The Mancunian Way: Wipeout
manchestereveningnews.co.ukIf a picture paints a thousand words, then this image of the electoral map in Greater Manchester sums up the results of last night’s General Election better than I ever could.
The Tories were wiped out across the region, losing every seat - including the stronghold of Altrincham. Labour won 25 constituencies in Greater Manchester, with the Lib Dems winning the other two.
It comes just four and a half years after Boris Johnson led the Tories to victory, turning many of Labour's northern heartlands such as Heywood and Midddleton, Leigh and Bury South blue.
But the Conservatives have now lost those red wall seats with two MPs who were ousted in 2019 re-elected. The Conservatives were pushed into third place in Leigh with Labour's Jo Platt beating second-place Reform by nearly 9,000 votes.
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