Labour's comfortable byelection victory in west London was a verdict on the government's failed economic plan, the Labour leader Ed Miliband has claimed.
The winning candidate, Seema Malhotra, secured victory in the early hours with an increased majority of 6,203 over the Tories, a swing of 8.6%. The Lib Dems held on to third place with 1,364 votes, fighting off a UK Independence party (Ukip) challenge. The byelection was prompted by the death last month of the Labour MP Alan Keen.
Addressing supporters in Feltham town centre, Miliband called on the Tories to "listen" to voters.
He said: "I think it is pretty offensive that the Conservatives are saying this morning: 'Well, what do you expect? It's a traditional Labour area.'
"They shouldn't be denying the people's choice. They should be listening to the people's verdict.
"I think that is one of the things people really don't like about this government – that they don't listen. They really need to start listening."
The Labour leader was visiting with Malhotra and Labour's London mayoral candidate, Ken Livingstone.
Election analysts may focus on the surprisingly low turnout, which was just 28.8% – the lowest in a byelection for 11 years.
The lowest was in West Bromwich West in November 2000, at 27.6%.
Malhotra grew up in Feltham, and attended a school in Heston. She was an adviser to Harriet Harman during her stint as leader of the opposition in 2010.
Lady Warsi, the Conservative chairman, said the result was "disappointing" for her party, although not unexpected.
But she said the very low turnout was worrying: "Byelections generally have low turnouts, [especially] byelections at this time of year when it's cold and just before Christmas and people are thinking about other things.
"But I am concerned about the level of political engagement. It can't be right that on 12,000 votes a constituency can be won."
The Conservatives' share of the vote fell from 33% to 28%, while the Lib Dems' dropped from 14% to less than 6%.
Ukip saw its share more than double from 2% to more than 5%, but it was unable to take third place from the Lib Dems.
Simon Hughes, the deputy Lib Dem leader, said the result was as expected. "What happened here was what normally happens in a byelection. People protest against the government, so government parties take a hit [and] the opposition normally moves forward," he said.
He explained that his party was "fighting a particularly difficult corner" because it was pro-European in a country "where the majority of people still like to see us, as it were, having a go at our European neighbours".
Livingstone said: "Labour's Seema Malhotra ran a fantastic campaign and will be a great advocate for the people of Feltham and Heston in parliament."
He said the result sent "a clear message over the need for jobs and recovery to the Tory-led government".
"A swing to Labour in outer London, where fares are rising, 24 police officers have been cut and there has been a 147% increase in youth unemployment, raises serious questions about the mayor of London's position ahead of next May's elections," he said.
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