Data shows the Greater Manchester mayor picked the hardest constituency to win, and maybe that’s the point.
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Data shows the Greater Manchester mayor picked the hardest constituency to win, and maybe that’s the point.
An Andy Burnham and Labour party by-election placard on a pub is defaced on June 17, 2026 in Ashton-in-Makerfield. | Christopher Furlong/Getty Images
June 18, 2026
4:00 am CET
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