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FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Labour has now claimed the centre ground and has shown it can win | History Defined

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Labour candidate Simon Lightwood celebrates after being elected as the MP for Wakefield. — Labour candidate Simon Lightwood celebrates after being elected as the MP for Wakefield. Photograph: Christopher Thomond/The Guardian

As I walked around Wakefield on Friday morning, I saw something in the eyes of those I spoke to that has been missing for too long: hope.

The result Labour achieved bettered predictions. It was the best we have had in the constituency and only the second time we have won a byelection from opposition in a quarter of a century. But it didn’t happen by accident.

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