Gorton
Americannoun
noun
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Labour MP Andrew Gwynne resigned as MP for Gorton and Denton citing "significant ill health" sparking an attempt by the Greater Manchester Mayor to become his successor.
From BBC • May 15, 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
Gorton and Denton MP Hannah Spencer's February by-election victory means the Greens now have five MPs - their highest ever number in Parliament.
From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026
Yields on the 10-year index-linked gilts have climbed as much as 19 basis points since a special election in the Gorton and Denton constituency, in which the Green Party eked out a victory.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 20, 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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