Scottish Conservative candidate Julie Currie has won Dumfries and Galloway Council's Stranraer and the Rhins by-election.
A legal challenge to the result of a by-election won by Reform UK earlier this year in Cheshire has been dismissed by judges.
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uk by-elections shift: reform uk gains

Analysis of recent UK council by-election results, highlighting significant shifts and Reform UK's performance against ...
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Small changes in turnout could substantially alter election results in the future because the U.K. now has a multiparty ...
Small changes in turnout could substantially alter election results in the future because the UK now has a multiparty system with majoritarian voting rules, a new study warns.
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British finance minister Rachel Reeves said on Wednesday that leaks about the budget were "not acceptable" after a report ...