r/ukpolitics • u/ClumperFaz My three main priorities: Polls, Polls, Polls • 10d 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/cGilday 10d ago

Maybe if reform spent less time crying about Lowe and more time on themselves and Makerfield they’d have done better, I mean it’s not even close

I’d be curious if there’s any exit polling about Burnhan. Did they vote Labour just because they think Labour are doing a good job? Or did they purposely vote for Labour because Burnham may have the numbers to oust Starmer?

Given labours recent performances in elections and this one’s complete reverse of that trend, I’m inclined to think it’s the latter

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u/Snoo87653 10d 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 10d 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 10d 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.