Gorton South

Gorton South
Gorton South
Ward
	Gorton South ward (2004) within Manchester
	Coat of arms
	Interactive map of Gorton South
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 South was an electoral division of Manchester City Council which was represented from 1909 until 2018. It covered parts of Gorton and Levenshulme in East Manchester.

Overview

Gorton South 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 Hyde Road, further revisions in 1971 left the ward's boundaries in place.^[5] In 1982,^[6] a large part of Levenshulme was transferred to the ward from the Levenshulme ward. Following another boundary revision in 2004, the ward's northern boundary became the Gore Brook.^[7] In 2018, the ward was abolished, and its remaining area was divided between the new Gorton and Abbey Hey ward and the Levenshulme and Longsight wards.^[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. R. Day (Ind)	S. Hague (Lab)	G. A. Genny (Lib)
1910	T. R. Day (Ind)	S. Hague (Lab)	T. Lowth (Lab)
1911	T. R. Day (Ind)	S. Hague (Lab)	T. Lowth (Lab)
1912	T. R. Day (Ind)	S. Hague (Lab)	T. Lowth (Lab)
1913	T. R. Day (Ind)	S. Hague (Lab)	R. J. Davies (Lab)
1914	T. R. Day (Ind)	S. Hague (Lab)	R. J. Davies (Lab)
1919	A. Lee (Lab)	S. Hague (Lab)	R. J. Davies (Lab)
1920	A. Lee (Lab)	S. Hague (Lab)	R. J. Davies (Lab)
1921	A. Lee (Lab)	S. Hague (Lab)	R. J. Davies (Lab)
1922	A. Lee (Lab)	S. Hague (Lab)	R. J. Davies (Lab)
1923	A. Lee (Lab)	S. Hague (Lab)	E. C. Wilkinson (Lab)
1924	A. Lee (Lab)	J. Brown (Lab)	E. C. Wilkinson (Lab)
1925	A. Lee (Lab)	J. Brown (Lab)	E. C. Wilkinson (Lab)
1926	A. Lee (Lab)	J. Brown (Lab)	T. H. Adams (Lab)
1927	A. Lee (Lab)	J. Brown (Lab)	T. H. Adams (Lab)
1928	A. Lee (Lab)	J. Brown (Lab)	T. H. Adams (Lab)
1929	A. Lee (Lab)	J. Brown (Lab)	T. H. Adams (Lab)
1930	A. Lee (Lab)	J. H. Cox (Lab)	T. H. Adams (Lab)
1931	A. Lee (Lab)	J. H. Cox (Lab)	T. H. Adams (Lab)
September 1932	A. Lee (Lab)	J. H. Cox (ILP)	T. H. Adams (Lab)
1932	A. Lee (Lab)	J. H. Cox (ILP)	T. H. Adams (Lab)
1933	A. Lee (Lab)	G. R. Leslie (Lab)	T. H. Adams (Lab)
1934	A. Lee (Lab)	G. R. Leslie (Lab)	T. H. Adams (Lab)
1935	A. Lee (Lab)	G. R. Leslie (Lab)	T. H. Adams (Lab)
July 1936	J. Sutton(Lab)	G. R. Leslie (Lab)	T. H. Adams (Lab)
1936	J. Sutton (Lab)	G. R. Leslie (Lab)	T. H. Adams (Lab)
1937	J. Sutton (Lab)	G. R. Leslie (Lab)	T. H. Adams (Lab)
1938	J. Sutton (Lab)	G. R. Leslie (Lab)	T. H. Adams (Lab)
1945	J. Sutton (Lab)	G. R. Leslie (Lab)	E. Kirkman (Lab)
1946	J. Sutton (Lab)	G. R. Leslie (Lab)	E. Kirkman (Lab)
1947	J. Sutton (Lab)	G. R. Leslie (Lab)	E. Kirkman (Lab)
1949	J. Sutton (Lab)	E. A. Yarwood (Lab)	E. Kirkman (Lab)
1950	J. Sutton (Lab)	E. A. Yarwood (Lab)	E. Kirkman (Lab)
1951	J. Sutton (Lab)	E. A. Yarwood (Lab)	E. Kirkman (Lab)
1952	J. Sutton (Lab)	E. A. Yarwood (Lab)	E. Kirkman (Lab)
1953	J. Sutton (Lab)	E. A. Yarwood (Lab)	E. Kirkman (Lab)
1954	J. Sutton (Lab)	E. A. Yarwood (Lab)	E. Kirkman (Lab)
March 1955	H. Wimbury (Lab)	E. A. Yarwood (Lab)	E. Kirkman (Lab)
1955	H. Wimbury (Lab)	E. A. Yarwood (Lab)	E. Kirkman (Lab)
March 1956	H. Wimbury (Lab)	H. J. Batson (Lab)	E. Kirkman (Lab)
1956	H. Wimbury (Lab)	H. J. Batson (Lab)	E. Kirkman (Lab)
1957	H. Wimbury (Lab)	H. J. Batson (Lab)	E. Kirkman (Lab)
