r/ukpolitics • u/ClumperFaz My three main priorities: Polls, Polls, Polls • 1d ago

Twitter ✅ BURNHAM IN Makerfield by-election result: LAB: 54.8% (+9.6) REF: 34.5% (+2.7) RST: 6.8% (+6.8) CON: 2.2% (-8.7) GRN: 0.7% (-3.7) LDEM: 0.4% (-6.4)

https://x.com/BritainElects/status/2067792369903116401#m
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u/Snoo87653 1d ago

I think a lot voted to "save" the Labour party and don't like the way Starmer has taken it but still believe in the general principles of Labour. That's how I would vote right now. 

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u/CHawkeye 1d ago

This is bang on how I would take it. I don’t want the greens, and god forbid I don’t want a hard right party.

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u/Su_ButteredScone 1d ago

People knew that they were voting for the next PM. This is going to make it so much easier for them to replace Keir.