Chris Webb MP secured the seat with a majority of 7,607 votes ahead of the second-placed Conservative candidate David Jones, whose tally of 3,218 votes put him just ahead of the Reform UK candidate Mark Butcher with 3,101.
The result means the seat returns to Labour after previous MP Scott Benton won it for the Tories at the 2019 General Election before resigning the seat earlier this year.
17. Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer, with Chris Webb, Labour's candidate for the Blackpool South parliamentary by-election, during his visit to Blackpool seafront in Lancashire. The by-election was called after the resignation of former Conservative MP Scott Benton, who was caught in a lobbying sting and found to have breached Commons rules. Picture date: Thursday April 11, 2024. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: Owen Humphreys/PA Wire
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18. PABest Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer, with Chris Webb, Labour's candidate for the Blackpool South parliamentary by-election, during his visit to Blackpool seafront in Lancashire. The by-election was called after the resignation of former Conservative MP Scott Benton, who was caught in a lobbying sting and found to have breached Commons rules. Picture date: Thursday April 11, 2024. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: Owen Humphreys/PA Wire
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19. Newly elected Labour MP Chris Webb, with Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer and deputy leader Angela Rayner, celebrating at Blackpool Cricket Club after being declared winner in the Blackpool South by-election. The by-election was triggered after the resignation of Scott Benton. Picture date: Friday May 3, 2024. PA Photo. See PA story POLITICS Elections. Photo credit should read: Peter Byrne/PA Wire
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20. Newly elected Labour MP Chris Webb, with Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer celebrating at Blackpool Cricket Club after being declared winner in the Blackpool South by-election. The by-election was triggered after the resignation of Scott Benton. Picture date: Friday May 3, 2024. PA Photo. See PA story POLITICS Elections. Photo credit should read: Peter Byrne/PA Wire
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