British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's governing Conservatives lost two strategically important parliamentary seats but unexpectedly retained Boris Johnson's old constituency in a setback for the opposition Labour Party
The by-elections were one of the last electoral tests before a national election expected next year and were seen as an indicator of the two main parties' prospects at a time when voters are struggling with high inflation, strikes and rising mortgage rates.
He is expected to reshuffle his senior ministers soon to pick his team to fight the next general election. But Labour's loss in Uxbridge shows its lead in the polls may not translate into to a clear parliamentary majority at the next general election. The winning Conservative candidate Steve Tuckwell said his party's victory was because of local rather national factors, pointing to the issue of London’s Labour mayor extending the ultra-low emission zone to include suburban areas such as Uxbridge meaning some voters had to pay more for their cars.
In Somerton and Frome in southwest England, the centrist Liberal Democrats managed to overturn a Conservative majority of 19,213 after a third member of parliament quit over allegations of sexual harassment and cocaine use.
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