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 results and reaction from across the UK

  1. MP responds after printers admit leaflet errorpublished at 12:28 GMT 8 February

    Reform sent out a letter designed to look as if it was handwritten by a local resident.

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  2. 'I love giving my pocket money away to strangers'published at 06:17 GMT 5 February

    Rowan, 8, uses his pocket money to help others and he wants other people his age to do the same.

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  3. Libertarian Party announces by-election candidatepublished at 16:14 GMT 4 February

    Dan Clarke says he wants to "roll back" the power of the state, which he feels has been "overreached".

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  4. Monster Raving Loony Party's by-election candidatepublished at 13:58 GMT 4 February

    The Monster Raving Loony Party says Sir Oink-a-Lot will "bring home the bacon" in Gorton and Denton.

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  5. New party Advance UK unveils by-election candidatepublished at 13:19 GMT 4 February

    Author Nick Buckley, 47, says he wants to clamp down on knife crime and anti-social behaviour.

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  6. Communist League announces by-election candidate published at 20:47 GMT 3 February

    Hugo Wils says he launched his campaign while standing on the Birmingham refuse workers' picket line.

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  7. Four held in £3m illegal TV streaming raidspublished at 11:37 GMT 3 February

    The raids, across Greater Manchester and Lancashire, uncovered 10 servers and equipment worth £750,000.

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  8. Workers Party of Britain not contesting by-electionpublished at 07:34 GMT 2 February

    The party, led by George Galloway, says it will not choose a candidate for the Gorton and Denton seat.

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  9. Charlotte Cadden chosen as Tory by-election candidatepublished at 17:40 GMT 1 February

    The retired detective says she wants "a proper inquiry on grooming gangs" and "to get rid of carbon tax".

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  10. Labour pick Angeliki Stogia for Gorton by-electionpublished at 18:32 GMT 31 January

    The councillor was chosen after Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham was blocked from standing.

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  11. Rejoin EU choose Joseph O'Meachair for by-electionpublished at 16:13 GMT 31 January

    The party was formed in 2020 to “offer voters a clear pro-EU alternative" after Brexit.

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  12. Greens name Gorton and Denton by-election pickpublished at 16:00 GMT 30 January

    The Green Party's leader on Trafford Council has also worked as a plumber since she was 16.

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  13. Social Democratic Party names by-election candidate published at 12:44 GMT 30 January

    Sebastian Moore, the SDP’s north west chair, is the party's choice for the Gorton and Denton by-election.

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  14. Lib Dems name Gorton and Denton by-election choicepublished at 10:20 GMT 30 January

    Local activist Jackie Pearcey is the Liberal Democrats' candidate for the Greater Manchester seat.

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  15. Labour blocking my MP bid was hard to take, says Burnhampublished at 12:16 GMT 29 January

    The Greater Manchester mayor said he would be campaigning in support of Labour in Gorton and Denton.

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  16. 'I was defending Greater Manchester with MP bid'published at 11:43 GMT 29 January

    Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham says he felt in "a better position than anyone" to fight Reform.

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  17. Arrest after woman, 95, tied-up and threatenedpublished at 21:36 GMT 28 January

    An 80-year-old man has been arrested after the woman was threatened at her home in Salford.

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  18. King's estate conundrum over future of waste site published at 20:56 GMT 28 January

    The land in Bickershaw, Wigan, is partially-owned by the King's estate, it has emerged.

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  19. Powell wants Labour to unite ahead of by-electionpublished at 19:44 GMT 27 January

    Labour's deputy leader wants party members to be "one team" before the Gorton and Denton by-election.

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  20. Workers Party of Britain to choose from four candidates for by-electionpublished at 19:11 GMT 27 January

    Party leader George Galloway and councillor Shahbaz Sarwar are among those being considered.

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