Tag: Labour

A polling station in Broughton. Image Credit - Matthew Lanceley

National exit poll results predict comfortable Conservative majority

Polling stations have just closed and the exit polls have just been released. Voters have been heading to the ballots […]

Candidates for the general election in Salford and Eccles South taking part in  a debate

Watch: Salford election candidates send their last messages before polling day

It’s the last day of the campaign before the polls open across Salford tomorrow at 7am, and we have reached out to all the candidates from the three Salford constituencies to hear their last message to the voters.

Attika Choudhary and Graeme Langton in their video together. Taken from @Attika4Salford

Row erupts over Conservative election candidate claims on tower block cladding

A row has erupted after a Conservative election candidate claimed Salford City Council has ignored concerns over Grenfell-style cladding in […]

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May 2 vote: Labour defends its record on Salford Council and blames Tory cuts for declining services

Cuts to local government funding, which are hitting Salford and the most deprived areas of the UK the hardest, are the […]

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Tributes paid to Salford Conservative candidate who died six days before local election

George Andrew Darlington, 68, who was standing for the Conservative Party in Walkden South, was taken ill and died last week.

Salford City Council, Swinton, Gtr Manchester, England. CC BY 3.0, image credit: Bob Linsdell

Salford Labour councillor explains resignation amidst ‘bullying’ claims

Councillor Paul Wilson says his resignation from the Labour Party was down to a number of factors, including ‘bullying’ within the local group.

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Exclusive: Salford MP Graham Stringer will not join seven rebel Labour MPs

Salford MP Graham Stringer says he will not join breakaway Labour MPs and claims their resignations were down to Brexit – not anti-Semitism.