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Polls close in Makerfield byelection as Andy Burnham eyes No 10

Politics The Guardian By Alexandra Topping Political correspondent 18 Jun 2026 21:00 1 min read
Polls close in Makerfield byelection as Andy Burnham eyes No 10

Labour’s Greater Manchester mayor predicted to beat Reform but Keir Starmer is unlikely to easily step aside Makerfield byelection – latest updates Polls have closed in Makerfield, Aberdeen South, and Arbroath and Broughty Ferry, with the result in the north-west of England constituency byelection poised to decide the future of UK politics. The population of Makerfield, a constituency sitting just outside Wigan, has found itself at the centre of the British political world in recent weeks afte

Labour’s Greater Manchester mayor predicted to beat Reform but Keir Starmer is unlikely to easily step aside

Makerfield byelection – latest updates

Polls have closed in Makerfield, Aberdeen South, and Arbroath and Broughty Ferry, with the result in the north-west of England constituency byelection poised to decide the future of UK politics.

The population of Makerfield, a constituency sitting just outside Wigan, has found itself at the centre of the British political world in recent weeks after Andy Burnham quit as mayor of Greater Manchester to contest the seat that he hoped would lead him not only to Westminster, but to the front door of 10 Downing Street.

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