MADRID, October 20 (EUROPA PRESS) –

Britain’s Labor Party has toppled the Conservative majority in the country’s by-election, winning the Tamworth constituency, north of the city of Birmingham, for the first time since 1996.

The Labor candidate, Sarah Edwards, had a narrow margin over her Conservative rival, Andrew Cooper, who received 11,719 votes and 10,403 votes respectively. Participation in this election reached 35.9 percent.

Edwards has assured that Tamworth has “chosen a positive vision” of his party and a “fresh start”: “They have sent a clear message to (Prime Minister) Rishi Sunak and the Conservative Party that they are fed up with this failed government which has collapsed the economy and destroyed our public services,” he said.

“I have made a promise to you that I intend to keep. I will be your voice in Westminster and challenge this government to get a better deal for Tamworth. You have my word on it. I know many of you have voted for the Party Labor for the first time and if not, I will be a disappointment,” he told his supporters.

Labor leader Keir Starmer said after his party’s victory that this was a “phenomenal result which shows that Labor is once again serving working people and is redesigning the political map.”

“To those who have placed their trust in us, and those who are considering doing so, the Labor Party will spend every day acting in your best interests and focusing on your priorities. “The Labor Party will restore Britain’s future,” he added.

The by-election was called after the resignation in September of Conservative MP Chris Pincher, who was accused of abusing his power after groping two men. The lawmaker claimed that the incident occurred while he was off duty and therefore acting in his personal capacity.