Whether she likes it or not, Chris Northwood is a trailblazer.
On May 5, she became Manchester’s first trans councillor, and now represents the Ancoats and Beswick ward. From what had been a neck-and-neck race between the Lib Dems and Labour, Northwood pulled away and secured her seat by 335 votes.
But the road to the Town Hall has not been smooth for the 35-year-old. There’s been a measure of strife — both politically and internally — for the new councillor.
