New Labour Party MP for Blackpool South, Chris Webb (C) reacts as his win is announced at the count centre in Blackpool, north-west England on May 3, 2024, during the Blackpool South by-election.
The opposition Labour Party won a Blackpool South by-election, taking the seat from the Conservatives.
The Reform UK party, founded by Brexit proponent Nigel Farage, came in third.
Labour leader Keir Starmer posted on the social media platform X that the "swing towards Labour in Blackpool South is historic."
Angela Richardson, deputy chair of the Conservative Party, told the BBC the result "was not unexpected," especially given the circumstances that sparked the by-election.
Persons:
Chris Webb, Rishi Sunak's, David Jones, Nigel Farage, Scott Benton's, Keir Starmer, Angela Richardson
Organizations:
New Labour Party, Blackpool South, Blackpool, LONDON, Rishi Sunak's Conservative Party, Labour Party, Conservatives, New Labour, Conservative, Reform UK, Labour, Conservative Party
Locations:
Blackpool, England, Britain