The Batley & Spen By-election

HUDDERSFIELD, ENGLAND - JULY 02: Kim Leadbeater of the Labour Party poses for a photo after winning the Batley and Spen by-election on July 2, 2021 in Huddersfield, England. Due to the incumbent Labour MP, Tracey Brabin, being appointed Mayor of West Yorkshire voters of the Batley and Spen constituency are voting for a new member of parliament. Brabin's predecessor Jo Cox, also Labour, was murdered in the street by a right-wing extremist during the Brexit campaign in 2016 and her sister, Kim Leadbeater is standing for Labour this time. Among the other candidates are Ryan Stephenson - Conservatives, George Galloway -Workers Party of Britain and Tom Gordon - Liberal Democrats. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)