![]() Ms Dyke said she was “excited, exhilarated and most of all humbled” at the result. The victory in the Somerset seat follows the Tiverton and Honiton win in Devon last year and gains across the two counties in local elections. Sir Ed became the first Lib Dem leader since Paddy Ashdown in the 1990s to win four by-elections. “The people of Somerton and Frome have spoken for the rest of the country who are fed up with Rishi Sunak’s out-of-touch Conservative government.” “She will fight for stronger local health services, better access to GPs and a fair deal for rural communities during this cost-of-living crisis. ![]() “Sarah Dyke will be an incredible local champion for the people of Somerset who have been neglected for far too long. Sir Ed said: “This stunning victory shows the Liberal Democrats are firmly back in the West Country. The Lib Dems lost the Somerset seat in 2015 but Sarah Dyke won it back with a majority of 11,008 in the contest triggered by David Warburton’s resignation after he admitted cocaine use. ![]() Until the 2015 electoral disaster following the coalition years, the South West had been a heartland for the Lib Dems and Sir Ed said the stunning result – which saw a 29.0 percentage point swing from the Tories – showed they could be a force there again. Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey said his party was now back in its former West Country stronghold after overturning a majority of more than 19,000 to win the Somerton and Frome by-election. ![]()
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