Michael Gove warns by-elections will be difficult

       Rishi Sunak escaped a triple by-election nightmare with the Tories hanging on to one of the three seats.

       The Conservatives retained Boris Johnson's former Uxbridge and South Ruislip constituency.

       But Labour won Selby and Ainsty in North Yorkshire and the Lib Dems took Somerton and Frome in Somerset, with both parties overturning majorities of around 20,000 in the previously safe Tory seats.

       View the full results from the three by-elections below:

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       Uxbridge and South Ruislip - Tory hold

       Conservative Steve Tuckwell managed to keep Boris Johnson's former seat but with a reduced majority of 495 despite Labour hopes to take the constituency.

       London Mayor Sadiq Khan's ULEZ expansion is widely being blamed for Labour's failure to win Uxbridge and South Ruislip.

       Newly elected Conservative MP Mr Tuckwell said: "My campaign has been incredibly single-minded and it's really been in complete opposition to ULEZ from the outset.

       "That's not me saying that, it's not me that called the referendum on ULEZ. It is the people of Uxbridge and South Ruislip."

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       Tory Steve Tuckwell held Uxbridge with a majority of 495 (Image: PA)

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       Selby and Ainsty - Labour gain from Conservatives

       Labour overturned a 20,137 Tory majority to take the North Yorkshire constituency of Selby and Ainsty.

       New Labour MP Keir Mather, 25, will become the youngest MP in the Commons.

       In a speech after he was declared the winner of the by-election, Mr Mather said he "understood the enormity of what has just happened".

       He added: "We have rewritten the rules on where Labour can win. People have opened their doors to us and embraced our positive vision for the future."

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       Labour's Keir Mather won Selby and Ainsty to become the youngest MP in the Commons (Image: PA)

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       Somerton and Frome - Lib Dem gain from independent

       The Liberal Democrats overturned a majority of more than 19,000 to win the Somerton and Frome by-election.

       The Lib Dems lost the Somerset seat to the Conservatives in 2015 but Sarah Dyke won it back with a majority of 11,008.

       The South West had been a heartland for the Liberal Democrats until the 2015 electoral disaster the party following the coalition years

       Leader Sir Ed Davey said: "This stunning victory shows the Liberal Democrats are firmly back in the West Country."

       Lib Dem Sarah Dyke won Somerton (Image: PA)

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