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- Labour holds a slim majority of 5,399 in Makerfield.
- Reform UK won all eight local council wards in Makerfield.
- By-election is the 23rd since May 2021.
- Reform UK won one of two by-elections since Labour returned to power in 2024.
- Andy Burnham seeks permission from National Executive Committee to stand.