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Bar chart showing the vote share by party in the Makerfield by-election. Labour and Co-operative candidate Andy Burnham 55% up 10 points; Reform UK candidate Rob Kenyon 35% up 3 points; Restore Britain candidate Rebecca Shepherd 7% up 7 points; Conservative candidate Michael Winstanley 2% down 9 points; Green Party Candidate Sarah Wakefield 0.7% down 4 points; Liberal Democrat Candidate Jake Austin 0.4% down 6 points

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