1958	H. Wimbury (Lab)	H. J. Batson (Lab)	E. Kirkman (Lab)
1959	H. Wimbury (Lab)	H. J. Batson (Lab)	E. Kirkman (Lab)
1960	H. Wimbury (Lab)	H. J. Batson (Lab)	E. Kirkman (Lab)
1961	H. Wimbury (Lab)	H. J. Batson (Lab)	E. Kirkman (Lab)
1962	H. Wimbury (Lab)	H. J. Batson (Lab)	E. Kirkman (Lab)
October 1962	H. Wimbury (Lab)	H. J. Batson (Lab)	D. Barker (Lab)
1963	H. Wimbury (Lab)	H. J. Batson (Lab)	D. Barker (Lab)
1964	G. Conquest (Lab)	H. J. Batson (Lab)	D. Barker (Lab)
1965	G. Conquest (Lab)	H. J. Batson (Lab)	D. Barker (Lab)
1966	G. Conquest (Lab)	H. J. Batson (Lab)	D. Barker (Lab)
1967	G. Conquest (Lab)	D. E. Lindsey (Con)	D. Barker (Lab)
1968	L. H. Nield (Con)	D. E. Lindsey (Con)	D. Barker (Lab)
1969	L. H. Nield (Con)	D. E. Lindsey (Con)	V. R. Cattan (Con)
1970	L. H. Nield (Con)	D. Barker (Lab)	V. R. Cattan (Con)
1971	D. Barker (Lab)	H. Conway (Lab)	K. Franklin (Lab)
1972	D. Barker (Lab)	H. Conway (Lab)	K. Franklin (Lab)
1973	H. Conway (Lab)	D. Barker (Lab)	K. Franklin (Lab)
1975	H. Conway (Lab)	D. Barker (Lab)	K. Franklin (Lab)
1976	H. Conway (Lab)	D. Barker (Lab)	K. Franklin (Lab)
1978	H. Conway (Lab)	D. Barker (Lab)	K. Franklin (Lab)
1979	H. Conway (Lab)	D. Barker (Lab)	K. Franklin (Lab)
1980	H. Conway (Lab)	D. Barker (Lab)	K. Franklin (Lab)
September 1980	R. Sadler (Lab)	D. Barker (Lab)	K. Franklin (Lab)
1982	D. Barker (Lab)	K. Franklin (Lab)	V. Stevens (Lab)
1983	D. Barker (Lab)	K. Franklin (Lab)	V. Stevens (Lab)
1984	D. Barker (Lab)	N. Litherland (Lab)	V. Stevens (Lab)
1986	D. Barker (Lab)	N. Litherland (Lab)	V. Stevens (Lab)
1987	D. Barker (Lab)	N. Litherland (Lab)	J. Ashley (Lib)
August 1987	D. Barker (Lab)	J. Bridges (Lib)	J. Ashley (Lib)
1988	D. Barker (Lab)	B. Stone (Lab)	J. Ashley (SLD)
1990	D. Barker (Lab)	B. Stone (Lab)	J. Ashley (Lib Dem)
1991	D. Barker (Lab)	B. Stone (Lab)	J. Ashley (Lib Dem)
1992	D. Barker (Lab)	S. Ashley (Lib Dem)	J. Ashley (Lib Dem)
March 1993	J. Bridges (Lib Dem)	S. Ashley (Lib Dem)	J. Ashley (Lib Dem)
1994	J. Bridges (Lib Dem)	S. Ashley (Lib Dem)	J. Ashley (Lib Dem)
1995	J. Bridges (Lib Dem)	S. Ashley (Lib Dem)	J. Ashley (Lib Dem)
1996	J. Bridges (Lib Dem)	S. Ashley (Lib Dem)	J. Ashley (Lib Dem)
1998	J. Bridges (Lib Dem)	S. Ashley (Lib Dem)	J. Ashley (Lib Dem)
1999	J. Bridges (Lib Dem)	S. Ashley (Lib Dem)	J. Ashley (Lib Dem)
2000	J. Bridges (Lib Dem)	S. Ashley (Lib Dem)	J. Ashley (Lib Dem)
2002	J. Bridges (Lib Dem)	S. Ashley (Lib Dem)	J. Ashley (Lib Dem)
2003	J. Bridges (Lib Dem)	S. Ashley (Lib Dem)	J. Ashley (Lib Dem)
2004	James Ashley (Lib Dem)	Simon Ashley (Lib Dem)	John Bridges (Lib Dem)
2006	James Ashley (Lib Dem)	Simon Ashley (Lib Dem)	John Bridges (Lib Dem)
October 2006	Charles Glover (Lib Dem)	Simon Ashley (Lib Dem)	John Bridges (Lib Dem)
2007	Charles Glover (Lib Dem)	Simon Ashley (Lib Dem)	John Bridges (Lib Dem)
2008	Charles Glover (Lib Dem)	Simon Ashley (Lib Dem)	John Bridges (Lib Dem)
2010	Charles Glover (Lib Dem)	Simon Ashley (Lib Dem)	Julie Reid (Lab)
2011	Charles Glover (Lib Dem)	Peter Cookson (Lab)	Julie Reid (Lab)
2012	Bernard Stone (Lab)	Peter Cookson (Lab)	Julie Reid (Lab)
2014	Bernard Stone (Lab)	Peter Cookson (Lab)	Julie Reid (Lab)
2015	Bernard Stone (Lab)	Peter Cookson (Lab)	Julie Reid (Lab)
2016	Bernard Stone (Lab)	Peter Cookson (Lab)	Julie Reid (Lab)

