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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Christopher McKeon

FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Polls open in gorton and denton by election that could decide pm s future - The Untold Story

People arrive to cast their vote at a polling station in St Agnes Primary School, Levenshulme in the Gorton and Denton by-election (Peter Byrne/PA) - (PA Wire)

Polling stations have opened in a crucial by-election which is set to provide a major test of Sir Keir Starmer’s leadership.

Labour won Gorton and Denton in 2024 with more than half the vote but polling suggests the party’s candidate Angeliki Stogia faces a tight three-way contest with Reform UK’s Matt Goodwin and the Greens’ Hannah Spencer.

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