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Dan Whelan 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.”�...

BBC News Published image captionMs Anderson said she would be "governed" by her values during her tenure The first black woman to lead a major UK city said she was "not frightened" by the task ahead, as she took charge of a troubled authority. Signing the oath of office to begin her tenure, she said she was "relatively relaxed" about the role. The authority has been under scrutiny since police began investigating building and development contracts. Ms Anderson was selected as Labour candidate after previous mayor Joe Anderson, who is no relation, stood aside, following his arrest. He has den...

Labour bags 10 of 13 mayoral elections across England Top Story May 10, 2021 LONDON: Labour has dominated the mayoral elections, claiming 10 of the 13 posts being contested in cities and metropolitan regions across England. The Tories have won two of the contests so far, and West Yorkshire, which will be electing a mayor for the first time this year, was yet to return a result. Labour’s winners include Sadiq Khan, who described being re-elected for London as “the absolute honour of my life”, and pledged to “build a better and brighter future” for the city during his second term. H...

Labour has dominated the mayoral elections, claiming 10 of the 13 posts being contested in cities and metropolitan regions across England. The Tories have won two of the contests so far, and West Yorkshire, which will be electing a mayor for the first time this year, is yet to return a result. Labour’s winners include Sadiq Khan, who described being re-elected for London as “the absolute honour of my life”, and pledged to “build a better and brighter future” for the city during his second term. Labour’s Sadiq Khan is hugged by one of his daughters (Victoria Jones/PA) His battle wi...

Labour has dominated the mayoral elections, claiming 11 of the 13 posts being contested in cities and metropolitan regions across England. Former Coronation Street actress Tracy Brabin MP became the final Labour candidate to win a post on Sunday evening, becoming the first mayor for West Yorkshire. Labour’s winners include Sadiq Khan, who described being re-elected for London as “the absolute honour of my life”, and pledged to “build a better and brighter future” for the city during his second term. Labour’s Sadiq Khan is hugged by one of his daughters (Victoria Jones/PA) His batt...