Moment Labour’s Bev Craig declared winner of the Greater Manchester mayoral by-election

Greater Manchester will have a new mayor after Labour's Bev Craig won the mayoral election, succeeding Andy Burnham.

Ms Craig secured 47.15 per cent of first-preference votes, falling just short of the 50 per cent needed to win outright under the Supplementary Vote system. Her closest rival, Reform’s Ms Astley, received 20.99 per cent.