North Shropshire by-election: We've brought new hope to the whole nation - Ed Davey

Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey has hailed his party's "spectacular result" in the North Shropshire by-election.

New MP Helen Morgan secured a majority of 5,925 - on a 34% swing to the Lib Dems, with a turnout of 46.2%. The Conservatives had held the seat for 115 years.

Correction 17th February 2022: This article originally reported that the Conservative Party held the North Shropshire seat for nearly 200 years. In fact the seat was held by a Liberal MP, under its old name of Oswestry from 1904-1906 following a by-election and so we have amended the article to make clear that the seat was held by the Conservative Party for 115 years.