The result from Manchester where Labour lost 24 seats and the Greens gained 17 suggests that Andy Burnham isn’t as popular as is generally thought; that, or the dislike of Starmer outweighs his popularity.
Of other areas in his Greater Manchester Mayoralty, Labour have lost plenty of seats too – with the exception of Bury where they lost just one seat – notably Tameside which has gone from Labour to NOC. Trafford yet to declare.
Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown ‘King of the North’