Elections

Elections in 1900s

November 1909

1909 (3 vacancies)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	T. R. Day	1,181	63.6
	Labour	S. Hague	1,012	54.5
	Liberal	G. A. Genny	964	51.9
	Labour	T. Goddard	723	38.9
	Labour	W. Gregory	619	33.3
Majority			241	13.0
Turnout			1,858
	Independent win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Liberal win (new seat)

Elections in 1910s

November 1910

1910
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T. Lowth	870	56.1	+1.6
	Independent	M. Bushell	681	43.9	N/A
Majority			189	12.2
Turnout			1,551
	Labour gain from Liberal		Swing

November 1911

1911
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. Hague*	1,031	60.4	+4.3
	Conservative	J. A. Lofts	676	39.6	N/A
Majority			355	20.8	+8.6
Turnout			1,707
	Labour hold		Swing

November 1912

1912
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	T. R. Day*	uncontested
	Independent hold		Swing

November 1913

1913
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. J. Davies	915	55.0	N/A
	Independent	J. Carpenter	748	45.0	N/A
Majority			167	10.0	N/A
Turnout			1,663
	Labour hold		Swing

November 1914

1914
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. Hague*	uncontested
	Labour hold		Swing

November 1919

1919 (new boundaries)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	A. Lee	1,875	54.6
	Independent	T. R. Day*	1,562	45.4
Majority			313	9.1
Turnout			3,437	37.1
	Labour gain from Independent		Swing

Elections in 1920s

November 1920

1920
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. J. Davies*	2,174	51.8	−23.6
	Conservative	J. H. B. Grimshaw	2,026	48.2	N/A
Majority			148	3.5	−47.3
Turnout			4,200	45.3	+15.3
	Labour hold		Swing

November 1921

1921
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. Hague*	3,372	58.0	+6.2
	Conservative	W. S. Wilson	2,060	35.4	−12.8
	National Unemployed Workers' Movement	P. H. Kealy	385	6.6	N/A
Majority			1,312	22.6	+19.1
Turnout			5,817	62.5	+17.2
	Labour hold		Swing

November 1922

1922
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Lee*	3,185	54.9	−3.1
	Conservative	J. E. Leicester	2,617	45.1	+9.7
Majority			568	9.8	−12.8
Turnout			5,802	59.0	−3.5
	Labour hold		Swing

November 1923

1923
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. C. Wilkinson	3,341	57.2	+2.3
	Conservative	J. E. Leicester	2,501	42.8	−2.3
Majority			841	14.4	+4.6
Turnout			5,842
	Labour hold		Swing

November 1924

1924
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Brown	3,354	55.7	−1.5
	Conservative	C. J. Willis	2,627	43.6	+0.8
	National Unemployed Workers' Movement	W. Stopford	40	0.7	N/A
Majority			727	12.1	−2.3
Turnout			6,021
	Labour hold		Swing

November 1925

1925
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Lee*	uncontested
	Labour hold		Swing

November 1926

1926
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T. H. Adams	3,752	61.0	N/A
	Conservative	F. Earley	2,398	39.0	N/A
Majority			1,354	22.0	N/A
Turnout			6,150	56.8	N/A
	Labour hold		Swing

November 1927

1927
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Brown*	3,365	66.5	+5.5
	Liberal	J. H. Stopford	1,694	33.5	N/A
Majority			1,671	33.0	+11.0
Turnout			5,059	46.4	−10.4
	Labour hold		Swing

November 1928

1928
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Lee*	3,960	66.0	−0.5
	Conservative	A. Ireland	1,985	33.1	N/A
	Residents	A. Owen	55	0.9	N/A
Majority			1,975	32.9	−1.0
Turnout			6,000	53.7	+7.3
	Labour hold		Swing

November 1929

1929
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T. H. Adams*	3,237	69.1	+3.1
	Conservative	C. Taylor	1,445	30.9	−2.2
Majority			1,792	38.2	+5.3
Turnout			6,000	37.8	−15.9
	Labour hold		Swing

