The party has lost 11 seats overall across the region so far
A warning shot has been fired to Labour as the party suffered significant setbacks at the Greater Manchester local elections - despite a positive picture nationally. Labour has lost its majority at Oldham council, while George Galloway's party ousted Manchester's deputy leader.
Labour has been losing seats in Oldham for some time and saw its majority shrink to just one after two councillors quit the party weeks before the election after criticising the leadership for its stance on the Middle East conflict. Oldham council leader Arooj Shah admitted that the war in Gaza was a factor in Labour's overall loss of five seats, but accused her opponents of 'exploiting' the issue.
Rochdale's Labour group retained its majority over the council, but lost two seats to the Workers Party - including a thumping majority of 1,099 in Milkstone and Deeplish. The town's new MP also claimed a 'landslide' victory over Manchester's deputy leader in Longsight. Two independents beat Labour in Tameside, including one who wore a rosette in the colours of the Palestinian flag. Labour said that the war in Gaza dominated the campaign there, but newly-elected St Peter's councillor Kaleel Khan insisted he won on local issues.
This includes the deputy leader's seat in Redvales where Tamoor Tariq survived a threat from the Workers Party who lost by 193 votes. Trafford saw Labour's most successful result in the city-region with the party gaining two seats from the Tories, increasing its majority.
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