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Labour lost white working-class voters to Greens in Gorton and Denton, party analysis finds
UK NewsPolitics•March 24, 2026 at 4:40 PMNational

Labour lost white working-class voters to Greens in Gorton and Denton, party analysis finds

By Jessica Elgot Deputy political editor•The Guardian - UK News

Lucy Powell says byelection showed people need a ‘reason’ to vote Labour, as senior figures consider change in strategyLabour lost significant numbers of white working-class voters to the Greens in Gorton and Denton, the party’s postmortem has concluded, after it came third in the Greater Manchester byelection last month.The Greens won the byelection, with Reform in second place. Continue reading...

Lucy Powell says byelection showed people need a ‘reason’ to vote Labour, as senior figures consider change in strategy

Labour lost significant numbers of white working-class voters to the Greens in Gorton and Denton, the party’s postmortem has concluded, after it came third in the Greater Manchester byelection last month.

The Greens won the byelection, with Reform in second place.

Continue reading...

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