UK Labour party loses parliamentary seat to left-wing GreensLeft-wing Greens beat the Britain's ruling Labour party in crunch local polls. Labour also finished behind the hard-right Reform UK party in the by-election for the parliamentary seat of Gorton and Denton in Manchester, as the country’s traditional two-party system fractures. Reform candidate Matt Goodwin, a 44-year-old political scientist registered some 10,500 votes, while Labour won just over 9,300. Anti-immigration Reform UK, led by Nigel Farage, have led national surveys for over a year. Labour's candidate, Angeliki Stogia, was selected to run after the party's ruling body blocked the candidacy of popular Manchester mayor Andy Burnham.

Source: Bangkok Post February 27, 2026 16:36 UTC