This corner of Greater Manchester, a key brick in the red wall, felt abandoned by Labour. Its voters tell Dan Haygarth why they’ve ditched Starmer’s party, leaving it with nowhere to turn

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…

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…

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

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

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

L’ultimo chiodo nella bara di una politica respinta dai britannici

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

Labour's disappointing finish comes as Keir Starmer's party hits record levels of unpopularity.

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

Il Labour del premier Keir Starmer ha subito una devastante sconfitta nell'elezione suppletiva per il seggio alla Camera dei Comuni di Gorton e Denton nella zona di Manchester,…

Il partito di Starmer cade al terzo posto, la leadership interna del premier sempre più in crisi

Il Labour ha perso l’elezione suppletiva di Gorton and Denton, una circoscrizione vicino Manchester che per un secolo è stata una solida roccaforte laburista

New Green Party MP Hannah Spencer said she had “targeted misinformation” directed at her in the build-up to the by-election in Gorton and Denton. Following the polls on Thursday,…

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…

Labour suffered a seismic defeat in the once-safe Manchester seat

Newly-elected Gorton and Denton MP Hannah Spencer apologised to her customers in her victory speech following the Green Party's historic win in Thursday's (27 February)…

The Green Party’s win in the Gorton and Denton by-election sends a “message of hope” to the country, Zack Polanski said after Hannah Spencer’s victory in the formerly safe seat…

The future of Britain's Labour Prime Minister Keir Starmer was being thrown in question after losing a seat it had held since 1931 to the Green Party.