Tbh this is both a historical labour stronghold with a long term well liked mp with a lot of name recognition, the possibility of a reform take over and an anti-starmer vote all bundled into one so it’s understandable how this happened
greens were never going to win makerfield, it was a vote between furthering the destabilisation of labour vs empowering reform. At best the greens could have beat out the conservatives for fourth place.
yes, the situation was different in 2024, Andy Burnham was just another fairly popular labour guy and not a lightning rod for screwing up the inside of the labour party with constant infighting for the next few years
Tbh this is both a historical labour stronghold with a long term well liked mp with a lot of name recognition, the possibility of a reform take over and an anti-starmer vote all bundled into one so it’s understandable how this happened
was it not a labour stronghold in 2024? not only greens not gained, they lost 5/6 of their own vote
greens were never going to win makerfield, it was a vote between furthering the destabilisation of labour vs empowering reform. At best the greens could have beat out the conservatives for fourth place.
Were 1776 green voters unaware in 2024?
yes, the situation was different in 2024, Andy Burnham was just another fairly popular labour guy and not a lightning rod for screwing up the inside of the labour party with constant infighting for the next few years