Dan Whelan
As the region continues to count votes, some Greater Manchester boroughs have already declared, resulting in Oldham Council leader Sean Fielding losing his seat and the Liberal Democrats gaining in Stockport, where no single party has had overall control.
Fielding out
Oldham’s leader was usurped in Failsworth West by Failsworth Independent Party candidate Mark Wilkinson by a margin of fewer than 200 votes and, while Labour still holds a majority in Oldham, the party will now have to choose a new leader from its ranks.
Said Fielding: “While tonight is obviously disappointing, the electorate of Failsworth West has spoken.”