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By-Elections Loom in Greater Manchester and Guildford

10/15/2025

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A by-election will take place in Broadheath, Greater Manchester, following the death of Labour councillor Denise Western, who served since 2012 and was the mother of Labour MP Andrew Western.
Another by-election is scheduled in Guildford South East after Fiona Davidson of Residents for Guildford and Villages resigned; Zöe Franklin of the Liberal Democrats previously won the seat from the Conservatives.
Labour MP Neil Coyle was removed from a Westminster debate after interrupting Reform UK's Lee Anderson during a discussion on knife crime, questioning Anderson's statistics before being ejected by chair Esther McVey.

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A by-election will take place in Broadheath, Greater Manchester, following the death of Labour councillor Denise Western, who served since 2012 and was the mother of Labour MP Andrew Western.
Another by-election is scheduled in Guildford South East after Fiona Davidson of Residents for Guildford and Villages resigned; Zöe Franklin of the Liberal Democrats previously won the seat from the Conservatives.
Labour MP Neil Coyle was removed from a Westminster debate after interrupting Reform UK's Lee Anderson during a discussion on knife crime, questioning Anderson's statistics before being ejected by chair Esther McVey.