Local election results: When key declarations will be made in Greater Manchester hour-by-hour
04.05.2022 - 14:11
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There are just two days left for council candidates to win Greater Manchester residents over for their votes in this year's local elections. More than 250 council seats are up for grabs across the region - with key battles shaping up in some boroughs.
Labour runs nine of Greater Manchester's 10 local authorities, with Bolton currently the region's only council with Conservative leadership. Nationally, the Labour party is predicted to have a good night amid the cost of living crisis and after six months of scandal hitting the Tories - from the Owen Paterson affair to Neil Parish watching porn in the Commons, all while revelations and fines have emerged from 'Partygate'.
But it might not all be smooth sailing for Labour locally. The arrival of Clean Air Zone signs on Greater Manchester's roads at the start of 2022 sparked a huge backlash to the original scheme, with protests against the plans and a political war of words which led to mayor Andy Burnham urging a rethink while facing a deluge of criticism.
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The Tories will be hoping the Clean Air Zone row could at least mitigate the possible damage it faces from national scandal swirling around Boris Johnson's government. But the Liberal Democrats, buoyed by the Ancoats and Beswick by-election win in Manchester this year, will be putting themselves forward as a credible alternative to voters - while the Green Party and a raft of independents and hyperlocal parties are also eager to make their mark.
And each borough has its own local issues which voters will also be focused on, from green belt development rows to potholes on
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