Peterborough by-election: Labour beats Brexit Party to hold seat

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7. In the flurry of opinion today, not many pundits have mentioned tactical voting.

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It struck me that it was likely a factor, but I guess it's hard to prove.

It's no doubt one reason for Farage and UKIP never doing well at Westminster, it's something Farage & Co. are going to have to contend with in any Westminster election, and isn't likely to be reflected in opinion polls.

If Peterborough's new MP weathers the storm following her election and puts up a decent showing on local issues (which she says is what she campaigned on - she's a pretty ardent Leaver AFAIK), having one party as the clear main opponent to the Brexit Party may help tactical voting in that constituency in a future general election.