Greens eye Burnage by-election to take new mayor’s old seat
Manchester is preparing itself for another, albeit lower-profile, by-election, and the Green party is already ahead. It’s true that the Green Party didn’t get the result it wanted in the Manchester mayoral by-election. Instead, Bev Craig, former Manchester City Council (MCC) leader and Burnham-Labour ally, took on the big job. However, one consequence of that huge mayoral by-election is yet another in Manchester. Only this time, instead of two million Mancunians being offered the vote, it’s some 13,000 Burnage residents. And despite their lack of a mayor — for now, anyway — the Green Party is prepping for another electoral fight.…

