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"The Tory share of the vote in the City of Chester by-election slumped to only 22.4%.
Tory MPs in red wall seats in the north of England will be even more despondent about their prospects at the next general election after this crushing defeat.
Politics live: Labour by-election win puts Sunak 'on borrowed time'
The swing of 13.8% from the Conservatives to Labour was the worst result for the Conservatives in Chester since 1832."
"The Tory share of the vote in the City of Chester by-election slumped to only 22.4%.
Tory MPs in red wall seats in the north of England will be even more despondent about their prospects at the next general election after this crushing defeat.
Politics live: Labour by-election win puts Sunak 'on borrowed time'
The swing of 13.8% from the Conservatives to Labour was the worst result for the Conservatives in Chester since 1832."
