the tory candidate lost the deposit , I mean it must have been decades since that happened
It was their worst-ever by-election result with 1.9% of the vote but they also lost their deposit at two other recent ones: Rutherglen and West Hamilton in 2023 with 3.9%, and Manchester Central in 2012 with 3.7%
The latter is notable for recording the lowest-ever turnout in a peacetime by-election of 18.2%