US EditionGreens and Reform UK circle Labour stronghold in Manchester by-election
Tactical voting sites recommend supporting Green candidate Hannah Spencer, who leads Reform UK by 4 percentage points in Gorton and Denton to block a right-wing win.
- On Feb 23 in Gorton, two leading tactical voting sites urged left-leaning voters to back the Green Party to block Reform in the Gorton and Denton constituency, east Manchester.
- Omnisis polling shows Spencer at 33%, Reform at 29%, and Labour at 26%, prompting tactical.vote researchers to adjust seat-by-seat recommendations.
- Local details show Spencer's appeal: she's a plumber and local representative who drew around 90 cheering canvassers, and a win would raise Greens to five MPs, helped by Workers Party and Your Party not fielding candidates.
- A Green victory would be a watershed, with Ford, professor of politics at the University of Manchester, warning a Labour loss would be a "disaster" for Starmer, and investors watching British government bonds this year.
- With the by-election set for Thursday 26 February, Gorton and Denton’s long Labour history raises stakes as results come early on Friday 27 February.
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