Friday 3.55am: All smiles from Melanie Onn as Labour win Grimsby and Cleethorpes

                                            

Back at Westminster - Melanie Onn pledges to do her best for Grimsby and Cleethorpes residents

THERE was joy this morning for Melanie Onn and her team as Labour won the new Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes seat

Tory candidate and previous MP Lia Nici was squeezed into third place by Reform UK.

Result:

Ed Fraser, Green: 1,115

Oliver Freeston (Reform UK): 10,533

Mark Gee, TUSC: 222

John Lawson, Lib Dem: 1,036

Lia Nici, Con: 8,269

Melanie Onn, Lab :15,336

 Christopher Stephenson, Social Democrat: 108

The turnout was 48.2 per cent.

                                  

Ms Onn with jubilant members of her campaign team including (far right) her agent, Karl Wilson