Highest by-election turnout since 2019 is 52%
Makerfield starts from a low General Election base (52.4% was 7% below average) but will probably hit 53+
Last byelection turnouts > GE rose from high base
Greenwich 1987 (68.2% v 67.7%)
Newry 1987 (77% v 76%)
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Sunder Katwala (sundersays)
47.6 (- 0.2) is the fourth highest turnout since 2019 and the closest Westminster by-election turnout to the constituency General Election turnout this century.
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