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Eccles By-Election Results Declared

By Carl Davison

Lisa Muir - Eccles Councillor
Lisa Muir - Eccles Councillor

Following weeks of tireless campaigning by the parties and their candidates, the Eccles ward by-election results have been declared.

Labour candidate, Lisa Muir, has been declared the winner in the 2024 Eccles By-election.

The turnout for the election, held on Thursday 31 October 2024, was just 16.46% per cent with 1872 votes cast and 16 ballot papers were rejected. Statistically, turnout for by-elections is lower than for local and general elections.

The votes were cast as follows (in alphabetical order):

Sally GRIFFITHS Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition – 76

Sara LAING Green Party – 261

Ian Alexander MCKINLAY Liberal Democrats – For A Fair Deal- 142

Lisa MUIR Labour Party- 951

Daniel Andrew WHITEHOUSE Conservative Party Candidate- 426

This by-election follows the resignation of Labour councillor, Sharmina August.

The political makeup of the council is as follows:

Labour 50

Conservative 7

Liberal Democrat 2

Independent 1

We wish Lisa all the best in her new role.

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