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Gorton and Denton

2 · 2.

Declared election results, candidates, turnout and the full record of members who represented this seat.

Observed
2024 – 2026
Latest activity
2026-02-26 Gorton and Denton By-election26 Feb 2026
Evidence held
4 records
How to investigate this

How to investigate this record

The order investigators work in, applied to the records this page holds.

Why this is here · Shows the order investigators work in, and which of those steps this entity actually holds records for.

3 of 8 investigative steps have records held for this entity. Steps without records are listed all the same — an absence is a finding, not a blank.

  1. Confirm the identityEverything below is joined on published identifiers, so the identifiers must be right first.1 published identifier recorded.Held
  2. Check recent activityTells you whether the record is live or dormant before you spend time on it.4 records held.Held
  3. Examine the connectionsConnections published against a shared identifier are the route to the next entity.No published connection held for this entity.Not held
  4. Check public moneyContracts, awards and grants show what the state paid and who received it.No procurement or funding record held for this entity.Not held
  5. Review planning activityPlanning applications and decisions place an entity in a physical place at a date.No planning record held for this entity.Not held
  6. Read the documentsFilings and papers are the citable primary material behind the counts.No document held for this entity.Not held
  7. Check what is missingAn absence on this page is only meaningful once you know what was imported.Coverage and limitations are stated on this page.Held
  8. Verify the sourcesEvery record names its publisher, licence and import run so the page can be checked.No provenance recorded yet.Not held
What investigators usually do next
  • IdentityConfirm the identifiers before relying on anything below.
  • Recent changesCheck whether the record is still moving.
Identity

Who this is

The published facts of identity, stated by the source that holds them.

Why this is here · Confirms you are looking at the right entity before you rely on anything else on this page.

Representation records
2
Declared contests
2
Official identifiers
  • Parliament id4066

Records join this dossier only through these identifiers. Nothing is merged on names.

What investigators usually do next
What we've established

What the held records establish

Counts, publishers and observed periods drawn from records this page already holds. Gaps are stated, never hidden.

Why this is here · States what the held records already establish, and what they do not, before you draw a conclusion.

Established from held records
Political records
2
Dated records
4
Observed period
2024–2026
Investigation outline

  1. 01Identity

    The published facts of identity and the identifiers that hold them.

    3 held

  2. 02Key facts

    Counts established from held records only.

    6 held

  3. 03Timeline

    Every dated record published against this entity.

    4 held · 2024–2026

  4. 04Relationships

    Connections published against a shared identifier.

    None held

  5. 05Official activity

    Government, parliamentary, procurement and planning records held.

    2 held · 2024–2026

  6. 06Supporting evidence

    Filings, papers and background material released against this entity.

    None held

  7. 07Coverage

    What is imported, from whom, and over what period.

    4 held

  8. 08Publisher limitations

    Stated gaps and constraints in the published record.

    6 held

  9. 09Sources

    Publisher, licence, version and import run behind each record.

    None held

Evidence groups

  • Political activity

    2 records · 0 connections · 2024–2026

Groups organise held records. They carry no judgement about what the records show.

Not held
  • No government evidence currently held.
  • No company evidence currently held.
  • No planning evidence currently held.
  • No procurement evidence currently held.
  • No funding evidence currently held.
  • No property evidence currently held.
  • No court evidence currently held.
  • No identifier-backed connections currently held.
  • No source records currently held.
  • Only results Parliament has declared and published.
  • No publisher-declared total published.
  • Representation is taken from published membership records, not inferred from results.
  • No publisher-declared total published.
  • Vote shares are shown only where the publisher declared them.
  • No publisher-declared total published.

Gaps stay visible. An absent record means nothing has been published to Folio, not that nothing exists.

What investigators usually do next
  • TimelinePut the records in date order to see patterns.
  • CoverageCheck what is missing before drawing a conclusion.
Where to look next

Where this evidence leads

Fixed investigative routes, walked only as far as the held records allow.

Why this is here · Fixed routes out of this entity, walked only as far as the held records allow.

Recommended place to begin

Elections

How was the seat won, and by what margin?

2 records · election_result · latest 2026-02-26

This is the deepest published evidence currently held for this entity: 2 held records, observed 2024–2026.

Walk this route

Part of: Follow a place to its representation

Each route is fixed in advance and walked only as far as the held records allow. Steps with nothing behind them stay on the map, marked as unheld, so the gap in the public record is visible.

Recommended place to begin

Follow a place to its representation

From who represents it, to how it voted, to what is recorded on the ground.

2 records held · 1 of 4 steps walked · observed 2024–2026 · latest 2026-02-26

Follow a place to its representation: Elections, then Relationship graph, then Timeline. No published evidence currently held for: People, Planning applications, Property and land.

  1. ElectionsHow was the seat won, and by what margin?2 records · observed 2024–2026 · latest 2026-02-26Opens the held records on this page
  2. Relationship graphHow does it sit in the wider network?Derived from the records aboveOpens the view built from these records
  3. TimelineWhat happened, in what order?Derived from the records aboveOpens the view built from these records
  4. PeopleWhich named people are recorded against it?Nothing held — this hop is not walked
  5. Planning applicationsWhat has it applied to build, and what was decided?Nothing held — this hop is not walked
  6. Property and landWhat land and titles are recorded against it?Nothing held — this hop is not walked
What investigators usually do next
  • EvidenceOpen the source records behind the counts.
Recent changes

What changed recently

The newest dated publisher records. No summaries, no interpretation.

Why this is here · Tells you whether this entity is currently active, and what moved most recently.

