Another by-election surprise

Posted at 2.30pm UK time

Well, well, well. Another big by-election surprise! Happy to see that our tip for Labour’s vote percentage to be between 35-40% has landed at a very nice 3/1 odds. One would have thought that this swing would have been enough for the Tories…

Batley & Spen parliamentary by-election, result:

Lab: 35.3% (-7.4)
Con: 34.4% (-1.6)
WPGB: 21.9% (+21.9)
LDem: 3.3% (-1.3)
York: 2.2% (+2.2)
UKIP: 0.4% (+0.4)
Oth: 2.5% (+2.5)

Labour HOLD.

— Britain Elects (@BritainElects) July 2, 2021