New council leader expected, 'paper candidate' wins miles away and lots drawn: The drama at Greater Manchester's local election counts last night
There was plenty of local political drama in three Greater Manchester boroughs last night — with more election action set to hit the region today.
It will be sooner in Rochdale, as counting for the 20 seats starts this morning, as does Wigan’s totting-up. Trafford’s counting is also today, but as it is an all-out ballot, it may take a while.Bolton: New council leader 'expected' The most significant result for Greater Manchester was in Bolton, where the Conservatives lost their status as the largest party in the borough in the town’s all-out election. Going into this poll, the council was held in no overall control, and remains so.
The other significant result came in Breightmet, where ex-Oldham council leader Sean Fielding started his political comeback. He lost his seat, in his hometown of Failsworth, in 2021. Salford: 'He will not win' say Lib Dems, before Cotswolds 'paper candidate' secures victory In Salford, it was business as usual. With just 21 out of 60 seats up for grabs, Labour could not lose control of the council.
That’s because he stood as a ‘paper candidate’ in the Cotswolds District Council election, an authority more than 100 miles away. Questions were raised about his candidacy, but Salford Lib Dem leader Alex Warren said that it was ‘much ado about nothing’. Labour gained four seats, taking the party to 51 out of a total 57. The Tories lost two, so are now on six, with the Greens and Independents both losing their solitary presence.
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