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Greens Name Councillor as Candidate to Replace Burnham as Manchester Mayor
The Greens are pitching the race as a contest with Reform and have already bought campaign ads as they seek to build on 19% support in May.
- Green Party leader Zack Polanski unveiled Geraldine Coggins as the party's candidate for the Greater Manchester mayoral by-election yesterday, June 20.
- The vacancy arose after Andy Burnham became an MP, ending his nine years as mayor and triggering a July 30 vote.
- Coggins, currently the Green group leader on Trafford Council, replaces the party's initial choice, Chris Kennedy, who withdrew after social media controversy.
- Labour is expected to announce its candidate by June 26, with Manchester city council leader Bev Craig considered the front-runner to defend the seat.
- Polanski frames the contest as a 'straight race' between the Green Party and Reform, seeking to build on momentum from recent electoral gains.
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Greens name councillor as candidate to replace Burnham as Manchester mayor
Geraldine Coggins is aiming to build on the Greens’ success in the Gorton and Denton by-election.
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Leaning Left5Leaning Right1Center3Last UpdatedBias Distribution56% Left
Bias Distribution
- 56% of the sources lean Left
56% Left
L 56%
C 33%
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