British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has refused to resign in the face of local election losses for his Labour Party in what is being seen as a ‘midterm’ litmus test for his government. With the Reform Party gaining in English council election results and Labour losing several seats as trends trickled in on Friday (May…
Town halls across the region are bracing for huge change. Voters across the region are heading to the polls on May 7(Image: MEN) Greater Manchester could feel like a very different place on Friday. That’s because the local elections will be in full swing, with counting taking place or having already finished across the region…
A precedent was set 50 years ago that still influences decisions today The council and Government fell out over education policy Fifty years ago, Tameside Conservatives seized power at the local elections. What happened next changed UK case law forever. The 1976 elections saw a shift in power from Labour to the Conservatives in Tameside….
There’s a trend developing across Greater Manchester. The nature of Local Elections is changing – and it could mean residents’ votes have more power than ever before. On May 7, residents will head to the polls to choose a new councillor to represent their neighbourhood at their local authority. And for the first time, most…