But it showed that far from haemorrhaging votes, Jeremy Corbyn’s new leadership is receiving a ringing endorsement from the voters. Actually, it didn’t receive a ringing endorsement from the voters. In his first by-election test as Labour leader Ed Miliband increased Labour’s majority in the neighbouring Oldham East & Saddleworth constituency from 103, to 3,558, and it’s vote share by 10.2 per cent. In his second, in Barnsley Central, Labour’s vote share increased by 14 per cent. In his third, in Leicester South, it increased by 12 per cent. In his fourth, in Feltham and Heston, it increased by 11 per cent. We all know what subsequently happened to Ed Miliband. In contrast, Jeremy Corbyn increased Labour’s vote share by 7.3 per cent, and saw its majority reduced by 4,000.