If the Conservatives can win seats like this one, Theresa May will secure the majority she desires in Parliament prior to negotiating Britain’s exit from the European Union.

Nestled in the shadow of the West Pennine Moors, Bury is a town steeped in political history.

Retail worker Ryan Quick, 26, from Bolton, set up the petition on Change.org on January 6 and it has already gathered over 700 signatures.

October 2016 edition now available online.

There has been much discussion on why the Remain side – who were almost universally tipped to win – ended up losing the vote.

North West MEP and Labour In campaigner Afzal Khan has hit out at ‘misleading’ Vote Leave claims and UKIP’s ‘Little England’ mentality.

The Mayor of Oldham has said that more must be done to increase voter turnout following the local elections, despite criticism of the postal vote from UKIP.

The victory was not as straightforward as many would have thought however as a second count was ordered in the supplementary voting.

Labour failed to sweep the board like many predicted but red half of Wigan can still be pleased.

As the UK awakes to survey the electoral battlefield the Labour stronghold of Tameside remains firmly held, but results reveal a persistent shadow of UKIP and independent candidates in 11 of its 19 wards.

Labour were ousted from just one seat in an otherwise expected red wash at Tameside local election overnight.