Trafford council elections 2014 round-up: Tories rejoice at majority as Labour draws General Election battle lines
The Conservatives now have a majority of 34 seats, eight more than Labour.
Ground-breaking ‘Manchester Cancer’ partnership to take on region’s below average survival rates
Manchester cancer sufferers could soon receive better treatment and improved prognosis with a ground-breaking service in Greater Manchester’s fight against the disease.
‘It feels like a massive majority’: Labour councillor’s relief after winning Bury seat from Tories… by just 19 votes
Labour’s John Mallon snatched victory from a sitting Conservative candidate by just 19 votes.
‘We’re better off alone’: Wigan activist to plough on with independence calls despite election defeat
While CAP didn’t gain any seats at Thursday’s council elections, recently appointed party leader Michael Moulding is ready to push ahead with plans to get Wigan city status and break from Greater Manchester.
Bury council elections 2014 round-up: Tweets, tight calls and laughter as Labour wins exceed expectations
Labour took two wards from the Conservatives and one from Liberal Democrats in the council elections.
Stockport council elections 2014 round-up: Light on a bleak day for Lib Dems as Goddard returns to Offerton
Liberal Democrats celebrated return of former council leader Dave Goddard in Offerton but suffered the shock loss of deputy council leader Mark Weldon in Stepping Hill.
Oldham council elections 2014 round-up: UKIP bag two seats as Labour remain bullish that vote will hold out
Just hours after securing their first council seats in Greater Manchester with victories in Bolton, UKIP snatched two more in Oldham to send shockwaves through the three main political parties.
Tameside council elections 2014 round-up: Labour retain majority but UKIP rejoice as thorn in party’s side
Huge cheers erupted as Labour retained seats in 17 of the 19 wards, but lost Ashton Hurst which the Conservatives managed to snatch back by just 18 votes.
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.
Bolton’s Amir Khan celebrates biggest victory of his career… becoming father for first time
His Pakistani-American wife, Faryal Makhdoom, gave birth to a baby girl in the early hours of this morning
Keeping it in the family: Wigan independent snatches seat to join husband and father-in-law as councillor
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.