Labour has retained the City of Chester constituency by-election with a 13.76 percent swing against the ruling Conservatives in the first electoral test of new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.
Samantha Dixon, the leader of Cheshire West and Chester Council, won 17,309 votes, with the Conservative candidate Liz Wardlaw trailing way behind with 6,335 votes.
The majority of 10,974 meant that the opposition Labour Party had recorded a 13.76 percent, compared to the general election in December 2019.
Later Dixon said: “Chester is often described as a bellwether constituency and I think the voters have shown that they decisively trust Labour today.”
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer said the result showed the electorate was “fed up” with the Tories in power….