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Nov 6, 2024 | mancunianmatters.co.uk | Paul Kilbey |Róisín Kennan |Henry Durand

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Jul 4, 2024 | mancunianmatters.co.uk | Paul Kilbey |Thomas Ward

Election 24 Bolton West’s Lib Dem parliamentary candidate has expressed concern about low voter turnout among younger people. The counting for all three Bolton constituencies has begun and, following a national trend, all three constituencies have seen a drop in voters.

Jul 4, 2024 | mancunianmatters.co.uk | Paul Kilbey |William Comish

Election 24 Senior Labour figures have expressed optimism for Labour’s chances in the Trafford constituency of Altrincham and Sale West – which could have a Labour MP at the end of tonight for the first time since 1923. Kate Green, Greater Manchester’s Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime – and the Labour MP of neighbouring Stretford and Urmston until 2022 – said: “The exit poll is obviously giving us great cause for optimism.

Jul 4, 2024 | mancunianmatters.co.uk | Paul Kilbey

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May 3, 2024 | mancunianmatters.co.uk | Paul Kilbey |Emma Butterworth

News Oldham Council has lost its 13-year-long Labour majority – meaning the council is now in no overall control. Labour lost three seats at the election count, held at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, so the party now holds less than 50% of the seats overall. The party scraped by last year when they secured 32 of the 60 seats, a figure that dwindled in April when two candidates representing Werneth split from them due to Labour’s stance on Gaza.