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19 resultsfor “recent election results in Makerfield”

Politics

Andy Burnham will push to become PM before Labour conference, allies say

Makerfield, compared with Labour with another candidate attracting 27% versus 53% for Reform. The results were extrapolated using modelling from official election results, census data and survey data from the recent

The Guardian WorldMay 15
Politics

Britain faces weeks of leadership limbo in slow-motion coup against Starmer

results of the recent local elections are not fully comparable due to slightly different constituency boundaries, Reform won 50 percent of the vote share, with Labour at 27 percent, the Greens at 10 percent, Conservatives

Al Jazeera EnglishMay 18
Politics

Andy Burnham to make bid to return to Commons as pressure mounts on Starmer

recent council elections in the area. Burnham was previously blocked by Labour's ruling National Executive Committee (NEC) from contesting the Gorton and Denton by-election in February, which Labour lost to the Green Party

BBC NewsMay 14
Politics

Poll: Voter cynicism remains a potent threat to incumbents across the globe

recent years. In Germany, Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s Social Democratic Party had its [worst result in a national election in several decades](https://www.politico.eu/article/conservatives-finish-first-germany-eu-election-early-projection-cdu-csu/), and Canada’s [Justin Trudeau stepped down](https://www.politico.com/news/2025/01/06/canadas-parliament-to-shut-down-until-march-24-00196638)

POLITICO PoliticsJun 11
Politics

Why UK’s Makerfield by-election matters far beyond one parliamentary seat

Makerfield? Despite winning the 2024 general election in a landslide, Labour’s popularity has tanked over the past two years as support for the far-right, anti-immigration Reform UK has soared. In council elections

Al Jazeera English11h ago
Politics

Burnham cleared to run for selection in pivotal by-election

election results. Nearly 90 Labour MPs have urged Sir Keir to go and five ministers have resigned but a leadership race cannot be triggered until someone, with the backing of 81 Labour MPs, formally challenges

BBC NewsMay 15
Politics

Starmer says he will campaign for Burnham in Makerfield

election results that saw Labour lose power in Wales and almost 1,500 council seats in England. Sir Keir has insisted he will not "walk away" from Downing Street and has sought to seize control

BBC NewsMay 21
Politics

Labour leadership talk ‘froth and nonsense’, says senior minister – UK politics live

results. “He was very clear with the cabinet on Tuesday, that if people want to challenge him there is a process for doing that, there is a way to trigger a leadership contest,” Nandy said

The Guardian WorldMay 17
Politics

Burnham’s momentum builds in Makerfield as byelection nears

Makerfield this week. Photograph: Temilade Adelaja/Reuters The result is a dominant turquoise presence along many of the major arteries, though there are competing navy boards of Restore on many of the streets. On one digital

The Guardian WorldJun 11
Politics

Andy Burnham: 'King of the North' with eyes on the top job

results. The only problem? He's not an MP - a requirement to stand as Labour leader. In January, he was knocked back by Labour's ruling national executive committee (NEC) when he sought to stand

BBC NewsMay 14
Politics

Labour has 'no coherent plan' for country, says Blair

election results earlier this month and five ministerial resignations, with a leadership challenge widely expected. Sir Tony said the government's "principal problem" was not "Keir's personality" or "a failure to communicate 'our achievements

BBC NewsMay 26
Politics

Labour leadership jostling puts Brexit back under political spotlight

Makerfield during the local elections because the ward boundaries do not fully align with the constituency boundaries. But roughly, Reform pulled in 50% of the vote share, with Labour at 27%, the Greens

BBC NewsMay 17
Politics

Mail on Sunday attacks Restore as split right creates headache for UK papers

Makerfield](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/4e74fe19762193eec28dfaf5396dc1495ae3947f/445_0_3751_3002/master/3751.jpg?width=445&dpr=1&s=none&crop=none) Reform believes the emergence of Restore could help push the Mail towards it. Photograph: Adam Vaughan/EPA While there has been a widespread perception that the Telegraph’s politics have drifted further

The Guardian WorldYesterday
Politics

Burnham says he would seek to enter any Labour leadership contest

results last month. No formal challenge has been launched against him. Sir Keir also said he would not "walk away" from Downing Street despite suffering ministerial resignations, [most notably from former Health Secretary Wes Streeting

BBC NewsJun 4
Politics

How team Burnham finally cleared the first of many hurdles on route to Westminster

results in the local election, could “unlock that route back”. The confidence of hindsight, however, masks what has been a fraught week for team Burnham. As the guessing game of who would give up their

The Guardian WorldMay 15
Politics

‘An hour of abuse thrown at me’: Jeremy Corbyn on being the target of a Labour coup

result, folded it and put it in his draw, he recalled. He was not going to budge. But it was difficult, Corbyn admitted, not to take such a show of rejection personally. “It is [overwhelming

The Guardian WorldMay 16
Politics

The small-town voters deciding the UK’s future are demanding change, our focus group found

result. Tom, a father who is planning to vote Reform, said Labour had always claimed to stand for working-class people — but with the cost of daily essentials now punishingly high for everyone

POLITICO PoliticsJun 12
Politics

Thursday briefing: What would it take for streets to be safe for all?

Makerfield byelection, the Guardian understands. 3. ***Belfast*** | Elon Musk’s X will [face no action](https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jun/10/elon-musk-x-not-face-action-uk-government-posts-inciting-violence-belfast) to remove a mass of posts inciting violence in Northern Ireland for at least two months, despite

The Guardian WorldJun 11
Politics

‘Why are we even doing this?’ The week that left Britain’s PM looking like an interim leader

Makerfield, a constituency on the edge of Wigan where Reform UK is bullish about its chances and where the Greens are also [likely to campaign hard](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/15/greens-properly-contest-byelection-makerfield-burnham). Those around the prime minister insist

The Guardian WorldMay 16