‘What are we paying taxes for?’ The Greater Manchester towns fed up with potholes, litter and bad parking

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In Stretford and Urmston will often find voters supporting opposing parties, but there are at least a few issues they can all agree on…bad potholes and parking for instance.

We visited the suburb of Urmston where some residents were reserved about their opinions but one business owner was keen to raise a nuisance of an issue. “Potholes,” he said. “You see cars swerving on the roads to avoid them all the time.

It could cause a dangerous incident but I think that’s one complaint many of us here can get behind.” Local education, social care, dentists, litter and bad parking are just some of the many issues residents in the Stretford and Urmston constituency feel need attention ahead of the general election on July 4.

At Stretford Mall, where a huge redevelopment is taking place, shoppers and locals were keen to talk about the election campaign by the major parties and what issues are important to them. “Potholes are absolutely ridiculous - but there’s litter, flooding and more here.