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Labour wins Oldham West and Royton by-election | Labour wins Oldham West and Royton by-election |
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Labour's Jim McMahon has won the Oldham West and Royton by-election with a majority of more than 10,000. | |
Mr McMahon got 17,209 votes, with a vote share - 62% - that was up by more than 7% from the general election. | |
UKIP came second in the poll, which was triggered by the death of long-serving Labour MP Michael Meacher. | |
It was the first major electoral test for Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, who described the result as a "vote of confidence in our party". | |
Mr McMahon hailed the "staggering" result and said he had "delivered a result that Michael [Meacher] would be proud of". | |
Labour was defending a 14,738 majority from the general election. While its total majority was lower this time around, it ended up with a higher vote share as the turnout - just over 40% - was lower than at May's poll. | |
Mr Corbyn, who was elected leader by more than half the party's membership, has faced criticism from some within his party, with few of his MPs having backed his leadership campaign. | Mr Corbyn, who was elected leader by more than half the party's membership, has faced criticism from some within his party, with few of his MPs having backed his leadership campaign. |
He said: "It's a clear demonstration that Labour is the party working people trust." | |
Mr McMahon, 35, is the leader of Oldham Council and Labour's most senior representative in the Local Government Association. He is regarded as being a centrist within the Labour Party. | |
He said: "My sole focus has always been on what is best for Oldham. I want to make our town a better place for my sons to grow up in and make it somewhere they can be proud of, my priority will always be Oldham." | |
The Conservatives came third in what was the first by-election of this Parliament. | |
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