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What Administration can form however remains unclear, as Labour will likely need to maintain support from Localist parties, as well as the Lib Dems and or the Greens to pass a budget.

Bolton's local elections saw it remain Greater Manchester's most divided Borough. Both Labour and the Conservatives lost seats to ReformUK, and Labour Leader Nick Peel lost his seat to Reform by over 700 votes.

The Conservatives continued their resurgence in the Altrincham and Sale West constituency, gaining the aforementioned Hale from the Greens, and Broadheath from Labour. Reform won their first ever seats on Trafford Council in the Davyhulme and Bucklow-St Martins wards

In the Local Elections in Trafford, Labour held on to their majority with wins in Sale and Stretford, whilst the Greens, despite losing former Leader Hannah Spencer's seat in Hale, beat both Labour and the Tories to win the most votes.

This Election marks the first time since 2008 that Labour have lost the popular vote across Greater Manchester, with Labour polling lower than their 32.53% recorded that year

The 2026 Local Elections have largely concluded in Greater Manchester (with the exception of Moorside ward, Bury). Below are the changes from the 2024 Local Elections across the region, individual council results will follow.

2024 Local Elections Part 2: Rochdale Labour held onto its majority on Rochdale in 2024, however following on from the by-election result in February that year, there was a strong performance for George Galloway’s Workers Party, who won 2 wards in the centre of the town.

second year in a row, with Stockport being one of only two councils in Greater Manchester with no Conservative representatives.

2024 Local Elections Part 1: Stockport The 2024 Local Elections in Stockport saw the Liberal Democrats gain 2 seats from Labour, bring them 1 seat short of a Majority. Despite seeing a slight improvement in their vote share, the Conservatives failed to win any seats for the

@Rutland_Boy Indeed, always won above 60%

@ElectGM @AndyBurnhamGM @LauraEvansTeam Damn Burnham really is the King of the North

The 2024 Greater Manchester Mayoral Election saw @AndyBurnhamGM elected to his third term in a third landslide. Whilst the Labour vote decreased, the right wing vote split between Conservative candidate @LauraEvansTeam, Reform candidate Dan Barker and independent Nick Buckley.

Baker had been the Conservative candidate until his defection to Reform earlier in 2024, and Buckley had been the Reform candidate against Burnham in 2021. Future MP and Trafford Councillor Hannah Spencer ran for the Greens, and Stockport Councillor Jake Austin for the Lib Dems.