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The Mancunian Way: G-mex, Urbis, Kendals…or whatever they’re called

Will Factory International’s new name stick? PLUS Trains in the north are ‘rubbish’ AND The neighbours making urban oases

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'Revenge of the Tories' and 'the rise of Independents': The makeup of Wigan ahead of the all-out elections in 2023

Polls will open on May 4 as voters in Wigan are set to decide the newest makeup of their borough council

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''Tens of thousands of steps, hundreds of hours of work and broken shoes": A day in the life of a council candidate

All the council candidates in Wigan have been busy leafleting ahead of the local elections on May 4

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Council tax rise confirmed in Wigan after four hours of debate

Council tax in Wigan will rise by 4.99 per cent after a majority vote in Wigan Town Hall

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Tax hikes and a 'useless' new code of conduct... what is on the line in Wigan's first council meeting of 2023

The 4.99 per cent tax rise will surely be thrown back and forth between political parties

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Greater Manchester local elections 2022: In-depth analysis of every borough... including an 'all out' race, our political hot potato and a controversial new battleground

Boris Johnson will be tested at the ballot box for the first time since the Downing Street lockdown parties scandal

Manchester Evening News

The wards up for grabs in the upcoming local elections in Wigan 2022

Heading into the election on May 5, Labour control 57 seats in Wigan Council, Conservative and Shevington Alliance hold nine, and the Independent Alliance hold seven.

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Local elections 2022 in Greater Manchester: Date, candidates and how to vote

Voters in each Greater Manchester borough will be choosing at least one councillor in each ward

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All the candidates standing in Greater Manchester local elections 2022 by ward

Voters in each borough will be choosing at least one councillor in each ward – but there are 'all out' elections in Bury and Rochdale with all seats up for grabs.

Manchester Evening News

All the candidates standing in the Wigan Council local elections 2022

The people standing in the wards including Abram, Ashton, Aspull New Springs Whelley, Astley Mosley Common, Atherleigh, Atherton, Bryn, Douglas, Golborne and Lowton West, Hindley, Hindley Green, Ince, Leigh East, Leigh South, Leigh West, Lowton East, Orrell, Pemberton, Shevington with Lower Ground, Standish with Langtree, Tyldesley, Wigan Central, Wigan West,…

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