Labour Retains Stretford and Urmston With 10.5 Percent Swing From Tories

Labour Retains Stretford and Urmston With 10.5 Percent Swing From Tories
Labour's Andrew Western after winning the Stretford and Urmston by-election at Old Trafford in Greater Manchester, on Dec. 16, 2022. PA Media/Danny Lawson
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Labour has retained Stretford and Urmston in a by-election, with a 10.5 percent swing against the ruling Conservatives in the second electoral test of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.

On Friday, Andrew Western won the Stretford and Urmston constituency, a safe Labour seat in Greater Manchester, with a majority of 9,906, getting 69.65 percent of the votes, with a 10.5 percent swing from Conservatives to Labour.

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