By-elections: Labour takes Corby from Conservatives

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Labour has snatched a seat from the Conservatives in a by-election for the first time in 15 years, taking Corby in Northamptonshire.



Andy Sawford won by 7,791 votes, with the Tories second and UKIP third.

The newly-elected Labour MP said voters had delivered a "damning verdict" on David Cameron, but the PM dismissed it as a "classic mid-term result".

The Liberal Democrats, in fourth place, lost their deposit despite asking for two recounts.

Former MP Louise Mensch angered people in Corby when she stood down after just two years to move to New York with her family earlier this year.