Labour Holds Key UK Seat in First Electoral Test For Sunak
- Keir Starmer’s party retains swing seat in city of Chester
- Vote followed resignation of MP over sexual misconduct claims
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The UK opposition Labour party held a key parliamentary seat in a special election, a boost for leader Keir Starmer in his first electoral test against new Conservative Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.
Labour’s Samantha Dixon defeated Tory candidate Liz Wardlaw in the City of Chester, in northwest England, winning 61% of the vote. Dixon got 17,309 votes compared with 6,335 for Wardlaw.