2000 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council electionW
2000 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election

Elections to Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 4 May 2000. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party kept overall control of the council.

2002 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council electionW
2002 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election

Elections to Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 2 May 2002. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party kept overall control of the council.

2003 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council electionW
2003 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election

Elections to Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 1 May 2003. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party lost overall control of the council to no overall control, for the first time since 1980. The Labour party continued to run the council in a minority administration.

2004 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council electionW
2004 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election

Elections to Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 10 June 2004. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 2003. The council stayed under no overall control, with the Liberal Democrats overtaking the Labour Party, by 1 seat, as the largest party and assuming control of the council from Labour. Overall turnout was 43.5%.

2004 Bury Metropolitan Borough Council electionW
2004 Bury Metropolitan Borough Council election

Elections to Bury Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 10 June 2004. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 2003. The number of councillors increased from 48 to 51, with the addition on North Manor Ward, as well as other boundary changes, therefore it is not possible to show seats gained and lost. The top 3 candidates in each ward were elected.

2004 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council electionW
2004 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 2004 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 10 June 2004 to elect members of Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. Due to demographic changes in the Borough since its formation in 1973, and in common with most other English Councils in 2004, boundary changes were implemented in time for these elections. Due to these changes, it was necessary for the whole Council to be re-elected for the first time since 1973. The Liberal Democrats held overall control of the council.

2005 Cheadle by-electionW
2005 Cheadle by-election

The Cheadle by-election, in Greater Manchester, England, was caused by the death of Patsy Calton, the Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament (MP) for Cheadle on 29 May 2005. The election was held on 14 July 2005.

2006 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council electionW
2006 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election

Elections to Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 4 May 2006. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control, with the Labour Party overtaking the Liberal Democrats as the largest party and resuming control of the council after a two-year break.

2006 Bury Metropolitan Borough Council electionW
2006 Bury Metropolitan Borough Council election

Elections to Bury Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 4 May 2006. One third of the council was up for election, and the Labour Party lost control of the council.

2006 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council electionW
2006 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 2006 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2006 to elect members of Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate serving a four-year term of office, expiring in 2010. The Liberal Democrats held overall control of the council.

2007 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council electionW
2007 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election

Elections to Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 3 May 2007. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.

2007 Bury Metropolitan Borough Council electionW
2007 Bury Metropolitan Borough Council election

Elections to Bury Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 3 May 2007. One third of the council was up for election, and the council remained in No Overall Control, with the Conservative Party overtaking the Labour Party as the largest group.

2007 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council electionW
2007 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election

Elections to Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 3 May 2007. One third of the council was up for election. The Liberal Democrats retained overall control of the council with a majority of 9 councillors. The overall turnout was 36.7%.

2008 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council electionW
2008 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council election

Elections to Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 1 May 2008. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.

2008 Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council electionW
2008 Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council election

Elections to Oldham Council were held on 1 May 2008. One third of the council was up for election. The council remained in no overall control with the Liberal Democrats overtaking the Labour Party as the largest party.

2008 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council electionW
2008 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election

Elections to Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 1 May 2008. One third of the council was up for election. The Liberal Democrats held overall control of the council.

Murder of Anuj BidveW
Murder of Anuj Bidve

Anuj Bidve was an international student from India who was shot and killed for no reason on 26 December 2011 by local factory worker Kiaran Stapleton, while visiting friends in Salford near Manchester. At the time of his death, Bidve, was studying for a Master of Science degree in "Microelectronics and System-on-Chip Engineering" at Lancaster University.

Murders of Nicola Hughes and Fiona BoneW
Murders of Nicola Hughes and Fiona Bone

On 18 September 2012, Police Constables Nicola Hughes and Fiona Bone, two Greater Manchester Police officers, were killed by Dale Cregan in a gun and grenade ambush while responding to a report of a burglary in Greater Manchester, England.

2000 Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council electionW
2000 Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council election

Elections to Wigan Council were held on 4 May 2000. One-third of the council was up for election, as well as an extra vacancy in Norley - both of which were uncontested. Since the election, there had been a by-election in which the Liberal Democrats gained the seat being fought in Hindsford from Labour.

2002 Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council electionW
2002 Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council election

Elections to Wigan Council were held on 2 May 2002, with one-third of the council to be re-elected. There had been a number of by-elections in the gap year, with a Labour gain from the Liberal Democrats in Hindsford, effectively cancelling out an earlier loss to them in Atherton. A Labour hold in Hope Carr in-between left both parties unchanged going into the election.

2003 Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council electionW
2003 Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council election

Elections to Wigan Council were held on 1 May 2003 with one-third of the council was up for election. Prior to the election, there had been two vacancies in Leigh Central, with Labour winning a by-election in June and the seat being fought in this election filled unopposed by Barbara Jarvis.

2004 Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council electionW
2004 Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council election

Elections to Wigan Council were held on 10 June 2004. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 2003 increasing the number of councillors by three. The Labour party kept overall control of the council.

2006 Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council electionW
2006 Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council election

Elections to Wigan Council were held on 4 May 2006. One-third of the council was up for election and the Labour party kept overall control of the council. Overall turnout was 29.2%.

2007 Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council electionW
2007 Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council election

Elections to Wigan Council were held on 3 May 2007 with one third of the seats up for election.

2008 Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council electionW
2008 Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council election

Elections to Wigan Council were held on 1 May 2008. One-third of the council was up for election.