US EditionGreen Party wins Gorton and Denton by-election, pushing Labour into third place
- On Friday, the Green Party won the Gorton and Denton by-election, with Hannah Spencer, local councillor and plumber, declared winner at the Manchester Central convention centre, marking the Greens' first parliamentary by-election victory and raising their total to five Commons seats.
- The contest developed into a three-way fight among Labour, Reform UK, and the Greens after Andrew Gwynne resigned on January 22, making the seat highly competitive.
- Vote tallies show the Greens on 14,980 with a 26.4% swing from Labour, Reform UK on 10,578, Labour on 9,364, and turnout at 47.62.
- Labour's relegation to third place raises fresh questions about Sir Keir Starmer's leadership, while Zack Polanski, Green leader, gains a political boost and Labour's anti-Reform claim weakens before May's local and devolved elections.
- As Labour endures a second by-election loss since 2024, analysts warn of broader political consequences, with Professor Sir John Curtice saying a 26.2% swing would cost Labour 399 seats and renewing scrutiny of Labour leadership's decision to block Andy Burnham.
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Green Party wins U.K. by-election, raising pressure on PM Starmer
Hannah Spencer of the U.K.'s left-wing Green Party won the contest for the vacant parliamentary seat of Gorton and Denton on Friday, with Nigel Farage's anti-immigration Reform party coming second, and Labour pushed into third place.
Left-wing plumber helps U.K. Green Party win special election, pushing Starmer’s Labour to third place
The Green Party won a special parliamentary election in England on Friday, a big boost for the small party and a blow to Prime Minister Keir Starmer, whose centre-left Labour Party was relegated to third place.
UK’s Labour suffers embarrassing election defeat, pressure on PM Starmer to keep his job
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s Labour Party suffered an embarrassing election defeat in an area of Greater Manchester that it had dominated for almost a century, a loss that underscores the breakdown of Britain’s two-party politics.
How trade unions have reacted to Labour’s defeat in the Gorton and Denton by-election
Following the Labour Party’s defeat in the Gorton and Denton by-election, a number of trade unions have given their reaction, calling on the party to change course. The Green Party won the by-election, with Labour coming third in the tightly contested race, 5,616 votes behind the Greens on 14,980 votes, while Reform UK finished second with 10,578 votes. The result represents a 25.3% drop in Labour’s vote compared to 2024. Reacting to the party’s…
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UK Labour party loses heartland parliament seat to left-wing Greens
Britain's ruling Labour party slumped Friday to a humiliating third-place finish as it lost a crunch vote in a traditional stronghold to the left-wing Greens, heaping fresh pressure on embattled Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
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