[Omah]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-22393094

Labour have won the South Shields parliamentary by-election, retaining a seat they have held since 1935.

Labour saw their majority halved to under 5,000 in Thursday's poll as The UK Independence Party finished second, with a 24% share of the vote.

The Conservatives were pushed into third while their Liberal Democrat coalition partners finished seventh.

A poke in the eye for Labour, a massive boost to UKIP and, inevitably, the wooden spoon to the so-called "coalition" .....