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Here are the vote counts for the candidates in first, second and third place:

  • Hannah Spencer (Green Party): 14,980 votes
  • Matt Goodwin (Reform UK): 10,578 votes
  • Angeliki Stogia (Labour Party): 9,364 vote
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[–] mannycalavera@feddit.uk 11 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I wonder what the Tories will learn from these results? That progressive policies actually hit home and to move back to centre right? Or that, "Ooo Reform won second place maybe we should ape their policies?"

[–] ns1@feddit.uk 16 points 23 hours ago

The tories lost their deposit which is quite funny

[–] EchoVerse@hexbear.net 6 points 22 hours ago

The Tories are now Reform. They haven't learned anything because they don't need to. They jumped ship.