Responding to yesterday’s byelection results in Oldham West & Royton, which saw Jim McMahon, the Labour & Co-operative candidate elected, Party General Secretary Claire McCarthy commented:

We are delighted by the result in Oldham West & Royton, and welcome Jim McMahon as our newest Labour & Co-operative MP.

As leader of Oldham Council and founding Chair of the Co-operative Councils Innovation Network, Jim has been at the forefront of the transformation that has taken place in local government in the past decade.

Under his leadership, Oldham has led the way in putting the voice of local people at the heart of service delivery, pioneered the development of co-op approaches in social care and energy and supported the local co-operative sector through ethical procurement.

Huge thanks to all whose hard work secured this resounding result. We look forward to working with Jim in Parliament in the years ahead.