Another by-election for’ former seat in Mid Bedfordshire, was held on the same day.

Source: https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/tory-candidate-makes-bizarre-exit-after-losing-tamworth-by-election-seen-his-true-colours_uk_6532289ae4b0d7f72de1af13

But he said a fierce campaign launched by the Lib Dems in Mid Bedfordshire could split the anti-Conservative vote, boosting the Tories' chances of holding on.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12633561/Rishi-Sunak-needs-one-election-victory-flame-hope-alive-winning-election-pollsters-say.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

Lord Barwell said the Tory party’s chances in Mid Bedfordshire were “not good” – but that they could take heart from the prospect of Labour and Lib Dems splitting the vote “evenly”.

Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/nadine-dorries-resigns-letter-sunak-boris-b2400104.html

Ms Dorries won 60% of the vote at the 2019 general election to secure a 24,000 majority in Mid Bedfordshire, which the Conservative Party has held since 1931.

Source: https://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/national/23749769.rishi-sunak-faces-another-crunch-by-election-nadine-dorries-finally-quits/?ref=rss

One former Tory minister told : “We’re not having a by-election in Mid Bedfordshire until the autumn now.

Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/nadine-dorries-resign-boris-sunak-b2375504.html

Polls closed at 10pm in the Mid Bedfordshire and Tamworth by-elections.

Source: https://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/1825768/by-election-live-results-tamworth-mid-bedfordshire

Reform secured 1,487 votes in Mid Bedfordshire and 1,373 in Tamworth – in both instances more than Labour’s majority over the Conservatives.

Source: https://www.barryanddistrictnews.co.uk/news/national/23867937.labour-made-history-by-election-result-starmer-says/?ref=rss

Residents living in Mid Bedfordshire have said their former MP Nadine Dorries “should have gone long ago”.

Source: https://www.barryanddistrictnews.co.uk/news/national/23750455.mid-bedfordshire-residents-say-dorries-should-gone-long-ago/?ref=rss

Sources have suggested Labour's possible win in Mid Bedfordshire could be by about 1,000 votes, not the much bigger 3,000-4,000 previously anticipated.

Source: https://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/1825768/by-election-live-results-tamworth-mid-bedfordshire

Speaking at the Mid Bedfordshire count where he was celebrating with new MP Alistair Strathern, he said: ‘This is a huge night.

Source: https://metro.co.uk/2023/10/20/labour-win-tamworth-mid-bedfordshire-by-elections-tory-majorities-19693354/

The Conservatives have suffered two heavy by-election defeats, with Labour overturning huge majorities to take Mid Bedfordshire and Tamworth.

Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-67145281?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

The Liberal Democrats need 23.6 percent swing against the in Mid Bedfordshire to bag a win.

Source: https://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/1825768/by-election-live-results-tamworth-mid-bedfordshire