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Makerfield by-election candidates' short manifestos

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People living in the Makerfield constituency in Greater Manchester will soon have the opportunity to elect their new MP

People living in the Greater Manchester constituency of Makerfield will soon head to the polls to elect their new MP.

The by-election was triggered by Labour MP Josh Simons standing down.

It will be held on Thursday 18 June, with the result expected to be announced in the early hours of Friday morning.

We asked each candidate to create a short video about why they were standing.

You can see them each below in alphabetical order by candidate surname.

Jake Austin, Liberal Democrats

Jake Austin's short manifesto for Makerfield

Count Binface, Count Binface Party

Count Binface's short manifesto for Makerfield

Andy Burnham, Labour and Co-operative Party

Andy Burnham's short manifesto for Makerfield

Dan Clarke, Libertarian Party

Dan Clarke's short manifesto for Makerfield

John Dyer, Independent

John Dyer's short manifesto in Makerfield

Ed Gemmell, Climate Party

Ed Gemmell's short manifesto for Makerfield

Paul Gould, Independent

Paul Gould's short manifesto for Makerfield

Alan 'Howlin' Laud Hope, The Official Monster Raving Loony Party

Alan 'Howlin' Laud Hope's short manifesto for Makerfield

Robert Kenyon, Reform UK

Robert Kenyon's short manifesto for Makerfield

Robert Pownall, Independent

Robert Pownall's short manifesto for Makerfield

Rebecca Shepherd, Restore Britain

Rebecca Shepherd's short manifesto for Makerfield

Sarah Wakefield, Green Party

Sarah Wakefield's short manifesto for Makerfield

Peter Ward, Rejoin EU

Peter Ward's short manifesto for Makerfield

Michael Winstanley, Conservative Party

Michael Winstanley's short manifesto for Makerfield

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