Labour wins West Lancashire byelection with 10% swing

Ashley Dalton retains constituency for Labour after resignation of Rosie Cooper last autumn

Labour has retained the West Lancashire constituency in a byelection called after its MP, Rosie Cooper, resigned last autumn.

Ashley Dalton, a part-time charity worker, won with 14,068 votes. Her comfortable win, securing a 10.2% swing from the Tories, marks Labour's third byelection victory since Rishi Sunak became prime minister.