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Gorton North
Gorton North
Ward
	Gorton North ward (2004) within Manchester
	Coat of arms
	Interactive map of Gorton North
Country	United Kingdom
Constituent country	England
Region	North West England
County	Greater Manchester
Metropolitan borough	Manchester
Created	November 1909
Named after	Gorton
Government
• Type	Unicameral
• Body	Manchester City Council
UK Parliamentary Constituency	Manchester Gorton

Gorton North was an electoral division of Manchester City Council which was represented from 1909 until 2018. It covered part of Gorton and Abbey Hey in East Manchester.

Overview

Gorton North ward was created in 1909,^[1] as a result of the Manchester Extension Scheme 1909, which transferred the urban districts of Gorton and Levenshulme to the Manchester corporation.^[2] Its initial boundaries were unaffected by city-wide boundary revisions in 1919.^[3] After boundary revisions in 1950,^[4] the ward's northern boundary became the Great Central Main Line and it's southern boundary became Hyde Road, while further revisions in 1971 extended the ward's western boundary to Belle Vue Street.^[5] In 1982,^[6] the ward incorporated that part of the Gorton South ward to the east of the Fallowfield Loop. Following another boundary revision in 2004, the ward's southern boundary became the Gore Brook.^[7] In 2018, the ward was abolished, and its remaining area became part of the new Gorton and Abbey Hey ward.^[8]

From 1909 until 1918, the ward formed part of the Gorton Parliamentary constituency.^[9] From 1918 until its abolition, it was part of the Manchester Gorton Parliamentary constituency.^[10]

