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James O'Brien gives his verdict after the Greens beat Reform and Labour in by-election
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February 27, 2026
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9:06Now PlayingPlumber turned Green MP Hannah Spencer hailed her victory in the Gorton and Denton by-election and called out others for scapegoating communities.
The 34-year-old took one of Labour's safest seats, overturning their 13,000 majority and consigning Sir Kier Starmer's party into third place, behind Reform UK.
After a sometimes divisive month-long campaign, Ms Spencer took the seat with 14,980 votes, a majority of 4,402 over Reform's Matt Goodwin.
In her victory speech an emotional Ms Spencer said: "I didn't grow up wanting to be a politician. I am a plumber.
"I am no different to every single person here in this constituency. I work hard. That is what we do.
"Except things have changed a lot over the last few decades, because working hard used to get me something.
"It got you a house, a nice life, holidays, it got you somewhere.
"But now, working hard, what does that get you?"
"Because life has changed. Instead of working for a nice life, we're working to line the pockets of billionaires. We are being bled dry.
"People in their thousands told me, on the doorstep and at the ballot box, that what we are sick of is being let down and looked down on.
"That we are sick of our hard work making other people rich."
Ms Spencer also took aim at her election rivals.
She continued: "I won't accept this victory tonight without calling out politicians and divisive figures who constantly scapegoat and blame our communities for all the problems in society.
"My Muslim friends and neighbours are just like me, human.
Gorton & Denton by-election result in full:
Monster Raving Loony - Sir Oink A-Lot (159)
Advance UK - Nick Buckley (154)
Conservative - Charlotte Cadden (706)
Libertarian - Dan Clarke (47)
Reform - Matt Goodwin (10,578)
SDP - Sebastian Moore (46)
Rejoin EU - Joseph O'Meachair (98)
Liberal Democrats - Jackie Pearcey (653)
Green - Hannah Spencer (14,980)
Labour - Angeliki Stogia (9,364)
Communist League - Hugo Wills (29)
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