There would be no more sadness. No more despair. A change was a-coming – and he would work tirelessly to make it happen

'King of the North' Andy Burnham has swept to victory in the most significant by-election in modern times as he became MP for Makerfield after seeing off Reform UK's Rob Kenyon

The Greater Manchester mayor was declared the constituency's new MP in the early hours of Friday, as he defeated his Reform UK rival to bring an end to his 9-year hiatus from the…

Andy Burnham wins the Makerfield by-election, positioning himself for a Labour leadership challenge. Leadership challenge by 2026 at 90% NO.

Labour's Andy Burnham won the Makerfield parliamentary by-election on Friday, defeating Reform UK candidate Rob Kenyon and returning to Westminster after years as Greater…

Andy Burnham has been declared the winner of the Makerfield by-election with nealry 25,000 votes - he promises "to lead by example from the front" and "focus on problem-solving…

Andy Burnham gained 24,927 votes - giving him a majority of 9,231. Reform's Robert Kenyon was a distant second with 15,696. Here's the results in full...

In the end, it was not even close. Andy Burnham has won the Makerfield by-election by a landslide, putting him firmly on course to be Britain’s next Prime Minister. The Mayor of…

There were no wild celebrations or champagne corks popping after the byelection because the result felt like the start of a whole new campaign

It’s all kicking off in Makerfield, where Andy Burnham has romped to victory in the by-election. Burnham, Labour’s newest MP – and the PM-in-waiting – was graceful enough to shake…

Andy Burnham won the Makerfield by-election, defeating Reform UK by more than 9,000 votes with nearly 55% of the vote.

Andy Burnham will now be prime minister after his victory in Makerfield. He will likely be as bad at the job as Keir Starmer

Keir Starmer’s position as UK prime minister is in peril after Burnham’s crushing victory over Reform UK

Andy Burnham used his victory speech after winning the Makerfield by-election to call for political change and national unity after being declared the constituency’s new MP.…

Seismic decisions loom for Labour as Andy Burnham secures a return to Westminster with a convincing by-election win that could spell the end of Keir Starmer's premiership

The former Greater Manchester mayor says this could be the ‘turning point’ for the country

Burnham wins Makerfield by-election, placing himself as a challenger to Starmer

Congratulations, @AndyBurnhamGM, Labour’s new MP for Makerfield.Voters chose Labour’s campaign of hope and optimism over division and hate.

The Manchester politician has bucked a trend of declining support for Labour – and political allies will be taking note

Makerfield result means we will likely have a new PM by September, and Britain will find out what Burnhamism really means

Andy Burnham outlined changes in the economy, industry and education ahead of a likely leadership challenge