The Tories were destroyed in Greater Manchester as Labor won 25 out of 27 seats – and George Galloway was ousted by Starmer’s party

The Tories were decimated in Greater Manchester, losing every seat – including the Tory stronghold of Altrincham.

Labor won 25 seats in Greater Manchester, with the Lib Dems winning the other two. Reform UK came second in 14 of the places.

George Galloway lost his seat in Rochdale, with Labor MP Paul Waugh becoming one of 11 new MPs to be elected in Greater Manchester. The Labor leader, who won the seat in February’s by-election, was a no-show that night.

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It comes just four-and-a-half years after Boris Johnson led the Tories to victory, turning many of Labour’s northern hearts blue. But the Tories have now lost the red wall seats they won at the last election, with two MPs who were ousted in 2019 re-elected.

The Conservatives were pushed into third place in Leigh, Labour’s Jo Platt beating Reform into second place by almost 9,000 votes. In Bury North – an important seat that was the most marginal in Britain last time – Labour’s James Frith secured a majority of almost 7,000.

In Bolton West – another key seat where the Tories won a record majority of almost 9,000 votes in 2019 – Labor regained the seat, beating the Tories by almost 5,000 votes. In perhaps the most extraordinary result of the night in Greater Manchester, Labor won Altrincham and Sale West for the first time, taking a constituency held by the Tories for almost 100 years.

The seat has been held since 1997 by the great Tory Sir Graham Brady, who stood down at this election. Chris Clarkson, who became the first Tory MP for Heywood and Middleton in 2019, stood in the Tory stronghold of Stratford-on-Avon this time but lost.

The Lib Dems won their two target seats of Cheadle and Hazel Grove and the Tories were pushed into third place in the latter. Reform UK finished second in around half of Greater Manchester’s 27 constituencies, including Angela Rayner’s seat.

Labour’s deputy leader, who is set to become deputy prime minister, increased his majority in the seat. In her victory speech, Ms Rayner said: “This is a vote for change. It is a vote to end division and bring our country together. To replace self-service with public service, to take what is broken and start over. to rebuild it and restore the faith of those whose hope was taken away.

“It is with a real sense of pride that we have changed the Labor Party to provide that unity of purpose. That vision of renewal that our country so desperately needs. Today is our chance to turn the page and start a new chapter.

“To address the cost of living crisis and make work pay. To give working people the new business you deserve and to provide the housing we need. To rebuild the public services we rely on and to make sure every community in our country has our share. national success.”