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

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

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

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,…

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…

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

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

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

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…

Hannah Spencer, a 34-year-old Green Party city councilor, beat the far-right Reform UK candidate and the Labour representative by a wide margin in a constituency that had been…

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