Gorton
Americannoun
noun
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In January a potential opportunity for a return to Westminster arose when Greater Manchester MP Andrew Gwynne announced he was standing down, triggering a by-election in his Gorton and Denton constituency.
From BBC ● May 14, 2026
Refusing to allow Burnham to stand in the Gorton and Denton by-election, it said the cost to the party of a mayoral election to replace him would be "disproportionate".
From BBC ● May 12, 2026
Earlier this year, the NEC blocked Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham from standing as a candidate in the Gorton and Denton by-election.
From BBC ● May 11, 2026
Burnham cannot enter a contest without first becoming an MP and earlier this year, he was blocked by the party's ruling body from standing in the Gorton and Denton by-election.
From BBC ● May 10, 2026
He asked Gary Gorton, a Yale professor who had built the model that Cassano used to price the credit default swaps: Gorton guessed that the piles were no more than 10 percent subprime.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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