Apathy and mistrust on the streets of Oldham as borough's biggest local election battle in two decades looms
manchestereveningnews.co.ukDays away from Oldham’s biggest election for nearly two decades, the mood on the streets is one of political apathy and and mistrust.
From 7am on Thursday, May 4, residents will go to the polls for their first all-out election since 2004. Recent elections in the borough where just a third of seats were up for grabs have resulted in significant political upheaval, with two council leaders being dethroned in successive years.
So an all-out election, where all 60 seats on the council will be voted on, will be a nervous test for the ruling majority Labour group. READ MORE: All the candidates standing at the 2023 local elections in Oldham In particular eyes will be on Royton South to see if current leader Amanda Chadderton can buck the trend of her short-lived leadership predecessors Arooj Shah and Sean Fielding and hang on to her elected role against threats from emerging independents.
Currently the town hall is made up of 35 Labour members, nine Conservatives, nine Liberal Democrats, five Failsworth Independent Party members and two independents.
Read more on manchestereveningnews.co.uk