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Andy Burnham
Greater Manchester Mayor and Labour leadership frontrunner targeting Makerfield by-election.
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#1213 Jul
Secured 349 MP nominations, becoming uncontested Labour leader
UK Local Elections 2026: Burnham takes No 10 without a ballot#127 Jul
Councils' body turns on the timetable
UK Local Elections 2026#117 Jul
Told Scottish Labour MPs he would not grant a Section 30 order
UK Local Elections 2026: Burnham rules out a Scottish vote#113 Jul
Emerged as the only serious contender for the Labour leadership
UK Local Elections 2026: 81 MPs decide: coronation or ballot#1129 Jun
Pitched 'No. 10 North' as a second prime ministerial base in Manchester
UK Local Elections 2026: Burnham pitches a 'No. 10 North'#1118 Jun
Won the Makerfield by-election with a 9,231-vote majority
UK Local Elections 2026: Burnham storms back to win Makerfield#1022 May
Polled 43% on named ballot, 14 points ahead of where Labour sits on a generic ballot in Makerfield
UK Local Elections 2026: Right split may hand Burnham Makerfield#915 May
Approved as Labour candidate for Makerfield by-election by NEC on 15 May
UK Local Elections 2026: Labour NEC clears Burnham for Makerfield run#814 May
Named as prospective Makerfield by-election candidate to qualify for Labour leadership contest
UK Local Elections 2026: Josh Simons quits Makerfield for Burnham#814 May
96 v 103: PLP split, no trigger
UK Local Elections 2026#812 May
Mentioned in: Eight resign in two days on Starmer
UK Local Elections 2026#89 May