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Wythenshawe and Sale East by-election: Labour win Wythenshawe and Sale East by-election: Labour wins
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Labour has held onto its seat in the Wythenshawe and Sale East by-election with a comfortable majority while UKIP beat the Tories to second place. Labour has held on to its seat in the Wythenshawe and Sale East by-election with a comfortable majority while UKIP beat the Tories to second place.
Michael Kane won with 13,261 votes, beating UKIP's John Bickley, with 4,301, in second.Michael Kane won with 13,261 votes, beating UKIP's John Bickley, with 4,301, in second.
Rev Daniel Critchlow, for the Tories, came third on 3,479 votes, and Lib Dem Mary Di Mauro, came fourth on 1,176.Rev Daniel Critchlow, for the Tories, came third on 3,479 votes, and Lib Dem Mary Di Mauro, came fourth on 1,176.
The by-election was triggered by the death of Labour MP Paul Goggins, who had represented constituents from 1997. The by-election was triggered by the death of Labour's Paul Goggins, who had represented constituents since 1997.
Analysts had been closely monitoring the performance of UKIP, which has come second in several by-elections in recent months, for clues to its national level of support ahead of the European Parliament elections in May. The full results were:
'NHS unsafe' Analysts had been closely monitoring the performance of UKIP, which has come second in several by-elections in recent months, for clues to its national level of support ahead of May's European Parliament elections.
'Setback'
Mr Kane said: "The people of Wythenshawe and Sale East have sent a very clear message they want a government to stand up for us all - a one-nation Labour government.Mr Kane said: "The people of Wythenshawe and Sale East have sent a very clear message they want a government to stand up for us all - a one-nation Labour government.
"It is a result that demonstrates the people know the NHS is not safe in David Cameron's hands and we have had enough of this utterly out-of-touch government.""It is a result that demonstrates the people know the NHS is not safe in David Cameron's hands and we have had enough of this utterly out-of-touch government."
He also paid tribute to "all those affected by storms, flooding and dreadful weather". Labour leader Ed Miliband said he was delighted with the result, tweeting that Mr Kane would make an "excellent" MP.
The Liberal Democrats lost their deposit, as their share of the vote tumbled by 17 per cent to below the crucial 5 per cent level. But Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt said the Conservatives' third place finish was a "setback" for the party.
Turnout was 28.2% compared with 54.3% in 2010. "The electorate do like to give governments a kicking in by-elections," he told BBC Radio 5Live.
It is normal for lower turnout levels at by-elections. He added: "When it comes to a general election when people are deciding who they want the prime minister to be and who they want the government to be there is a different set of calculations in people's minds.
Other candidates were the Green Party's Nigel Woodcock, with 748 votes, the British National Party's Eddy O'Sullivan, with 708, and Capt Chaplington-Smythe, of the Monster Raving Loony Party, with 288. "But obviously it is a setback when we don't do as well as we hope."
The Liberal Democrats lost their deposit, as their share of the vote tumbled by 17% to below the crucial 5% level.
Turnout was 28.2% compared with 54.3% in 2010. It is normal for lower turnout levels at by-elections.