LONDON DAILY ARCHIVE

0Andy Burnham Wins Makerfield By-Election and Emerges as Main Challenger to Keir Starmer

Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham won the Makerfield parliamentary by-election with 55% of the vote, elevating him as the leading contender to succeed Prime Minister Keir Starmer as Labour leader and setting up an immediate contest over the party's future direction.

19 June 2026 · 07:44 UTC