Summary
Results coming in across Greater Manchester and eastern Cheshire
Labour win back Rochdale from George Galloway's Workers Party of Britain
Esther McVey narrowly re-elected in the traditionally safe Tory seat of Tatton
Lib Dems gain Hazel Grove from the Conservatives
Labour gains Bolton West and Leigh & Atherton from the Conservatives
Labour set to win a landslide victory, according to exit poll
Live Reporting
Written by Paul Burnell, Ewan Gawne & Jonny Humphries. Edited by Ian Shoesmith & Tom Mullen
Reform says it won't investigate by-election candidate over social media allegationspublished at 18:39 BST 21 May
Green Party candidate pulls out of by-electionpublished at 17:46 BST 21 May
17:46 BST 21 MayChris Kennedy withdraws from the contest hours after he was named as the Green Party's candidate.
Read MoreGreen Party selects nurse as Makerfield candidatepublished at 17:35 BST 21 May
17:35 BST 21 MayChris Kennedy was selected by local party members following a hustings.
Read MorePeople in Britain can't afford a good life, Burnham sayspublished at 13:23 BST 21 May
13:23 BST 21 MayAndy Burnham was speaking in a series of interviews with the candidates for the Makerfield by-election.
Read MoreMakerfield by-election contest date confirmedpublished at 08:12 BST 21 May
08:12 BST 21 MayThe by-election was triggered by the resignation of Labour MP Josh Simons who won the seat in 2024.
Read MoreTories announce Makerfield by-election candidatepublished at 20:28 BST 20 May
20:28 BST 20 MayFormer Wigan Mayor Michael Winstanley is named as the Conservative Party's candidate.
Read MoreAllegations about Reform candidate's posts are troubling, Labour sayspublished at 19:12 BST 20 May
19:12 BST 20 MayCampaigning organisation Searchlight claims Robert Kenyon was friends with a fascist campaigner on a now deleted Facebook page.
Read MoreReform announces candidate for Makerfield by-electionpublished at 14:07 BST 19 May
14:07 BST 19 MayReform UK has named plumber Robert Kenyon as its candidate in the Makerfield by-election.
Read MoreMonster Raving Loony Party throws hat into by-election ringpublished at 14:06 BST 19 May
14:06 BST 19 MayParty leader and co-founder Alan "Howlin" Laud Hope throws his white cowboy hat into the ring for the Makerfield by-election.
Read MoreBurnham confirmed as Labour candidate in Makerfieldpublished at 13:52 BST 19 May
13:52 BST 19 MayThe Labour Party formally announces Andy Burnham as its candidate to stand in the Makerfield by-election.
Read MoreRestore Britain announces by-election candidatepublished at 12:38 BST 18 May
12:38 BST 18 MayRestore Britain announces Rebecca Shepherd as its candidate for the Makerfield by-election.
Read More'I feel proud my walk-and-talk group is helping others'published at 07:35 BST 17 May
07:35 BST 17 MayLauren Murphy, 31, started the group after both her brother and best friend took their own lives.
Read MoreWill Makerfield decide the next PM?published at 19:48 BST 15 May
19:48 BST 15 MayCould a Makerfield by-election decide who the next Labour Prime Minister will be?
Read MoreWhat do Makerfield residents think of the Burnham-prompted by-election?published at 15:38 BST 15 May
15:38 BST 15 MayBBC Radio Manchester asked people in the constituency what they think of having a by-election
Read MoreWhy Andy Burnham has a second chance to be an MPpublished at 12:01 BST 15 May
12:01 BST 15 MayHow the political landscape changed since 25 January when NEC blocked Burnham's bid to Gorton and Denton MP.
Read MoreAnalysis: Andy Burnham's route back to Commons is clearer - but can he win in Makerfield?published at 11:47 BST 15 May
11:47 BST 15 MayThe Greater Manchester mayor faces a messy and bitter by-election battle with Reform UK.
Read MoreAngela Rayner: Cabinet comeback for one of Labour's biggest namespublished at 14:40 BST 14 May
14:40 BST 14 MayThe potential contender to replace Keir Starmer is now back in the cabinet under Andy Burnham.
Read MoreThe Salfordian origins of Coronation Streetpublished at 16:20 BST 21 April
16:20 BST 21 AprilThe soap's setting was based on a real street
Read MoreI was pressured into refusing a blood transfusion aged 11. The Jehovah's Witnesses' new policy changes nothingpublished at 06:17 BST 12 April
06:17 BST 12 AprilFormer followers say the organisation is still putting lives at risk, despite a policy update.
Read MoreRape suspect's DNA internet searches 'a coincidence'published at 17:33 GMT 27 March
17:33 GMT 27 MarchPaul Quinn, 51, denies committing the violent sexual attack that saw Andy Malkinson wrongly jailed.
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