Conservatives Lose Seat to Labor Party
From Times Wire Reports
The opposition Labor Party won a special election in northwest England, leaving Prime Minister John Major with a minority government, officials announced. Ben Chapman, a retired civil servant, won the seat of Wirral South, a longtime Conservative district. The seat became vacant with the death of the previous legislator last year. The election was seen as a key test for Major, who must call a nationwide election by May. The Conservatives’ defeat leaves Major with 322 parliamentary seats, one less than all other parties combined.
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