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Embarrassing defeat for U.K.'s Starmer as Greens seize Labour stronghold
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Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s Labour Party suffered an embarrassing election defeat on Friday (February 27, 2026) in an area of Greater Manchester that it had dominated for almost a century, a loss that underscores the breakdown of Britain’s two-party politics.
The loss of one of Labour's safest seats, in the biggest electoral test in almost a year, puts further pressure on Mr. Starmer to prove that he should keep his job following weeks of political turmoil and calls for him to resign.
The left-wing Green Party's Hannah Spencer won the contest for the vacant parliamentary seat of Gorton and Denton, with Nigel Farage's anti-immigration Reform U.K. party coming second, and Labour pushed into third place.
The result was "clearly disappointing", said Labour party chair Anna Turley.
Mr. Starmer had staked his personal authority on Labour winning the seat by blocking one of his rivals, the popular Manchester mayor Andy Burnham, from standing, and by visiting the constituency this week when British leaders normally avoid campaigning in local areas if they risk losing.
The defeat comes after Mr. Starmer faced the most dangerous moment of his premiership this month when some of his lawmakers said he should resign over his decision to appoint Labour veteran Peter Mandelson as ambassador to Washington, despite his links to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Labour won just over half the vote in Gorton and Denton at the last general election in 2024. But Mr. Starmer's unpopularity, sluggish economic growth and a series of scandals and policy U-turns contributed to a deep fall in the party's support.
The Green Party won 40.7% of the vote on Friday (February 27, 2026) in an election triggered when a Member of Parliament resigned for health reasons. Nigel Farage's Reform Party came second with 28.7% of the votes and Labour finished third with 25.4%.
Mr. Starmer was unlikely to face an immediate threat to his position if he lost, Labour lawmakers said before the vote.
But he could be challenged after May elections, they added, when Labour is expected to fare badly in local and regional polls, including for the Parliaments in Wales and Scotland.
It was the first time the Green Party, which supports leaving NATO and legalising recreational drugs, had won a one-off election for a seat in parliament or one in the north of England.
That takes the party's total number of seats in the House of Commons to five out of 650.
Published - February 27, 2026 12:54 pm IST
World / United Kingdom
Source: TheHindu
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