Makerfield voters decide Burnham’s path to challenge Starmer (opens in new tab)

Voters in Makerfield, northwest England, are choosing a new member of Parliament on Thursday in a by-election that could give Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham a seat in the House of Commons and a platform to challenge Prime Minister Keir Starmer for Labour’s leadership. Burnham, Labour’s candidate, faces Reform UK’s Robert Kenyon in a contest widely described as a Labour-Reform race; results are expected early Friday. About 75,000 people are eligible to vote in the constituency near Manc...