Gorton and Denton by-election live: Polls close in pivotal three-way battle between Labour, Greens and Reform - Ballot boxes arrive as counting commences in Labour’s heartlands

Labour's Angeliki Stogia is facing off with Reform’s Matt Goodwin in the Gorton and Denton by-election, as well as the Green's Hannah Spencer in a race too close to call

A special election in England on Thursday has become a big test for Prime Minister Keir Starmer and his struggling Labour Party government

(Suzanne Plunkett/Pool Photo via AP) via Associated Press Labour has been installed as the bookies’ favourites to win the next general election after 18 months out in the cold. Keir Starmer’s party has been trailing in both the opinion polls and the betting odds for most of the prime minister’s time in office,

When you compare the Labour vote share in the 58 byelections held between 2010 and 2025 and the Labour vote in the previous general election in these constituencies. A good result for the party in a general election is likely to produce a fairly good result in a subsequent byelection.

Labour is braced for heavy losses and U-turn on postponing some council elections hasn’t helped the party’s prospects