Labour held on to the City of Chester in Thursday’s by-election with an increased majority as the Conservatives recorded a historically low vote share in the constituency.
Samantha Dixon, the new MP for the northwest city, won 17,309 of the 28,541 votes cast as Liz Wardlaw, the Tory candidate, came second with 6,335 votes.
Labour more than tripled its lead over the Conservatives from 11.3 per cent to 38.8 per cent after expanding its share of the vote from 49.6 per cent to 61.2 per cent, marking its best ever performance in Chester.
The Conservatives saw their share of the vote plummet from 38.3 per cent to 22.4 per cent in a blow for Rishi Sunak, while the Liberal Democrats placed third on 8.4 per cent, an increase of 1.6 per cent.
Multiple Tory MPs have represented the City of Chester throughout the decades, including Gyles Brandreth, but the seat has been held by Labour since 2015. The previous lowest Tory share of the vote in the City of Chester was 33.1 per cent at the 2001 general election.
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