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The party suffered damaging losses in Thursday’s elections, particularly in Oldham and Stockport, but held firm in Liverpool, Manchester and Salford and even managed to increase its majority in Sefton.
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.”
He added that he had been “saddened by the tone of the campaign both politically and personally”, but was proud of what he had achieved in his nine years as a councillor and three years as leader.
The key Manchester council seats that could change hands in the local elections
Labour, the Liberal Democrats and the Green Party are all confident of causing upsets
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A view of Manchester town hall from Deansgate (Image: Mark Waugh)
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Covid-19 has meant that this year’s local elections in Manchester will be like no other - with masked vote counters, socially distanced queues at polling stations and sanitised voting booths.