LONDON - The results of the partial British parliamentary elections blew many surprises after they witnessed a competition over 3 seats that were affiliated with the Conservative Party, before their representatives submitted their resignations simultaneously, and contrary to all expectations that the Conservatives were on a date with the biggest defeat in their history in early elections, the results did not provide any of the two major parties, whether Conservatives or Labour, what they hoped for from them.
British parties competed, on Thursday, to win 3 seats for the Conservative Party in the capital, London, which was occupied by former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson in the area of "Uxbridge-Raisleep", and the seat of MP Nigel Adams in the area of "negative-Innity", and the seat of MP Nadine Dorries in the area of "Somerton-Fromm".
Britain's Labour Party entered the election with great enthusiasm, driven by opinion polls that favored it to win the three seats and wrest them from the Conservatives, while British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was worried that his party would record the biggest loss in a partial election in the party's history if it lost the three seats.
The Conservative Party managed to retain one seat, the Oxbridge-Raisslip seat represented by Boris Johnson (Getty Images)
Half a loss for the conservatives
After a long night counting the votes for the election results, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak breathed a sigh of relief after his party managed to maintain one seat, the seat of "Oxbridge-Raisleep" represented by Boris Johnson, as the competition for this seat was fierce, which required a recount to show the results that the Conservatives kept their seat after the results were very close.
The British Prime Minister did not hide his happiness with this partial victory, after avoiding a resounding defeat, stating that these results show that "the next general election scheduled for the beginning of 2025 is not decisive", as these statements came in response to the Labour Party and opinion polls that say that the Conservatives will suffer a resounding defeat in favor of Labour, which will sweep the general election.
On the other hand, the British prime minister knows that these results and the loss of two seats, one of which is considered in historic areas of the Conservative Party, is a strong message and another warning to fix what can be fixed before the general election, as Nadine Dorries, who resigned from the seat of "Someron-Fromm", and is known for her strong support for former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, commented on these results by saying that "what came out of the ballot boxes shows the magnitude of anger about the policies of Rishi Sunak's government."
Labour leader Keir Starmer appeared frustrated with the election results and their disagreement with opinion polls that predicted his party would win (Getty Images)
Almost frustration in workers
Labour leader Keir Starmer, on the other hand, was hoping to fulfill the prophecy of the polls that gave his party all three seats, but the results were somewhat disappointing for his party after winning one seat in this election.
Despite Starmer's attempt in the statements that followed the announcement of the results to appear victorious, criticism reached him even from within his own party, after David Williams, leader of the Labour Party in the Oxbridge area, which was maintained by the Conservatives, resigned, citing his dissatisfaction with the policies of the party leader, "who is moving to the right too much."
These results also triggered a silent crisis between the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, who belongs to the Labour Party, and the leader of the party, as the latter considered that the Mayor of London should reconsider his policy of imposing daily fees on cars that do not meet the standards for not producing polluting gases, which Sadiq Khan applied to almost all of the city of London, except for the municipality of "Uxbridge", which rejected the mayor's decision and entered with him in a court confrontation.
The Labour leader came out with a veiled criticism of the Mayor of London, demanding that he review his policies on charging cars that are considered polluting the environment, to which Sadiq Khan replied that these fees "are no longer an option but a reality to protect human rights."
These partial elections will increase the size of the political polarization in Britain almost a year before the general election, because the Labour Party, which believed before this election round that the next general election was largely decided in its favor, will have to increase its efforts to convince the British of its program after it became clear that the Conservatives have not yet lost all their popular incubators, and the recent results will be an incentive for the Conservatives to compete strongly in the next election.
The Liberal Democrats will also be in a race against time to build on British weariness with the polarization between Labour and the Conservatives, especially since this party is the third political force in the country, although it does not compete for the top spot, its goal will be to seize parliamentary seats from both major parties.