By Joana Ramiro

Labour held onto the seat of Belgrave in Leicester in yesterday’s council by-elections with a staggering 17 point increase in the vote share. The by-election was triggered by the death of Labour councillor Mo Chohan, who passed away in October. The party selected Padmini Chamund to replace him. Leicester is a strong Labour constituency, with neighbouring Latimar having voted 81% for the party back in 2011. But Chamund’s campaign yielded even stronger results, with 86.6% of the electorate choosing Labour. In […]