Kingswood and Wellingborough by-election results: Key numbers and historical benchmarks
by Ian Jones
Feb 16, 2024
3 minutes
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Defeats in Thursday’s by-elections in Kingswood and Wellingborough mean the Conservatives have lost more by-elections in a single parliament than any government since the 1960s.
The Tories have clocked up 10 such defeats since the 2019 general election – two more than the eight suffered by the 1992-97 Conservative government led by John Major.
It is more than any previous government since the 1966-70 administration of , which
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