LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Liberal Democrats celebration predicted on Friday that they had received a parliamentary seat from Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservatives at an election.

“We’re not simply going to win right here tonight, we’ll win comfortably,” Liberal Democrat lawmaker Christine Jardine advised Sky News whereas votes had been nonetheless being counted.

If confirmed, the outcome would overturn a big Conservative majority in the North Shropshire constituency in England, and be interpreted as a voter backlash towards a British chief beset by crises and scandal.

Parties compile their very own knowledge on how votes have been solid, however it’s uncommon to publicly declare victory earlier than the depend has been accomplished. The official outcome is because of be declared in a while Friday morning.

The vote, which determines one among 650 seats in Britain’s parliament, was referred to as exterior of the common election cycle as a result of the incumbent Conservative resigned after he was discovered to have damaged guidelines on paid lobbying.

(Reporting by William James; Editing by Stephen Coates)