‘Hugely significant’: biggest ever byelection will test nation’s mood – and Burnham’s credentials
Bev Craig, the leader of Manchester city council, is running for mayor in the byelection on 30 July. Photograph: Christopher Thomond/The GuardianView image in fullscreenBev Craig, the leader of Manchester city council, is running for mayor in the byelection on 30 July. Even with a turnout of about 30%, the verdict of more than 600,000 voters will help answer some of the most fundamental questions facing each of the main parties.Will Keir Starmer’s resignation resurrect Labour from the doldrums of the May elections?
- ▪Bev Craig, the leader of Manchester city council, is running for mayor in the byelection on 30 July.
- ▪Photograph: Christopher Thomond/The GuardianView image in fullscreenBev Craig, the leader of Manchester city council, is running for mayor in the byelection on 30 July.
- ▪Even with a turnout of about 30%, the verdict of more than 600,000 voters will help answer some of the most fundamental questions facing each of the main parties.Will Keir Starmer’s resignation resurrect Labour from the doldrums of the May
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Bev Craig, the leader of Manchester city council, is running for mayor in the byelection on 30 July. Photograph: Christopher Thomond/The GuardianView image in fullscreenBev Craig, the leader of Manchester city council, is running for mayor in the byelection on 30 July. Photograph: Christopher Thomond/The GuardianPolitics‘Hugely significant’: biggest ever byelection will test nation’s mood – and Burnham’s credentialsWith 2 million people eligible to vote, Manchester mayoralty race will give clues on whether PM-in-waiting can turn tide against Reform UK UK politics live – latest updates Josh Halliday North of England editorFri 3 Jul 2026 10.41 EDTLast modified on Fri 3 Jul 2026 10.59 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleAndy Burnham was delivered to the steps of Downing Street after one of…
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