Gareth Snell wins Stoke-on-Trent Central by-election for Labour
Labour Candidate Gareth Snell has ensured the party have held the Stoke-on-Trent Central seat in a by-election, beating UKIP Leader Paul Nuttall.
Bookies predicts Labour win but with reduced majority
Bookmakers predict that Labour will hold their seat in Stoke-on-Trent but with a reduced majority.
Polls closed at 10pm. However this is one of the closest contests in the city's central seat for decades, with the Conservatives and UKIP confident they can still challenge Labour's stronghold.
- Labour 8/5
- Ukip 2/1
- Conservatives 10/1
- Liberal Democrats 50/1
- Greens 500/1
A poll by the Electoral Calculus
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