Councillors

Election
1909	T. Higginson (Lab)	J. P. Greenall (Lab)	J. A. Lofts (Con)
1910	T. Higginson (Lab)	J. P. Greenall (Lab)	W. Davy (Lab)
1911	T. Higginson (Lab)	J. P. Greenall (Lab)	W. Davy (Lab)
1912	T. Higginson (Lab)	J. P. Greenall (Lab)	W. Davy (Lab)
1913	T. Higginson (Lab)	J. P. Greenall (Lab)	W. Davy (Lab)
1914	T. Higginson (Lab)	J. P. Greenall (Lab)	W. Davy (Lab)
1919	J. Compton (Lab)	J. P. Greenall (Lab)	W. Davy (Lab)
1920	J. Compton (Lab)	J. P. Greenall (Lab)	W. Davy (Lab)
October 1921	J. Compton (Lab)	J. P. Greenall (Ind. Labour)	W. Davy (Lab)
1921	J. Compton (Lab)	W. Docker (Con)	W. Davy (Lab)
1922	J. Compton (Lab)	W. Docker (Con)	W. Davy (Lab)
1923	J. Compton (Lab)	W. Docker (Con)	W. Davy (Lab)
1924	J. Compton (Lab)	T. Walker (Lab)	W. Davy (Lab)
1925	T. F. Regan (Lab)	T. Walker (Lab)	W. Davy (Lab)
1926	T. F. Regan (Lab)	T. Walker (Lab)	W. Davy (Lab)
1927	T. F. Regan (Lab)	T. Walker (Lab)	W. Davy (Lab)
1928	T. F. Regan (Lab)	T. Walker (Lab)	W. Davy (Lab)
May 1929	T. F. Regan (Lab)	T. Walker (Lab)	S. H. Hitchbun (Lab)
1929	T. F. Regan (Lab)	T. Walker (Lab)	S. H. Hitchbun (Lab)
1930	T. F. Regan (Lab)	T. Walker (Lab)	S. H. Hitchbun (Lab)
1931	T. F. Regan (Lab)	T. Walker (Lab)	S. H. Hitchbun (Lab)
1932	T. F. Regan (Lab)	T. Walker (Lab)	S. H. Hitchbun (Lab)
1933	T. F. Regan (Lab)	T. Walker (Lab)	S. H. Hitchbun (Lab)
1934	T. F. Regan (Lab)	T. Walker (Lab)	S. H. Hitchbun (Lab)
1935	T. F. Regan (Lab)	T. Walker (Lab)	S. H. Hitchbun (Lab)
1936	T. F. Regan (Lab)	T. Walker (Lab)	S. H. Hitchbun (Lab)
1937	T. F. Regan (Lab)	T. Walker (Lab)	S. H. Hitchbun (Lab)
1938	T. F. Regan (Lab)	T. Walker (Lab)	S. H. Hitchbun (Lab)
1945	S. H. Hitchbun (Lab)	F. Lord (Lab)	C. Bentley (Lab)
1946	S. H. Hitchbun (Lab)	F. Lord (Lab)	C. Bentley (Lab)
January 1947	F. Siddall (Lab)	F. Lord (Lab)	C. Bentley (Lab)
1947	F. Siddall (Lab)	F. Lord (Lab)	C. Bentley (Lab)
1949	F. Siddall (Lab)	F. Lord (Lab)	C. Bentley (Lab)
1950	F. Siddall (Lab)	F. Lord (Lab)	C. Bentley (Lab)
1951	F. Siddall (Lab)	F. Lord (Lab)	C. Bentley (Lab)
1952	F. Siddall (Lab)	F. Lord (Lab)	C. Bentley (Lab)
1953	F. Siddall (Lab)	F. Lord (Lab)	C. Bentley (Lab)
December 1953	F. Siddall (Lab)	F. Lord (Lab)	P. Roddy (Lab)
1954	F. Siddall (Lab)	F. Lord (Lab)	P. Roddy (Lab)
1955	F. Siddall (Lab)	F. Lord (Lab)	P. Roddy (Lab)
1956	F. Siddall (Lab)	F. Lord (Lab)	P. Roddy (Lab)
April 1957	F. Siddall (Lab)	N. Leech (Lab)	P. Roddy (Lab)
1957	F. Siddall (Lab)	N. Leech (Lab)	P. Roddy (Lab)
1958	W. Higgins (Lab)	N. Leech (Lab)	P. Roddy (Lab)
1959	W. Higgins (Lab)	N. Leech (Lab)	P. Roddy (Lab)
1960	W. Higgins (Lab)	N. Leech (Lab)	P. Roddy (Lab)
1961	W. Higgins (Lab)	N. Leech (Lab)	P. Roddy (Lab)
1962	W. Higgins (Lab)	N. Leech (Lab)	P. Roddy (Lab)
1963	W. Higgins (Lab)	N. Leech (Lab)	P. Roddy (Lab)
1964	W. Higgins (Lab)	N. Leech (Lab)	P. Roddy (Lab)
1965	W. Higgins (Lab)	N. Leech (Lab)	P. Roddy (Lab)
1966	W. Higgins (Lab)	N. Leech (Lab)	P. Roddy (Lab)
1967	W. Higgins (Lab)	N. Leech (Lab)	P. Roddy (Lab)
1968	G. H. Gilbertson (Con)	N. Leech (Lab)	P. Roddy (Lab)
1969	G. H. Gilbertson (Con)	N. Leech (Lab)	P. Roddy (Lab)
1970	G. H. Gilbertson (Con)	G. Conquest (Lab)	P. Roddy (Lab)
1971	P. Roddy (Lab)	T. O. Hamnett (Lab)	G. Conquest (Lab)
July 1971	P. Bednarski (Lab)	T. O. Hamnett (Lab)	G. Conquest (Lab)
1972	P. Bednarski (Lab)	T. O. Hamnett (Lab)	G. Conquest (Lab)
1973	G. Conquest (Lab)	C. Brierley (Lab)	P. Bednarski (Lab)
1975	G. Conquest (Lab)	C. Brierley (Lab)	G. Halstead (Lab)
1976	G. Conquest (Lab)	C. Brierley (Lab)	G. Halstead (Lab)
1978	T. O. Hamnett (Lab)	C. Brierley (Lab)	G. Halstead (Lab)
1979	T. O. Hamnett (Lab)	C. Brierley (Lab)	P. Hildrew (Lab)
1980	T. O. Hamnett (Lab)	C. Brierley (Lab)	P. Hildrew (Lab)
1982	C. Brierley (Lab)	T. O. Hamnett (Lab)	P. Hildrew (Lab)
1983	C. Brierley (Lab)	T. O. Hamnett (Lab)	J. Wilson (Lab)
1984	C. Brierley (Lab)	T. O. Hamnett (Lab)	J. Wilson (Lab)
1986	C. Brierley (Lab)	T. O. Hamnett (Lab)	J. Wilson (Lab)
1987	C. Brierley (Lab)	T. O. Hamnett (Lab)	A. Unwin (Lab)
1988	C. Brierley (Lab)	T. O. Hamnett (Lab)	A. Unwin (Lab)
1990	C. Brierley (Lab)	T. O. Hamnett (Lab)	A. Unwin (Lab)
1991	C. Brierley (Lab)	T. O. Hamnett (Lab)	J. Pearcey (Lib Dem)
1992	C. Brierley (Lab)	I. Donaldson (Lib Dem)	J. Pearcey (Lib Dem)
1994	W. Helsby (Lib Dem)	I. Donaldson (Lib Dem)	J. Pearcey (Lib Dem)
1995	W. Helsby (Lib Dem)	I. Donaldson (Lib Dem)	J. Pearcey (Lib Dem)
1996	W. Helsby (Lib Dem)	I. Donaldson (Lib Dem)	J. Pearcey (Lib Dem)
1998	W. Helsby (Lib Dem)	I. Donaldson (Lib Dem)	J. Pearcey (Lib Dem)
1999	W. Helsby (Lib Dem)	I. Donaldson (Lib Dem)	J. Pearcey (Lib Dem)
2000	W. Helsby (Lib Dem)	I. Donaldson (Lib Dem)	J. Pearcey (Lib Dem)
2002	W. Helsby (Lib Dem)	I. Donaldson (Lib Dem)	J. Pearcey (Lib Dem)
2003	W. Helsby (Lib Dem)	I. Donaldson (Lib Dem)	J. Pearcey (Lib Dem)
2004	Jacqueline Pearcey (Lib Dem)	Wendy Helsby (Lib Dem)	Bernardette Newing (Lib Dem)
2006	Jacqueline Pearcey (Lib Dem)	Wendy Helsby (Lib Dem)	Nilofar Siddiqi (Lab)
2007	Jacqueline Pearcey (Lib Dem)	Wendy Helsby (Lib Dem)	Nilofar Siddiqi (Lab)
2008	Jacqueline Pearcey (Lib Dem)	Wendy Helsby (Lib Dem)	Nilofar Siddiqi (Lab)
2010	Jacqueline Pearcey (Lib Dem)	Wendy Helsby (Lib Dem)	Nilofar Siddiqi (Lab)
2011	Jacqueline Pearcey (Lib Dem)	John Hughes (Lab)	Nilofar Siddiqi (Lab)
2012	Afia Kamal (Lab)	John Hughes (Lab)	Nilofar Siddiqi (Lab)
2014	Afia Kamal (Lab)	John Hughes (Lab)	Nilofar Siddiqi (Lab)
2015	Afia Kamal (Lab)	John Hughes (Lab)	Nilofar Siddiqi (Lab)
2016	Afia Kamal (Lab)	John Hughes (Lab)	Nilofar Siddiqi (Lab)

