Greater Manchester local elections results 2026 in full

It has been a devastating night for Labour across Greater Manchester as Reform won huge numbers of seats on the borough’s councils.

Elections have taken place in all of the region’s borough councils, including Bolton, Bury, Oldham, Manchester, Rochdale, Salford, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford and Wigan.

Overnight results saw Reform storm to success as they took 24 out of 25 available seats on Wigan council, 18 out of 19 seats in Tameside and 13 of 21 seats in Salford, a city which has been synonymous with the working class movement for centuries.

Labour has lost overall control of Tameside, for the first time in a staggering 47 years, and the bellwether borough of Bolton. In Stockport, it was the Liberal Democrats who benefitted from voters’ dismay towards Labour.

As of 7am, full results are still due from Oldham. Declarations are expected in Manchester from 12.30pm, Rochdale from 2pm, Trafford from 4pm, and Bury from 4.30pm.

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In total, more than 5,000 council seats were up for grabs across 136 local authorities in England on election day. Mayoral elections also took place in six areas.

To find out the local election results where you live in Greater Manchester, simply select your council or add your postcode in the widget below. Alternatively, individual borough result pages will appear below ahead of declarations.

Links to individual results pages will appear here close to declaration times:

Greater Manchester local elections results 2026 in full

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