Local Elections 2022: Results in the North West
Local elections have taken place across the North West and the votes have been counted.
This year's polling day involved 24 councils across the North West, and with nearly 500 seats up for grabs.
Scroll down to find your area:
Blackburn with Darwen:
Labour hold
No change at Blackburn with Darwen council. Labour retain control with 36 seats, Conservatives 13, Lib Dems 1 and Independents 1.
Bolton
No overal control - Conservative majority
Bury
Labour hold
The Labour party won one more seat, while the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats lots four and three respectively. There were significant gains for the Radcliffe First party, who now have a total of eight councillors.
Burnley
No overall control
Chorley
Labour hold
Halton
Labour hold
Hyndburn
No overall control
Hyndburn Council remains NOC, but the Conservatives have taken two seats from Labour. Labour remains largest party with 17 seats. The Conservatives have 14.
Knowsley
Labour hold (but the party has lost two seats, one to the Greens and one to an Independent)
How 'partygate' and the rising cost of living has had an impact on local elections across the UK:
Manchester
Labour hold
Labour retain control at Manchester City Council.
Community Peace Activist Professor Erinma Bell MBE celebrates becoming new Labour councillor for the Moss Side ward.
Oldham
Labour hold
In a shock result for Labour - the north's first female Muslim council leader, Arooj Shah, lost her council seat in Oldham to the Conservatives.
It follows the fate of Shah's predecessor Sean Fielding the year before.
Labour hold the council after losing net five seats, but stay the largest party with 35 councillors.
Pendle
Conservative hold
Pendle Council remains Conservative, but loses two seats to the Lib Dems.
Preston
Labour hold
Rochdale
Labour hold
Labour have lost six seats, five won by independents and one gained by the Conservatives.
Rossendale
Labour gain from no overall control
Salford
Labour hold
Sefton
Labour hold
St Helens
Labour hold - but lost seven seats
Labour holds St Helens Council but has lost four seats to independent candidates and three to the Greens.
Stockport
No overall control - Lib Dem minority
Tameside
Labour hold
Trafford
Labour hold
Labour retain control of Trafford Council. Conservatives lose four seats. Labour picked up on new seat, Liberal Democrats gained two, and Green party gained one.
One of the seats the Conservatives lost to the Lib Dems is Timperley, with Nathan Evans bowing out with a thank you to his team.
West Lancashire
Remains no overall control
No seats have changed hands which means Labour remain largest party with 25, Conservatives 20, and nine seats are held by independents.
Westmorland and Furness - brand new council
Lib Dems take overall control
The historic first ever election for the new Westmorland and Furness Council has concluded. Voters went to the polls to elect 65 councillors in 33 new wards. 36 seats went to the Lib Dems, with 15 to Labour, 11 to Conservative, Independent 2, and Green Party 1.
The Liberal Democrats will cohave taken to social media to celebrate:
Wigan
Labour hold
In total 26 seats in the chamber were up for grabs. Labour won 22, the Conservatives two, Independents one, and Independent Network defending one.
Lisa Nandy, Wigan Labour MP and Shadow Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities used her social media to thank people who voted.
Wirral
No overal control - Labour minority