Labour’s Bev Craig expected to win contest that lost column inches to Andy Burnham’s ascent and Reform UK leader’s self-imposed Clacton vote Voting has begun in the biggest byelection in British political history, with more than 2 million people eligible to choose Andy Burnham’s successor as Grea...
Source: [Guardian World](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jul/30/greater-manchester-mayoral-byelection-overshadowed-labour-andy-burnham-bev-craig)