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Counting is under way in two by-elections in what are traditionally safe Tory seats - but Sky News understands the governing party is expecting to lose both.

Polls have closed in the Wellingborough and Kingswood by-elections as Rishi Sunak faces a double defeat.

The Tories do not expect to win the Kingswood and Wellingborough contests despite them taking place in what should be very safe Conservative seats.

The outcome could deepen gloom among the governing Conservatives

The Conservatives are defending both seats while Labour is the main challenger.

Ms Harrison is standing in Wellingborough, a seat last held by her partner Peter Bone

Think tank Labour Together, which plays a key role advising Keir Starmer, said the party's vote share could turn 'a razor-thin margin into a fairly comfortable Labour victory'

<strong>Editorial:</strong> A disparate anti-Tory voter coalition can carry the opposition to power, but governing will require a deeper galvanising purpose

Labour and Conservatives battle it out in Northamptonshire and South Gloucestershire constituencies

The Tory candidate in Wellingborough claimed at least £1000 of Brexit cash to her own physiotherapy firm.