Wellingborough by-election: 'It was time for a change'

United States News News

Wellingborough by-election: 'It was time for a change'
United States Latest News,United States Headlines
  • 📰 BBCNorthampton
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 32 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 16%
  • Publisher: 68%

What do people in the Northamptonshire constituency make of Labour's victory over the Tories?

Wellingborough has a new MP after Labour's Gen Kitchen overturned an 18,540 majority to take the seat from the Conservatives in a by-election. But what do people at the town's railway station make of it?It was launched following an investigation into his alleged behaviour towards a staff member.

"There was a lot of discontent with Peter Bone and the choice of Conservative candidate would have had a huge effect on the way people voted."Lavonne Thomas said she used to live in Wellingborough, but now lived in Manchester. "What really killed me was that the bloke who got sacked , it was his partner who had the front to stand - arrogance, contempt.

Glenn Underwood said the Conservative candidate lived in Wellingborough and "knows the local topography""The Labour MP now doesn't live here. Peter Bone lived here - he was hoiked out just before the by-election," he said.

We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

BBCNorthampton /  🏆 32. in UK

United States Latest News, United States Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Labour wins Kingswood, as count continues in WellingboroughLabour wins Kingswood, as count continues in WellingboroughLabour has overturned a 11,220 Conservative majority to win Chris Skidmore’s former seat in Kingswood.
Read more »

Rishi Sunak suffers double by-election nightmare as Labour overturn massive majorities in Wellingborough...Rishi Sunak suffers double by-election nightmare as Labour overturn massive majorities in Wellingborough...Labour has made record gains after overturning two Tory majorities in the Wellingborough and Kingswood by-elections.
Read more »

The Tories have got their own by-election woesThe Tories have got their own by-election woesConservatives look anxiously to Wellingborough on Thursday,
Read more »

Wellingborough: Calls for action on gangs at by-election debateWellingborough: Calls for action on gangs at by-election debateKnife crime and gang culture are discussed by candidates ahead of the Wellingborough by-election.
Read more »

Wellingborough: What do 'left behind' voters want?Wellingborough: What do 'left behind' voters want?People on one estate speak of the fear of crime, need for safe spaces and the cost of living.
Read more »



Render Time: 2025-02-26 11:02:33