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  "path": "/uk/news/2026/04/16/tusc-to-field-sixth-largest-number-of-local-election-candidates/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-04-16T10:45:14.000Z",
  "site": "https://www.thecanary.co",
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    "Local Elections 2026",
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  "textContent": "Nominations have closed for the local elections taking place on 7 May. And the sixth-biggest bloc of candidates – behind Labour, the Tories, Reform, the Lib Dems and the Greens – consists of those using one of the Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition (TUSC) descriptions on their ballot paper. TUSC has been in touch with […]\n\nBy The Canary",
  "title": "TUSC to field sixth largest number of local election candidates"
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