Was Bob Neill drunk when he filled out his election papers? He is a barrister after all, so he should have spotted that legally he would have to resign his Health Authority job – or at least an experienced agent should have spotted the issue.

Betfair odds jumped around a bit on the news, still not entirely certain what result the bookies would pay out if, say, UKIP went to court and got a re-run after Bob won. Labour shouldn’t get too excited even if their odds have been slashed from 400/1 to a mere 50/1.