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Stretford

British  
/ ˈstrɛtfəd /

noun

  1. an industrial town in NW England, in Trafford unitary authority, Greater Manchester. Pop: 42 103 (2001)

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It had been suggested Katelan had since been seen in the Stretford area of Manchester, police said.

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They include Stretford Grammar School in Greater Manchester, where the number of pupils receiving pupil premium funding fell from 24% to 15% of the school, in the past decade.

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If Labour were to win, it would be the party's third by-election victory in recent months, after it easily held both the Stretford and Urmston and the City of Cheshire seats in December.

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Polling stations have closed in the Stretford and Urmston by-election, with the result expected to be announced in the early hours of Friday.

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Stretford and Urmston has traditionally been a safe Labour seat, and few observers expect any other party to come close to taking it in this by-election.

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