Party selects Trafford councillor to contest Gorton and Denton seat as it banks on dwindling Labour support after Burnham row
The Green party has unveiled Hannah Spencer, a Trafford councillor and plumber, as its candidate to stand in the Gorton and Denton byeelection.
Her nomination was officially announced on Friday in Longsight, with the decision having been made by local party members in online hustings held last night.
Spencer is understood to have gained a large majority of the vote, beating out competition that included Fesl Reza-Khan, who previously stood for the Oldham East and Saddleworth seat in the 2024 general election, finishing sixth, and Sarah Wakefield, a local campaigner and the former general secretary to the Manchester University student union.
Mothin Ali, co-deputy leader of the party and a member of Leeds city council, was also expected to run but is understood to have decided against it.
