Keir Starmer hails 'historic' Selby win as Labour overhauls its biggest by-election majority
He also became the youngest MP in Parliament at 25 years old on a night of three by-elections.
He won it with a majority of 4,161, overturning the Conservatives' 20,137 majority in the 2019 election.That is Labour's biggest overhaul of a majority in a by-election in its history. Mather said of his win in a Tory stronghold: "I want to begin my time as your MP by being very clear: I understand the enormity of what has just happened, I know what an honour this is, and I am humbled by this opportunity to serve.
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