Labour were the victims of a major scalp in Manchester’s council elections this year after its deputy leader was ousted by George Galloway’s Workers Party of Britain.
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A Lib Dem councillor in Oldham has lodged a complaint about a parish council's majority party amid a row over a newsletter ahead of the local elections.
Councillor Howard Sykes described the pamphlet, due to be circulated in Shaw and Crompton, as 'clear electioneering'. Shaw and Crompton parish withdrew the 12-page newsletter and cancelled a series of consultation events after Coun Sykes threatened to report the parish to the electoral commission and police.
Independent councillors, who lead by majority at the parish, maintain there was 'no wrongdoing'.
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During the pre-election period, known as purdah, local authorities - including parish councils - are prohibited from publishing material that is 'politically contentious', or which mentions or pictures candidates directly involved in upcoming elections. This is to avoid influencing how the public votes.
The newsletter, seen by the Local Democracy Reporting Service, did not campaign for one particular party, but did feature images and quotes from two independent candidates.
One of the candidates is Lisa Navesey, who is up for election in Shaw, alongside Yahhia Qurashi (CON), Stephen Hewitt (LAB) and Hazel Gloster (LIB DEM).
The other is her spouse Lee Navesey, who is running in Crompton against David Barker (LAB), Michele Stockton (CON) and Diane Williamson (LIB DEM).
The newsletter also announced a series of around about the parish’s transition to a town council, voted in by independent councillors at the end of last year.
The parish has eight independent councillors, who lead. Six Lib Dem councillors make up the opposition.
In an emailed statement to the LDRS, Coun
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