being willing to vote tactically for the party that seems best able to defeat the conservatives locally. and that s another bad message for the conservatives. but, given that that is one of the foundations of labour s success in selby and the liberal democrats success in somerton if, in the end, it isn t clear who is the principal challenger to the conservative in mid bedfordshire, that might it easierfor the in mid bedfordshire, that might it easier for the conservatives to hang onto that seat. john curtice, thank to hang onto that seat. john curtice, thank you to hang onto that seat. john curtice, thank you very - to hang onto that seat. john | curtice, thank you very much for keeping us company with your expert analysis this evening. we have all three results in now. let s come back to the panel. richard holden, you ve come on for this final hour and, actually, that result in selby and ainsty that swing, that 24% swing from the conservatives to labour a 29% swing from con
elected as the mp for the area in which i was born, raised, and built a family in and to represent my home is a huge honour. the pundits expected labour to win big here, but our community came together, and i am thankful to them and the hundreds of activists that came out to deliver this message. this wasn t the campaign labour expected, and keir starmer and his mayor, sadiq khan, need to sit up and listen to the uxbridge and south ruislip residents. thank you. 0ur polling expert, sirjohn curtice, gave us his views on labour failing to take uxbridge. 0n the labour side we can sit too contrary argument is emerging. 0n the one hand leadership may want to say it is a clear warning. if we start talking about increasing spending and increasing taxes then we are at risk of losing what we have god. 0n the other hand, others will say if enthusiasm for the labour party is so thin that a local issue like this could upend what
before people give us a hearing in a general election. all in a general election. all riuht. in a general election. all right- let s in a general election. fill right. let s stick with the election results tonight. it has been fascinating and unexpected, to some extent, because the conservatives have held the north west london seat of uxbridge and south ruislip. the liberal democrats, as of uxbridge and south ruislip. the liberal democrats, as predicted, have overturned a predicted, have overturned a huge majority to win in huge majority to win in somerton and frome in somerset. somerton and frome in somerset. we havejust heard in we havejust heard in somerton and frome in somerset. we have just heard in the last somerton and frome in somerset. we have just heard in the last half an hour, in selby and half an hour, in selby and ainsty in north yorkshire, a ainsty in north yorkshire, a pretty historic victory for the pretty historic victory for the labour party and the youngest labour
the tories to worry about and rishi sunak to think about tomorrow morning, or rather later this morning? it tomorrow morning, or rather later this morning? later this morning? it is. obviously later this morning? it is. obviously even - later this morning? it is. obviously even if - later this morning? it is. obviously even if we - later this morning? it is. | obviously even if we take later this morning? it is. - obviously even if we take the 0bviously even if we take the two results that we ve got at face value a swing of 7% in uxbridge and a swing of 24% labour will be pretty delighted if they get anywhere between those two in a general election. so i think it has got to be, you know, where we look at that and sort of how we compare those two. 0bviously at that and sort of how we compare those two. obviously we can t take these by elections as exactly what people would vote in a general election. but, like i say, it s a good result for labour tonight. they ve obviously sh
was still a 6.7% swing for labour. are you worried now that the next election is lost? well, they re very mixed results. big variety of local factors at play there. earlier tonight, i think people would have thought that uxbridge was perhaps even the most vulnerable of all of those seats. clearly quite different results in different areas. i think it s quite clear we now need to have an absolutely laser like focus on the people s priorities which are the prime minister s priorities. and that is mostly around the economy, around inflation, around growth, around ensuring debt s under control. because i think only by delivering on those priorities will the people really give us a hearing on. if you don t deliver on them, you admit you will probably lose the general election? we are auoin lose the general election? we are going to lose the general election? - are going to focus on them and deliver on them. that s the only way. deliver on them. that s the only way- - - only way. do you t