Elections

Elections in 1900s

November 1909

1909 (3 vacancies)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	T. Higginson	1,192	53.3
	Labour	J. P. Greenall	1,133	50.7
	Conservative	J. A. Lofts	1,108	49.6
	Labour	W. Davy	1,103	49.3
	Conservative	J. Pollitt	1,098	49.1
	Liberal	M. Bushell	1,072	47.9
Majority			5	0.3
Turnout			2,236
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Elections in 1910s

November 1910

1910
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. Davy	1,018	53.8	+0.5
	Conservative	J. A. Lofts*	875	46.2	−3.4
Majority			143	7.6
Turnout			1,893
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

November 1911

1911
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. P. Greenall*	1,317	59.2	+5.4
	Conservative	R. G. Murray	906	40.8	−5.4
Majority			411	18.4	+10.8
Turnout			2,223
	Labour hold		Swing

November 1912

1912
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T. Higginson*	uncontested
	Labour hold		Swing

November 1913

1913
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. Davy*	1,258	85.9	N/A
	Independent	J. Harold	207	14.1	N/A
Majority			1,051	71.8	N/A
Turnout			1,465
	Labour hold		Swing

November 1914

1914
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. P. Greenall*	uncontested
	Labour hold		Swing

November 1919

1919 (new boundaries)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. Compton	2,201	75.4
	Coalition Labour	F. Zanetti	719	24.6
Majority			1,482	50.8
Turnout			2,920	30.0
	Labour hold		Swing

Elections in 1920s

November 1920

1920
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. Davy*	uncontested
	Labour hold		Swing

November 1921

1921
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. Docker	2,216	36.9	N/A
	Labour	A. Mason	1,748	29.1	N/A
	Independent Labour	J. P. Greenall*	1,210	20.1	N/A
	National Unemployed Workers' Movement	J. Shaw	839	14.0	N/A
Majority			468	7.8	N/A
Turnout			6,013	60.7	N/A
	Conservative gain from Independent Labour		Swing

November 1922

1922
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Compton*	3,479	63.8	+34.7
	Conservative	R. S. Ireland	1,970	36.2	−0.7
Majority			1,509	27.6
Turnout			5,449	54.4	−6.3
	Labour hold		Swing

November 1923

1923
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. Davy*	uncontested
	Labour hold		Swing

November 1924

1924
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T. Walker	3,842	64.0	N/A
	Conservative	E. E. Walsh	2,164	36.0	N/A
Majority			1,678	28.0	N/A
Turnout			6,006
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

November 1925

1925
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T. F. Regan	uncontested
	Labour hold		Swing

November 1926

1926
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. Davy*	uncontested
	Labour hold		Swing

November 1927

1927
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T. Walker*	uncontested
	Labour hold		Swing

November 1928

1928
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T. F. Regan*	uncontested
	Labour hold		Swing

May 1929 (by-election)

By-election: 14 May 1929
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. H. Hitchbun	3,284	68.6	N/A
	Conservative	G. Taylor	1,501	31.4	N/A
Majority			1,783	37.2	N/A
Turnout			4,785
	Labour hold		Swing

November 1929

1929
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. H. Hitchbun*	uncontested
	Labour hold		Swing

Elections in 1930s

November 1930

1930
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T. Walker*	2,793	70.2	N/A
	Liberal	T. Dunbevand	1,184	29.8	N/A
Majority			1,609	40.4	N/A
Turnout			3,977
	Labour hold		Swing

