elections

22nd April 2024 | By Leslie Kerwin

Mayoral elections: Greater Manchester candidates agree ‘a set of standards’ should be placed on student accommodation after election

Current Labour mayor Andy Burnham and the Liberal Democrats’ Jake Austin have confirmed student accommodation would be included on the Good Landlord Charter if they...

16th April 2024 | By Raphael Boyd

Manchester 2024 elections – everything you need to know

Next month will see local elections take place across Britain. Just under a third of the Manchester City Council seats will be up for election, as will the office of Mayor. Here is when, where, who and what you have to know by the 2nd of May.

6th May 2022 | By Rosa Bown

Greens celebrate historic win after taking seat from Labour in Woodhouse Park

As usual, Manchester is a sea of mostly red when it comes to elections. There were 32 seats up for grabs, with Labour retaining 30...

5th May 2022 | By Liam Taylor

MMU students deciding how to vote ahead of local elections – many for the first time

With local elections taking place today, young people across campus have been thinking about the way that they would like to vote. NQ caught up...

26th April 2022 | By Rebecca Redican

Local elections in Greater Manchester could see biggest shake up in years

Local elections could see big changes across Manchester. See our interactive map to see who is in your area

3rd May 2021 | By Laura Reddington

How does the local election work and what will be different this time due to the pandemic?

What do we vote for in the local election? Manchester City Council is split into 32 wards, separating it into civil parishes, and borough and...

4th November 2020 | By Rory Gannon

American politics driving young people from U.S.

Young Americans have said that the political and social climate in the United States is driving them away from the country. Many young people from across the...

27th May 2019 | By R.McCourt

The Brexit Party and Labour top the poll in the Northwest in a night seeing smaller parties make significant gains

Just weeks after the results of the local council elections, the British public took to the polls one more time to elect MEP’s to the...

24th May 2019 | By nq_admin

EU Elections 2019: a view from young people in the Netherlands

The European Elections are underway and over the next few days, citizens of the 28 EU member states will vote to elect members of the...

11th May 2018 | By Nadia Turki

Local elections provide another win for Labour in Fallowfield ward

At the city council elections last week, many incumbent councillors in Manchester were fighting to be re-elected. All 92 seats in the city’s 32 wards were...

4th May 2018 | By dave porter

Man Met student wins council seat for Labour in election

Man Met student and now Tameside councillor Sam Gosling was so busy campaigning on election day he calculates that he clocked up 34,000 steps during...

23rd April 2018 | By Danielle Kenneally

Final year Man Met student standing for election as Labour councillor in Stalybridge

Stalybridge North Labour candidate Sam Gosling Just three years ago Man Met student Sam Gosling would not leave the house because of panic attacks and anxiety. Next...