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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Helen Pidd North of England editor

Labour easily holds on to Stretford and Urmston in byelection

Labour candidate Andrew Western is greeted by party activists
Labour candidate Andrew Western comfortably won the Stretford and Urmston byelection. Photograph: Danny Lawson/PA

Labour has retained the Greater Manchester constituency of Stretford and Urmston in a byelection called after the sitting Labour MP quit to become Andy Burnham’s mayoral deputy.

Andrew Western, Labour’s candidate, won by a majority of 9,906. The Conservatives trailed in distant second, winning 15.9% of votes to Labour’s 69.6%.

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