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

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…

Greater Manchester’s Gorton has been a Labour stronghold since 1935 but tomorrow’s by-election could change everything. Colin Drury speaks to locals about who they’re voting for –…

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

Labour has thrown unprecedented resources at the Gorton and Denton by-election in a contest which will decide whether Keir Starmer ultimately survives as leader and could reshape…

Our community has been discussing the views of residents in the Greater Manchester constituency, highlighting frustration with Labour, scepticism about Reform UK, and a cautious…

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

Voting begins in one of the most eagerly awaited and fiercely contested byelections of recent years

British voters in the Gorton and Denton parliamentary constituency in Manchester have begun casting their ballots in a highly consequential poll.

Voters in Manchester face a pivotal bye-election, testing Labour's strength under Starmer amid a tight three-way race.

Defeat for Labour at Gorton and Denton by-election would be likely to pile pressure back on Sir Keir Starmer

Turnout in Gorton and Denton byelection over 47%, with 36,903 verified votes cast as Greens, Reform and Labour contest the seat

Hannah Spencer elected as party’s first MP in northern England, as Labour sees a 25.3% drop in vote compared to 2024

Labour slumped to third place in the Manchester constituency as the Greens won their first ever parliamentary by-election

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

The result in a seat that Labour has dominated for nearly a century represents an embarrassing setback for the prime minister.

Progressive Greens win closely-watched election in one-time Labour stronghold, while right-wing Reform comes second.

Our community has reacted strongly to the Green Party’s historic Gorton and Denton by-election win, prompting criticism of Labour’s leadership, and reflection on shifting…