Manchester council election, 2016

05/05/2016 · 32 wards · 32 seats contested

Most seats
31
Labour Party
Seats contested
32
across 32 wards
Turnout
30.3%
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Labour Party 31 — 68,668 64.1% —
Liberal Democrats 1 — 11,920 11.1% —
Green Party 0 — 9,486 8.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party 0 — 7,475 7.0% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 0 — 6,639 6.2% —
Independent 0 — 1,625 1.5% —
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 0 — 974 0.9% —
The Official Monster Raving Loony Party 0 — 223 0.2% —
Christian Democratic Party 0 — 57 0.1% —
Communist League Election Campaign 0 — 12 0.0% —

Candidates

Party Candidates Of a possible 32
Conservative and Unionist Party 32
Labour Party 32
Liberal Democrats 32
Green Party 29
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 16
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 13
Independent 4
The Official Monster Raving Loony Party 3
Christian Democratic Party 1
Communist League Election Campaign 1

A party standing a full slate could field 32 candidates, one per seat.

Results by ward

Share is each candidate's share of ballots cast in the ward. Change compares each party's lead candidate with the ward's previous contest. Bold rows are elected candidates.

Ancoats and Clayton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Ollie Manco Elected 1,864 54.5% —
Independent Ken Dobson 941 27.5% —
Green Party Steffeny McGiffen 322 9.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Denis Kostyan 164 4.8% —
Liberal Democrats Chris Wilkinson 130 3.8% —
Majority923
Turnout27.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,421

Ardwick

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Tina Hewitson Elected 2,086 80.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Akbar Ali Arif 185 7.2% —
Green Party Kara Ng 156 6.0% —
Liberal Democrats Charles Richard George Gadsen 79 3.1% —
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition John Neill 73 2.8% —
Majority1,901
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,579

Baguley

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Luke John Raikes Elected 1,579 64.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Ralph John Ellerton 400 16.4% —
Green Party Bonnie Mercer 154 6.3% —
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Lynn Worthington 127 5.2% —
The Official Monster Raving Loony Party Lord Cameron of Roundwood 91 3.7% —
Liberal Democrats Phil Stubbs 86 3.5% —
Majority1,179
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,437

Bradford

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Emma Victoria Taylor Elected 2,121 73.4% —
Green Party Rachel Harper 283 9.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Michael Charles Barnes 249 8.6% —
Liberal Democrats Gary McKenna 105 3.6% —
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Alexander Robert John Powell 75 2.6% —
Christian Democratic Party Jonathon Cox 57 2.0% —
Majority1,838
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,890

Brooklands

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Glynn Evans Elected 1,738 59.3% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Pat Bebby 544 18.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Stephen Paul Carlton-Woods 504 17.2% —
Liberal Democrats Andrew McGuinness 145 4.9% —
Majority1,194
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,931

Burnage

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Bev Craig Elected 2,291 63.2% —
Liberal Democrats Maria Theresa Turner 489 13.5% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Liam Thomas Evans 460 12.7% —
Green Party Sam Darby 339 9.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Shahed Hossain 46 1.3% —
Majority1,802
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,625

Charlestown

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Hannah Kate Priest Elected 1,671 59.4% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Neil Caradoc Griffiths 770 27.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Nicholas David St John-Savage 204 7.2% —
Green Party Astrid Johnson 92 3.3% —
Liberal Democrats Charles William Turner 77 2.7% —
Majority901
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,814

Cheetham

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Shaukat Ali Elected 3,485 81.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Peter Malcolm Schofield 318 7.5% —
Green Party Dave Taylor 225 5.3% —
Liberal Democrats Arthur Craig Whittall 121 2.8% —
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Catherine Spencer 112 2.6% —
Majority3,167
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast4,261

Chorlton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Sheila Newman Elected 3,296 65.7% —
Green Party Nigel James Woodcock 778 15.5% —
Liberal Democrats Ludo Tolhurst-Cleaver 719 14.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Colm George Lock 225 4.5% —
Majority2,518
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast5,018

Chorlton Park

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Joanna Rachel Midgley Elected 2,564 50.3% —
Liberal Democrats Norman Lewis 1,950 38.3% —
Green Party Hannah Lisa Richmond 412 8.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Luke Oisin Bourke Costello 172 3.4% —
Majority614
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast5,098

City Centre

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Joan Elizabeth Davies Elected 1,410 64.7% —
Liberal Democrats John Richard Bridges 403 18.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Paul Wan 365 16.8% —
Majority1,007
Turnout22.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,178

Crumpsall

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Richard Leese Elected 2,704 74.3% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Bob Willescroft 375 10.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Sarah Idowu Ajiboye 288 7.9% —
Green Party Penny Miller-Swann 151 4.2% —
Liberal Democrats Iain Donaldson 75 2.1% —
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Martin Conway 44 1.2% —
Majority2,329
Turnout33.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,637

Didsbury East

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Kelly Suzanne Simcock Elected 2,484 53.7% —
Liberal Democrats Dominic Francis Thomas Hardwick 1,281 27.7% —
Green Party Wendy Ann Lynas 316 6.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Robert Manning 305 6.6% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Mark Davies 236 5.1% —
Majority1,203
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast4,622

Didsbury West

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats John Leech Elected 2,295 52.6% —
Labour Party Barnaby Edward Lane 1,593 36.5% —
Green Party Arnold James Spencer 244 5.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Max Dowling 161 3.7% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Robert Gutfreund-Walmsley 69 1.6% —
Majority702
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast4,362

Fallowfield

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Zahra Alijah Elected 1,932 71.2% —
Green Party Laura Bannister 408 15.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Luke Aidan Dyks 197 7.3% —
Liberal Democrats Christopher Jones 125 4.6% —
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Aidan Ryan Matthews 53 2.0% —
Majority1,524
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,715

