Three councils in Greater Manchester are on a knife-edge as voters go to the polls this week with Andy Burnham's job also up for grabs
Greater Manchester is in store for a big night at the local elections . All 10 councils will be holding elections on Thursday with Andy Burnham's job as Greater Manchester mayor also up for grabs while voters in Salford will also be electing their own city mayor.
Last month, the Manchester Evening News held hustings with five of the candidates in the race for mayor. Since then, the M.E.N. has also spoken to voters across Greater Manchester about their views ahead of the local elections. You can read what they said here: Greater Manchester mayor Last year, Mr Burnham secured a second term in office with more than two-thirds of the vote, winning every single council ward in Greater Manchester - including areas which elected Conservative councillors. He will struggle to top that resounding victory this year.
Bolton In Bolton, 21 of the 60 seats in the borough’s wards are up for grabs with a 118 candidates standing in total. The council is currently under no overall control but Labour have 28 seats and currently lead the authority, having taken it back from the Tories last year. The council is currently controlled by Labour which holds 31 seats with the Conservatives on 11 , Radcliffe First on seven and the remaining two councillors sitting as independents. The party is expected to remain in power but is hoping to boost its majority.
The ruling group is also looking to regain a seat from the Greens in Hulme where an ex-Labour councillor who quit the party in 2022 is up for re-election. Labour is defending the marginal Didsbury West ward while the Lib Dems are hoping to hold Ancoats and Beswick. Labour seats such as Coldhurst, Failsworth West, Royton South, St James and St Mary's are being hotly contested by independents and other political groups. But the party could also gain seats in Hollinwood, Failsworth East and Royton North to make up for losses.
Rochdale The usual battlegrounds in Rochdale are in Middleton and Littleborough wards, but the impact of Mr Galloway arriving as the new MP in the area could shake things up. Labour currently holds 46 out of the 60 seats at the town hall, with a third of the total up for grabs. Salford Labour mayor Paul Dennett is widely expected to secure a third-term in office - and the party could also increase the number of Labour councillors in the town hall. The closest contests in the city are expected in the Quays ward and Worsley and Westwood Park.
Stockport The Lib Dems have run Stockport under a minority administration for the last two years and are looking to gain a majority this year. With 29 councillors out of 63 in the town hall, they're just a few seats away pushing Labour further out of power in the borough. Tameside Labour is comfortably in control of Tameside council, holding 51 of the 57 seats. The Conservatives currently have six councillors..
This year, Reform UK is contesting seven seats, which could spell danger for the Conservatives. Meanwhile, the Lib Dems and Greens, who each have six seats, will be hoping to repeat recent results in the south of the borough, including Altrincham, Timperley and Hale.
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