Manchester council election, 2023

04/05/2023 · 32 wards · 33 seats contested

Most seats
30
Labour Party
Seats contested
33
across 32 wards
Turnout
25.4%
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Labour Party 30 +0 63,872 65.2% -1.0
Liberal Democrats 2 +1 11,856 12.1% -0.6
Green Party 1 +0 13,774 14.1% +2.6
Conservative and Unionist Party 0 +0 7,191 7.3% -1.5
Independent 0 +0 830 0.8% +0.3
Reform UK 0 +0 213 0.2% +0.2
Women's Equality Party 0 +0 96 0.1% -0.1
The Official Monster Raving Loony Party 0 +0 57 0.1% —
Northern Heart 0 +0 34 0.0% —
Social Democratic Party 0 +0 26 0.0% +0.0

Changes are against the previous council election on 05/05/2022. Vote share is each party's share of all votes cast across the borough.

Candidates

Party Candidates Of a possible 33
Conservative and Unionist Party 33
Green Party 33
Labour Party 33
Liberal Democrats 33
Independent 5
Reform UK 2
Northern Heart 1
Social Democratic Party 1
The Official Monster Raving Loony Party 1
Women's Equality Party 1

A party standing a full slate could field 33 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 & Beswick

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Chris Northwood Elected 1,543 49.7% +6.5
Labour Party Majid Dar 1,208 38.9% -7.7
Green Party Jacob Sebastian Buffett 250 8.1% +1.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Sarah Idowu Ajiboye 94 3.0% -0.4
Independent Peter Clifford 9 0.3% —
Majority335
Turnout26.0%
Registered electors12,093
Ballots cast3,104

Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Party

Ardwick 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Amna Abdullatif Elected 2,033 79.2% -0.1
Labour Party Abdigafar Mohamed Muse Elected 1,705 66.4% —
Green Party George Joshua Morris 342 13.3% +5.2
Green Party Niall Wright 272 10.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Princetta Monica Nicol 247 9.6% +1.4
Liberal Democrats Abigail Bowden 215 8.4% +4.1
Liberal Democrats Norman Lewis 184 7.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Haider Ali Raja 133 5.2% —
Majority1,363
Turnout23.0%
Registered electors12,279
Ballots cast (estimated)2,566

Labour Party gain · Labour Party hold

Baguley

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Phil Brickell Elected 1,509 68.4% +2.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Luke Berry 377 17.1% -2.3
Green Party Jake Welsh 214 9.7% +0.9
Liberal Democrats Phil Manktelow 106 4.8% -1.0
Majority1,132
Turnout19.0%
Registered electors11,428
Ballots cast2,206

Labour and Co-operative Party hold

Brooklands

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Glynn Evans Elected 1,777 66.4% +6.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Stephen James McHugh 324 12.1% -10.9
Green Party Grace Buczkowska 274 10.2% -1.1
Reform UK Dylan Anthony Evans 168 6.3% —
Liberal Democrats Mark Saunders 133 5.0% -0.6
Majority1,453
Turnout24.0%
Registered electors10,990
Ballots cast2,676

Labour Party hold

Burnage

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Azra Gulshan Ali Elected 2,376 66.4% -0.9
Green Party Dick Venes 506 14.1% -1.3
Liberal Democrats John Cameron 497 13.9% +4.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Shahed Hossain 199 5.6% -2.0
Majority1,870
Turnout28.0%
Registered electors12,982
Ballots cast3,578

Labour Party hold

Charlestown

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Basil Curley Elected 1,769 72.2% +1.6
Green Party Paul Dominick Hodges 332 13.6% +2.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Muhammad Arbab Khan 278 11.3% -3.6
Liberal Democrats Belal Sabbagh 71 2.9% -0.6
Majority1,437
Turnout20.0%
Registered electors12,080
Ballots cast2,450

Labour Party hold

Cheetham

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Shazia Butt Elected 2,605 80.8% -2.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Iftikhar Butt Ahmed 291 9.0% +2.5
Green Party Ben Dundas 202 6.3% -0.3
Liberal Democrats Roderick George Donald Morrison 128 4.0% +0.4
Majority2,314
Turnout25.0%
Registered electors13,263
Ballots cast3,226

Labour Party hold

Chorlton

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Mathew Henry Benham Elected 2,901 67.2% +1.6
Green Party Anne Power 850 19.7% +2.8
Liberal Democrats Rhona Brown 308 7.1% -3.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Keith Berry 180 4.2% +0.3
Independent Michael Elston 77 1.8% —
Majority2,051
Turnout42.0%
Registered electors10,296
Ballots cast4,316

Labour Party hold

Chorlton Park

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Dave Rawson Elected 3,065 67.6% -5.4
Green Party Richard Miles Stubbs Walton 810 17.9% +3.8
Liberal Democrats Amaan Hashmi 434 9.6% +2.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Andrew Tang 228 5.0% -0.7
Majority2,255
Turnout36.0%
Registered electors12,845
Ballots cast4,537

