Mixed feelings ahead of local elections, amid concern over new photo ID
Anger, apathy and anxiety are the three ‘As’ which appear to define the mood of voters in Salford ahead of the local elections on May 4. The city is a microcosm of the age-old issue of the north-south divide which characterises much of the national political landscape and debate.
Moving swiftly on, I encounter Janet Hoey, 61, in a delightful little cafe on the main square. Janet runs the Cuppa For Carers charity, an organisation she founded several years ago after losing her husband to Parkinson’s disease. “I can’t get my partner onto this precinct because there is no disabled access,” she said. “This is a terribly deprived area and this precinct has gone right down. But there is a lot of voluntary work going on around here.
"There is definitely a north-south divide in Salford. The people in Little Hulton are the have-nots, that's for certain. But it hasn’t put off 75-year-old Londoner Alan Norwood who moved to Little Hulton in 1978 for work reasons. He said: “I’ve got my photo ID and I’m definitely going to vote.Elsewhere, in the Monton area of Eccles, it’s a different story. Monton Road, the high street, is alive with cafes and bars and little independent shops.
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