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 | 2,959 |
Thank you to all Mary’s supporters for this resounding victory
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 vote is important.
If you need more information or help getting to the polling station, please get in touch.
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 pavement and was pleased to see the work completed very shortly afterwards. Continue reading
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.
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 our MP, the post office was kept open and continues to thrive. The improvements are great and I’m sure that there is more to come”. Continue reading