There was plenty of local political drama in three Greater Manchester boroughs last night — with more election action set to hit the region today.
Voters went to the polls yesterday (May 4) to select new councillors in all 10 Greater Manchester authorities. However, only three councils counted their votes overnight.
They were Tameside, Bolton, and Salford. Despite two of those three remaining safe Labour holds, there was still a spectacle. READ MORE: Join the FREE Manchester Evening News WhatsApp community Today, counts for Manchester should be finished by lunchtime, so we will see if any party can chip into the safest Labour majority in the country.
In Stockport, counting should be finished by 2pm, with a ding-dong battle continuing between Labour and the Liberal Democrats.
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