REUTERSLabour Parliamentary Candidate for Blackpool South Chris Webb reacts after Labour won a Parliamentary by-election in Blackpool, Britain May 3, 2024. Blackpool South was the only parliamentary seat up for grabs after the incumbent, elected in 2019 as a Conservative candidate, quit over a lobbying scandal. Labour candidate Chris Webb won the Blackpool election with 10,825 votes. The Conservative candidate came in second with 3,218. "This seismic win in Blackpool South is the most important result today," Starmer said.
