the vote, its best performance at a by-election yet.

Reform candidate Ben Habib received 3,919 votes for the Northamptonshire seat.

In Kingswood, it also finished in third place with 10% of the vote, its second-best performance behind Wellingborough.

Reform candidate Rupert Lowe polled 2,758 votes for the Gloucestershire seat.

Labour's wins mean the Conservatives have now lost 10 by-elections in the course of this parliament - two more than the eight defeats suffered by the 1992-97 Conservative administration led by John Major.

It is more than any previous government since the 1966-70 Labour administration of Harold Wilson, which endured 15 losses.

The result is a double blow for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.
The result is a double blow for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. Picture: Alamy

Wellingborough full result list:

Gen Kitchen (Labour) 13,844

Helen Harrison (Conservative) 7,408

Ben Habib (Reform) 3,919

Ana Savage Gunn (Liberal Democrat) 1,422

Marion Turner-Hawes (no description) 1,115

Will Morris (Green) 1,020

Kev Watts (Independent) 533

Alex Merola (Britain First) 477

Nick The Flying Brick (Monster Raving Loony)

Andre Pyne-Bailey (Independent) 172

Ankit Love Jay Mala (no description) 18

Kingswood full result list:

Damien Egan (Labour) 11,176

Sam Bromiley (Conservative) 8,675

Rupert Lowe (Reform) 2,578

Lorraine Francis (Green) 1,450

Andrew Brown (Liberal Democrat) 861

Nicholas Wood (Ukip) 129

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