This byelection should have been a stroll for Keir Starmer’s party. Instead, all hope of defeating Matt Goodwin now seems to lie with the Greens, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

Reform and the Greens both insist they can win Gorton and Denton from Labour – and if they do, it could be another nail in the prime minister’s coffin. Helen Pidd reports on how…

Labour faces double electoral threat in Thursday’s by-election

This byelection should have been a stroll for Keir Starmer’s party. Instead, all hope of defeating Matt Goodwin now seems to lie with the Greens, says Guardian columnist George…

With his premiership on the line, the prime minister issued a final message to voters in Gorton and Denton where Labour’s seventh safest seat could fall to Reform or the Greens

Polls put seat in three-way dead heat with Labour facing threats from Reform and Green party in once safe seat

Zack Polanski says Labour deliberately splitting left vote as voters head to the polls

Result gives progressive voters clear signal they have an alternative to beating Reform UK – and shows the task ahead for Keir Starmer

Greens first, Reform second, Labour trailing – and the Tories losing their deposit. This felt like a rejection of the status quo

Got battered at the polls? No problem. Just act like voters want more of what you’re selling – not considerably less, asks Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

Starmer called the byelection a battle for the nation’s soul. This result shows Labour has lost that – and I think it will lose much more, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

Green party’s Hannah Spencer secures victory in Gorton and Denton as Reform UK finish second and Labour is pushed into third

Gorton and Denton byelection shatters Labour strategy of neglecting its core base while focusing on Reform defectors

The night saw a big win for the Greens, disappointment for Reform and landmark losses for Labour and the Tories

Matt Goodwin claimed cheating in Gorton and Denton, Angeliki Stogia fled, Keir was tin-eared and Kemi brought the comedy

The Green candidate, Hannah Spencer, overturned a 13,000 Labour majority to win the Gorton and Denton seat

Editorial: Hannah Spencer’s win was more than protest. It signalled that Labour’s moral language and coalition are up for grabs in its safest terrain

Labour billed it as ‘two-horse race’ with Reform UK, but Greens’ media campaign, and Hannah Spencer’s authenticity, wins the day