Labour is confident it will win the Blackpool South parliamentary by-election as Rishi Sunak braced for a difficult set of results in local contests across England.
Cabinet minister Chris Heaton-Harris accepted that Blackpool South was likely to be lost by the Conservatives. While the Blackpool South by-election and some 35 council results are expected in the early hours of Friday, the final declarations will not come until Sunday. Forecasts have consistently put Mr Khan ahead of Ms Hall, with a poll published on Wednesday by Savanta giving him a 10-point advantage after his lead tapered over the campaign.But he suggested that Mr Sunak’s position was not in immediate jeopardy.
Both candidates received backing from Mr Johnson and appear to have distanced themselves from their party allegiance throughout campaigning.Polling expert Professor Sir John Curtice said the Conservative Party was emphasising the two contests “because they think they might manage to win the contest and therefore they’ll be able to cover whatever disasters happen elsewhere”.
Sir Ed Davey said the results would be a “damning verdict on record waiting lists, sewage destroying rivers and the worst cost-of-living crisis in a generation”.The relatively new requirement for voters to show photographic identification continued to cause problems, including for Mr Johnson, who as prime minister introduced the changes.
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