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The party now has 31 of the council’s 51 seats having lost two but gained one from the Conservatives.

MM reporter Charlie Smith spent the night in Oldham as Labour celebrated more dominance in Greater Manchester.

Of the 19 seats contested, 17 were won by Labour and two went to the Conservatives, with turnout for most wards hovering around the 30% mark.

Despite turnout being significantly down – just 25.89% of those eligible voted – Labour finished with 17 of the 20 seats up for grabs while the Tories took home three seats.

The party retained 16 of their 17 seats up for election on Thursday night, their only defeat coming to the Liberal Democrats in Milnrow and Newhey.

MM reporters are at counts across Greater Manchester bringing you results as they are announced, reaction and analysis.

Fraser Smith takes a look at what might happen at the polls tomorrow as Greater Manchester gets ready to vote.

Chris Paul, Labour Councillor for Withington, is being investigated by the Greater Manchester Police after his wildly misogynistic and offensive tweets surfaced, in which he described women as “slobs”, “cows”, “c*nts” and “b*tches”.

A Freedom of Information request by MM to Greater Manchester Police revealed the 2016 figure of 672 had inflated by 375 cases to 1,047 in 2017.

Referring to Labour’s notorious strong-hold in the City Council, Vince Cable warned that it would be “dangerous” for Manchester to fall back into a “one-party state.”

Andy Burnham told a disgruntled crowd of private landlords and property professionals that he wants to work with them to develop the region’s housing strategy at a conference in Manchester today.