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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Hannah Al-Othman North of England correspondent

‘We are the forgotten little town’: will disenchantment in Denton leave it ripe for Reform?

An aerial view of the historic Moores Hat Factory and homes in Denton
Residents feel that Denton is being left behind. Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

If you’re unsure whether you’ve crossed the border from Manchester into Tameside, the Reform posters will probably give it away. In windows, on walls, and staked on garden posts, Denton is awash with turquoise blue as the 26 February byelection looms.

Near the town centre, Ian Singleton and his wife, Irene, have one of Reform’s turquoise banners standing proudly in their front yard. Ian was born in Gorton, in Manchester, but for the best part of the last three decades, the couple have lived on the other side of the constituency, in Denton.

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