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Distrust, disappointment and a lack of accountability are the reasons behind Salford’s low turnout according to candidates

Claremont Conservative candidate Bob Goodall has insisted that the UKIP election push will not cause Labour’s grip on the ward to slip – and that his party are not to blame for the protest vote.

Leigh’s Member of Parliament was speaking at Trafford’s election count today

Memorial walk to be held on May 24 in remembrance of Lee Rigby

Trafford Council Leader Sean Anstee has urged young voters to join him for a pint as he battles for the Bucklow-St-Martins seat.

Builder Josh Gillibrand, 23, has alleged Moyes grabbed him around the neck and threw him to the floor in a during a bar-room brawl in Clitheroe

Standish Independent candidate Debbie Fairhurst swept to victory and will work alongside her spouse Gareth Fairhurst.

Also holding a seat in the Standish and Langley ward is Gareth’s father George Fairhurst.

Ex-BBC broadcaster Stuart Hall has been sentenced to an extra two and a half years in jail after being found guilty on one count of indecent assault last week.

MP for Blackley and Broughton, Graham Stringer, has slammed Labour leader Ed Miliband for ’an unforgivably unprofessional campaign’, causing the party to underperform in terms of its policies and the local elections.

Labour control 23 of 25 seats

The evening at Rochdale Town Hall seemed tense at first, with people excitedly awaiting the results after counting began at 10.20pm