Labour’s Wins in Kingswood and Wellingborough Raise General Election Concerns

London: UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak faced a major setback as Labour Party secured victories in by-elections in Kingswood and Wellingborough, overturning significant Conservative majorities.

This marks the most by-election losses for any Conservative administration since World War II, totaling 10 defeats in this Parliament. The results raise concerns for Sunak’s government as it gears up for the upcoming general election.

Labour’s success provides relief for Keir Starmer amid recent challenges, including adjustments to the party’s green investment plan and an anti-Semitism crisis. The 18,540 majority overturned in Wellingborough is the third-largest Tory majority flipped in a by-election since the war.