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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Albert Toth

Makerfield by-election – in numbers: How Andy Burnham stormed to victory in the decisive contest

Andy Burnham has secured a historic victory in the Makerfield by-election, paving the way for him to return to Westminster and challenge Sir Keir Starmer for the Labour leadership.

Labour’s newest MP secured more than half of the vote and almost 10,000 more votes than Reform UK candidate Robert Kenyon.

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