Liberal Democrats leader Tim Farron has told MM that Manchester has a huge part to play in the European Union, saying the city’s boundaries go ‘beyond our United Kingdom’.

The Salford Green Party have accused the Liberal Democrats of betraying their members after the former opposition to Labour pulled all candidates from competing for the city’s 21 seats.

Over the last 65 years the Greater Manchester constituency of Cheadle has been a battleground between the Liberal Democrats and the Conservatives, becoming used to the political pendulum swinging between the two without being challenged from outsiders.

We’ll be keeping you bang up to date all night with the latest results and reaction from across Greater Manchester and beyond.

We might be a red city, but how green are our councillors? Manchester Friends of the Earth have reached out to all of Manchester’s prospective candidates to find out how highly they prioritise the environment.

Nick Clegg warned voters that a right-wing alliance of the Conservatives, Ukip and the DUP could form the UK’s next government, urging people instead to vote for the Liberal Democrats.

With parliament dissolved, all MPs are returning to their constituencies. The door knocking, letter dropping and sign erecting begins.

The Lib Dem candidate for Stretford and Urmston is calling on volunteers to do their bit as Trafford faces cuts to youth centres and libraries.

Rail fare increases in the North West are under fire, being branded a ‘rip off’ by Oldham East and Saddleworth MP Debbie Abrahams after changes were introduced last Friday.

Ahead of plans to force slaughterhouses across the country to install CCTV cameras, the campaign leader of the UK’s largest Animal Rights group speaks out on the issue.

Manchester’s biggest cycling club have slammed Nick Clegg’s £214million ‘strategic road network’, saying it makes the city’s roads less safe.