Elections in 1930s

November 1930

1930
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. H. Cox	2,662	53.2	−15.9
	Conservative	C. Taylor	2,339	46.8	+15.9
Majority			323	6.4	−31.8
Turnout			5,001
	Labour hold		Swing

November 1931

1931
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Lee*	3,683	51.9	−1.3
	Conservative	E. Appleton	3,410	48.1	+1.3
Majority			273	3.8	−2.6
Turnout			7,093	56.4
	Labour hold		Swing

November 1932

1932
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T. H. Adams*	4,446	68.9	+17.0
	Conservative	E. Appleton	2,005	31.1	−17.0
Majority			2,441	37.8	+34.0
Turnout			6,451
	Labour hold		Swing

November 1933

1933
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. R. Leslie	3,769	77.6	+8.8
	Independent	E. Appleton	1,090	22.4	N/A
Majority			2,679	55.2	+17.4
Turnout			4,859
	Labour gain from Ind. Labour Party		Swing

November 1934

1934
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Lee*	4,149	69.0	−8.6
	Conservative	E. Shaw	1,862	31.0	N/A
Majority			2,287	38.0	−17.2
Turnout			6,011
	Labour hold		Swing

November 1935

1935
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T. H. Adams*	uncontested
	Labour hold		Swing

July 1936 (by-election)

By-election: 2 July 1936
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Sutton	2,540	65.8	N/A
	Conservative	E. Shaw	1,319	34.2	N/A
Majority			1,221	31.6	N/A
Turnout			3,859
	Labour hold		Swing

November 1936

1936
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. R. Leslie*	3,147	62.4	N/A
	Conservative	E. Shaw	1,895	37.6	N/A
Majority			1,252	24.8	N/A
Turnout			5,042
	Labour hold		Swing

November 1937

1937
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Sutton*	3,400	72.7	+10.3
	Independent	E. Appleton	1,277	27.3	N/A
Majority			2,123	45.4	+20.6
Turnout			4,677
	Labour hold		Swing

November 1938

1938
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T. H. Adams*	3,643	93.9	+21.2
	British Union	J. Simmonds	236	6.1	N/A
Majority			3,407	87.8	+42.4
Turnout			3,879
	Labour hold		Swing

Elections in 1940s

November 1945

1945 (2 vacancies)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. R. Leslie*	4,417	73.3	−20.6
	Labour	E. Kirkman	4,388	72.8	−21.1
	Conservative	R. A. Fieldhouse	1,610	26.7	N/A
Majority			2,778	46.1	−41.7
Turnout			6,027	31.9
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

November 1946

1946
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Sutton*	3,830	68.3	−5.0
	Conservative	T. Brownrigg	1,420	25.3	−1.4
	Liberal	B. Riggs	358	6.4	N/A
Majority			2,410	43.0	−3.1
Turnout			5,608
	Labour hold		Swing

November 1947

1947
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. Kirkman*	5,914	57.7	−10.6
	Conservative	G. J. Playford	4,344	42.3	+17.0
Majority			1,570	15.4	−27.6
Turnout			10,258
	Labour hold		Swing

May 1949

1949
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. A. Yarwood	5,675	58.8	+1.1
	Conservative	G. Lancaster	3,978	41.2	−1.1
Majority			1,697	17.6	+2.2
Turnout			9,653
	Labour hold		Swing

Elections in 1950s

May 1950

1950 (new boundaries)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. Sutton*	3,046	59.6
	Conservative	F. G. Thompson	1,964	38.4
	Communist	D. C. Corry	104	2.0
Majority			1,082	21.2
Turnout			5,114
	Labour hold		Swing

May 1951

1951
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. Kirkman*	2,703	54.4	−5.2
	Conservative	A. E. Owen	2,144	43.1	+4.7
	Communist	A. Wilde	125	2.5	+0.5
Majority			539	11.3	−9.9
Turnout			4,972
	Labour hold		Swing

May 1952

1952
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. Yarwood*	3,927	69.3	+14.9
	Conservative	W. Fuller	1,741	30.7	−12.4
Majority			2,186	38.6	+27.3
Turnout			5,668
	Labour hold		Swing

May 1953

1953
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Sutton*	3,020	64.6	−4.7
	Conservative	L. J. Naden	1,657	35.4	+4.7
Majority			1,363	29.2	−9.4
Turnout			4,677
	Labour hold		Swing

May 1954

1954
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. Kirkman*	2,578	69.3	+4.7
	Conservative	L. J. Naden	1,141	30.7	−4.7
Majority			1,437	38.6	+9.4
Turnout			3,719
	Labour hold		Swing

March 1955 (by-election)

