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By Aled Thomas A maverick Labour MP in Gloucestershire, David Drew, has lost his seat. The Conservative candidate Neil Carmichael took the constituency with a two per cent swing, winning 23,679 votes to Mr Drew’s 22,380. Mr Drew was something of an independent Labour MP, a Eurosceptic who also tried to appeal to Green and… Read more »
By Catherine Stevenson The Liberal Democrats have routed Labour in Redcar, ousting Vera Baird with an enormous 21.8% swing. Lib Dem Ian Swale took 45% of the vote, despite the fact Redcar has been traditionally viewed as a core Labour heartland constituency. The popularity of government has plummeted here. The constituency was hit hard recently… Read more »