  1. Political

    Appointed 2026-02-26 Gorton and Denton By-election

    Majority 4,402 · 36,814 ballots cast · electorate 77,501 · percentage not published

    Unattributed · Source

  2. Political

    Recorded Hannah Spencer

    2026-02-26 → present · Green Party

    Unattributed

  3. Political

    Appointed 2024 General Election

    Majority 13,413 · 36,560 ballots cast · electorate 76,524 · percentage not published

    Unattributed · Source

  4. Political

    Recorded Andrew Gwynne

    2024-07-04 → 2026-01-23 · Independent

    Unattributed

What investigators usually do next
  • TimelinePut the records in date order to see patterns.
  • EvidenceOpen the source records behind the counts.
Since your last visit

What changed since your last visit

Observed publisher records only, grouped by day and de-duplicated. Nothing is predicted or interpreted.

Why this is here · Separates what is new to you from what you have already read.

Observed changes

No previous visit recorded on this device, so every held change is listed.

  • New record published · 4

2026-02-26

  • New record published2026-02-26Published record

    2026-02-26 Gorton and Denton By-election

    Majority 4,402 · 36,814 ballots cast · electorate 77,501 · percentage not published

    Other evidenceOpen record at Published record
  • New record published2026-02-26Published record

    Hannah Spencer

    2026-02-26 → present · Green Party

    Other evidence

2024-07-04

  • New record published2024-07-04Published record

    2024 General Election

    Majority 13,413 · 36,560 ballots cast · electorate 76,524 · percentage not published

    Other evidenceOpen record at Published record
  • New record published2024-07-04Published record

    Andrew Gwynne

    2024-07-04 → 2026-01-23 · Independent

    Other evidence
What investigators usually do next
Summary

Why this record matters

Counted from imported evidence only. Every figure opens the records behind it.

Why this is here · Counts the evidence held so you know the weight of the record before reading it.

What investigators usually do next
  • TimelinePut the records in date order to see patterns.
Timeline

The record over time

Every dated record published against this entity, newest first.

Why this is here · Places every dated record in sequence, which is how patterns and gaps become visible.

2024-07-04 → 2026-02-26 · 4 records shown

2026

2 records · 2026-02-26 → 2026-02-26
  1. Political

    2026-02-26 Gorton and Denton By-election

    Majority 4,402 · 36,814 ballots cast · electorate 77,501 · percentage not published

    Unattributed · Source

  2. Political

    Hannah Spencer

    2026-02-26 → present · Green Party

    Unattributed

2024

2 records · 2024-07-04 → 2024-07-04
  1. Political

    2024 General Election

    Majority 13,413 · 36,560 ballots cast · electorate 76,524 · percentage not published

    Unattributed · Source

  2. Political

    Andrew Gwynne

    2024-07-04 → 2026-01-23 · Independent

    Unattributed

What investigators usually do next
  • EvidenceOpen the source records behind the counts.
  • CoverageCheck what is missing before drawing a conclusion.
Evidence

The evidence

Source documents grouped by the domain that published them.

Why this is here · The underlying source records, grouped by the body that published them.

Political

2 documents · 2024-07-04 → 2026-02-26

Published by Unattributed.

  • 2026-02-26 Gorton and Denton By-election

    Hannah Spencer (Green Party) — 14,980 · 0.4069104145162167% · Matt Goodwin (Reform UK) — 10,578 · 0.2873363394360841% · Angeliki Stogia (Labour) — 9,364 · 0.2543597544412452% · Charlotte Anne Cadden (Conservative) — 706 · 0.01917748682566415% · Jackie Pearcey (Liberal Democrat) — 653 · 0.01773781713478568% · Sir Oink A-Lot (Official Monster Raving Loony Party) — 159 · 0.00431900907263541% · Nick Buckley (Advance UK) — 154 · 0.004183191177269517% · Joseph O'Meachair (Rejoin EU) — 98 · 0.002662030749171511% · Dan Clarke (Libertarian Party) — 47 · 0.001276688216439398% · Sebastian Moore (Social Democratic Party) — 46 · 0.001249524637366219% · Hugo Wils (Communist League Election Campaign) — 29 · 0.0007877437931221818%

    Unattributed · 26 Feb 2026

    OpenOpen source ↗

  • 2024 General Election

    Andrew Gwynne (Labour) — 18,555 · 0.5075218818380745% · Lee Moffitt (Reform UK) — 5,142 · 0.1406455142231947% · Amanda Gardner (Green Party) — 4,810 · 0.1315645514223195% · Amir Burney (Workers Party of Britain) — 3,766 · 0.1030087527352298% · Ruth Welsh (Conservative) — 2,888 · 0.07899343544857768% · John Reid (Liberal Democrat) — 1,399 · 0.03826586433260394%

    Unattributed · 04 Jul 2024

    OpenOpen source ↗
What investigators usually do next
  • CoverageCheck what is missing before drawing a conclusion.
Coverage

How complete this is

What is imported, from whom, and what is still missing.

Why this is here · States what is imported and what is missing, so an absence is never mistaken for a fact.

4 records imported

Date range not yet published · No backfill running

Verified— Matched to an authoritative published record.
Publisher totals and known limitations
Publisher totals

No publisher has released records against this entity yet.

Known limitations
  • Only results Parliament has declared and published.
  • No publisher-declared total published.
  • Representation is taken from published membership records, not inferred from results.
  • Vote shares are shown only where the publisher declared them.
  • Publishers have not dated every record in this corpus.
What investigators usually do next
  • EvidenceOpen the source records behind the counts.