Labour Achieves a Landmark Triumph in Selby and Ainsty By-Election

Labour have won the Selby and Ainsty by-election after toppling one of the safest Tory seats in the country.

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Keir Mather defeated his Conservative opponent Claire Holmes by 4,161 votes to become the constituency's first ever Labour MP.

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The by-election was held following the resignation of Nigel Adams, who retained the seat at the 2019 election with a majority of 20,137.

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It is the biggest majority that Labour have ever overturned in a by-election. The previous best was 14,654 in Mid Staffordshire in 1990.

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Mather received 16,456 votes to Holmes' 12,295, with Lib Dem candidate Matt Walker coming third with 1,188 votes.

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The result is another massive blow for Rishi Sunak and is a further indication that Keir Starmer is on course to be the next prime minister.

Starmer said: "This is a historic result that shows that people are looking at Labour and seeing a changed party that is focused entirely on the priorities of working people with an ambitious, practical plan to deliver.

"Keir Mather will be a fantastic MP who will deliver the fresh start Selby and Ainsty deserves.

"It is clear just how powerful the demand for change is. Voters put their trust in us — many for the first time. After 13 years of Tory chaos, only Labour can give the country its hope, its optimism and its future back."