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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UK Labour loses normally safe seat in blow to PM Starmer
Britain's Labour Party has slumped to a third-place finish in a byelection seen as a confidence test for the government of Prime Minister Keir Starmer. The Greens and right-wing populist Reform UK party both did better.
UK Gorton and Denton election result 2026
The Green Party won the Gorton and Denton by-election held on February 26, 2026, with Reform UK in second place. The Labour Party won over half the vote for this seat during the last UK general election in 2024, but the seat became vacant following the resignation of Andrew Gwynne.
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Boston HeraldBy JILL LAWLESS LONDON (AP) — The Green Party won a special parliamentary election in England on Friday, a major boost for the small party and a setback for Prime Minister Keir Starmer, whose center-left Labour Party was relegated to third place. Green candidate Hannah Spencer was declared the winner in Gorton and Denton early Friday with 14,980 votes. Matthew Goodwin of the far-right Reform UK party received 10,578 votes, and Labour's Angeliki …
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