Chester by-election analysis: Labour whitewash shows scale of challenge facing Rishi Sunak
Polling experts have warned Rishi Sunak he “has a lot of work to do” to stand a chance of holding on to power after Labour comfortably won the Chester City by-election. In the first electoral test for Mr Sunak since he became Prime Minister, local councillor Samantha Dixon held on to the north west England seat with a 10,974 vote victory over the Conservatives. The result saw a 12 per cent swing from the Tories to Labour which, if repeated at a general election, would be enough to sweep Sir Keir Starmer into No10. Based on vote share it was the worst result for the Conservatives in the constituency since 1832. “Rishi Sunak is being reminded by the voters of Chester that he’s got quite a lot of work to do to get his party back in a position where we might consider the prospect of the Conservatives winning the next general election,” polling guru Professor John Curtice, from the University of Strathclyde, told the BBC. Subscribe to the Evening Standard: https://bit.ly/Subscribe-to-Evening-Standard for latest breaking news from the UK, US and around the world, plus podcasts and features. Evening Standard on socials: Check out our full video catalog: https://www.youtube.com/c/LondonEveningStandard/videos Videos, daily editorial and more: https://www.standard.co.uk/ Like us on Facebook: https://www.fb.com/eveningstandard Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/eveningstandard and Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/evening.standard
