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London mayor Sadiq Khan and his wife Saadiya pose for the media with their dog Luna, as they arrive at a polling station in the British capital. EPA
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Labour candidate Chris Webb celebrates with his wife Portia and baby Cillian after winning the Blackpool South by-election. PA
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Ballots are counted at the voting centre in Blackpool. AFP
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Monster Raving Loony candidate Howling Laud Hope waits for the declaration at the count centre in Blackpool. AFP
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Voters arrive and leave a polling station beside Battersea Power Station in London. Reuters
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A voter leaves a polling station in Birmingham. Reuters
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A tourist poses for a photo underneath a polling station sign near Westminster Abbey during local elections in London. Reuters
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A dog stands outside a polling station in Blackpool. Reuters
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Labour leader Keir Starmer and his wife Victoria arrive at their local polling station in north London. PA
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A person leaves the polling station at The Salt House in West Bay. Getty Images
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People walk towards Tonbridge Castle, being used as a polling station during local elections in Tonbridge. Reuters
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London mayor Sadiq Khan and his wife Saadiya pose for the media with their dog Luna, as they arrive at a polling station in the British capital. EPA
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Labour candidate Chris Webb celebrates with his wife Portia and baby Cillian after winning the Blackpool South by-election. PA
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Ballots are counted at the voting centre in Blackpool. AFP
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Monster Raving Loony candidate Howling Laud Hope waits for the declaration at the count centre in Blackpool. AFP
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Voters arrive and leave a polling station beside Battersea Power Station in London. Reuters
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A voter leaves a polling station in Birmingham. Reuters
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A tourist poses for a photo underneath a polling station sign near Westminster Abbey during local elections in London. Reuters
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A dog stands outside a polling station in Blackpool. Reuters
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Labour leader Keir Starmer and his wife Victoria arrive at their local polling station in north London. PA
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A person leaves the polling station at The Salt House in West Bay. Getty Images
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People walk towards Tonbridge Castle, being used as a polling station during local elections in Tonbridge. Reuters
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London mayor Sadiq Khan and his wife Saadiya pose for the media with their dog Luna, as they arrive at a polling station in the British capital. EPA
Labour wins Blackpool South and enjoys major gains in local elections
Conservative election lossses are heaping pressure on national leader Rishi Sunak
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