At last, some good news for Labour! Manchester council count provides perfect tonic for national failure
Split across two venues votes were counted for 22 out of 32 electoral wards at the Velodrome, granting a welcomed success for Labour.
Wigan Mayor-elect vows to make a difference and battle cancer after brother’s death from terrible disease
The new Mayor-elect of Wigan is using the inspiration of her late brother to ensure she can do all she can to help people in the area.
Good riddance Griffin… but rise of Right in Europe means no time to celebrate, says Manchester council leader
UKIP made British history on Sunday night as they became the first party that wasn’t Labour or the Conservatives to top a national pole since 1910 – a success achieved without even having any MPs.
LOCAL ELECTIONS 2014: Round the clock coverage, results and reaction from across Greater Manchester
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UKIP surge must be ‘wake-up call’ for main parties, says Bolton’s ousted Tory councillor
Ex-Tory councillor Andy Morgan, who had served the Hulton ward for 12 years, lost his seat to UKIP candidate Diane Parkinson after a tense night of vote-counting at the Bolton Arena.
Ken Loach-supported Left Unity poll better than Tories in Wigan council ward… at just six months old
Left Unity is a party ‘with feminism, socialism and environmentalism at its heart’ and was formed to oppose capitalism by cleaner Janet Phillips.
LIVE BLOG: Round the counts for Greater Manchester’s local council elections 2014
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Piccadilly Pulse: Are UKIP now a credible party for British politics?
It’s the biggest surge by a fourth party since WW2
Labour’s Ian Stewart becomes Salford’s first elected mayor in ‘historic day’ for the city
Labour’s Ian Stewart is Salford’s first ever elected mayor after he survived a second round count to win the poll on Friday afternoon.
Tory leadership rumours: Is Councillor John Bell to step down after a dismal night at the polls?
Tameside could have a new Conservative leader with rumours abound that Cllr John Bell is to step down.
Labour’s Ian Stewart promises ‘social change’, as he becomes Salford’s first ever directly elected mayor
Labour’s Ian Stewart has become Salford’s first ever directly-elected mayor.