Burnham tells his Greater Manchester mayor successor to ‘go further and do more’

• Labour candidate Bev Craig secured the largest by-election victory in British history, becoming the new Mayor of Greater Manchester.
• Ms Craig succeeded Andy Burnham, who vacated the role after becoming Prime Minister.
• Mr Burnham, her predecessor, challenged Ms Craig to “go further and do more” for the region, referring to her as the “queen of the north”.
• Ms Craig won with 47.15 per cent of first-round votes, securing victory after second preferences were distributed against Reform UK's Sian Astley.
• Despite a low turnout of just under 25 per cent, Ms Craig topped the poll in all ten local authority areas within Greater Manchester.

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Andy Burnham crowns Greater Manchester mayoral successor Bev Craig as ‘Queen of the north’