What Manchester people want to see from the local council elections

We found out what the people of Manchester want money spent on in their local area following the local elections this week.

Many voters in England, Wales and Scotland will take to the polls on 5 May to elect their new local representatives.

Manchester’s 10 councils all have elections for at least some of their seats.

But what do you want to see when councillors take their seats in the town halls?

We’ve been out on the streets of Manchester, asking the public what they would like to see from their elected council member and what priorities they think council money should be spent on in their area.

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