Summary

  • Results coming in across Greater Manchester and eastern Cheshire

  • Labour win back Rochdale from George Galloway's Workers Party of Britain

  • Esther McVey narrowly re-elected in the traditionally safe Tory seat of Tatton

  • Lib Dems gain Hazel Grove from the Conservatives

  • Labour gains Bolton West and Leigh & Atherton from the Conservatives

  • Labour set to win a landslide victory, according to exit poll

  • Live results and reaction from across the UK

  1. Watch: Andy Burnham delivers victory speechpublished at 07:52 BST 19 June

    Andy Burnham delivers his victory speech after Makerfiled by-election.

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  2. Burnham's emphatic win leaves Starmer and Labour MPs with big decision on leadershippublished at 07:46 BST 19 June

    The PM will see the stonking scale of Andy Burnham's victory - will it shift his outlook, his defiance, so frequently recently expressed?

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  3. Andy Burnham's win means change at the top for Greater Manchesterpublished at 07:27 BST 19 June

    Burnham victory in Makerfield means Greater Manchester must find a new regional mayor.

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  4. Voters want the PM gone - Reform UK's Ticepublished at 07:22 BST 19 June

    Reform's Richard Tice responds to the result of the Makerfield by-election.

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  5. Burnham's won, how long will Starmer carry on?published at 06:13 BST 19 June

    Andy Burnham's victory in the Makerfield by-election raises questions about Keir Starmer future as PM.

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  6. Sir John Curtice: Burnham's win against Reform represents remarkable personal successpublished at 05:46 BST 19 June

    Andy Burnham not only retained the share of the vote Labour won in the seat in 2024 but increased it.

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  7. Burnham says 'this is a final chance to change' in his victory speechpublished at 05:35 BST 19 June

    Labour's Andy Burnham wins the Makerfield by-election, paving the way for him to challenge Keir Starmer as Labour Party leader.

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  8. Burnham says his win in Makerfield by-election could be turning pointpublished at 05:10 BST 19 June

    The outgoing Greater Manchester mayor held off a challenge from Reform UK, behind by more than 9,000 votes.

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  9. Polls close in Makerfield by-electionpublished at 22:00 BST 18 June

    Fourteen candidates dream of becoming the Greater Manchester constituency's new MP.

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  10. It's All Signed (with Stewart Lee)published at 01:00 BST 18 June

    Stewart Lee joins Armando to look at the detail, or lack thereof in the US and Iran deal.

    What is a memorandum of understanding? Does the language of UFC apply to this deal? And are Shoreditch hipsters running Iran's social media campaign?

    It's by-election day, and while broadcast rules prevent us from discussing the events in Makerfield, there's no rule to stop us discussing the broadcasting rules themselves. Outgoing Ofcom chair Michael Grade has been vocal about the state of broadcast journalism in the UK, so we take a close look at his recent language.

    Elsewhere, we talk Ghibli Grandads, soiled underpants, and 'the Islington of the Mind'.

    Got a strong message for Armando? Email us at strongmessagehere@bbc.co.uk

    Sound editing: Chris Maclean Production Coordinator: Asha Osborne-Grinter Executive Producer: Richard Morris Recorded at The Sound Company

    Produced by Gwyn Rhys Davies. A BBC Studios production for Radio 4.

  11. Streeting is prepared to trigger leadership racepublished at 17:07 BST 17 June

    Wes Streeting has suggested he would be prepared to trigger a Labour leadership contest to replace Sir Keir Starmer as prime minister as early as next week.

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  12. Makerfield candidate aims to put Climate Party on political mappublished at 06:11 BST 15 June

    Ed Gemmell is standing in Thursday's poll which could see Andy Burnham back as an MP.

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  13. What matters to young voters in Makerfield?published at 07:13 BST 14 June

    Some first-time voters in Makerfield explain what matters to them as they prepare to head to the polls.

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  14. How do locals feel about the Makerfield by-election?published at 06:13 BST 11 June

    How do local people feel about the Makerfield by-election?

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  15. Facing a seismic by-election, the people of Makerfield tell us what matters to thempublished at 05:19 BST 11 June

    In conversations with residents, business owners and campaigners in Makerfield, the BBC found a mixed mood.

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  16. Mayoral election date set for if Burnham wins Makerfieldpublished at 17:53 BST 9 June

    Should he win, Andy Burnham has said he would seek to enter any potential Labour leadership contest.

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  17. 'Feral youths' still a problem in by-election battlegroundpublished at 06:03 BST 9 June

    People living and working in Ashton-in-Makerfield say youth antisocial behaviour is still a problem.

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  18. All the key points from the Makerfield by-election debatepublished at 20:55 BST 8 June

    Candidates debate immigration antisocial behaviour, local identity, the cost of living and Wigan delicacies.

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  19. Makerfield by-election candidates' short manifestospublished at 13:31 BST 8 June

    The candidates in Makerfield lay out their visions for the constituency ahead of the by-election.

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  20. Young people team up with Lottery Winners to write hometown anthempublished at 07:30 BST 6 June

    Young people in Leigh team up with the indie chart-toppers to write a song championing their hometown.

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