Andy Burnham wins big in Makerfield (opens in new tab)

Andy Burnham has won the Makerfield by-election by a large margin. The Greater Manchester mayor won over half the vote on 54.8 per cent with 24,937 votes. His nearest rival, Reform’s Robert Kenyon, got 15,696 votes, leaving Burnham with a majority of 9,231. Burnham won by a bigger majority than Labour managed here in its …