Labour Holds Greater Manchester Despite Record-Low Turnout

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“Labour will be so pleased to have cemented its dominance in the city region.” Labour’s Bev Craig has been elected mayor of Greater Manchester, defeating Reform after second-preference votes were counted. However, turnout fell to a record-low 25%, says The Mill journalist Lucy McLaughlin. Lucy McLaughlin was speaking to Rosie Wright and Calum Macdonald on Times Radio Breakfast. Listen live every Friday-Sunday on Times Radio. Read the best of our journalism: https://www.thetimes.com/ Listen live to Times Radio: https://www.thetimes.com/radio/live Subscribe to The Times and The Sunday Times YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=timesonlinevideo Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/timesandsundaytimes/ Find us on X: https://x.com/thetimes Find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetimes/

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