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The last time Labour failed to win the Manchester Gorton constituency was in the 1931 general election, when Conservative Eric Bailey received 55.1% of the vote.

Labour MP Jeff Smith increased his majority in Manchester Withington at the 2017 general election to 55.7%, finishing with a 71.7% share in the vote.

In 2017, Labour Party candidate Kate Green won the seat with some 69.9% of the vote. Labour had a 39.3% majority, with Conservative candidate Lisa Cooke trailing in second with 27% of the vote.

In 2017, Labour regained Worsley and Eccles South with 57.1% of the vote. Barbara Keeley received 26,046 votes, well ahead of Conservative candidate Iain Lindley with 17,667.

Leigh has been a Labour held constituency for almost a century. Jo Platt won the seat in 2017 with a 20% majority over her nearest competitor James Grundy of the Conservative Party.

Conservative Mary Robinson held the seat in the 2017 election but with only a slim 8.3% majority that the Liberal Democrat candidate will be looking to overturn come December.

Labour’s Lucy Powell won the Manchester Central seat in 2017 with a huge 63.2% majority. Powell earned 77.4% of the votes, over 30,000 more than closest competitors the Conservative party.

As of last Friday, MediaCityUK is the home to a new magical ice rink that is the spectacular centrepiece to a range of festive activities, including a Christmas market and light festival.

The average wage for an NHS nurse is £9 per hour, yet McDonald’s workers went on strike to demand £15 per hour earlier this week.

Protests in Lebanon have led to sympathy protests throughout the Lebanese diaspora, including a gathering in Manchester’s Piccadilly Gardens.