Burnham spotted smiling with Count Binface at countpublished at 02:49 BST
Andy Burnham has been speaking to fellow candidate, Count Binface, after arriving at the Makerfield by-election count.
The announcement of the result is due any minute now.
Summary
Labour's Andy Burnham wins the Makerfield by-election, paving the way for him to challenge Keir Starmer as Labour Party leader
He won almost 25,000 votes, beating Reform UK's Robert Kenyon by more than 9,000 votes
"Everyone knows that politics isn't working," he says in his acceptance speech. "Tonight could, just could, be the turning point"
He also tells the Labour Party "this is a final chance to change... there will be no second chance" - here's a recap of his speech
Burnham previously said he would seek to enter any Labour leadership contest - he would need the support of at least 81 Labour MPs to join the race
This was a big win for Burnham, writes our political editor Chris Mason. We are in for a lively few days and weeks
Meanwhile, the Conservatives comfortably win the Aberdeen South by-election, while the SNP holds Arbroath and Broughty Ferry
Burnham spotted smiling with Count Binface at countpublished at 02:49 BST
Result in Makerfield expected very soonpublished at 02:44 BST
Makerfield candidates are being lined up - a signal that a result is expected very soon.
Reform seems increasingly pessimistic in Makerfieldpublished at 02:44 BST
Laura Kuenssberg says Reform UK is signalling through Alex Wilson - who represents the party in the London Assembly - that they are expecting to lose to Labour in Makerfield.
Andy Burnham arrives at Makerfield countpublished at 02:23 BST
Harry Farley
Political correspondent at the Makerfield count
Cheers erupt on the far side of the hall to where we are. It’s because Andy Burnham has arrived.
It’s a bit of a hero’s welcome. Labour are now very very confident they’ve won this.
Growing signs of Labour confidence in Makerfieldpublished at 02:17 BST
In growing signs of Labour's confidence in Makerfield, Laura Kuenssberg has read out a message on air coming via Newsnight's Nick Watt.
According to the "unofficial estimate", Labour sources are looking at a 54% vote for Andy Burnham.
Haigh saying she's 'quietly confident' is a big cluepublished at 02:15 BST
Harry Farley
Political correspondent at the Makerfield countLouise Haigh is the heart of the Andy Burnham campaign. She is close to him and has been integral to the field operation in the towns that make up this constituency over the last few weeks.
So if she is willing to say publicly on TV that she is "quietly confident" at this stage in the night, that tells us Labour think they’ve won.
If they had any doubts Haigh would not be saying that.
It’s not confirmed of course. The votes are still being counted in front of me in the hall. But as things stand here in Wigan, Labour is looking and sounding a lot happier than Reform UK.
New Aberdeen MP was only re-elected to Scottish Parliament six weeks agopublished at 02:14 BST
Kirsten Campbell
BBC Scotland political correspondentDouglas Lumsden’s election to Westminster as the MP for Aberdeen South will mean he’ll have to give up the Holyrood seat he won just six weeks ago.
New dual mandate rules prevent him sitting in the House of Commons and the Scottish Parliament at the same time. He must resign as an MSP within 49 days. But another by-election won’t be required.
As a list MSP, his seat will be taken up by the next person on the Conservatives' North East Scotland list, who would be Fraserburgh councillor James Adams - spotted in the front row enthusiastically applauding the Tory victory.
Speaking to BBC News at the count, Adams said he would stand up for the people of north-east Scotland.
"I’ll be a champion for them," he says, adding: "I’m going to stand up for our fishermen, our farmers, and folk in the oil and gas industry."
Image source, PA MediaImage caption, Douglas Lumsden and team celebrate his victory
'More certain that we will win our nation's independence' - new SNP MPpublished at 02:08 BST
Image source, PA MediaImage caption, SNP candidate Lara Bird (second left) is announced as the winner of the Arbroath and Broughty Ferry by-election
The SNP's new MP for Arbroath and Broughty Ferry, Lara Bird, tells her constituents she is ready to get to work.
She says that the by-election was "about the future we want for Scotland".
Bird adds that once again it has made clear that Scotland's future "lies with independence".
She says that "with every day that passes I become more certain that we will win our nation's independence".
