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Liberal Democrats Maintain Control in Stopsley By-Election Victory
9/6/2025
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- The Liberal Democrats, led by Matt Fry, won the Stopsley by-election on September 5, 2025, with 935 votes.
- Reform UK's candidate, Jim Cohen, received 820 votes, surpassing Labour's 251 votes.
- Voter turnout was low at 24.8%.
- The Liberal Democrats criticized Reform for not attending the victory announcement.
- This by-election continued the Liberal Democrats' 14-year hold on the seat.
