A three-year-old boy who died in a dog attack was living on the farm where the incident happened, the MEN understands. The child and his family were renting residential property on the site.
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Voters in Stockport will go to the polls again on Thursday week to choose which candidates will represent them on the council for the next four years. The borough - under no overall control since 2011 - will undoubtedly be one to watch, with Labour and the Lib Dems again neck and neck in their battle to run the town hall.
Labour controversially remained at the helm last year, despite the Lib Dems emerging from the election as the largest group - with 26 councillors to Labour’s 25. Labour kept the reins as opposition groups refused to oust council leader Elise Wilson before the end of her four-year term. But that is now up - and there is no guarantee Labour would enjoy the same support again if no party wins a majority.
READ MORE : All the candidates standing in Stockport council local elections 2022 by ward
The Tories, often in a ‘kingmaker’ position, will be looking to increase their influence, while a number of smaller parties - including The Green Party, Reform UK and the Women’s Equality Party - are all hopeful of taking seats. Elsewhere Catherine Stuart will stand for the Heald Green Independent Ratepayers, whereas anti-austerity candidate John Pearson is looking to cause an upset in the leader’s Davenport and Cale Green ward.
Below the parties and independents vying for your votes this year put forward their key policies and pledges.
Labour is ambitious for Stockport. Over the last two years we’ve seen the best of our community come together and we’re more determined than ever to carry on the work we’ve started to make Stockport a fairer, greener, more prosperous place. We’ve secured a Real Living Wage for our social care workers, and championed this for the rest of Greater Manchester to follow. Since Labour
A three-year-old boy who died in a dog attack was living on the farm where the incident happened, the MEN understands. The child and his family were renting residential property on the site.
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