North West European elections 2014 round-up: Victory for Labour as BNP and Lib Dems wiped off map
UKIP have three North West MEPs, while the Conservatives hold two seats after gaining only 20.1% of the North West vote.
Lib Dems local election wipeout are down to Nick Clegg’s national nightmare, claims Stockport councillor
The Liberal Democrat leader of Stockport Council has blamed the party’s national problems for her former deputy’s shock election defeat.
Good riddance Griffin… but rise of Right in Europe means no time to celebrate, says Manchester council leader
UKIP made British history on Sunday night as they became the first party that wasn’t Labour or the Conservatives to top a national pole since 1910 – a success achieved without even having any MPs.
Things can only get better: Manchester councillor slates UKIP’s rise and vows to repeat Labour’s ’97 landslide
Gorton South Councillor Julie Reid readily voiced her concerns despite beating second place UKIP candidate, Bob Catterall, by 1781 votes.
Tough times ahead: Labour councillor forecasts difficult period for ‘poor’ Wigan ward Ince
There could be tough times ahead for Wigan ward, Ince, according to re-elected Labour candidate James Moodie, who stormed to a fourth consecutive victory.
Manchester council elections 2014 round-up: Labour paint town red as Lib Dems lose ALL their seats
After the council became a ‘Tory-free zone’ back in 2012, Labour finished off their other main rivals to take all of the 32 wards as the Liberal Democrats surrendered their nine seats with 95 out of 96 seats now held by Labour and just one by Independent Labour councillor Henry Cooper..
Bring me the head of Tony Lloyd: Oldham UKIP councillor vows to scrap Manchester police chief role
The new Failsworth West councillor Warren Bates was voted in with a slim 132 majority ahead of Labour incumbent John Battye who received 988 votes.
Time to get out of England? UKIP winning parliament seats would be awful, says Rochdale council hopeful
Liberal Democrat candidate for Castleton, Anthony Smith, believes Brit’s should leave the country if UKIP start taking seats in Parliament.
MPs fiddling expenses? They should be ‘taken out and SHOT’, says Oldham Lib Dem councillor
Cllr Howard Sykes for Shaw Ward made his shocking comments as votes were counted at Queen Elizabeth Hall on West Street.
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.
UKIP surge must be ‘wake-up call’ for main parties, says Bolton’s ousted Tory councillor
Ex-Tory councillor Andy Morgan, who had served the Hulton ward for 12 years, lost his seat to UKIP candidate Diane Parkinson after a tense night of vote-counting at the Bolton Arena.