Whalley Range Labour Branch is part of the Gorton Constituency Labour Party (CLP) which has just launched a new website to engage with party members and constituents. Please take a look at https://gortonlabour.wordpress.com where you can find information about our Member of Parliament The Rt Hon Sir Gerald Kaufman MP, how to get in contact with […]
Gorton Constituency Labour Party are online Read More »
This year’s local election count was held at Manchester Central, and rather unusually took place during Friday daytime following the election (instead of overnight, straight after the close of polling). This is mainly because there were two sets of ballot papers (for the local and European votes) which first had to be separated and verified.
Whalley Range Labour At the election count Read More »
The polls closed at 10pm on Thursday 22 May and the ballots were counted on Friday 23rd. The results in the council election in Whalley Range on a turnout of just under 40% were: CANDELAND, Mary Green Party 883 GRANT, John Liberal Democrats 475 HOSSAIN, Shahed Conservative and Unionist Party 284 WATSON, Mary Labour Party
Mary Watson wins for Whalley Range Labour! Read More »
In this year’s elections in Whalley Range ward you will be able to support Labour’s candidate for Manchester City Council, Mary Watson, and also Labour’s eight candidates for the North West region’s Members of the European Parliament, one of whom is Whalley Range councillor Angiliki Stogia. Don’t forget to vote in both elections – every
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Since the beginning of last year, Mary Watson and the Labour team have knocked on nearly 3,000 doors in the Whalley Range and Chorlton area and managed to speak to over a thousand people, taking up their local concerns. Trefor and Janet Jones from Wyverne Road spoke to Mary about badly needed repairs for the
Mary Watson is Labour’s candidate for Whalley Range ward in the local elections in Manchester, which are on Thursday 22nd May. She says: “I love Manchester and I love Whalley Range. I came to live in Manchester many years ago and have lived very happily with my family in Whalley Range for most of the
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The popular post office on Egerton Road South, just round the corner from the St Werburgh’s Road Metrolink stop, is now a fully-fledged Main Post Office. Councillor Mary Watson recalls that not so long ago local people were worried that the post office would be closing. She said “With the support of local residents and
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The total number of reported crimes in this area continued to fall in 2013 – but the bad news is that for some crimes (including burglary) there has been an increase. Our Labour councillors Mary Watson, Aftab Razaq and Angeliki Stogia are in constant touch with the local neighbourhood police unit, passing on concerns from
Local crime concerns Read More »
From now on, our monthly branch meetings will be held at the Manley Park Play Centre, on York Avenue at the corner with Clarendon Road. Please see the Events calendar for the dates of the next meetings. If you would like to come to a meeting but need help with transport or would like to
Manley Park Play Centre – New meeting venue Read More »
A message from our outgoing (in both senses) Chair for 2013, Josie Teubler: “We are a group of local Labour Party members who live in Whalley Range ward, and we meet once a month to discuss local, national and international issues. We often have a guest speaker and lively debate, and it’s also an opportunity
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