Gorton North

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Afia Begum Kamal Elected 1,743 61.0% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Katie Elizabeth Fanning 628 22.0% —
Liberal Democrats Andrew Hickey 194 6.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Phelim Rowe 161 5.6% —
Green Party Karl Peter Marx Wardlaw 131 4.6% —
Majority1,115
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,857

Gorton South

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Bernard Stone Elected 2,792 70.2% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Bob Catterall 481 12.1% —
Liberal Democrats Sarah Louise Brown 246 6.2% —
Green Party Melvyn Newton 239 6.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Tmo Opesan 141 3.5% —
Independent Martin Burke 80 2.0% —
Majority2,311
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,979

Harpurhey

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Pat Karney Elected 1,791 64.3% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Mandy Michelle Howard 552 19.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Alexandru Stelian Stancu 166 6.0% —
Green Party Mary Candeland 132 4.7% —
Liberal Democrats Rodney Isherwood 102 3.7% —
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Emma Clark 42 1.5% —
Majority1,239
Turnout24.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,785

Higher Blackley

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Shelley Margaret Lanchbury Elected 1,569 58.5% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Martin Power 691 25.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Barney Bradley Watson 202 7.5% —
Liberal Democrats Peter George Matthews 115 4.3% —
Green Party Anne Power 104 3.9% —
Majority878
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,681

Hulme

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Amina Lone Elected 1,726 65.3% —
Green Party Deyika Nzeribe 515 19.5% —
Liberal Democrats Hannah Jane Gee 184 7.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Kevin Gerard O'Neill 162 6.1% —
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Martin Shaw 56 2.1% —
Majority1,211
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,643

Levenshulme

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Nasrin Ali Elected 2,066 54.5% —
Green Party Dick Venes 764 20.2% —
Independent Mark Breeze 470 12.4% —
Liberal Democrats Liaqat Ali 285 7.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Calum Davies 164 4.3% —
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Joe McArdle 40 1.1% —
Majority1,302
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,789

Longsight

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Luthfur Rahman Elected 2,897 79.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Anjenarra Huque 254 6.9% —
Green Party Vicky Matthews 219 6.0% —
Liberal Democrats Timothy Charles Crump 140 3.8% —
Independent Raees Ahmad Khan 134 3.7% —
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Mercedes Caccia Mesorio 24 0.7% —
Majority2,643
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,668

Miles Platting and Newton Heath

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Carmine Geatano Grimshaw Elected 1,938 78.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Harry Kagkouras 193 7.8% —
Green Party Issy Patience 134 5.4% —
Liberal Democrats Richard Martin Kilpatrick 116 4.7% —
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Bridget Taylor 88 3.6% —
Majority1,745
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,469

Moss Side

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Mahadi Sharif-Mahamed Elected 2,869 74.3% —
Green Party Muhammad Anwar Shahzad 415 10.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Aden Hassan 309 8.0% —
Liberal Democrats Annie Jackson 267 6.9% —
Majority2,454
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,860

Moston

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Carl Peter Ollerhead Elected 1,899 56.7% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Phil Eckersley 899 26.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Hector James Robertson Williams 301 9.0% —
Green Party Eithne Quinn 118 3.5% —
Liberal Democrats Dave Page 102 3.0% —
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Jack Joseph Metcalf 33 1.0% —
Majority1,000
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,352

Northenden

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Mary Theresa Monaghan Elected 2,003 64.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Fiona Green 541 17.3% —
Green Party Simon James Gray 308 9.8% —
Liberal Democrats Pablo O'Hana 166 5.3% —
The Official Monster Raving Loony Party Johnny Disco 109 3.5% —
Majority1,462
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,127

Old Moat

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Andrew Henryk Fender Elected 2,244 67.3% —
Liberal Democrats April Preston 561 16.8% —
Green Party Nathan Rae 329 9.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Phillip Gallagher 138 4.1% —
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Jane Elizabeth Lee 63 1.9% —
Majority1,683
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,335

Rusholme

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Ahmed Ali Elected 2,346 75.1% —
Green Party Rob Jones 415 13.3% —
Liberal Democrats Abu Mohiuddin Chowdhury 195 6.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Archie Stuart Galbraith 166 5.3% —
Majority1,931
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,122

Sharston

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Tommy Judge Elected 1,645 61.8% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Bob Burke 561 21.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Jagdeep Singh Mehat 227 8.5% —
Liberal Democrats Bernie Ryan 100 3.8% —
Green Party Sylvia June Buchan 92 3.5% —
The Official Monster Raving Loony Party Sir Oink A-Lot 23 0.9% —
Communist League Election Campaign Peter Clifford 12 0.5% —
Majority1,084
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,660

Whalley Range

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Angeliki Stogia Elected 3,091 63.7% —
Green Party Ben Godfrey 1,321 27.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party David Robert Semple 223 4.6% —
Liberal Democrats Rhona Brown 169 3.5% —
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Liam David Curless 45 0.9% —
Majority1,770
Turnout45.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast4,849

Withington

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Chris Wills Elected 1,683 55.3% —
Liberal Democrats Simon David Wheale 844 27.7% —
Green Party Lucy Bannister 370 12.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Shaden Jaradat 113 3.7% —
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Zoë Brunswick 36 1.2% —
Majority839
Turnout31.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,046

Woodhouse Park

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Brian Darral O'Neil Elected 1,548 68.2% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Tony Welch 373 16.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Eric Houghton 231 10.2% —
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Laurie Joseph Carefoot 63 2.8% —
Liberal Democrats Martha O'Donoghue 54 2.4% —
Majority1,175
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,269

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