Monster Raving Loony candidate Howling Laud Hope (R) waits for the declaration at the count centre in Blackpool, north-west England on May 3, 2024, during the Blackpool South by-election. In line with other by-elections in recent years, Labour is expected to seize the Blackpool South parliamentary seat from the Tories after their MP resigned over a lobbying scandal. (Photo by Oli Scarff/AFP Photo)
