Sarah Smith resigned from her position as Labour councillor after being elected on 4 July

The deputy prime minister understands frontline services better than most of us.

The number of people living in poverty aged between 60 and pension age has tripled since 2010.

All three seats for Stoke-on-Trent flipped from Conservative to Labour

Reform UK were projected to win Hartlepool at 10pm - but that did not play out

A comfortable night for Labour in Warrington, returning two MPs 

The constituency, in various forms, has returned a Conservative MP for the last 101 years

In a battle that focused on local credentials, the national picture ultimately proved decisive

All three seats in Bolton returned a Labour MP in the 2024 General Election

Chris Webb and Lorraine Beavers are Blackpool's new MPs