A local election with little change was good news for Labour in Manchester - where the ruling group still boasts 92 out of 96 councillors at the town hall. The Greens gained a second seat in Woodhouse Park from Labour in the only change on the day, which follows their first win in the city at the 2021 election.
Labour held onto Ancoats and Beswick, beating the Lib Dems by 98 votes in the closes contest across the city after losing a by-election earlier this year. And long-serving Lib Dem councillor John Leech won by nearly 900 votes in Didsbury West, beating Labour in the swing seat they wanted to win.
Despite the net loss, Manchester council leader Bev Craig said the results at her first local elections since taking over from Sir Richard Leese last year were 'fantastic' and promised to win Labour voters back under her leadership.