By-election: 24 March 1955
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. Wimbury	1,993	56.1	−13.2
	Conservative	S. Watt	1,560	43.9	+13.2
Majority			433	12.2	−26.4
Turnout			3,553
	Labour hold		Swing

May 1955

1955
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. A. Yarwood*	2,234	51.8	−17.5
	Conservative	D. S. Watt	2,077	48.2	+17.5
Majority			157	3.6	−35.0
Turnout			4,311
	Labour hold		Swing

March 1956 (by-election)

By-election: 22 March 1956
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. J. Batson	1,775	63.1	+11.3
	Conservative	D. C. Walls	1,037	36.9	−11.3
Majority			738	26.2	+22.6
Turnout			2,812
	Labour hold		Swing

May 1956

1956
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. Wimbury*	2,058	68.7	+16.9
	Conservative	T. Brownrigg	938	31.3	−16.9
Majority			1,120	37.4	+33.8
Turnout			2,996
	Labour hold		Swing

May 1957

1957
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. Kirkman*	2,229	68.3	−0.4
	Conservative	T. Brownrigg	1,033	31.7	+0.4
Majority			1,196	36.6	−0.8
Turnout			3,262
	Labour hold		Swing

May 1958

1958
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. J. Batson*	2,234	66.6	−1.7
	Conservative	H. Woodman	1,118	33.4	+1.7
Majority			1,116	33.2	−3.4
Turnout			3,352
	Labour hold		Swing

May 1959

1959
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. Wimbury*	2,254	61.3	−5.3
	Conservative	H. Woodman	1,422	38.7	+5.3
Majority			832	22.6	−10.6
Turnout			3,676
	Labour hold		Swing

Elections in 1960s

May 1960

1960
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. Kirkman*	1,774	55.3	−6.0
	Conservative	C. M. Clarke	1,436	44.7	+6.0
Majority			338	10.6	−12.0
Turnout			3,210
	Labour hold		Swing

May 1961

1961
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. J. Batson*	2,062	58.3	+3.0
	Conservative	C. M. Clarke	1,476	41.7	−3.0
Majority			586	16.6	+6.0
Turnout			3,538
	Labour hold		Swing

May 1962

1962
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. Wimbury*	2,362	63.6	+5.3
	Conservative	C. M. Clarke	1,351	36.4	−5.3
Majority			1,011	27.2	+10.6
Turnout			3,713
	Labour hold		Swing

October 1962 (by-election)

By-election: 18 October 1962
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Barker	1,806	59.2	−4.4
	Liberal	P. A. G. Sharp	648	21.2	N/A
	Conservative	J. Whitwell	598	19.6	−16.8
Majority			1,158	38.0	+10.8
Turnout			3,052
	Labour hold		Swing

May 1963

1963
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Barker*	2,011	66.8	+3.2
	Liberal	W. M. Drape	999	33.2	N/A
Majority			1,012	33.6	+6.4
Turnout			3,010
	Labour hold		Swing

May 1964

1964 (2 vacancies)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. J. Batson*	1,685	70.3	+3.5
	Labour	G. Conquest	1,489	62.1	−4.7
	Liberal	W. M. Drape	893	37.2	+4.0
	Conservative	J. K. McGregor	729	30.4	N/A
Majority			596	24.9	−8.7
Turnout			2,398
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

May 1965

1965
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. Conquest*	1,445	58.5	−11.8
	Conservative	H. Holland	1,026	41.5	+11.1
Majority			419	17.0	−7.9
Turnout			2,471
	Labour hold		Swing

May 1966

1966
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Barker*	1,440	63.6	+5.1
	Conservative	D. E. Lindsey	824	36.4	−5.1
Majority			616	27.2	+10.2
Turnout			2,264
	Labour hold		Swing

May 1967

1967
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. E. Lindsey	1,702	54.5	+18.1
	Labour	H. J. Batson*	1,422	45.5	−18.1
Majority			280	9.0
Turnout			3,124
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

May 1968

1968
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	L. H. Nield	1,764	56.8	+2.3
	Labour	G. Conquest*	1,343	43.2	−2.3
Majority			421	13.6	+4.6
Turnout			3,107
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

May 1969

1969
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	V. R. Cattan	1,757	50.8	−6.0
	Labour	D. Barker*	1,700	49.2	+6.0
Majority			57	1.6	−12.0
Turnout			3,457
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Elections in 1970s

May 1970

1970
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Barker	2,333	57.5	+8.3
	Conservative	D. E. Lindsey*	1,727	42.5	−8.3
Majority			606	15.0
Turnout			4,060
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

May 1971

1971 (3 vacancies; new boundaries)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	D. Barker*	2,777	69.8
	Labour	H. Conway*	2,752	69.2
	Labour	K. Franklin	2,536	63.7
	Conservative	V. R. Cattan*	1,777	44.7
	Conservative	D. E. Lindsey	1,030	25.9
	Conservative	J. R. Hill	930	23.4
	Communist	M. Cowle	136	3.4
Majority			759	19.1
Turnout			3,979
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

