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Hello and welcome to my weekly update!

This update is a little later than usual, but I wanted to share all the results we had come in over the weekend.

Whilst results here in Gorton & Denton, Greater Manchester, and across the country all show that Labour is making clear progress towards the general election, we cannot let our foot off the gas.

That election could come at any time, and we must be ready.

So congratulations to all those who were elected, commiserations to those who lost out, and I look forward to seeing you all out campaigning again soon!


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HIGHLIGHTS

I want to say a big thank you to everyone who got out on the doors during this election campaign, which was not without its challenges.

I'm proud to say that across Gorton & Denton, Labour received 54.25% of all votes cast, winning six of the seven wards in the constituency, with Andy Burnham winning every ward in Tameside and Manchester as he was successfully re-elected to a third term as Greater Manchester Mayor.

Best wishes to all those who got elected who will continue to be fantastic champions for their community, and also my commiserations to Luthfur Rahman, who despite polling a superb 2259 votes, narrowly missed out in Longsight.

A full round-up of the results is below.

Greater Manchester Mayoral Election
🔴 Andy Burnham 420,749
🔵 Laura Evans 68,946
⚪️ Nick Buckley 50,304
🟣 Dan Barker 49,532
🟢 Hannah Spencer 45,905
🟠 Jake Austin 28,195

Council Election results in Gorton & Denton
𝗕𝗨𝗥𝗡𝗔𝗚𝗘
🟢 815
🟡 210
🔴 Bev Craig 2,257
⚫️ 707
🔵 197
𝗚𝗢𝗥𝗧𝗢𝗡 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗔𝗕𝗕𝗘𝗬 𝗛𝗘𝗬
🔵 248
🟡 403
🔴 Julie Reid 2,206
🟢 368
𝗟𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗡𝗦𝗛𝗨𝗟𝗠𝗘
🔵 120
🟡 224
🟢 863
🟤 761
🔴 Zahid Hussain 1,958
⚫️ 1,200
𝗟𝗢𝗡𝗚𝗦𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧
🟡 110
🟢 253
🔴 Luthfur Rahman 2,259
🟤 48
🔵 164
⚫️ 2,444
𝗗𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗢𝗡 𝗪𝗘𝗦𝗧
🔵 532
🔴 Mike Smith 1,943
🟢 407
𝗗𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗢𝗡 𝗡𝗢𝗥𝗧𝗛 𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗧
🟢 678
🔴 Vincent Ricci 1,403
𝗗𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗢𝗡 𝗦𝗢𝗨𝗧𝗛
🔴 Jack Naylor 1,619
🟢 276
🔵 479

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ME is a deeply debilitating condition, and as someone living with long COVID, I know all too well the impact post-viral conditions can have.

Working cross party, and cross government, we can fix the broken system and lack of understanding facing ME patients once and for all.
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Community Optometry has real potential to support patients with Glaucoma and other eye-health conditions, but has been very much left untapped.

If the Tories won't get on with the job, then the next Labour government will.
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Ticket touts are utterly shameful, robbing genuine fans of experiences that will last a lifetime.

My friend Sharon Hodgson has be campaigning on this for years and its time the Government stopped playing silly games, and worked with us to shut down the touts for good.

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British Overseas Territories like St Helena harbour fantastic bio-diversity, particularly in their surrounding oceans.

However, those oceans are becoming riddled with plastic pollution and the UK, along with international allies, must step up to protect delicate eco-systems like that of St Helena.
Andrew in the the constituency
Last Thursday, as well as being polling day, marked 28 years to the day that I was first elected to public office as a Councillor for Denton West on Tameside Council at the tender age of 21.

It’s been a huge privilege to represent my home community in the Town Hall and then in the House of Commons as MP for Denton and Reddish.

The next General Election, whenever it comes, marks a big change to the constituency boundaries and as Labour’s Candidate for the new Gorton and Denton seat, I hope I can carry on working hard to get the best deal for our area and to be your strong voice in Parliament.

I’ve not got everything right. I’ve made mistakes along the way, but I’ve always tried my best and take my job seriously. Thank you for all your support.
Andrew in the the media

On Thursday, May 2^nd, people will go to the polls right across the country to vote in a range of different local elections.

Here in Tameside, we have two elections happening.

Firstly, are the elections to Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council, where a third of seats (one in each council ward) are up for election.

Secondly, is the Greater Manchester Mayoral election, with the Mayor leading the Greater Manchester Combined Authority which covers all 11 Manchester boroughs, including us here in Tameside.

Historically, local elections have often had a lower turnout than general elections to the Parliament in Westminster.

But for many people it is the issues that are devolved down to local authorities that have the greatest impact on their day to day lives.

The roads we drive on, the streets we live in, the schools our children attend, the social care services that look after our loved ones, the public transport that gets us from A to B.

There are so many areas of our lives where the decisions taken by local authorities make a material difference.

Here in Greater Manchester, we can see just how direct a difference that can be.

It is only because of the powers devolved to the Greater Manchester mayoralty that we have seen radical change in our public transport system, with busses brought back under public control after nearly four decades of de-regulation.

Whatever your perspective on big policy shifts like this, only by voting in local elections can you make your voice heard.

What you need to do to vote has changed recently, so it’s important to be aware and not get caught out.

For all elections going forward, including those this Thursday, you will need to take photographic ID with you to the polling station in order to vote.

This can be a passport, driving license, or various other forms of pass, a full list is available on the government website.

If you are a postal voter, and haven’t already posted your vote, you can take it to your local polling station on polling day and hand it in.

So whatever way you cast your vote, and whoever you cast it for, make sure you make your voice heard on the issues that impact you and your community this Thursday.
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