Angeliki Stogia

Angeliki Stogia is a Labour candidate and Manchester city councillor who contested the recent Gorton and Denton byelection in Greater Manchester. She was selected by the Labour party to fight for the seat after a hustings event. Stogia's campaign involved highlighting concerns about women feeling threatened by far-right rhetoric, particularly directed at her Reform UK opponent. The byelection, triggered by unspecified circumstances, became a significant test of Labour's hold on its traditional heartland voters due to internal party rifts and growing support for smaller parties. Despite being supported by Keir Starmer on the campaign trail, Stogia ultimately lost the election to the Green party's Hannah Spencer, who overturned a substantial Labour majority. This defeat has triggered internal criticism of Starmer's leadership and Labour's overall strategy.