Walking arm-in-arm with her dad up to the dank concrete building, she was a world away from her quiet, humble beginnings.
03.05.2024 - 07:31 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Labour has lost seats at councils across Greater Manchester and no longer holds a majority in Oldham. The party suffered losses, predominantly to independent candidates, in several areas where the war in Gaza was said to be a decisive factor for some voters.
Bolton council remains in no overall control after Labour - which remains the largest party in the borough - lost five seats, but won three. The Lib Dems fell one seat short of securing a majority at Stockport council where the party gained two seats from Labour.
Elsewhere in Greater Manchester, Labour comfortably held onto Tameside and Wigan councils but lost seats to independents in both boroughs. The Conservatives suffered losses in Oldham and Wigan, but made gains in Tameside and Bolton where they also lost a seat.
READ MORE: Greater Manchester local council election 2024 results - borough by borough
Labour won the Blackpool South by-election with newly-elected MP Chris Webb securing a majority of 7,607. The Conservatives - who won the seat at the 2019 general election but suspended its MP over a lobbying scandal - came second, 117 votes ahead of Reform UK.
But in Greater Manchester, Labour suffered losses. The party lost four seats overall in Oldham, putting the council in no overall control.
Labour lost seats to independents in Wernerth, St Mary's, Waterhead, Alexandra and Royton South while the Failsworth Independents beat Labour in Failsworth West. Labour gained Failsworth East and Hollinwood, while the Lib Dems lost to an independent in Shaw.
The party will now need to work with smaller political groups and independents if it wants to stay in power. If the opposition parties join forces to form a majority, they could oust Labour - but ahead of the
Walking arm-in-arm with her dad up to the dank concrete building, she was a world away from her quiet, humble beginnings.
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