Conservatives secure stunning Copeland by-election win over Labour
The Labour Party had held the seat for decades, but their candidate Gillian Troughton was beaten by Conservative Trudy Harrison by more than 2,000 votes.
Count begins at Copeland by-election
Vote counting is now underway in the Copeland by-election.
Turnout at the by-election was unexpectedly high, at 51.35 percent.
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Sadiq Khan: Labour's by-election defeat is awful
London's Labour mayor said there's lessons to be learned from his party's defeat in the Copeland by-election.
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Conservatives claim Copeland from Labour
The Conservative party have ousted Labour, from a seat they had held for decades. Trudy Harrison won a majority of more than 2,000.