Green Party wins Gorton and Denton by-election | BBC News
February 27, 2026
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as posted by the channelThe Green Party's Hannah Spencer has won the Gorton and Denton by-election, with 14,980 votes.
Spencer, a plumber by trade, beat Reform UK’s Matt Goodwin with 10,578 votes, and Labour’s Angeliki Stogia with 9,364 votes.
"Life has changed. Instead of working for a nice life, we're working to line the pockets of billionaires. We are being bled dry," Spencer said in her speech after the win.
The Greater Manchester constituency had long been considered a safe Labour seat, with the vote triggered by the resignation of former Labour MP Andrew Gwynne in January due to ill health.
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