Andy Burnham gained 24,927 votes – giving him a majority of 9,231. Reform’s Robert Kenyon was a distant second with 15,696. Here’s the results in full…Andy Burnham has warned that this is Labour’s final opportunity to deliver change – and there will be “no second chance”.
(Image: Getty)Andy Burnham will be returning to Westminster as a Labour MP on Monday after his landslide win at the Makerfield by-election.His victory opens up the opportunity for him to challenge Sir Keir Starmer for the leadership of the Labour Party, something he has previously said he will do. Burnham himself has said his victory is a “turning point” and that it “will bring about a country that works fairly for everywhere and for everybody”.In his victory speech he said: “I promise to lead by example from the front. I will focus on problem-solving rather than point-scoring, and I will work hard after this by-election to heal the divisions of this campaign and let it be really understood that I will be your MP, however you voted.”Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham grins as he arrives in Wigan(Image: Victoria Jones/Shutterstock)Andy Burnham gained 24,927 votes – giving him a majority of 9,231. Reform’s Robert Kenyon was a distant second with 15,696. Here’s the results in full…Andy Burnham (Lab) 24,937 (54.82%, +9.62%)Rob Kenyon (Reform) 15,696 (34.51%, +2.71%Rebecca Shepherd (Restore) 3,111 (6.84%)Michael Winstanley (C) 997 (2.19%, -8.68%)Sarah Wakefield (Green) 308 (0.68%, -3.73%)Jake Austin (LD) 163 (0.36%, -6.43%)Count Binface (Binface) 95 (0.21%)Howling Laud Hope (Loony) 45 (0.10%)John Dyer (Ind) 37 (0.08%)Peter Ward (Rejoin) 35 (0.08%)Dan Clarke (Libertarian) 18 (0.04%)Ed Gemmell (Climate) 18 (0.04%)Robert Pownall (Ind) 18 (0.04%)Paul Gould (Ind) 8 (0.02%)Lab maj 9,241 (20.32%)3.45% swing Reform to LabElectorate 77,478; Turnout 45,486 (58.71%, +6.31%)2024: Lab maj 5,399 (13.41%) – Turnout 40,263 (52.40%)Simons (Lab) 18,202 (45.21%); Kenyon (Reform) 12,803 (31.80%);Finkelstein (C) 4,379 (10.88%); Skipworth (LD) 2,735 (6.79%); Deery(Green) 1,776 (4.41%); Bryer (Eng Dem) 368 (0.91%)Follow our live blog for the latest politics news by clicking here.