November 1931

1931
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T. F. Regan*	3,623	56.4	−13.8
	Conservative	H. S. Birch	2,797	43.6	N/A
Majority			826	12.8	−27.6
Turnout			6,420	59.1
	Labour hold		Swing

November 1932

1932
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. H. Hitchbun*	4,017	72.1	+15.7
	Liberal	H. Quinney	1,553	27.9	N/A
Majority			2,464	44.2	−31.4
Turnout			5,570
	Labour hold		Swing

November 1933

1933
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T. Walker*	uncontested
	Labour hold		Swing

November 1934

1934
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T. F. Regan*	3,559	73.2	N/A
	Conservative	S. Bloor	1,305	26.8	N/A
Majority			2,254	46.4	N/A
Turnout			4,864
	Labour hold		Swing

November 1935

1935
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. H. Hitchbun*	uncontested
	Labour hold		Swing

November 1936

1936
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T. Walker*	uncontested
	Labour hold		Swing

November 1937

1937
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T. F. Regan*	3,561	63.7	N/A
	Conservative	G. M. Brewster	2,032	36.3	N/A
Majority			1,529	27.4	N/A
Turnout			5,593
	Labour hold		Swing

November 1938

1938
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. H. Hitchbun*	uncontested
	Labour hold		Swing

Elections in 1940s

November 1945

1945 (2 vacancies)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	F. Lord*	4,660	75.0	N/A
	Labour	C. Bentley*	4,610	74.2	N/A
	Conservative	C. Parker	1,551	25.0	N/A
Majority			3,059	49.2	N/A
Turnout			6,211	39.5
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

November 1946

1946
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. H. Hitchbun*	4,112	66.9	−8.1
	Conservative	G. Mowbray	1,599	26.0	+1.0
	Liberal	J. T. Barker	436	7.1	N/A
Majority			2,513	40.9	−8.3
Turnout			6,147
	Labour hold		Swing

January 1947 (by-election)

By-election: 23 January 1947
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. Siddall	2,848	50.8	−16.1
	Conservative	H. Knight	2,565	45.7	+19.7
	Liberal	J. T. Barker	195	3.5	−3.6
Majority			283	5.1	−35.8
Turnout			5,608
	Labour hold		Swing

November 1947

1947
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. Bentley*	5,304	55.6	−11.3
	Conservative	J. P. Traynor	4,231	44.4	+18.4
Majority			1,073	11.2	−29.7
Turnout			9,535
	Labour hold		Swing

May 1949

1949
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	F. Lord*	5,442	58.5	+2.9
	Conservative	A. Leach	3,632	39.1	−5.3
	Communist	A. Wilde	225	2.4	N/A
Majority			1,810	19.4	+8.2
Turnout			9,299
	Labour hold		Swing

Elections in 1950s

May 1950

1950 (new boundaries)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	F. Siddall*	4,604	67.7
	Conservative	T. Brownrigg	2,042	30.0
	Communist	A. Wilde	150	2.3
Majority			2,562	37.7
Turnout			6,796
	Labour hold		Swing

May 1951

1951
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. Bentley*	3,995	60.2	−7.5
	Conservative	S. W. Marshall	2,473	37.2	+7.2
	Communist	J. Kay	172	2.6	+0.3
Majority			1,522	23.0	−14.7
Turnout			6,640
	Labour hold		Swing

May 1952

1952
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	F. Lord*	5,888	74.3	+14.1
	Conservative	S. W. Marshall	1,820	23.0	−14.2
	Communist	J. Kay	218	2.7	+0.1
Majority			4,068	51.3	+28.3
Turnout			7,926
	Labour hold		Swing

May 1953

1953
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	F. Siddall*	4,692	70.3	−4.0
	Conservative	A. P. Osborn	1,801	27.0	+4.0
	Communist	J. Kay	184	2.7	0
Majority			2,891	43.3	−8.0
Turnout			6,677
	Labour hold		Swing

December 1953 (by-election)

By-election: 10 December 1953
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. Roddy	3,183	69.4	−0.9
	Conservative	C. N. Clarke	1,292	28.2	+1.2
	Communist	J. Kay	114	2.4	−0.3
Majority			1,891	41.2	−2.1
Turnout			4,589
	Labour hold		Swing

May 1954

1954
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. Roddy*	4,139	73.0	+2.7
	Conservative	C. N. Clark	1,385	24.4	−2.6
	Communist	J. Kay	145	2.6	−0.1
Majority			2,753	48.6	+5.3
Turnout			5,669
	Labour hold		Swing

May 1955

1955
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	F. Lord*	3,856	66.2	−6.8
	Conservative	L. Lescure	1,825	31.3	+6.9
	Communist	J. Kay	143	2.5	−0.1
Majority			2,031	34.9	−13.7
Turnout			5,824
	Labour hold		Swing

