Despite Labour retaining their Heywood and Middleton seat last night, it was Ukip who came away from the by-election stronger after a closely-fought race.

Nick Clegg and the Liberal Democrats are positioning their party as kingmakers after the May 2015 General Election, according to a Manchester University Professor.

Mr Woolfe, an MEP for the North West and current Immigration and Financial Affairs Spokesman for the party, was born in Moss Side and grew up in Burnage

Just 9% of voters plan to vote for the Lib Dems in next year’s General Election – lagging well behind Labour who were up to 43% locally – but Withington MP John Leech fared better than most of his party colleagues, polling 50% higher.

Happy Mondays star Bez explained that fracking is the biggest challenge that the country has faced since the Second World War.

Labour managed to keep hold of every one of their 52 council seats following the local election results, seeing off a strong threat from several UKIP candidates

Ian Stewart blasted the Conservative-Liberal Democrat government for making around £100million in cuts over the last two years

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.

An online petition has seen almost 2,000 dog lovers call for a ban on the cruel controversial ‘dog pinch prong collars’.

After Bez signals his intention to run as Salford MP, MM looks at other celebrities who have entered politics.

Stunell was part of Lib Dem coalition negotiating party