Who might run in every Greater Manchester seat at the General Election?
Rishi Sunak’s rain-soaked announcement that the UK will go to the polls on July 4 means that politicians, campaigners, and volunteers now face a gruelling six weeks on the road trying to persuade voters to back their candidate.
It’s going to be a campaign which touches every corner of the country — and Greater Manchester — as Labour attempt to regain power after 14 years in opposition, and the Conservatives try to secure nearly 20 years in Downing Street.
But there is still a long way to go in the campaign. While battlelines are still being drawn between Keir Starmer and Rishi Sunak, the parties are also still finalising who will stand in each seat.
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In Greater Manchester, there are 27 seats up for grabs — which have undergone some major changes following boundary reviews — meaning more than 100 people will be on the ballot papers across the city-region. And although not every seat is completely filled, we do have some idea of who will be standing.
Thanks to the Manchester Evening News’ own understanding website Who Can I Vote For?, a public database of runners and riders, we’ve put together a comprehensive list below of who might be on the ballot paper in July.
Altrincham and Sale West
Jane Brophy, Liberal Democrats
Oliver Carroll, Conservatives
Geraldine Coggins, Green
Paul Swansborough, Reform
Ashton-under-Lyne
Dominic Hardwick, Liberal Democrats
Aroma Hassan, Workers
Angela Rayner, Labour
Blackley and Middleton South
Iain Donaldson, Liberal Democrats
Dylan Lewis-Creser, Green
Graham Stringer, Labour
Bolton North East
Kevin Allsop, Independent
Kirith Entwistle, Labour
Becky Forest, Liberal Democrats
Trevor Jones, Reform
Mark Logan, Conservative
Bolton South and Walkden
Mohammed Afzal, Conservative
Gemma-Jane Bowker, Liberal Democrats
Jack Khan, Workers
Julie Pattison, Reform
Yasmin Qureshi, Labour
Bolton West
Vicki Attenborough, Green
Phil Bricknell, Labour
Dylan Efvans, Reform
Chris Green, Conservative
Donald McIntosh, Liberal Democrats
Bury North
Mark Alcock, Liberal Democrats
Shafat Ali, Workers
James Daly, Conservative
James Frith, Labour
Nick Harris, Reform
Bury South
Jeff Armstrong, Reform
Andrew Page, Liberal Democrats
Arnie Saunders, Conservative
Christian Wakeford, Labour
Cheadle
Alexander Drury, Green
Kelly Fowler, Labour
Tanya Manzoor, Workers
Tom Morrison, Liberal Democrats
Gorton and Denton
Andrew Gwynne, Labour
John reid, Liberal Democrat
Hazel Grove
Paul Athans, Conservative
John Kelly, Reform
Tim O’Rourke, Social Democratic Party
Graham Reid, Green
Johnny Sheen, Workers
Lisa Smart, Liberal Democrats
Claire Vibert, Labour
Heywood and Middleton North
Elsie Blundell, Labour
Chris Furlong, Independent
Steve Potter, Reform
Tom Shaw, Liberal Democrats
Laura-Beth Thompson, Conservative
Leigh and Atherton
Jo Platt, Labour
Stuart Thomas, Liberal Democrats
George Woodward, Reform
Makerfield
Robert Kenyon, Reform
John Skipworth, Liberal Democrats
Manchester Central
Sebastian Moore, Social Democratic Party
Chris Northwood, Liberal Democrats
Lucy Powell, Labour
Chris Turner, Workers
Manchester Rusholme
Seb Bate, Liberal Democrats
Afzal Khan, Labour
Manchester Withington
Wendy Andrew, Social Democratic Party
Gary Carp, Reform
Sam Easterby-Smith, Green
Richard Kilpatrick, Liberal Democrats
Jeff Smith, Labour
Oldham East and Saddleworth
Debbie Abrahams, Labour
Sam Al-Hamdani, Liberal Democrats
Shanaz Saddique, Workers
Oldham West, Chadderton, and Royton
Hannah Kitching, Liberal Democrats
Jim McMahon, Labour
Raja Miah, Independent
Rochdale
Zulfiqar Ali, Liberal Democrat
George Galloway, Workers
Guy Otten, Green
Salford
Jake Austin, Liberal Democrat
David Henry, Green
Stephen Lewthwaite, Social Democratic Party
Rebecca Long-Bailey, Labour
Stalybridge and Hyde
Jamie Dwan, Liberal Democrats
Barbara Kaya, Reform
Jonathan Reynolds, Labour
Audel Shirin, Workers
Stockport
Oliver Johnstone, Conservative
Ayesha Khan, Workers
Wendy Meikle, Liberal Democrats
Helena Mellish, Green
Navendu Mishra, Labour
Stretford and Urmston
Kalima Choudhury, Workers
Mark Clayton, Liberal Democrats
Andrew Western, Labour
Wigan
Nasri Barghouti, Workers
Brian Crombie-Fisher, Liberal Democrats
Andy Dawber, Reform
Lisa Nandy, Labour
Worsley and Eccles
Craig Birtwistle, Reform
David Jones, Green
Barbara Keeley, Labour
Wythenshawe and Sale East
John Barstow, Workers
Mike Kane, Labour
Simon Lepori, Liberal Democrats
Hilary Salt, Social Democratic Party