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The outcome means that Leadbeater will now represent the seat previously held by her sister Jo Cox, who was murdered there in 2016. The vote was triggered after the previous Labour MP for the seat, Tracy Brabin, became West Yorkshire's first elected mayor in May.
Following the outcome announcement, she said constituents had ‘rejected division’ and ‘voted for hope’. The election campaign for the West Yorkshire seat was marred by acrimony, personal abuse and allegations of dirty tricks.
Earlier this year the Conservatives took Hartlepool, a once rock-solid Labour seat.
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