Labour Retain ‘Bellwether’ Seat of Chester With 13.76 Percent Swing From Tories

Labour candidate Samantha Dixon is congratulated after winning the Chester by-election following the count at Northgate Arena Leisure Centre in Chester, England in the early hours of Dec. 2, 2022. PA

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.