Parliament confirms Gorton by-election will not take place
The Manchester Gorton parliamentary by-election scheduled for Thursday May 4 will not take place, parliament has confirmed.
The House of Commons has approved a motion to supersede the original writ which set the date of the by-election, allowing the Returning Officer to cancel it.
Instead, the vote to elect a new MP to the Manchester Gorton constituency will now take place on Thursday, June 8 as part of the general election.
Gorton was the seat left vacant following the death of long-standing Labour MP sir Gerald Kaufman.
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