Labour’s Andy Burnham’s special election win could spell doom for Starmer as prime minister
Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham won a special election in the United Kingdom on Thursday. The Labour Party candidate defeated Rob Kenyon of the Reform U.K. party to return to Parliament in the seat for Makerfield, a small area in Greater Manchester county in northwest England. He received 24,927 votes to Kenyon’s 15,696, earning 54.8% of all votes.
TL;DR
- Andy Burnham won a special election in the UK for the Makerfield seat.
- He is the Labour Party candidate and Mayor of Greater Manchester.
- Burnham defeated Rob Kenyon of the Reform U.K. party.
- Burnham received 54.8% of the total votes cast.
- His victory speech suggested potential future political ambitions and a possible challenge to Prime Minister Keir Starmer.