Batley and Spen: what bitter UK by-election won by sister of murdered MP tells us about state of British politics

Parveen  Akhtar

Batley and Spen: what bitter UK by-election won by sister of murdered MP tells us about state of British politics

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The Batley and Spen by-election was a close contest that went right down to the wire with few commentators risking calling the result before it was announced. At 5:25am it was declared. Kim Leadbeater was the new Labour MP for Batley and Spen, beating her nearest rival, the Conservative candidate Ryan Stephenson, by 323 votes. It was close but a clear victory for Labour.

Original language	English
Specialist publication	The Conversation
Publication status	Published - 2 Jul 2021

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Keywords

UK politics
Labour Party
political campaigning
George Galloway
Jo Cox
bu-elections
Keir Starmer
Batley and Spen

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