Polls open in Greater Manchester mayoral byelection overshadowed by new PM and Farage’s antics
Polling gives Bev Craig, the Labour leader of Manchester city council, a 20 percentage point lead over the Reform candidate. Photograph: Christopher Thomond/The GuardianView image in fullscreenPolling gives Bev Craig, the Labour leader of Manchester city council, a 20 percentage point lead over the Reform candidate. Most of the 1,000-voter survey was carried out before Burnham became prime minister.
- ▪Polling gives Bev Craig, the Labour leader of Manchester city council, a 20 percentage point lead over the Reform candidate.
- ▪Photograph: Christopher Thomond/The GuardianView image in fullscreenPolling gives Bev Craig, the Labour leader of Manchester city council, a 20 percentage point lead over the Reform candidate.
- ▪Most of the 1,000-voter survey was carried out before Burnham became prime minister.
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Polling gives Bev Craig, the Labour leader of Manchester city council, a 20 percentage point lead over the Reform candidate. Photograph: Christopher Thomond/The GuardianView image in fullscreenPolling gives Bev Craig, the Labour leader of Manchester city council, a 20 percentage point lead over the Reform candidate. Photograph: Christopher Thomond/The GuardianGreater Manchester mayoralty byelection 2026AnalysisPolls open in Greater Manchester mayoral byelection overshadowed by new PM and Farage’s anticsJosh Halliday North of England editorLabour’s Bev Craig expected to win contest that lost column inches to Andy Burnham’s ascent and Reform UK leader’s self-imposed Clacton voteThu 30 Jul 2026 02.00 EDTShareVoting has begun in the biggest byelection in British political history, with more…
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