Conservatives select candidate for Runcorn and Helsby by-election

liverpoolecho.co.uk —

The Conservatives have selected Sean Houlston as their candidate for the upcoming Runcorn and Helsby by-election. This follows Labour MP Mike Amesbury's resignation after receiving a suspended sentence for assaulting a constituent. Amesbury's resignation comes after he was suspended and later expelled from the Labour Party. Labour has chosen former teacher Karen Shore as their candidate for the by-election. The by-election will be a key test for Labour under Sir Keir Starmer and for Reform UK, which aims to gain an additional MP. The date for the by-election has not yet been announced.


With a significance score of 2.3, this news ranks in the top 36% of today's 17934 analyzed articles.

Get summaries of news with significance over 5.5 (usually ~10 stories per week). Read by 9000 minimalists.


loading...

Timeline:

    [2.3]
    Amesbury resigns as MP after assault conviction (bbc.com)
    8h
    Source
    [2.0]
    Mike Amesbury resigns, prompting Runcorn by-election (liverpoolecho.co.uk)
    8h
    Source
    [2.0]
    Mike Amesbury resigns as MP after assault conviction (standard.co.uk)
    8h
    Source
    [1.8]
    MP resigns after assault conviction, triggering by-election (express.co.uk)
    9h
    Source
    [1.6]
    Amesbury resigns as MP for Runcorn and Helsby (standard.co.uk)
    10h
    Source
    [1.6]
    Mike Amesbury resigns as MP after assault conviction (express.co.uk)
    10h
    Source
    [1.9]
    MP resigns from Labour after assault conviction (express.co.uk)
    10h
    Source
    [1.8]
    Tories select building executive for Runcorn by-election (news.yahoo.com)
    16h
    Source