Labour wins first by-election gain since 2012, retaking Wakefield seat from Conservatives
Speaking on stage after the result was declared in Wakefield, Mr Lightwood said the result "turned the page on Tory neglect"."They have said, unreservedly: 'Boris Johnson, your contempt for this country is no longer tolerated.'"Labour were nervy earlier in the night but it became clear pretty quickly that they were going to get over the line - but by how much?
There will be plenty of analysis - but people in Wakefield who have effectively been without an MP for more than a year have now got someone talking for them at Westminster. The Labour leader said the result showed his party "is back on the side of working people, winning seats where we lost before, and ready for government".