[Oboogie]

Hannah Spencer (Green Party): 14,980 votes
Matt Goodwin (Reform UK): 10,578 votes
Angeliki Stogia (Labour Party): 9,364 votes

[mattomac]

Very poor by Labour…

Though at least Goodwin didn’t win that kind of person needs locking up not being given a seat in parliament.

[Boiler]

I think I shall stay away from the media today.

It will be unbearable.

[mattomac]

Have to say if they had lost Runcorn as well it wouldn’t look particularly amazing. There seems to a ceiling for Reform.

[Dalem Lake]

I'm not bothered so long as Goodwin didn't get in. He blamed his loss on "a coalition of Islamists and woke progressives that came together to dominate the constituency"

[Boiler]

My contact on the ground reckoned that is how Denton would have voted: Gorton being the Reform stronghold.

Ultimately, it's a typical by-election protest vote.

[mattomac]

Seems to be mostly Tory vote, I actually wasn’t aware it was such a small majority. It’s more typical of those outlying seats such as Leigh.

Greens cut evidently massive amounts of the Labour vote it has to be a concern and the saddest thing is I can’t see it getting better. As evidently the country is.

It does hurt the PR argument somewhat mind.

[Andy McDandy]

Goodwin making noises about strife on the way unless his people are allowed to waltz in. Cunt.

[Youngian]

Farage has chipped in with a racist conspiracy about family voting.
John Curtice reckons it’s the worst Conservative Party performance in a by-election ever. A barely noticed fun factoid.

[AOB]

Get down to Wrens today, Nige. Replace that kitchen sink you wasted, throwing it at this.

If these couldn't win a by-election, he's not going to be PM after a GE when voters play it safe and stick with what they know.