May 1956

1956
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	F. Siddall*	3,556	72.1	+5.9
	Conservative	B. H. Farrow	1,376	27.9	−3.4
Majority			2,180	44.2	+9.3
Turnout			4,932
	Labour hold		Swing

April 1957 (by-election)

By-election: 4 April 1957
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	N. Leech	2,901	80.3	+8.2
	Conservative	A. Nixon	711	19.7	−8.2
Majority			2,190	60.6	+16.4
Turnout			3,612
	Labour hold		Swing

May 1957

1957
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. Roddy*	3,567	75.7	+3.6
	Conservative	B. H. Farrow	1,142	24.3	−3.6
Majority			2,425	51.4	+7.2
Turnout			4,709
	Labour hold		Swing

May 1958

1958 (2 vacancies)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	N. Leech*	3,361	85.3	+9.6
	Labour	W. Higgins	3,294	83.6	+7.9
	Conservative	S. Bancroft	614	15.6	−8.7
Majority			2,680	68.0	+16.6
Turnout			3,942
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

May 1959

1959
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. Higgins*	3,628	68.7	−16.6
	Conservative	C. N. Clark	1,654	31.3	+15.7
Majority			1,974	37.4	−30.6
Turnout			5,282
	Labour hold		Swing

Elections in 1960s

May 1960

1960
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. Roddy*	2,610	66.9	−1.8
	Conservative	J. Whitwell	1,292	33.1	+1.8
Majority			1,318	33.8	−3.6
Turnout			3,902
	Labour hold		Swing

May 1961

1961
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	N. Leech*	3,359	69.0	+2.1
	Conservative	J. Whitwell	1,512	31.0	−2.1
Majority			1,847	38.0	+4.2
Turnout			4,871
	Labour hold		Swing

May 1962

1962
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. Higgins*	3,243	73.1	+4.1
	Conservative	J. Whitwell	1,191	26.9	−4.1
Majority			2,052	46.2	+8.2
Turnout			4,434
	Labour hold		Swing

May 1963

1963
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. Roddy*	3,605	92.0	+18.9
	Communist	J. Whitwell	315	8.0	N/A
Majority			3,290	84.0	+37.8
Turnout			3,920
	Labour hold		Swing

May 1964

1964
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	N. Leech*	2,994	73.5	−18.5
	Conservative	J. L. Traynor	838	20.6	N/A
	Communist	J. Skelton	241	5.9	−2.1
Majority			2,156	52.9	−31.1
Turnout			4,072
	Labour hold		Swing

May 1965

1965
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. Higgins*	2,055	62.9	−10.6
	Conservative	B. Connell	1,085	33.2	+12.6
	Communist	J. Skelton	126	3.9	−2.0
Majority			970	29.7	−23.2
Turnout			3,266
	Labour hold		Swing

May 1966

1966
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. Roddy*	2,314	63.5	+0.6
	Conservative	H. V. J. Straker	1,212	33.1	+0.1
	Communist	B. J. Bush	117	3.2	−0.7
Majority			1,102	30.2	+0.5
Turnout			3,643
	Labour hold		Swing

May 1967

1967
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	N. Leech*	1,824	46.7	−16.8
	Conservative	H. V. J. Straker	1,661	42.5	+9.4
	Liberal	K. L. Steventon	295	7.5	N/A
	Communist	B. J. Bush	129	3.3	+0.1
Majority			163	4.2	−26.0
Turnout			3,909
	Labour hold		Swing

May 1968

1968
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. H. Gilbertson	2,172	52.5	+10.0
	Labour	W. Lister	1,786	43.2	−3.5
	Communist	R. Felton	179	4.3	+1.0
Majority			386	9.3
Turnout			4,137
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

May 1969

1969
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. Roddy*	2,692	56.8	+13.6
	Conservative	B. Connell	2,051	43.2	−9.3
Majority			641	13.6
Turnout			4,743
	Labour hold		Swing

Elections in 1970s

May 1970

1970
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. Conquest	3,082	65.1	+8.3
	Conservative	H. Griffiths	1,653	34.9	−8.3
Majority			1,429	30.2	+16.6
Turnout			4,745
	Labour hold		Swing

May 1971

1971 (3 vacancies; new boundaries)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	P. Roddy*	4,389	79.5
	Labour	T. O. Hammett*	4,330	78.4
	Labour	G. Conquest*	4,150	75.2
	Conservative	J. A. Davenport	1,258	22.8
	Conservative	W. Slowe	1,109	20.1
	Conservative	A. R. Leeke	1,025	18.6
	Communist	A. Prior	304	5.5
Majority			2,892	52.4
Turnout			5,522
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

July 1971 (by-election)

By-election: 8 July 1971
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. Bednarski	2,121	87.5	+8.0
	Conservative	A. R. Leeke	304	12.5	−10.3
Majority			1,817	74.9	+22.5
Turnout			2,425
	Labour hold		Swing