May 1972

1972
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	K. Franklin*	2,022	71.8	+2.0
	Conservative	L. H. Nield	793	28.2	−16.5
Majority			1,229	43.6	+24.5
Turnout			2,815
	Labour hold		Swing

May 1973

1973 (3 vacancies; reorganisation)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. Conway*	1,422	55.4	−16.4
	Labour	D. Barker*	1,350	52.6	−19.2
	Labour	K. Franklin*	1,317	51.3	−20.5
	Conservative	E. A. Duffy	760	29.6	+2.9
	Conservative	P. T. Heywood	749	29.2	+1.0
	Conservative	A. Farmer	734	28.6	+0.4
	Residents	D. E. Lindsay	660	25.7	N/A
Majority			557	21.7	−21.9
Turnout			2,566
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

May 1975

1975
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	K. Franklin*	1,197	56.1	+6.1
	Conservative	T. Brownrigg	935	43.9	+17.1
Majority			262	12.3	+11.0
Turnout			2,132
	Labour hold		Swing	-5.5

May 1976

1976
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Barker*	1,598	56.8	+0.7
	Conservative	D. Heywood	1,217	43.2	−0.7
Majority			381	13.6	+1.4
Turnout			2,815
	Labour hold		Swing	+0.7

May 1978

1978
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. Conway*	1,619	55.4	−1.4
	Conservative	D. Heywood	1,174	40.2	−3.0
	National Front	N. J. Mead	97	3.3	+3.3
	Workers Revolutionary	A. Willams	34	1.2	+1.2
Majority			445	15.2	+1.7
Turnout			2,924	33.8
	Labour hold		Swing	+0.8

May 1979

1979
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	K. Franklin*	3,662	61.1	+5.7
	Conservative	D. Heywood	1,905	31.8	−8.4
	Liberal	J. Rhodes	429	7.2	+7.2
Majority			1,757	29.3	+14.1
Turnout			5,996	70.9	+37.1
	Labour hold		Swing	+7.0

Elections in 1980s

May 1980

1980
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Barker*	2,207	67.9	+6.8
	Conservative	D. Heywood	925	28.5	−3.3
	Liberal	J. Rhodes	118	3.6	−3.6
Majority			1,282	39.4	+10.1
Turnout			3,250	37.5	−33.4
	Labour hold		Swing	+5.0

September 1980 (by-election)

By-election: 25 September 1980
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Roy Sadler	1,708	67.0	−0.9
	Conservative	Doris Heywood	531	20.8	−7.7
	Liberal	David Senior	309	12.1	+8.5
Majority			1,177	46.2	+6.8
Turnout			2,548	32.3	−5.2
	Labour hold		Swing	+3.4

May 1982

1982 (3 vacancies; new boundaries)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Dennis Barker*	1,880	48.1
	Labour	Kenneth Franklin*	1,766	45.2
	Labour	Valerie Stevens	1,676	42.9
	Conservative	Ronald Beaman	955	24.4
	Liberal	John Redfern	931	23.8
	Liberal	Elsie Hooper	923	23.6
	Liberal	Carole Helme	882	22.6
	Conservative	Peter Dunne	858	22.0
	Conservative	Clive Webb	824	21.1
	National Front	Alfred Coles	70	1.8
	National Front	John Hulse	52	1.3
	National Front	Bryan Nylan	44	1.1
Majority			721	18.5
Turnout			3,908	36.2
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

May 1983

1983
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Valerie Stevens*	2,247	52.3	+3.3
	Liberal	Dorothy Bell	1,282	29.9	+5.6
	Conservative	Peter Dunne	765	17.8	−7.1
Majority			965	22.5	−1.6
Turnout			4,294
	Labour hold		Swing	-1.1

May 1984

1984
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	N. Litherland	2,522	63.8	+11.5
	Liberal	Dorothy Bell	825	20.9	−9.0
	Conservative	N. Dentith	609	15.4	−2.4
Majority			1,697	42.9	+20.4
Turnout			3,956
	Labour hold		Swing	+10.2

May 1986

1986
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Barker*	2,142	57.6	−6.5
	Liberal	J. Ashley	1,165	31.3	+10.4
	Conservative	T. Grimshaw	410	11.0	−4.4
Majority			977	26.3	−16.6
Turnout			3,717
	Labour hold		Swing	-8.4

May 1987

1987
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	James Ashley	2,291	49.1	+17.8
	Labour	Bernard Stone	1,814	38.9	−18.7
	Conservative	Terence Grimshaw	557	11.9	+0.9
Majority			477	10.2
Turnout			4,662
	Liberal gain from Labour		Swing	+18.2

August 1987 (by-election)

