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Last Updated: Thursday, 18 September, 2003, 23:14 GMT 00:14 UK
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WATCH AND LISTEN
The BBC's Reeta Chakrabarti
"The expected declaration time is about 1am"


Major of Brent Charles Lemon reads out the by-election result



The BBC's Reeta Chakrabarti
"This really is a shock result"


The BBC's Reeta Chakrabarti
"A victory beyond their wildest dreams"


Simon Hughes, Liberal Democrat
"By-elections are places to build from"


Lib Dem leader Charles Kennedy
"A good result for British politics"


Labour Party chairman Ian McCartney
"I'm very disappointed"


Teresa May, Conservative party chairman
"We had a good candidate and our vote held up well"


Ian McCartney, Labour party chariman
"Our agenda is the agenda of the British people"


Charles Kennedy and Ian McCartney



The BBC's Laura Trevelyan
"Senior members of the government admit there are lessons to be learned"


The BBC's Laura Trevelyan
"For Labour, the soul-searching is just beginning.


The BBC's Mark Mardell
"Sarah Teather has given an almighty jolt to the Government"



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