May 1972

1972
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. Conquest*	2,738	70.6	−8.9
	Conservative	J. A. Davenport	1,052	27.1	+4.3
	Communist	A. Prior	87	2.2	−3.3
Majority			1,686	43.5	−8.9
Turnout			3,877
	Labour hold		Swing

May 1973

1973 (3 vacancies; reorganisation)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. Conquest*	2,070	65.4	−5.2
	Labour	C. Brierley*	2,001	63.2	−7.4
	Labour	P. Bednarski	1,975	62.4	−8.2
	Conservative	J. B. Bullough	1,016	32.1	+5.0
	Conservative	W. Slowe	995	31.4	+4.3
	Conservative	T. J. S. Duke	983	31.1	+4.0
Majority			959	30.3	−13.2
Turnout			3,165
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

May 1975

1975
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. Halstead	1,332	54.9	−12.1
	Conservative	R. J. Beale	1,093	45.1	+12.1
Majority			239	9.8	−24.2
Turnout			2,425
	Labour hold		Swing	-12.1

May 1976

1976
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. Brierley*	1,989	59.4	+4.5
	Conservative	E. Leadbetter	1,241	37.0	−8.1
	Liberal	D. Sandiford	121	3.6	+3.6
Majority			748	22.3	+12.4
Turnout			3,351
	Labour hold		Swing	+6.3

May 1978

1978
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T. O. Hamnett*	1,856	56.7	−2.7
	Conservative	E. Leadbetter	1,184	36.2	−0.8
	Liberal	J. M. Ashley	231	7.1	+3.5
Majority			672	20.5	−1.8
Turnout			3,271	37.7
	Labour hold		Swing	-0.9

May 1979

1979
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. Hildrew	3,871	63.2	+6.5
	Conservative	E. Leadbetter	1,845	30.1	−6.1
	Liberal	D. Nicholson	411	6.7	−0.4
Majority			2,026	33.1	+12.6
Turnout			6,127	73.2	+35.5
	Labour hold		Swing	+6.3

Elections in 1980s

May 1980

1980
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. Brierley	2,729	75.3	+12.1
	Conservative	C. H. T. Webb	736	20.3	−9.8
	Liberal	J. M. Hodgson	161	4.4	−2.3
Majority			1,993	55.0	+21.9
Turnout			3,626	42.7	−30.5
	Labour hold		Swing	+10.9

May 1982

1982 (3 vacancies; new boundaries)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Colin Brierley*	2,280	49.2
	Labour	Thomas Hamnett*	2,221	47.9
	Labour	Peter Hildrew*	2,116	45.6
	SDP	Gerard Collins	1,168	25.2
	SDP	Zygmunt Gazdecki	1,130	24.4
	SDP	James Rowan	1,068	23.0
	Conservative	Agnes Caroll	950	20.5
	Conservative	Elizabeth Dimmock	901	19.4
	Conservative	Veronica Jones	884	19.1
Majority			948	20.4
Turnout			4,637	42.7
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

May 1983

1983
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Wilson	2,695	54.6	+2.7
	Conservative	Christopher McGregor	1,278	25.9	+4.3
	SDP	Zygmunt Gazdecki	964	19.5	−7.0
Majority			1,417	28.7	+3.4
Turnout			4,937
	Labour hold		Swing	-0.8

May 1984

1984
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Thomas Hamnett*	2,868	68.9	+14.3
	Conservative	Christopher McGregor	957	23.0	−2.9
	SDP	S. Muir	338	8.1	−11.4
Majority			1,911	45.9	+17.2
Turnout			4,163
	Labour hold		Swing	+8.6

May 1986

1986
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. Brierley*	2,759	68.3	−0.6
	Conservative	N. Dentith	666	16.5	−6.5
	SDP	S. Wheale	570	14.1	+6.0
	Communist	M. Molloy	46	1.1	+1.1
Majority			2,093	51.8	+5.9
Turnout			4,041
	Labour hold		Swing	+2.9

May 1987

1987
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Anne Unwin	2,078	45.4	−22.9
	SDP	Paul Allanson	1,294	28.3	+14.2
	Conservative	Noel Dentith	1,203	26.3	+9.8
Majority			784	17.1	−34.7
Turnout			4,575
	Labour hold		Swing	-18.5

May 1988

1988
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T. Hamnett*	2,226	46.3	+0.9
	SLD	J. Pearcey	1,948	40.5	+12.2
	Conservative	N. Dentith	638	13.3	−13.0
Majority			278	5.8	−11.3
Turnout			4,812
	Labour hold		Swing	-5.6

Elections in 1990s

May 1990

1990
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. Brierley*	2,505	48.9	+2.6
	Liberal Democrats	J. Pearcey	2,140	41.8	+1.3
	Conservative	C. H. T. Webb	351	6.8	−6.5
	Green	B. Kellett	129	2.5	+2.5
Majority			365	7.1	+1.3
Turnout			5,125
	Labour hold		Swing	+0.6

