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The biggest by-election in UK history was triggered when Mr Burnham resigned from the post earlier this year, as part of his plan to become Prime Minister.

Greater Manchester goes to the polls

The biggest by-election in UK history was triggered when Mr Burnham resigned from the post earlier this year, as part of his plan to become Prime Minister.

Greater Manchester goes to the polls

Andy Burnham says it was conversations with voters that proved how urgently change needed to come

I have begun to deliver on my by-election commitments

Andy Burnham and Donald Trump know they won't always see eye to eye

Burnham quizzed about future relationship with Trump

New Prime Minister Andy Burnham ahead of making a speech outside 10 Downing Street, London

Burnham puts together his first cabinet

Andy Burnham and his wife Marie-France outside 10 Downing Street. One of the first phone calls he took as Prime Minister came from Donald Trump at the White House

Burnham's first phone chat with Trump since becoming PM

New Prime Minister Andy Burnham with his wife Marie-France van Heel outside 10 Downing Street

World leaders congratulate Burnham on becoming Prime Minister

Andy Burnham makes a speech outside 10 Downing Street, London, after meeting King Charles III and accepting his invitation to become Prime Minister and form a new government

Burnham makes first speech after King appoints him PM

Andy Burnham gave a speech in Gravesend, Kent on Friday

Burnham to promise ‘breathing room’ as he becomes PM

Andy Burnham looks a shoo-in for 10 Downing Street after being overwhelmingly endorsed by fellow Labour MPs for the leadership

Burnham now almost certain to be next PM

Andy Burnham the morning after winning the Makerfield by-election

Is Burnham heading to a No 10 coronation?

Andy Burnham's election as Makerfield MP last month triggered a Greater Manchester mayoral poll

We now have all the contenders for the GM mayoral election

From left: Leo Mercer and James Hooton, in the North Lodge. They have created an immersive art experience

First look inside Plantation Gates' lodges after restoration

Andy Burnham during his swearing in ceremony at the House of Commons last month

We examine the Burnham effect on Westminster

Katie Hindley

Residents share their thoughts in Makerfield by-election aftermath
Roadworks are annoying, noisy and never seem to go away. In recent weeks, they’ve been saying the same about journalists in Ashton-in-Makerfield.
George Lythgoe

Makerfield MP Andy Burnham at the weekend's Armed Forces Day celebration in Wigan town centre.

Burnham to make first major speech since Makerfield win

Andy Burnham is sworn in as MP for Makerfield

Burnham swearing-in ceremony takes place in Commons

Andy Burnham at his victory rally at Ashton Town FC

Streeting backs Burnham for Labour leadership

An emotional Sir Keir Starmer outside No 10 Downing Street this morning

PM quits, paving the way for Burnham

Burnham storms to victory in Makerfield by-election

Andy Burnham entered the by-election campaign with a wealth of political experience behind him

Burnham and Kenyon profiles

Gill Reynolds

Eve-of-polling day vox pop

The man who started it all: former MP Josh Simons triggered the Makerfield by-election by announcing he was stepping down

A timeline of key events that lead to this seismic by-election

The brilliant Bakerfield by-election cake sporting figures of Mssrs Burnham and Kenyon

Cake shop provides sweet end to election campaign trail

Adam Rayley

Residents give their views on Restore Britain

Andy Buirnham (left) is joined outside Platt Bridge Health Centre by former Makerfield MP Sir Ian McCartney

Ex-Makerfield MP McCartney on by-election campaign trail
Former Makerfield MP Sir Ian McCartney has returned to his old stomping ground to back Labour candidate Andy Burnham in the Makerfield by-election, saying he would make a “great MP – and PM.”
Charles Graham

Reform UK party leader MP Nigel Farage, left, with Coun Rob Kenyon, right, Reform UK candidate for the Makerfield by-election at the press conference

Farage and Kenyon host news conference

Liam Bentham, 30, resident of Ashton-in-Makerfield

The road which could decide crunch by-election

Reform UK's Makerfield by-election candidate Rob Kenyon is calling for an overhaul of SEND provision

Reform candidate's call for SEND provision overhaul

Robert Kenyon (right) with his party leader Nigel Farage at a Reform UK press conference in Winstanley

Reform candidate under fire as "not being from Makerfield"

Coun Nazia Rehman, Wigan Council's first female leader

New council leader is installed

Michael Dumican

Reform candidate 'sexism' allegations: voters have their say

Andy Burnham chats to a member of the public during a visit to Platt Bridge

Andy Burnham gives exclusive interview

Michael Winstanley OBE is the Conservatives' candidate in the Makerfield by-election

Former mayor announced as Tory by-election candidate

An aerial view of the illegal waste dump at Bickershaw

Arrest made over huge illegal rubbish dump

The NorthFold growth corridor, as mapped out between Wigan and Bolton

Inter-borough 'growth corridor' backed by Burnham up for discussion

Thomas Davies

More voters have their say on Makerfield by-election

Departing Makerfield MP Josh Simons

Simons officially stands down as local MP

Wigan MP and Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy

Nandy calls Labour leadership challenges 'froth and nonsense'

Culture secretary and Wigan MP Lisa Nandy says that hosting Olympics and Paralympics in the North of England would give the region a huge boost

Nandy suggests hosting Olympics in North

Andy Burnham being interviewed this afternoon

Burnham defends decision to stand in Makerfield

Departing Makerfield MP Josh Simons (right) rallies the troops before door-knocking begins

Labour's Makerfield by-election campaign starts with a bang

Andy Burnham now has permission from Labour's National Executive Committee to be among the candidates to challenge for the Makerfield constituency

Labour NEC lets Burnham join by-election candidate list

Makerfield is going to be a political battleground in the weeks to come

Reform and Labour clash over Makerfield by-election

Nigel Farage when he came to the area to support Reform candidates in Wigan and Bolton in the recent local elections

Who would win a Makerfield by-election?

Josh Simons is vacating his Makerfield seat to give Andy Burnham a chance to challenge for the Labour leadership

Simons to vacate seat so Burnham can challenge for Labour leadership

Reform candidates celebrate at the Robin Hall Leisure Centre count

Labour loses 20 seats in Reform election rout -full results

‘Inspiring the Future’ campaign

Inspiring new generations to get involved in local media

Culture secretary and Wigan MP Lisa Nandy says "the future of news is local"

Nandy to unveil media strategy to help local newspapers and websites

Hooray!

Joseph's Goal walkers complete 54-mile charity trek

Tech Lancaster plans to run further Spark Lancaster events in the future

Busy first electech festival brings a ‘Spark’ to The Storey

Mr Simons said that remaining in office was creating a distraction and so he was resigning

Local MP quits ministerial job after being cleared by ethics probe

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Learn how to program a robot or try 3D printing at tech and maker festival

Life at Wigan Libary pictured over half a century from the 1970s onward

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