Tamworth and Mid Bedfordshire by-election results in full

Rishi Sunak has suffered the loss of two previously safe Tory seats in crunch by-elections.

Labour secured swings of more than 20 percentage points to take Tamworth and Mid Bedfordshire.

In Tamworth, Sarah Edwards defeated Conservative Andrew Cooper by a majority of 1,316 in what is the second-highest post-war by-election swing to Labour.

Mid Bedfordshire saw the largest majority overturned by Labour at a by-election since 1945, with Alistair Strathern ahead of his Tory rival Festus Akinbusoye by 1,192 votes.

Both contests were triggered by the high-profile departures of their previous MPs.

View the full results from the two by-elections below:

Tamworth

  • Sarah Edwards (Labour) 11,719 votes (45.80 percent)
  • Andy Cooper (Conservatives) 10,403 votes (40.66 percent)
  • Ian Cooper (Reform UK) 1,373 votes (5.37 percent)
  • Ashlea Simon (Britain First) 580 votes (2.27 percent)
  • Robert Bilcliff (UKIP) 436 votes (1.70 percent)
  • Sue Howarth (Green) 417 votes (1.63 percent)
  • Sunny Virk (Liberal Democrats) 417 votes (1.63 percent)
  • Howling Laud Hope (Monster Raving Loony Party) 155 votes (0.61 percent)
  • Peter Longman (Independent) 86 votes (0.34 percent)

Mid Bedfordshire

  • Alistair Strathern (Labour) 13,872 votes (34.07 percent)
  • Festus Akinbusoye (Conservatives) 12,680 votes (31.14 perent)
  • Emma Holland-Lindsay (Liberal Democrats) 9,420 votes (23.13 percent)
  • Gareth Mackey (Independent) 1,865 votes (4.588 percent)
  • Dave Holland (Reform UK) 1,487 votes (3.65 percent)
  • Cade Sibley (Green) 732 votes (1.80 percent)
  • Ann Kelly (Monster Raving Loony Party) 249 (0.61 percent)
  • Antonio Vitiello (English Democrats) 107 votes (0.26 percent)
  • Sid Cordle (Christian Peoples Alliance) 101 votes (0.25 percent)
  • Alan Victor (True and Fair Party) 93 votes (0.23 percent)
  • Alberto Thomas (Heritage Party) 63 votes (0.15 percent)
  • Emperor of India Prince Ankit Love (Independent) 27 votes (0.07 percent)
  • Chris Rooney (Mainstream) 24 votes (0.06 percent)
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