May 1991

1991
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	J. Pearcey	2,619	53.0	+11.2
	Labour	A. Unwin*	1,621	32.8	−9.0
	Independent	T. Mooney	346	7.0	+7.0
	Conservative	A. Bourne	305	6.2	−0.6
	Green	M. R. Shaw	49	1.0	−1.5
Majority			998	20.2
Turnout			4,940	45.9
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing	+10.1

May 1992

1992
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	I. Donaldson	1,763	50.5	−2.5
	Labour	T. Hamnett*	1,403	40.2	+7.4
	Conservative	R. West	278	8.0	+1.8
	Green	S. Fitzgibbon	45	1.3	+0.3
Majority			360	10.3	−9.9
Turnout			3,489
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing	-4.9

May 1994

1994
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	W. Helsby	2,054	51.4	+0.9
	Labour	C. Brierley*	1,712	42.8	+2.6
	Conservative	P. Davies	170	4.3	−3.7
	Green	D. Wild	61	1.5	+0.2
Majority			342	8.6	−1.7
Turnout			3,997
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing	-0.8

May 1995

1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Jackie Pearcey*	1,865	51.0	−0.4
	Labour	Colin Brierley	1,626	44.5	+1.7
	Conservative	Paul Davies	123	3.4	−0.9
	Independent	A. Cooper	43	1.2	+1.2
Majority			239	6.5	−2.1
Turnout			3,657
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	-1.0

May 1996

1996
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Iain Donaldson*	1,795	52.2	+1.2
	Labour	Bill Egerton	1,466	42.6	−1.9
	Conservative	M. Higginbottom	155	4.5	+1.1
	Residents	Melanie Jarman	23	0.7	+0.7
Majority			329	9.6	+3.1
Turnout			3,439
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	+1.5

May 1998

1998
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Wendy Helsby*	1,333	50.0	−2.2
	Labour	James Battle	1,173	44.0	+1.4
	Conservative	Albert Walsh	103	3.9	−0.6
	Socialist Labour	Alan Wardlaw	55	2.1	+2.1
Majority			160	6.0	−3.6
Turnout			2,664
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	-1.8

May 1999

1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Jacqueline Pearcey*	1,419	54.5	+4.5
	Labour	Elaine O'Connor	1,049	40.3	−3.7
	Conservative	Simon Davenport	137	5.3	+1.4
Majority			370	14.2	+8.2
Turnout			2,605	26.2
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	+4.1

Elections in 2000s

May 2000

2000
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Iain Donaldson*	1,060	46.1	−8.4
	Labour	Richard Unwin	942	40.9	+0.6
	Conservative	Joyce Haydock	137	6.0	+0.7
	Independent	Trevor Mooney	122	5.3	+5.3
	Green	Paul Slater	40	1.7	+1.7
Majority			118	5.1	−9.1
Turnout			2,301	24.8	−1.4
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	-4.5

May 2002

2002
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Wendy Helsby*	1,341	51.0	+4.9
	Labour	Richard Unwin	958	36.4	−4.5
	Conservative	Lisa Boardman	250	9.5	+3.5
	Socialist Alliance	James Martin	43	1.6	+1.6
	Green	Roisin MacDowell	38	1.4	−0.3
Majority			383	14.6	+9.5
Turnout			2,630	26.6	+1.8
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	+4.7

May 2003

2003
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Jacqueline Pearcey*	1,155	50.7	−0.3
	Labour	Allan Grafton	842	36.9	+0.5
	Conservative	Lisa Boardman	223	9.8	+0.3
	Green	Victoria Bodgers	60	2.6	+1.2
Majority			313	13.7	−0.9
Turnout			2,280	24.0	−2.6
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	-0.4

June 2004

2004 (3 vacancies; new boundaries)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Jacqueline Pearcey*	1,578	46.3
	Liberal Democrats	Wendy Helsby*	1,491	43.7
	Liberal Democrats	Bernadette Newing	1,399	41.0
	Labour	Allan Grafton	1,326	38.9
	Labour	Julie Reid	1,227	36.0
	Labour	Louis Hughes	1,180	34.6
	Conservative	David Blinston	271	7.9
	Conservative	Paul Mostyn	217	6.4
	Conservative	Wesley Roche	199	5.8
	Green	Rachel Harper	177	5.2
Majority			73	2.1
Turnout			3,410	33.3
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

May 2006

2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Nilofar Siddiqi	1,244	39.7	+0.1
	Liberal Democrats	Bernadette Newing*	1,132	36.1	−11.0
	Independent	Allan James Grafton	465	14.8	+14.8
	Conservative	Patricia Ann Ainscough	144	4.6	−3.5
	Green	Rachel Michelle Wilson	78	2.5	−2.8
	Independent	David Colin Jones	72	2.3	+2.3
Majority			112	3.6	−3.9
Turnout			3,135	31.4	−1.9
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	+5.5

