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| Labour suffers historic defeat in Copeland by-election contest | |
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| Labour has suffered a historic defeat at a crucial by-election in a seat that has been red since it was created in 1982. | Labour has suffered a historic defeat at a crucial by-election in a seat that has been red since it was created in 1982. |
| Trudy Harrison, the Conservative candidate, defeated Labour’s Gillian Troughton, a volunteer for St John Abmbulance, by 2,147 votes. | Trudy Harrison, the Conservative candidate, defeated Labour’s Gillian Troughton, a volunteer for St John Abmbulance, by 2,147 votes. |
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