Labour Wins Gorton and Denton byelection

The Labour party has selected​ its ‍candidate‍ to fight the Gorton and Denton byelection.

Angeliki Stogia, a Manchester city ⁣councillor, was chosen ‌to fight​ the seat after a hustings​ event and vote by local members at the Jain community center in Levenshulme in the south of ‍the constituency.

Stogia ‌beat Eamonn O’Brien, the⁤ leader of Bury council in Greater Manchester, who had been said to be the favorite of⁢ No⁤ 10. Labour insiders said the contest was⁣ closely fought, but ⁤Stogia was seen⁤ as the ⁤more local‍ candidate which, gave her ⁢the edge. She is a ward councillor in nearby Whalley Range, also ⁣in south Manchester.

“I’m absolutely thrilled that my good⁤ friend Angeliki Stogia has been selected as LabourS candidate today,” ‌Labour’s deputy leader, Lucy Powell, said. “She’s a local⁣ girl, she’s Mancunian, she’s up⁢ for it.

“She’s been‍ delivering for peopel in this area for a long time,⁣ and⁢ that’s what ‍we’re going ⁤to⁤ be going out on the‌ doorsteps to say to people.”

Stogia ⁣said she ‌was “absolutely thrilled and excited” to have been chosen as‌ Labour’s ⁢candidate. “I ⁤am a proud Mancunian woman,” she said.

“I have walked the ⁤streets ⁢of this constituency. This is about manchester.⁢ Manchester ‍is a city united, we are rejecting division.I am‌ so looking forward ​to going out of the doorstep and winning this for Labour.

“I⁢ am so excited that I ‌got selected,and I am raring to go,” she added.”We’ve got a right fight on our⁢ hands,‌ but we’ve got​ the people‍ with us, ​and we ​will win this.”

the byelection was ⁤triggered by the resignation of the former ⁤Labour MP ‌Andrew Gwynne because of ⁢ill health.

Gwynne remains under a parliamentary standards ⁣inquiry into ⁣a scandal involving ‌a WhatsApp group – called Trigger me Timbers – that shared inflammatory ‍comments about constituents,local party⁤ members⁣ and other MPs,which led to him being suspended by Labour.

Labour is facing competition in ⁢the seat from⁢ Reform,which has picked​ Matthew Goodwin,a former academic ‍who is now a‌ hard-ri

Labour and the Green Party ⁢Compete for ⁢Progressive​ Voters

The UK Labour Party is actively competing‌ with the Green⁣ Party for progressive ⁢votes,while simultaneously positioning itself as the primary opposition to Nigel Farage’s Reform ​Party,according to statements made on January‌ 31,2026.

Labour⁤ has explicitly framed the upcoming election as a contest between itself and‍ Reform,but recognizes‌ the Green Party as a significant ‍competitor for⁣ voters on the ⁣left. Both parties are‌ vying ‌to be seen as the​ most viable choice to reform.

Green Party​ leader, Zack Polanski, campaigned in ⁤Levenshulme on Saturday, January 31,‍ 2026, with his activists. ‍ He posted on Facebook ⁢stating,‌ “What a turning point we⁢ can ‌make happen for our country!”

Labour’s campaign manager, Luke ⁣Powell, criticized the Green Party’s local ⁢presence, stating⁢ they have “no councillors in⁤ this constituency at all” and “no real base here at all.”