Life as a Conservative in Manchester can sometimes be tough and this conference was a stark reminder of the behaviour to which some of our opponents will stoop in an attempt to intimidate us.  Even so, I’m pleased to report that despite their threats our Conference Reception was a resounding success and passed off without disruption.

To celebrate the Conservative Party Conference returning to Manchester, the Education Secretary and Women and Equalities Minister paid Manchester CF a visit to thank all our members for their hard work this election season.

People are themselves. They are not objects to be pushed around by the State, which is what the new Labour Party leader, Jeremy Corbyn, proposes. This is why the British public shouldn’t be seduced by Corbyn’s vision of economic statism in which individualism, hard work and enterprise are demonised by expensive and controlling government.

"I am pleased to report that since the election there has been a huge upsurge in local membership. With so many new people we are keen to improve our local party and offer more events to members. So if you are new and reading this for the first time I hope that you will come to one of our events soon!" Chairman Manchester Federation

When we launched our General Election campaign six months ago we welcomed no fewer thanseven parliamentary candidates to the Manchester Federation Annual Dinner. The rest as theysay is history. We won all three of the local target seats, a Conservative majority government has been returned for the first time in 23 years and the Manchester Federation is welcoming a huge number of new members! ( Picture - right - an informal new members welcoming event ) To download our latest newsletter, see the full story. 

When we came to office in 2010, Britain was on the brink. Our task was urgent: to rescue our economy from the mire. With that economy now going in the right direction, we are once again on the brink - but this time, on the brink of something special. We have a golden opportunity to renew the idea that working people are backed in this country; to renew the promise to those least fortunate that they will have the opportunity for a brighter future; and to renew the ties that bind every part of our United Kingdom. We now have the mandate to deliver that renewal. And it starts with today's Queen's Speech: a clear programme for working people, social justice, and bringing our country together - put simply, a One Nation Queen's Speech from a One Nation Government.

An overall majority, David Cameron saw three party leaders off, Labour down with EdStone tied up around their neck, increased Tory vote across Manchester, fantastic gains in Greater Manchester. A massive thank you to all voters who came out in numbers to support Tories across the Manchester constituencies!See picture gallery of the election count and the declaration of results.

Every time Labour comes to power, they spend and borrow too much money and undermine British enterprise, leaving the country in a mess. Every time we return to power, the Conservatives are left with the task of cleaning up the mess left by Labour. Thus, Winston Churchill in 1951, and Margaret Thatcher in 1979, set us on the road to recovery after having to introduce reforms which Labour Governments refused to enact.

Parliamentary candidate for Manchester Central Xingang Wang officially unveiled his campaign billboards in the presence of local Council candidates, party supporters and tv crews from BBC Chinese and Chinese Central Television. See picture gallery.

Manchester Central has seen its biggest hustings to date, organised by 38 degrees. Parliamentary hopefuls presented their answers to set questions asked by the organisers and affiliated groups, before taking questions from the two hundred plus strong audience. The topics discussed ranged from excessive surveillance and inequality to TTIP and climate change.