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Scottish Conservatives win first Westminster by-election in more than 50 years
- The Conservative Party won a local by-election in Aberdeen, an oil town in Scotland, on Friday.
- The victory marks the first time in 50 years that the Scottish branch of the Conservatives has won a Westminster parliamentary by-election.
- The result was seen as a major boost for the Conservative Party, which has struggled in recent years.
- The by-election came alongside another significant contest in northern England, where Labour's Andy Burnham won a parliamentary seat.
- Burnham’s victory has increased speculation about a possible challenge to Prime Minister Keir Starmer, while the Scottish result gave Conservatives a positive moment.
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Aberdeen by-election victory won’t save the Tories
The last time the Conservatives gained a seat at a by-election was in Hartlepool in 2021, with Boris Johnson riding high on a post-vaccine, post-Brexit bounce – a trajectory that would rapidly reverse soon afterwards. In Scotland, it is more than half a century since the party gained a seat at a by-election. Last night, [...]Read More...
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Leaning Left10Leaning Right7Center8Last UpdatedBias Distribution40% Left
Bias Distribution
- 40% of the sources lean Left
40% Left
L 40%
C 32%
R 28%
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