We asked the people who want to be your Greater Manchester mayor four simple questions
Greater Manchester residents will head to the polls in a fortnight — to not only decide who should run their councils, but also to select a mayor.
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What are Manchester's parties promising to deliver in the 2024 local elections?
In a fortnight, voters in Manchester will go to the polls. This year’s Manchester council elections will see 33 seats up for grabs - one in all 32 wards as planned, plus an extra race in East Didsbury after a Labour resignation. Labour currently controls the authority with 86 councillors out of 96 in total.
Brussels police shut down hard-right, nationalist gathering featuring Orbán, Farage and Braverman
Officers were acting upon an order issued by the mayor of the Saint-Josse Ten Noode region of the Belgian capital on public safety grounds.
Tories probe 'Islamophobic' tweets allegedly made by local election candidate
Anti-islamic tweets which appear to have been posted by a Conservative local election candidate in Trafford have been taken down along with her profile on X, formerly known as Twitter. The posts and retweets allegedly made by Natalie Shalom who is standing in the Hale ward have come to light ahead of the May 2 poll, in which 21 of the council’s seats are being contested.
Huge new business park in Stockport could create hundreds of jobs
Plans for a £4m business park in Stockport are tipped to be approved and provide a major boost to Greater Manchester's economy.
Angela Rayner vows to 'step down' if found to have committed criminal offence over house sale
Angela Rayner has promised to "step down" if she is found to have committed a criminal offence over the sale of her house.
Frontrunner to lead Spain's embattled soccer federation suspect in corruption probe
MAJADAHONDA : Spain's football establishment suffered another blow on Friday after a Spanish judge declared the main candidate to take over from disgraced former football federation boss Luis Rubiales is also under investigation in a corruption probe.
Election candidate dropped by party after social media posts controversy
An election candidate has been dropped by a newly-formed political party following a social media posts controversy. On Monday (April 8) Alan Bayfield was announced as the Bury Independents Party's candidate for Bury West in the local elections on May 2.