We've been looking back over the five weeks of the by-election campaign. Many wild predictions and crazy statements were made, particularly by the Lib Dems who threw their entire election machine at Reddish North to no avail (there's a ray of hope there for the Tories in the Cheadle and Gatley by-election too!)
Throughout the campaign it was declared "It's a TWO horse race", the results show otherwise. But the best quote has to be:
"It's Neck and Neck... Only a handful of votes will separate the hardworking local resident, Norman Beverley and Gordon Brown's Labour candidate". Yep, 915 to be precise. Big hands!