{"id":339363,"date":"2026-04-30T09:00:30","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T08:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/how-voters-in-labour-held-tameside-are-feeling-ahead-of-the-local-elections\/"},"modified":"2026-04-30T09:00:30","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T08:00:30","slug":"how-voters-in-labour-held-tameside-are-feeling-ahead-of-the-local-elections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/how-voters-in-labour-held-tameside-are-feeling-ahead-of-the-local-elections\/","title":{"rendered":"How voters in Labour-held Tameside are feeling ahead of the local elections"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/XxoZBk1VX7k\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"How voters in Labour-held Tameside are feeling ahead of the local elections\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XxoZBk1VX7k\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>With local elections taking place across the UK next week, voters in Scotland and Wales will elect their national parliaments, while those in England will vote for local councils and mayors.<\/p>\n<p>Sky&#8217;s Sophy Ridge speaks to voters in Tameside, Greater Manchester, where the council has had a Labour majority since 1979, to ask how voters are feeling ahead of the local elections in May.<\/p>\n<p>The full list of candidates in St Peter&#8217;s Ward are:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Ahmed Mehmood, Independent<br \/>\n&#8211; Atta Ul-Rasool, Labour Party<br \/>\n&#8211; Gaynor Francis, Reform UK<br \/>\n&#8211; Muhammad Ali, Independent<br \/>\n&#8211; Marie Fairhurst, Independent<\/p>\n<p>#localelections #ukpolitics #skynews <\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews <\/p>\n<p>For more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8 Android https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&amp;hl=en_GB <\/p>\n<p>Listen to our new podcast This is Why, available for free here: https:\/\/podfollow.com\/thisiswhy<\/p>\n<p>To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/info\/library-sales<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With local elections taking place across the UK next week, voters in Scotland and Wales will elect their national parliaments, while those in England will vote for local councils and mayors. 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