The Lib Dems claimed to be making gains against the Tories in the south, but performed woefully in areas where they do not have a sitting MP. Tim Farron, the Lib Dem president, said his party had been 'obliterated' in the South Shields by-election.
Kwa mujibu wa Chatta alisema TPBC imetoa adhabu hiyo ili kuwa fundisho kwa mabondia wengine ambao wanaweza kusababisha mchezo wa ngumi kupoteza uaminifu kwa wakuzaji na kusababishha uvunjifu wa amani kwa watazamaji iwapo wataendelea kudanganywa kuhusu uwepo wa mapambano hewa.