27/02/2026 03:19
The Guardian
Turnout in Gorton and Denton byelection over 47%, with 36,903 verified votes cast as Greens, Reform and Labour contest the seatWhile byelections tend to see lower turnouts than general elections, 47.62% voted on Thursday, only marginally less than the 47.8% who voted in 2024. The difference of just -0.2% makes it the closest byelection turnout to a general election turnout this century. When Labour deputy leader Lucy Powell was elected to neighbouring Manchester Central in 2012, the turnout of 18.2% was the lowest since the second world war. But in Gorton and Denton the tightly fought race, and the presence of Reform, as well as strong on-the-ground operations from all three parties, saw this byelection buck the trend.Labour’s deputy leader, Lucy Powell, appears to have conceded defeat at the count in Manchester Central convention complex.There is a big majority in this constituency that hasn’t voted for Reform and on the day the Greens have managed to win that argument that they were the best placed to do that. I’m not sure whether that would totally translate to a general election – we will have to see.People want to see the Labour party, the Labour government, shouting more loudly about our values, about our story ... and how we’re trying to change people’s lives for the better and they want to reject the policies of Reform, which they are going to resoundingly do in this byelection result this evening. Continue reading...
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