Wakefield by-election - in pictures

  • Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer talking to Carole Manders, right, who voted Conservative in 2019 but after feeling let down will be voting labour in the Wakefield by-election.
    Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer talking to Carole Manders, right, who voted Conservative in 2019 but after feeling let down will be voting labour in the Wakefield by-election.
  • Labour Party by-election candidate Simon Lightwood speaks with students at Wakefield college. Getty Images
    Labour Party by-election candidate Simon Lightwood speaks with students at Wakefield college. Getty Images
  • A view of Wakefield town centre. Politicos are watching the town's coming by-election as an indicator of how Boris Johnson's 'partygate' travails may be affecting his party's prospects at the ballot box. Getty Images
    A view of Wakefield town centre. Politicos are watching the town's coming by-election as an indicator of how Boris Johnson's 'partygate' travails may be affecting his party's prospects at the ballot box. Getty Images
  • Rescue workers during a six-day rescue operation at Lofthouse Colliery, near Wakefield, in 1973. Seven miners had been killed the previous day when the excavation of a new coalface caused an inrush of three million gallons of water. Getty Images
    Rescue workers during a six-day rescue operation at Lofthouse Colliery, near Wakefield, in 1973. Seven miners had been killed the previous day when the excavation of a new coalface caused an inrush of three million gallons of water. Getty Images
  • Tony Banks at the Allerton Bywater Miners Memorial. Photo: Outwood Community Video
    Tony Banks at the Allerton Bywater Miners Memorial. Photo: Outwood Community Video
  • Wakefield musician Steve Walters. Photo: Nicky Harley / The National
    Wakefield musician Steve Walters. Photo: Nicky Harley / The National
  • A couple sit outside a coffee shop in Wakefield town centre ahead of the by-election. Getty Images
    A couple sit outside a coffee shop in Wakefield town centre ahead of the by-election. Getty Images
  • Nadeem Ahmed, a local councillor who was born in the area, is the Conservative candidate. He has been joined on the campaign trail by Brexit minister Jacob Rees-Mogg, but Boris Johnson has yet to be seen. Getty Images
    Nadeem Ahmed, a local councillor who was born in the area, is the Conservative candidate. He has been joined on the campaign trail by Brexit minister Jacob Rees-Mogg, but Boris Johnson has yet to be seen. Getty Images
  • For many in Wakefield, rising energy and food bills are the most pressing concerns. Getty Images
    For many in Wakefield, rising energy and food bills are the most pressing concerns. Getty Images
  • A woman changes a window display in a travel agency in Wakefield town centre. Getty Images
    A woman changes a window display in a travel agency in Wakefield town centre. Getty Images
  • Sir Keir speaks to party supporters as he campaigns for the Wakefield by-election. Getty Images
    Sir Keir speaks to party supporters as he campaigns for the Wakefield by-election. Getty Images
  • Sir Kier speaking to members of the media in Wakefield. Getty Images
    Sir Kier speaking to members of the media in Wakefield. Getty Images
  • The Wakefield by-election will take place on June 23. Getty Images
    The Wakefield by-election will take place on June 23. Getty Images
  • Sir Keir with local councillors Denise Jeffrey, right, and Simon Lightwood, left, on the Wakefield by-election campaign trail.
    Sir Keir with local councillors Denise Jeffrey, right, and Simon Lightwood, left, on the Wakefield by-election campaign trail.