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Britain’s Labour Party wins by-election in southwestern English town

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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s opposition Labour Party won a by-election in the southwestern English town of Kingswood on Friday, dealing a blow to the governing Conservatives before a national vote expected later this year.

Labour candidate Damien Egan won with 11,176 votes against 8,675 for the Conservative candidate, Sam Bromiley.

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