May 2007

2007
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Wendy Helsby*	1,753	52.3	+16.2
	Labour	John Hughes	1,365	40.7	+1.0
	Conservative	Joyce Kaye	126	3.8	−0.8
	Green	Rachel Wilson	107	3.2	+0.7
Majority			388	11.6	+8.0
Turnout			3,351	31.6	+0.2
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	+7.6

May 2008

2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Jackie Pearcey*	1,468	48.7	−3.6
	Labour	John Hughes	1,156	38.3	−2.4
	Conservative	Jane Percival	242	8.0	+4.2
	Green	Karl Wardlaw	150	5.0	+1.8
Majority			312	10.3	−1.3
Turnout			3,016	27.5	−4.1
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	-0.6

Elections in 2010s

May 2010

2010
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Nilofar Siddiqi*	2,356	46.3	+8.0
	Liberal Democrats	Rob Copeland	2,046	40.2	−8.5
	Conservative	Jean Mee	475	9.3	+1.3
	Green	Karl Wardlaw	213	4.2	−0.8
Majority			310	6.1	−4.2
Turnout			5,090	46.4	+18.9
	Labour hold		Swing	+8.2

May 2011

2011
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Hughes	2,001	61.1	+20.4
	Liberal Democrats	Wendy Helsby*	965	29.5	−22.8
	Green	Karl Wardlaw	157	4.8	+1.6
	Conservative	Yemi Komolafe	150	4.6	+0.8
Majority			1,036	31.7
Turnout			3,273	29.2
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

May 2012

2012
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Afia Kamal	1,478	53.0	+14.7
	Liberal Democrats	Jackie Pearcey*	987	35.4	−13.3
	Green	Karl Wardlaw	187	6.7	+1.7
	Conservative	Abiodun Opesan	101	3.6	−4.4
	Communist League	Andres Mendoza	38	1.4	N/A
Majority			491	18
Turnout			2,791	24.9
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

May 2014

2014
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Nilofar Siddiqi*	2,016	62.09
	Green	Karl Wardlaw	516	15.89
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Peter Hickey	428	13.18
	Conservative	John Wadsworth-Ladkin	287	8.84
Majority			1,500	46.2
Turnout			3,247	28.16
	Labour hold		Swing

May 2015

2015
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Hughes*	3,851	71.1	+10.0
	Conservative	Luke Aidan Dyks	591	10.9	+6.3
	Green	Karl Wardlaw	469	8.7	+3.9
	Liberal Democrats	Dave Page	397	7.3	−22.2
	TUSC	Tony Harper	110	2.0	N/A
Majority			3,260	60.2
Turnout			5,418	48.6	+19.4
	Labour hold		Swing

May 2016

2016
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Afia Begum Kamal*	1,743	61.0	+8.0
	UKIP	Katie Elizabeth Fanning	628	22.0	n/a
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Peter Hickey	194	6.8	−28.6
	Conservative	Phelim Rowe	161	5.6	+2.0
	Green	Karl Wardlaw	131	4.6	−2.1
Majority			1,115	39.0
Turnout			2,857	26.80
	Labour hold		Swing

References

↑ CIVIC ELECTIONS, Manchester Courier, November 2, 1909, p.9
↑ GREATER MANCHESTER, Manchester Guardian, January 27, 1909, p.9
↑ "Manchester New Ward Results: Labour Improves Its Position". Manchester Guardian. 4 November 1919. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
↑ "Tories' Net Gain of Two Seats in Manchester", Manchester Guardian, May 12, 1950, p. 8
↑ Council graph shows new records, The Guardian, May 24, 1971, p.6
↑ Manchester City Council Election Results, 2nd Edition, Swarbrick (1993).
↑ Manchester Evening News, 11 June 2004.
↑ Manchester City Council's submission on Warding Patterns Archived 5 February 2018 at the Wayback Machine John Leech
↑ Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 c.23, Schedule 6: Divisions of Boroughs
↑ Fraser, Hugh (1918). The Representation of the People Act, 1918: with explanatory notes. London: Sweet and Maxwell.

[1] CIVIC ELECTIONS, Manchester Courier, November 2, 1909, p.9

[2] GREATER MANCHESTER, Manchester Guardian, January 27, 1909, p.9

[3] "Manchester New Ward Results: Labour Improves Its Position". Manchester Guardian. 4 November 1919. Retrieved 9 February 2024.

[4] "Tories' Net Gain of Two Seats in Manchester", Manchester Guardian, May 12, 1950, p. 8

[5] Council graph shows new records, The Guardian, May 24, 1971, p.6

[6] Manchester City Council Election Results, 2nd Edition, Swarbrick (1993).

[7] Manchester Evening News, 11 June 2004.

[8] Manchester City Council's submission on Warding Patterns Archived 5 February 2018 at the Wayback Machine John Leech

[9] Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 c.23, Schedule 6: Divisions of Boroughs

[10] Fraser, Hugh (1918). The Representation of the People Act, 1918: with explanatory notes. London: Sweet and Maxwell.

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