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In west yorkshire and devon. in wakefield, the conservatives are defending a majority ofjust over 3000. and in tiverton and honiton, the tories have a much larger majority of more than 24,000. counting in wakefield hasjust been completed. both are being seen as a stern test of the conservative government s popularity in the light of partygate and the cost of living crisis. let s talk to bbc newsnight s policy editor, lewis goodall. he ll be with us throughout the coming hours, bringing you all the latest updates from both constituencies. let s just start with a tweet from the leader of the lib dems, ed davey. put this out an hour ago and the hammer being a reference to the by election when last you a report a hammer to a blue tory wall. that is not very circumspect, is that? ....