UK’s Johnson faces test in 2 special parliamentary elections


              Party officials observe the count at Thornes Park Stadium in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England, Thursday, June 23, 2022, as votes are tallied in the Wakefield by-election, which was triggered by the resignation of Imran Ahmad Khan following his conviction for sexual assault. (Danny Lawson/PA via AP)
            
              Party officials observe the count at Thornes Park Stadium in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England, Thursday, June 23, 2022, as votes are tallied in the Wakefield by-election, which was triggered by the resignation of Imran Ahmad Khan following his conviction for sexual assault. (Danny Lawson/PA via AP)
            
              Ballot boxes arrive at Thornes Park Stadium in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England, Thursday, June 23, 2022, as counting begins in the Wakefield by-election, which was triggered by the resignation of Imran Ahmad Khan following his conviction for sexual assault. (Danny Lawson/PA via AP)
            
              Ballot boxes arrive at the Lords Meadow Leisure Centre, in Crediton, Devon, England, Thursday June 23, 2022, as counting begins in the Tiverton and Honiton by-election, which was triggered by the resignation of MP Neil Parish for watching pornography in the Commons. (Andrew Matthews/PA via AP)
            
              Postal votes are counted at Thornes Park Stadium in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England, Thursday June 23, 2022, for the Wakefield by-election which was triggered by the resignation of Imran Ahmad Khan following his conviction for sexual assault. (Danny Lawson/PA via AP)
            
              Postal votes are counted at Thornes Park Stadium in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England, for the Wakefield by-election which was triggered by the resignation of Imran Ahmad Khan following his conviction for sexual assault, Thursday, June 23, 2022. (Danny Lawson/PA via AP)
            
              A woman arrives to cast her vote at a polling station in Wakefield, England, Thursday, June 23, 2022. Polls opened Thursday morning for two special elections in Britain that could deliver a new blow to scandal-tainted Conservative Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Wakefield in northern England and the southwestern constituency of Tiverton and Honiton are both electing replacements for Conservative lawmakers who resigned in disgrace. (Danny Lawson/PA via AP)
            
              People arrive to cast their vote at a polling station in Wakefield, England, Thursday, June 23, 2022. Polls opened Thursday morning for two special elections in Britain that could deliver a new blow to scandal-tainted Conservative Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Wakefield in northern England and the southwestern constituency of Tiverton and Honiton are both electing replacements for Conservative lawmakers who resigned in disgrace. (Danny Lawson/PA via AP)
            
              People walk at a polling station at Lightwaves Leisure Centre during the Wakefield by-election, in Wakefield, England, Thursday, June 23, 2022. Polls opened Thursday morning for two special elections in Britain that could deliver a new blow to scandal-tainted Conservative Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Wakefield in northern England and the southwestern constituency of Tiverton and Honiton are both electing replacements for Conservative lawmakers who resigned in disgrace. (Danny Lawson/PA via AP)
            
              The Liberal Democrats' candidate Richard Foord, left, poses for a photograph with his wife Kate after they cast their votes at the Uffculme Village Hall in Uffculme, in Crediton, England, Thursday, June 23, 2022. Polls opened Thursday in Britain for two special elections that could deliver a new blow to scandal-tainted Conservative Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Wakefield in northern England and the southwestern constituency of Tiverton and Honiton are both electing replacements for Conservative lawmakers who resigned in disgrace. (Andrew Matthews/PA via AP)
            
              Presiding Officer David Farringdon adjusts a polling station sign outside a polling station in Wakefield, England, Thursday, June 23, 2022. Polls opened Thursday morning for two special elections in Britain that could deliver a new blow to scandal-tainted Conservative Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Wakefield in northern England and the southwestern constituency of Tiverton and Honiton are both electing replacements for Conservative lawmakers who resigned in disgrace. (Danny Lawson/PA via AP)
            
              British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his wife Carrie Johnson disembark from their plane as they arrive for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, in Kigali, Rwanda, Thursday, June 23, 2022. (Dan Kitwood/Pool Photo via AP)
UK’s Johnson faces test in 2 special parliamentary elections