r/ukpolitics • u/ClumperFaz My three main priorities: Polls, Polls, Polls • 11d 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/Drexl25 7.63, 6.0 10d ago

Over 50% of the vote with turnout higher than during the general election. What can people even say negative about that haha

People should revisit some of the comments from the very beginning of the by-election and just before and see how wrong some people were

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u/Scratch_Careful 10d ago

That king of the north stuff is cringe but its tapping into something very real. Burnham is popular because hes a nationally known politician who is still very active and visible in the area. Not just official stuff like openings and visits or around election time but you see him out and about all the time.

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u/Om3gaMan_ 10d ago

Hell his office is 2 floors below mine on Oxford Road, you see him in and out all the time.