Labour suffered setbacks in the region's local elections.
As the local election results rolled in last week, Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer declared that his party is "ready to govern."
The reasons behind the losses were varied, but independents say that voters have had enough of mainstream parties and are demanding something different. Kamran Ghafoor, 35, a councillor in Oldham and leader of the Oldham Group, explained the result by claiming that the local Labour Party doesn't know what voters want.
Mr Ghafoor said: "The Labour Party in Oldham is out of touch with the people here. They don't know what the people of Oldham want. The group lost two council seats on May 2, leaving the Lib Dems just one councillor away from taking control of the town hall, a feat not achieved by any party since 2011.
He claims the Lib Dems are too focused on winning the parliamentary seats of Cheadle and Hazel Grove, and that Labour are distracted by internal bickering. On May 2, voters comfortably re-elected Mr Caton, in a sign that the move away from Labour in the area is not just a short-term trend. "Having more modern, positive and progressive independent parties such as ourselves is only a good thing for local democracy. Our constitution says we are social democratic in nature.
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