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Voters in Manchester choose a mayor to replace Andy Burnham, who left city hall for Downing Street
More than 2 million voters are choosing a new mayor, with Labour’s Bev Craig favored as the contest tests support after recent losses.
- On Thursday, July 30, 2026, more than 2 million voters in Greater Manchester cast ballots to elect a successor to former Mayor Andy Burnham, who vacated the post to become Prime Minister.
- This by-election uses the supplementary vote method, where voters mark first and second choices, after Burnham resigned earlier this year to challenge Prime Minister Keir Starmer for the Labour leadership.
- Labour candidate Bev Craig, leader of Manchester City Council, leads polling at 39 per cent, suggesting Labour is rebounding since damaging local elections in May.
- Reform UK's Sian Astley and Green Party candidate Geraldine Coggins challenge Craig, capitalizing on recent gains including Reform's 106 council seats won in May and the Greens' February parliamentary by-election victory.
- University of Manchester professor Rob Ford calls the vote a "helpful first exam" for Burnham, noting a Craig victory would validate Labour's efforts to reverse the popularity decline that began under Starmer.
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Labour, Reform and Restore await verdict as polls close in race to replace Andy Burnham
Labour, Reform and Restore await verdict as polls close in race to replace Andy Burnham . Labour, Reform UK and Restore Britain are awaiting results as polls have closed in the race to replace Andy Burnham
·London, United Kingdom
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The vote count will begin on Friday morning
·Madrid, Spain
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Total News Sources54
Leaning Left17Leaning Right10Center17Last UpdatedBias Distribution39% Left, 38% Center
Bias Distribution
- 39% of the sources lean Left, 38% of the sources are Center
39% Left
L 39%
C 38%
R 23%
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