By-election: 20 August 1987
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Bridges	1,859	53.4	+4.3
	Labour	Bernard Stone	1,228	35.3	−3.6
	Conservative	Stephen Keegin	350	10.1	−1.8
	Green	Paul Reeves	44	1.3	N/A
Majority			631	18.1	+7.9
Turnout			3,481
	Liberal gain from Labour		Swing

May 1988

1988
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	B. Stone	2,170	48.9	+10.0
	SLD	J. Bridges*	1,871	42.2	−6.9
	Conservative	T. A. Grimshaw	394	8.9	−3.0
Majority			299	6.7
Turnout			4,435
	Labour gain from SLD		Swing	+8.4

Elections in 1990s

May 1990

1990
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Barker*	2,371	54.1	+5.2
	Liberal Democrats	J. Bridges	1,462	33.3	−8.9
	Conservative	A. M. Simm	376	8.6	−0.3
	Green	D. E. Barnes	177	4.0	+4.0
Majority			909	20.7	+14.0
Turnout			4,386
	Labour hold		Swing	+5.5

May 1991

1991
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	J. Ashley*	2,125	52.7	+19.4
	Labour	B. Whitehead	1,606	39.8	−14.3
	Conservative	D. Jones	212	5.3	−3.3
	Green	T. E. Romagnuolo	88	2.2	−1.8
Majority			519	12.9
Turnout			4,031	40.9
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	+16.8

May 1992

1992
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	S. Ashley	1,559	49.5	−3.2
	Labour	B. Stone*	1,331	42.2	+2.4
	Conservative	R. Ignatowicz	188	6.0	+0.7
	Green	M. Shaw	73	2.3	+0.1
Majority			228	7.2	−5.7
Turnout			3,151
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing	-2.8

March 1993 (by-election)

By-election: 25 March 1993
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	J. Bridges	2,005	58.1	+8.6
	Labour	B. Stone	1,360	39.4	−2.8
	Conservative	R. Ignatowicz	86	2.5	−3.5
Majority			645	18.7	+11.5
Turnout			3,451
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing

May 1994

1994
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	J. Bridges*	1,918	53.8	+4.3
	Labour	B. Whitehead	1,451	40.7	−1.5
	Conservative	D. Davenport	132	3.7	−2.3
	Green	A. Salter	66	1.9	−0.4
Majority			467	13.1	+5.9
Turnout			3,567
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	+1.4

May 1995

1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	James Ashley*	1,494	49.7	−4.1
	Labour	B. Whitehead	1,393	46.3	+5.6
	Conservative	D. Davenport	91	3.0	−0.7
	Independent	C. Walsh	31	1.0	+1.0
Majority			101	3.4	−9.7
Turnout			3,009
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	-4.8

May 1996

1996
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Simon Ashley*	1,733	57.3	+7.6
	Labour	B. Whitehead	1,167	38.6	−7.7
	Conservative	D. Davenport	90	3.0	−0.0
	Green	A. Salter	34	1.1	+1.1
Majority			566	18.7	+15.3
Turnout			3,024
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	+7.6

May 1998

1998
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	John Bridges*	1,347	60.8	+3.5
	Labour	Christopher Lowe	705	31.8	−6.8
	Conservative	Ann Hodkinson	75	3.4	+0.4
	Green	Emma Hamilton	61	2.8	+1.7
	Independent	James Piper	28	1.3	N/A
Majority			642	29.0	+10.3
Turnout			2,216
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	+5.1

May 1999

1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	James Ashley*	1,368	60.9	+0.1
	Labour	Kenneth Strath	805	35.9	+4.1
	Conservative	Ann Hodkinson	72	3.2	−0.2
Majority			563	25.1	−3.9
Turnout			2,245	25.0
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	-2.0

Elections in 2000s

May 2000

2000
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Simon Ashley*	1,178	61.2	+0.3
	Labour	Kenneth Strath	625	32.5	−3.4
	Conservative	Ann Hodkinson	68	3.5	+0.3
	Green	Penelope Collins	54	2.8	+2.8
Majority			553	28.7	+3.6
Turnout			1,925	21.8	−3.2
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	+1.8

May 2002

2002
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	John Bridges*	1,133	54.3	−6.9
	Labour	Martin Rathfelder	781	37.5	+5.0
	Green	Penelope Collins	87	4.2	+1.4
	Conservative	Rosemary Bishop	84	4.0	+0.5
Majority			352	16.9	−11.8
Turnout			2,085	22.9	+1.1
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	-5.9

May 2003

2003
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	James Ashley*	1,242	61.2	+6.9
	Labour	Martin Rathfelder	630	31.0	−6.5
	Green	Penelope Collins	93	4.6	+0.4
	Conservative	Rosemary Bishop	65	3.2	−0.8
Majority			612	30.1	+13.2
Turnout			2,030	24.0	+1.1
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	+6.7