Labour Party hold

Clayton & Openshaw

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Sean McHale Elected 2,008 76.9% +4.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Ramzi Swaray-Kella 204 7.8% -3.3
Liberal Democrats Maria Theresa Turner 202 7.7% +2.1
Green Party Billie Nagle 198 7.6% -3.6
Majority1,804
Turnout20.0%
Registered electors12,943
Ballots cast2,612

Labour Party hold

Crumpsall

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Fiaz Riasat Elected 2,220 74.9% +1.7
Conservative and Unionist Party Fatima Arabab Khan 316 10.7% -4.6
Green Party Alison Jane Hawdale 170 5.7% +0.6
Liberal Democrats Mark Clayton 163 5.5% +0.8
Women's Equality Party Samantha Days 96 3.2% +1.5
Majority1,904
Turnout26.0%
Registered electors11,665
Ballots cast2,965

Labour Party hold

Deansgate

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Anthony John Mccaul Elected 1,050 57.2% -2.7
Green Party Chris Perriam 370 20.2% +6.8
Liberal Democrats Joe Lynch 253 13.8% -3.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Paul Wan 163 8.9% +0.8
Majority680
Turnout21.0%
Registered electors8,744
Ballots cast1,836

Labour and Co-operative Party hold

Didsbury East

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party James Martin Wilson Elected 2,450 52.1% -2.8
Liberal Democrats Bryn Coombe 1,560 33.2% -1.3
Green Party Anne Elizabeth Guy 484 10.3% +3.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Anjenarra Huque 160 3.4% -0.6
Independent Paula Jane Matsikidze 48 1.0% —
Majority890
Turnout42.0%
Registered electors11,149
Ballots cast4,702

Labour and Co-operative Party hold

Didsbury West

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Richard Martin Kilpatrick Elected 2,260 44.5% -9.5
Labour Party Leslie Bell 2,047 40.3% +3.9
Green Party James Young 592 11.7% +5.0
Conservative and Unionist Party Martin Cartwright 153 3.0% +0.6
Social Democratic Party Wendy Madeleine Andrew 26 0.5% +0.1
Majority213
Turnout43.0%
Registered electors11,888
Ballots cast5,078

Liberal Democrats hold

Fallowfield

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Jade Mary Doswell Elected 1,290 73.8% +2.2
Green Party Charlie Horatio O'Brien 216 12.4% -2.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Sabreena Zareen Hossain 134 7.7% +0.5
Liberal Democrats Lynne Williams 108 6.2% +0.1
Majority1,074
Turnout18.0%
Registered electors9,596
Ballots cast1,748

Labour Party hold

Gorton & Abbey Hey

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Afia Begum Kamal Elected 1,906 64.9% -4.6
Liberal Democrats Jackie Pearcey 531 18.1% +4.4
Green Party Natasha Turner 274 9.3% +2.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Mokammel Alam 228 7.8% -1.9
Majority1,375
Turnout22.0%
Registered electors13,481
Ballots cast2,939

Labour Party hold

Harpurhey

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Pat Karney Elected 1,715 72.1% -2.5
Conservative and Unionist Party Gareth Joseph Brown 307 12.9% -0.1
Green Party Sam Cook 216 9.1% +1.0
Liberal Democrats Celia Mary Craske 140 5.9% +1.6
Majority1,408
Turnout19.0%
Registered electors12,813
Ballots cast2,378

Labour Party hold

Higher Blackley

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Paula Mary Sadler Elected 1,498 66.0% +1.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Colin Gregory Jones 250 11.0% -11.7
Independent Martin Power 212 9.3% —
Liberal Democrats Peter George Matthews 156 6.9% +1.2
Green Party Vicky Matthews 152 6.7% -0.0
Majority1,248
Turnout20.0%
Registered electors11,210
Ballots cast2,268

Labour Party hold

Hulme

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Annette Patricia Wright Elected 1,866 70.6% -1.8
Green Party Chris Ogden 501 19.0% +3.7
Conservative and Unionist Party Samuel Stephenson 158 6.0% +0.2
Liberal Democrats Bernadette Ryan 117 4.4% -2.2
Majority1,365
Turnout22.0%
Registered electors12,115
Ballots cast2,642

Labour and Co-operative Party hold

Levenshulme

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Basat Mahmood Sheikh Elected 2,425 59.5% -4.9
Green Party Amanda Gardner 762 18.7% +5.4
Independent Jeremy Edward Hoad 484 11.9% -0.6
Liberal Democrats John Richard Bridges 265 6.5% +1.0
Conservative and Unionist Party Patience Assam 108 2.6% -1.8
Northern Heart Alim Haider 34 0.8% —
Majority1,663
Turnout31.0%
Registered electors13,284
Ballots cast4,078

