What time is the Makerfield by-election result announced and is there an exit poll? - Everything you need to know about the high-stakes vote that could determine the UK’s next prime minister ...

Labour's Andy Burnham won a significant majority at the Makerfield by-election - 55% of the vote - paving the way for him to challenge the prime minister.

Watch as presenter Joe McGrath brings reaction to and analysis of the Makerfield by-election result.

Candidates are making their final pitch for votes in the Makerfield by-election in a contest that could determine who becomes the next prime minister.

Burnham latest: Makerfield MP vows to ‘lift Britain back up’ with radical 10-year plan to raise living standards - The former ...

Left-leaning voters more willing to back Andy Burnham than Restore supporters are to vote Reform ...

Who are the Makerfield candidates and why is the by-election so important? - Polls suggest it will be a tight race between Labour candidate Andy Burnham and Reform UK’s Robert Kenyon ...

Andy Burnham, a British Labour lifer, is expected to challenge Sir Keir Starmer for the country's top job after re-entering the House of Commons via a by-election.

From the proportion of votes secured by Restore Britain, to the percentage point difference in Reform UK’s fortunes, here are the takeaways ...

Makerfield votes are being counted overnight with the result set to land squarely on the desk of a Prime Minister already fighting for his political life.

Reform entered Makerfield expecting a breakthrough. Instead, a crushing defeat exposed the party’s vulnerabilities. Harriet ...

Voters in Makerfield go to the polls today in an by-election that could change history. Labour candidate Andy Burnham is set to tell Sir Keir Starmer to resign in a planned meeting over the weekend, ...