Starmer accepts 'voters are impatient for change' as Greens celebrate 'seismic' by-election win
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Hannah Spencer, a 34-year-old plumber, wins the Gorton and Denton by-election, with Reform coming in second and Labour in third.

Here are the vote counts for the candidates in first, second and third place:

  • Hannah Spencer (Green Party): 14,980 votes
  • Matt Goodwin (Reform UK): 10,578 votes
  • Angeliki Stogia (Labour Party): 9,364 vote
  • CloutAtlas [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
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    22 days ago

    Although it’s kind of scary that they only beat Reform by 4,000 votes. A less left wing city might swing far right. The seat has been Labour since 1931, you’d expect the right wing populists would get blown out by a wider margin.