Elections 2018: Our man in Oldham enjoys piles of biscuits and the buzz of the count
MM reporter Charlie Smith spent the night in Oldham as Labour celebrated more dominance in Greater Manchester.
Elections 2018: As you were in Tameside as borough elects first Indian councillor
Of the 19 seats contested, 17 were won by Labour and two went to the Conservatives, with turnout for most wards hovering around the 30% mark.
Elections 2018: Mexican wave of red at the AJ Bell as Labour continue to dominate in Salford
Despite turnout being significantly down – just 25.89% of those eligible voted – Labour finished with 17 of the 20 seats up for grabs while the Tories took home three seats.
Elections 2018: Labour keep vice-like grip on Rochdale despite challenging eight months
The party retained 16 of their 17 seats up for election on Thursday night, their only defeat coming to the Liberal Democrats in Milnrow and Newhey.
Elections 2018: Will the North West provide some cheer for Corbyn and despair for May?
Fraser Smith takes a look at what might happen at the polls tomorrow as Greater Manchester gets ready to vote.
‘Vile stuff’: John Leech shocked Chris Paul misogynistic Twitter rant not denounced by Labour
Chris Paul, Labour Councillor for Withington, is being investigated by the Greater Manchester Police after his wildly misogynistic and offensive tweets surfaced, in which he described women as “slobs”, “cows”, “c*nts” and “b*tches”.
Opinion: Liberal Democrats’ new Manchester campaign video takes it too far and makes them look desperate
Manchester’s arm of the Liberal Democrats is pushing its campaign to reclaim the council this Thursday with the release of a provocative video – this time however the hopeful party have taken it too far.
On this day: December 16, 1969 – MPs vote to abolish death penalty
On December 16, 1969 MPs voted for the abolition of the death penalty in Britain, as murderers could be punished by being hanged up until that year.
Denton and Reddish MP pokes fun at Theresa May’s deal with DUP after spotting price-slashed book
The MP for Denton and Reddish has publicly poked fun at Theresa May for her recent deal with the DUP.
Labour rising star Long-Bailey ‘truly honoured and humbled’ after retaining Salford and Eccles seat
While Jeremy Corbyn’s party could not win enough seats to win a majority, gains across the country – coupled with the Conservatives losing their majority in the House of Commons – meant there was reason to celebrate after a testing 18 months.
General Election 2017: MM’s Live Blog
MM will be keeping you up-to-date with everything happening across Greater Manchester and the whole country throughout the night.