This result is as significant as the one in Hartlepool in its way, but I bet it doesn't get as much media coverage as that one did. The second most noticeable thing about the outcome is the complete collapse of the Labour vote as voters switched to the Lib Dems to beat the tory. This highlights the pointlessness of Labour's pledge to fight in every seat at a General Election because, for me, the thing that is most clear from this result is that an anti Conservative alliance is the way to go where parties agree to stand aside to let the one with the best chance of beating the tory take them on.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan...herts-57472032