Greens Take Gorton and Denton as Labour Falls to Third in By‑Election Upset

Overview

• Green candidate Hannah Spencer won with 40.7% of the vote, ahead of Reform UK on 28.7% and Labour on 25.4%.
• The by-election was triggered by the resignation of the sitting MP for health reasons.
• Gorton and Denton is a long-held Labour seat where the party took just over half the vote at the 2024 general election.
• The Greens now hold five seats in the House of Commons, including their first single-seat victory in northern England.
• Polling experts said the outcome underscores growing voter volatility and a fragmenting two-party system, intensifying scrutiny of Labour’s direction under Starmer.