Labour Party hold

Longsight

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Suzanne Richards Elected 2,663 83.1% -0.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Shahana Choudhury 259 8.1% +1.7
Liberal Democrats Kobe Ryan Bibbon 148 4.6% +0.1
Green Party Bernard Joseph Ekbery 135 4.2% -1.2
Majority2,404
Turnout24.0%
Registered electors13,321
Ballots cast3,205

Labour Party hold

Miles Platting & Newton Heath

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party John Flanagan Elected 1,872 74.1% +0.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Derek Brocklehurst 247 9.8% -2.4
Green Party Jonathan Mbay Kazemb 238 9.4% -0.4
Liberal Democrats Charles William Turner 168 6.7% +1.9
Majority1,625
Turnout19.0%
Registered electors13,138
Ballots cast2,525

Labour Party hold

Moss Side

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Mahadi Sharif-Mahamed Elected 2,300 69.4% -13.2
Green Party Thirza Amina Asanga-Rae 707 21.3% +13.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Michael Anthony Ciotkowski 179 5.4% -1.4
Liberal Democrats Robin Francis Grayson 128 3.9% +1.1
Majority1,593
Turnout24.0%
Registered electors13,926
Ballots cast3,314

Labour Party hold

Moston

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Yasmine Dar Elected 1,859 64.6% -4.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Popoola Stephen Alabi 484 16.8% -1.4
Green Party Diane Lilian Kosandiak 305 10.6% +2.9
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Jennifer Bain 228 7.9% +4.1
Majority1,375
Turnout22.0%
Registered electors12,996
Ballots cast2,876

Labour Party hold

Northenden

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Richard William Alston Fletcher Elected 1,591 63.5% -2.5
Green Party Sylvia June Buchan 389 15.5% +2.7
Conservative and Unionist Party Jamie Hoyle 310 12.4% -3.5
Liberal Democrats Chris Rogers 158 6.3% +1.0
The Official Monster Raving Loony Party Sir Oink A-Lot 57 2.3% —
Majority1,202
Turnout23.0%
Registered electors10,932
Ballots cast2,505

Labour Party hold

Old Moat

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Garry Paul Bridges Elected 2,096 74.0% +1.8
Green Party Laura Bannister 436 15.4% +3.1
Liberal Democrats Jon Martin 192 6.8% -2.9
Conservative and Unionist Party Ugo Nzeribe 109 3.8% -1.9
Majority1,660
Turnout26.0%
Registered electors11,017
Ballots cast2,833

Labour Party hold

Piccadilly

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Sam Wheeler Elected 958 49.0% -10.4
Green Party Scott Andrew Robinson 725 37.1% +16.0
Liberal Democrats Luke Allan 127 6.5% -5.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Malik Haris 100 5.1% -2.7
Reform UK Jeffrey Wong 45 2.3% —
Majority233
Turnout22.0%
Registered electors8,775
Ballots cast1,955

Labour Party hold

Rusholme

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Ahmed Ali Elected 2,371 80.1% -7.5
Green Party Dennis Pirdzuns 249 8.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Jason Peter McLeod 204 6.9% +0.7
Liberal Democrats Greg Sammons 135 4.6% -1.7
Majority2,122
Turnout25.0%
Registered electors11,729
Ballots cast2,959

Labour Party hold

Sharston

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Tim Whiston Elected 1,581 70.2% +1.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Daniel Christopher Johnson 349 15.5% -0.9
Green Party Brian Arthur Candeland 198 8.8% +0.6
Liberal Democrats Ellin Saunders 123 5.5% -1.2
Majority1,232
Turnout20.0%
Registered electors11,510
Ballots cast2,251

Labour Party hold

Whalley Range

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Angeliki Stogia Elected 2,379 69.0% +0.5
Green Party Laura Lee Anne Potter 765 22.2% +0.9
Conservative and Unionist Party Praveen Tomar 173 5.0% -0.1
Liberal Democrats Seb Bate 132 3.8% -1.3
Majority1,614
Turnout30.0%
Registered electors11,444
Ballots cast3,449

Labour Party hold

Withington

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Becky Chambers Elected 1,673 54.4% +6.6
Liberal Democrats April Preston 909 29.5% -10.5
Green Party Sam Easterby-Smith 388 12.6% +3.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Benjamin Spencer 108 3.5% +0.8
Majority764
Turnout30.0%
Registered electors10,377
Ballots cast3,078

Labour Party hold

Woodhouse Park

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Anastasia Wiest Elected 1,252 49.5% -0.3
Labour Party Dave Marsh 1,106 43.7% +1.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Eric Houghton 137 5.4% -0.5
Liberal Democrats Anna Coombe 34 1.3% -0.4
Majority146
Turnout22.0%
Registered electors11,329
Ballots cast2,529

Green Party hold

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