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Labour candidate Sarah Edwards arrives at St John The Baptist Church in Tamworth, Staffordshire, to place her vote in the Tamworth by-election.Edwards received 11,719 votes, ahead of Tory candidate Andrew Cooper on 10,403 in second place. Turnout in the by-election was just 36%.Labour leader “This is a phenomenal result that shows Labour is back in the service of working people and redrawing the political map.
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