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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

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UKIP gave Labour a scare across many of Bolton’s hotly-contested seats – placing a second 12 times.

However Labour retained control with 40 seats, Tories 15, Lib Dems three and finally UKIP’s two.

Manchester voters have been warned against polling booth selfies – with fines of up to £5,000 or six months’ imprisonment for an election day snap.

Morrissey is a big mouth, animal loving misery guts, who has been making music and moaning for more than three decades and today he ‘celebrates’ his 55th Birthday.

Voters in Salford, Greater Manchester did a double take when they were asked to place their vote in a green 20 feet long crate normally used to ship cargo overseas