seat that just happened wakefield that it was a safe labour seat thatjust happened to go blue in 2019 but it has been quite a marginal seat for several general elections in a row and this is one of the biggest majority is that labour has returned for almost 20 years. so we are thoroughly delighted with the trust that the people of wakefield have placed in simon lightwood and keir starmer s labour party. haifa simon lightwood and keir starmer s labour party- labour party. how big a win is this for labour labour party. how big a win is this for labour in labour party. how big a win is this for labour in comparison - labour party. how big a win is this for labour in comparison to - labour party. how big a win is this for labour in comparison to the i labour party. how big a win is this. for labour in comparison to the fact that it was always expected that the conservatives would lose the seat? emma corrin as. == conservatives would lose the seat? emma corrin as. emma corrin as. as
victory. we firmly believe that the victory last night in wakefield has put us on the part of the general election victory. put us on the part of the general election victory. when you held the ma ori , election victory. when you held the majority. as election victory. when you held the majority. as you election victory. when you held the majority. as you say. election victory. when you held the majority, as you say, just election victory. when you held the majority, as you say, just a - election victory. when you held the majority, as you say, just a couple| majority, as you say, just a couple of thousand in 2017, the turnout was 64%, you said the turnout was encouraging, you said a high turnout. the turnout figures we have here is that it was 90% 39%. th turnout. the turnout figures we have here is that it was 90% 39%. in a here is that it was 9096 39%. in a by-election. here is that it was 9096 39%. in a by-election, turnout here is that it was 90% 39%. try
a conservative majority of 24,000 to lead by more than 6,000 votes. it s the biggest ever majority to be lost in a by election. in wakefield, labour won back the seat which was taken by borisjohnson in the last election. the party won byjust under 5,000 votes. in the last hour oliver dowden has resigned as conservative party chairman saying our supporters are distressed and disappointed by recent events and he says he shares their feelings. breakfast sjohn maguire has been following the story overnight. applause the outcomes may have been predicted, the size of the victories or the defeats for the conservatives, send a loud and damning message. it s not unusual for governments to lose seats between general elections, the conservatives still hold a large majority despite the losses, but especially in devon, the result was seismic.