Aberdeen vote was a referendum on oil and gas, victorious Lumsden sayspublished at 02:06 BST
Image source, PA MediaThe Conservatives' Douglas Lumsden - the winner of the Aberdeen South by-election - has described the vote as a referendum on the oil and gas industry.
He says during his victory speech the Conservatives have "sent Labour the message that destruction of the North Sea oil and gas industry must stop now".
"I promise I will be a strong voice for the city, standing up for you and your livelihood against shortsighted policies," he says, thanking his friends, supporters and volunteers.
Big margin for SNP's Lara Bird, with Labour pushed into fourthpublished at 01:59 BST
SNP win Arbroath and Broughty Ferry by-electionpublished at 01:55 BST
BreakingThe SNP's Lara Bird has won the Arbroath and Broughty Ferry by-election.
We'll bring you more on the vote share shortly.
Results being announced in Arbroath and Broughty Ferry by-electionpublished at 01:54 BST
BreakingThe returning officer is announcing the result for the Arbroath and Broughty Ferry by-election.
You can watch or listen at the top of the page by pressing the "watch & listen" tab.
Hefty winning margin for Conservatives in Aberdeen Southpublished at 01:51 BST
BreakingDouglas Lumsden wins Aberdeen South with a majority of more than 6,000 votes.
The SNP's Stephen Flynn was the MP before winning a seat in the Scottish Parliament this year.
Conservatives win Aberdeen Southpublished at 01:44 BST
BreakingConservative Party candidate Douglas Lumsden wins the seat for Aberdeen South.
We'll bring you more details on the vote share shortly.
Result being announced in Aberdeen Southpublished at 01:43 BST
BreakingWatch live in our stream at the top of the page.
Adjudicating under way in Arbroath - result expected soonpublished at 01:42 BST
Louise Cowie
BBC Scotland reporter at the count in ArbroathThey’re about to start adjudicating here, meaning a result shouldn't be too far away.
Labour 'quietly confident' of Makerfield result, says Haighpublished at 01:40 BST
Senior Labour MP Louise Haigh says that she is "quietly confident" that Labour has won the Makerfield by-election.
Speaking from the count she tells the BBC's Laura Kuenssberg that she does not want to pre-empt the result but she is "optimistic and confident about the result here".
Haigh says she expects the result will be clear in around an hour.
Stephen Flynn says some will need to reflect on Aberdeen result 'quite heavily'published at 01:28 BST
Image source, PA MediaThe SNP's Stephen Flynn has said that it is "a tough night in Aberdeen that some will need to reflect on, quite heavily".
In a post on X he sends his commiserations to his party's candidate Richard Thomson and congratulates Douglas Lumsden, the Conservative candidate.
"We lost Aberdeen South to the Tories in 2017, and we won it back two years later," he says.
"I’ve no doubt that we can do so again. If we get things right."
Flynn was the MP for Aberdeen South before winning a seat in the Scottish Parliament this year.
Labour confidence growing after high turnoutpublished at 01:26 BST
Harry Farley
Political correspondent at the Makerfield countLabour sources believe the high turnout in the Makerfield by-election is good for them.
They say it is roughly what they were expecting, meaning they believe they roughly know how many votes they expect to get.
One source close to Andy Burnham was cautiously optimistic at the start of the night. I’ve just spoken to them again and they say are even more confident now.
Remember it’s still early days in the counting process and none of this is confirmed. But certainly people in Labour circles here seem chipper.
Image source, ReutersRestore Britain's leader 'confident' party will get more than 2% of votepublished at 01:19 BST
Image source, EPA/ShutterstockRestore Britain's leader Rupert Lowe says his party is "bringing people back to vote who haven't voted for a long time".
Lowe, who was elected as a Reform MP in 2024 before launching Restore, says he is "encouraged" by the support his party has.
Speaking from the count in Wigan, he tells the BBC's Laura Kuenssberg he's confident they'll get "much higher" than a suggestion of 2%.
"I think there's an enthusiasm for what we're doing," the Great Yarmouth MP says, adding that the high turnout of 58.75% "should be good" for the party.
Responding to Lowe, Reform's Danny Kruger says he gets the impression Restore's appeal is "largely online" though adds "it may be they do better than expected".
But the PA news agency is reporting that Restore Britain has not got as big a share of the vote as some had anticipated, according to a "Labour source".