June 2004

2004 (3 vacancies; new boundaries)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	James Ashley*	1,884	55.0
	Liberal Democrats	Simon Ashley*	1,827	53.3
	Liberal Democrats	John Bridges*	1,768	51.6
	Labour	Peter Cookson	934	27.3
	Labour	Raymond Kelly	934	27.3
	Labour	Martin Rathfelder	824	24.1
	Green	Gareth Pittam	325	9.5
	Conservative	Alice Boden	256	7.5
	Conservative	Rosemary Bishop	231	6.7
	Conservative	Frederich Morris	201	5.9
Majority			834	24.3
Turnout			3,426	31.6
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

May 2006

2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	John Richard Bridges*	1,375	47.8	−7.6
	Labour	Julie Reid	1,031	35.8	+8.3
	Green	David William Mottram	246	8.5	−1.0
	Conservative	Raymond Kenyon	226	7.9	+0.4
Majority			344	12.0	−15.9
Turnout			2,878	26.9	−4.6
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	-7.9

October 2006 (by-election)

By-election: 19 October 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Charles Glover	1,588	49.3	+1.5
	Labour	Julie Reid	1,208	37.5	+1.7
	BNP	Derek Adams	185	5.7	+5.7
	Green	David Mottram	151	4.7	−3.8
	Conservative	Daniel Valentine	90	2.8	−5.1
Majority			380	11.8	−0.2
Turnout			3,222	29.9	+3.0
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	-0.1

May 2007

2007
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Simon Ashley*	1,600	52.1	+4.3
	Labour	Julie Reid	1,150	37.5	+1.7
	Green	Barnaby Wolfram	134	4.4	−4.1
	Conservative	Lawrie Clapham	130	4.2	−3.7
	United Socialist	Sabrina Jones	56	1.8	+1.8
Majority			450	14.7	+2.7
Turnout			3,070	26.9	0
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	+1.3

May 2008

2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Charles Glover*	1,262	42.8	−9.3
	Labour	Julie Reid	1,017	34.5	−3.0
	Left List	Sue McPherson	292	9.9	+9.9
	Conservative	William Clapham	217	7.4	+3.2
	Green	Deborah Clarke	164	5.6	+1.2
Majority			245	8.3	+3.9
Turnout			2,952	25.2	−1.7
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	-3.1

Elections in 2010s

May 2010

2010
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Julie Reid	2,737	45.9	+11.4
	Liberal Democrats	John Bridges*	2,529	42.4	−0.4
	Conservative	William Lawrence Clapham	426	7.1	−0.3
	Respect	Marie-Angelique Bueler	270	4.5	+4.5
Majority			208	3.5
Turnout			5,962	49.8	+24.6
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	+5.9

May 2011

2011
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Peter Cookson	2,162	52.3	+14.8
	Liberal Democrats	Simon Ashley*	1,525	36.9	−15.2
	Green	Sean Hughes	217	5.2	+0.8
	Conservative	Taiwo Tmo	121	2.9	−1.3
	Respect	Marie-Angelique Bueler	111	2.7	N/A
Majority			637	15.4
Turnout			4,136	33.2
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

May 2012

2012
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Bernard Stone	2,091	53.8	+19.3
	Liberal Democrats	Charles Glover*	1,198	30.8	−12.0
	UKIP	Robert Catterall	202	5.2	N/A
	Green	Ryan Bestford	161	4.2	−1.4
	Respect	Marie-Angelique Bueler	153	3.9	N/A
	Conservative	Tmo Opesan	79	2.0	−5.4
Majority			893	23
Turnout			3,884	30.7
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

May 2014

2014
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Julie Reid*	2,548	60.44
	UKIP	Bob Catterall	787	18.67
	Liberal Democrats	Charles Leslie Glover	375	8.89
	Green	Martin Burke	369	8.75
	Conservative	Tmo Opesan	137	3.25
Majority			1,761	41.8
Turnout			4,216	31.74
	Labour hold		Swing

May 2015

2015
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Peter David Cookson*	4,564	66.2	+13.9
	UKIP	Bob Catterall	996	14.0	N/A
	Green	Melvyn Newton	527	7.6	+2.4
	Conservative	Tmo Opensan	397	5.8	+2.9
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Peter Hickey	328	4.8	−32.1
	TUSC	Dick Brown	110	1.6	N/A
Majority			3,598	58.6
Turnout			6,892	52.6	+19.4
	Labour hold		Swing

May 2016

2016
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Bernard Eric Stone*	2,792	70.2	+16.4
	UKIP	Bob Catterall	481	12.1	+6.9
	Liberal Democrats	Sarah Louise Brown	246	6.2	−24.6
	Green	Melvyn Newton	239	6.0	+1.8
	Conservative	Tmo Opesan	141	3.5	+1.5
	Independent	Martin Burke	80	2.0	n/a
Majority			2,311	58.1
Turnout			3,979	31.28
	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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