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Voters will head to the polls in the Greater Manchester constituency of Gorton and Denton
People living in the Greater Manchester constituency of Gorton and Denton will soon head to the polls to elect their new MP.
The by-election was triggered by former Labour Andrew Gwynne standing down on medical grounds.
It will be held on Thursday 26 February, with the result expected to be announced in the early hours of Friday morning.
Gwynne won the seat for Labour at the July 2024 general election, securing a majority of more than 13,000, but was suspended from the party in 2025 after reports he had sent offensive WhatsApp messages.
We asked each candidate to send a minute-long video about why they were standing.
You can see them each below in alphabetical order by candidate surname.
Sir Oink a Lot, The Official Monster Raving Loony Party
Sir Oink A Lot told BBC North West his manifesto for the by-election
Nick Buckley told BBC North West his manifesto for the by-election
Dan Clarke, Libertarian Party
Dan Clarke told BBC North West his manifesto for the by-election
Matt Goodwin told BBC North West his manifesto for the by-election
Sebastian Moore, Social Democratic Party
Sebastian Moore told BBC North West his manifesto for the by-election
Joseph O'Meachair, Rejoin EU Party
Joseph O'Meachair told BBC North West his manifesto for the by-election
Jackie Pearcey, Liberal Democrats
Jackie Pearcey told BBC North West her manifesto for the by-election
Hannah Spencer, Green Party
Hannah Spencer told BBC North West her manifesto for the by-election
Angeliki Stogia, Labour Party
Angeliki Stogia told BBC North West her manifesto for the by-election
Hugo Wils, Communist League
Hugo Wils told BBC North West his manifesto for the by-election
