Ancoats & Beswick ward
Vote share over time
Each line is a party's lead candidate as a share of ballots cast. Hollow points are by-elections.
07/05/2026
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Party | Hussayn Salem Elected | 1,776 | 42.0% | +32.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | Luke Allan | 1,095 | 25.9% | -24.2 |
| Labour Party | Irene Cecilia Robinson | 785 | 18.5% | -18.9 |
| Reform UK | Elizabeth Grace Drinkwater | 498 | 11.8% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Saadmun Abdullah | 78 | 1.8% | -0.2 |
| Majority | 681 | |||
| Turnout | 32.3% | |||
| Registered electors | 13,138 | |||
| Ballots cast | 4,232 | |||
Green Party gain from Liberal Democrats
02/05/2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Alan Good Elected | 1,900 | 50.1% | +0.4 |
| Labour Party | Julie Jarman | 1,420 | 37.4% | -1.5 |
| Green Party | Kate Sophie Walsh Benson | 366 | 9.6% | +1.6 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Paul Wan | 76 | 2.0% | -1.0 |
| Communist Future | Chris Strafford | 33 | 0.9% | — |
| Majority | 480 | |||
| Turnout | 30.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 12,679 | |||
| Ballots cast | 3,795 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
04/05/2023
| 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% | — |
| Majority | 335 | |||
| Turnout | 26.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 12,093 | |||
| Ballots cast | 3,104 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Party
05/05/2022
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Irene Cecilia Robinson Elected | 1,332 | 46.7% | +8.7 |
| Liberal Democrats | Chris Northwood | 1,234 | 43.2% | -10.0 |
| Green Party | Chris Perriam | 190 | 6.7% | +1.0 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Steven John Kelly | 99 | 3.5% | +0.3 |
| Majority | 98 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | 11,925 | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,855 | |||
Labour Party gain from Liberal Democrats
03/02/2022 By-election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Alan Good Elected | 1,113 | 53.2% | +31.0 |
| Labour Party | Gareth Worthington | 793 | 37.9% | -20.6 |
| Green Party | Chris Perriam | 119 | 5.7% | -5.3 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Alexander Bramham | 66 | 3.2% | -5.2 |
| Majority | 320 | |||
| Turnout | 18.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 11,775 | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,091 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Party
06/05/2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Marcia Ann Hutchinson Elected | 2,052 | 58.5% | +2.7 |
| Liberal Democrats | Alan Good | 779 | 22.2% | +11.2 |
| Green Party | Ryan Johns | 384 | 10.9% | -6.8 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Alexander Bramham | 293 | 8.4% | -0.4 |
| Majority | 1,273 | |||
| Turnout | 30.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 11,702 | |||
| Ballots cast | 3,508 | |||
Labour Party hold
02/05/2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Majid Dar Elected | 1,192 | 55.8% | -25.1 |
| Green Party | Robyn Schreibke | 378 | 17.7% | -1.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | Jane Imogen Elisabeth McQueen | 236 | 11.0% | -1.7 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Daniel James Bell | 187 | 8.8% | -5.1 |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | Trevor Eugene Wongsam | 143 | 6.7% | — |
| Majority | 814 | |||
| Turnout | 21.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,136 | |||
Labour Party hold
03/05/2018 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Rosa May Battle Elected | 1,475 | 80.9% | — |
| Labour Party | Emma Victoria Taylor Elected | 1,272 | 69.8% | — |
| Labour Party | Majid Dar Elected | 1,152 | 63.2% | — |
| Green Party | Eliza Kate Tyrrell | 345 | 18.9% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Michael Charles Barnes | 253 | 13.9% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Chris Wilkinson | 233 | 12.8% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Barney Bradley Watson | 223 | 12.2% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Adam Paul Williams | 189 | 10.4% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Lynne Williams | 169 | 9.3% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Simon Lepori | 157 | 8.6% | — |
| Majority | 807 | |||
| Turnout | 21.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,823 | |||
05/05/2016 Estimated
This ward's boundary changed, so nobody stood in it at this election. 100% of the ward is accounted for.
| Party | Estimated share |
|---|---|
| Labour Party | 66% |
| Green Party | 10% |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | 7% |
| Liberal Democrats | 4% |
| Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 2% |
| Christian Democratic Party | 1% |
Reconstructed from Bradford (63%), Ancoats and Clayton (37%). No hold or gain is shown: there is no comparable earlier result.