It has been a catastrophic night for Labour across Greater Manchester as Reform UK made huge gains in the borough council elections.<\/p>\n
Elections were held in all 10 of the region’s borough councils, with counting taking place in six of those overnight.<\/p>\n
In Salford<\/a>, Reform won 13 seats of the 21 up for election. Labour<\/a>, which previously had 16 of the seats, held three.<\/p>\n In Wigan<\/a>, Reform won 23 new seats and defended another. Labour lost 20 seats, but remain in control of the council with 42 councillors.<\/p>\n In Stockport<\/a>, Reform won two seats, as Liberal Democrats<\/a> gained a majority on the council.<\/p>\n In Tameside<\/a>, Reform won 18 of the 19 seats available, as the council went from Labour to no overall control.<\/p>\n In Bolton<\/a>, the leader of the council was among the casualties as a seismic shift saw Reform take almost half the seats up for grabs<\/a>. In total, Reform won nine new seats, out of the 20 seats that were available.<\/p>\n In Oldham<\/a>, Reform won 13 new seats, out of 20 seats being contested.<\/p>\n In Manchester, Reform won seven new seats, with Labour losing 24 out of the 36 contested areas. Labour still holds a majority with 63 seats in the town hall.<\/p>\n In Rochdale<\/a>, Reform won 13 new seats, bringing its total to 15 councillors in the town hall. Labour maintains a slim majority in the council chamber, with 31 seats from 60.<\/p>\n