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A petition has been signed by thousands across the region(Image: Copyright Unknown)<\/p>\n
Thousands of people across Greater Manchester have backed calls for a UK-wide ban on selling fireworks to the general public.<\/p>\n
A petition to Parliament calls<\/a> for the Government to limit the sale of fireworks <\/a>to those running local council approved events.<\/p>\n As of 8pm on Sunday, November 9, the petition has been signed by more than 96,000 people.<\/p>\n Any petition to Parliament that receives more than 10,000 signatures requires a government response<\/a>, with any that receives more than 100,000 being considered for debate.<\/p>\n Of the Greater Manchester parliamentary constituencies, the area where the most people have signed the petition is Rochdale<\/a>, with 581 signatures.<\/p>\n Heywood and Middleton<\/a> North has the second highest number of signatories, at 432 as of the time of writing. You can see where your area sits in our full list below.<\/p>\n The petition states: “Limit the sale of fireworks to those running local council approved events only<\/p>\n “Ban the sale of fireworks to the general public to minimise the harm caused to vulnerable people and animals. Defenceless animals can die from the distress caused by fireworks.<\/p>\n “I believe that permitting unregulated use of fireworks is an act of wide-scale cruelty to animals.”<\/p>\n The petition comes as youths with fireworks caused yet another night of problems in Bolton on Saturday evening<\/a>.<\/p>\n Elsewhere in recent days, fireworks were thrown at police and firefighters <\/a>during an incident in Merseyside, while in Lancashire a four-year-old girl has been left fighting for her life after being hit by a firework on Bonfire Night.<\/a><\/p>\n How many people have signed the firework ban petition in your area of Greater Manchester?<\/p>\n Figures correct as of 8pm, Sunday, November 9<\/p>\n Altrincham<\/a> and Sale<\/a> West: 184<\/p>\n Ashton-under-Lyne: 147<\/p>\n Blackley<\/a> and Middleton South: 155<\/p>\n Bolton<\/a> North East: 232<\/p>\n Bolton South and Walkden<\/a>: 182<\/p>\n Bolton West: 249<\/p>\n Bury<\/a> North: 264<\/p>\n Bury South: 307<\/p>\n Cheadle<\/a>: 153<\/p>\n Gorton<\/a> and Denton<\/a>: 135<\/p>\n Hazel Grove<\/a>: 231<\/p>\n Heywood<\/a> and Middleton North: 422<\/p>\n Leigh and Atherton: 199<\/p>\n Makerfield: 199<\/p>\n Manchester Central<\/a>: 111<\/p>\n Manchester Rusholme<\/a>: 57<\/p>\n Manchester Withington<\/a>: 102<\/p>\n Oldham<\/a> East and Saddleworth<\/a>: 180<\/p>\n Oldham West, Chadderton<\/a> and Royton: 180<\/p>\n Rochdale: 581<\/p>\n Salford<\/a>: 150<\/p>\n Stalybridge<\/a> and Hyde<\/a>: 212<\/p>\n Stockport<\/a>: 183<\/p>\n Stretford<\/a> and Urmston<\/a>: 158<\/p>\n Wigan<\/a>: 162<\/p>\n