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Wythenshawe and Sale East by-election: Labour wins | |
(about 1 hour later) | |
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's Paul Goggins, who had represented constituents since 1997. | |
The full results were: | |
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." |
Labour leader Ed Miliband said he was delighted with the result, tweeting that Mr Kane would make an "excellent" MP. | |
But Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt said the Conservatives' third place finish was a "setback" for the party. | |
"The electorate do like to give governments a kicking in by-elections," he told BBC Radio 5Live. | |
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. | |
"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. |