Didsbury West 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 | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | John Leech Elected | 2,504 | 44.2% | +3.4 |
| Green Party | Adam Snape | 1,547 | 27.3% | +14.9 |
| Labour Party | Ben Williams | 1,220 | 21.5% | -22.1 |
| Reform UK | Martin William Sykes | 342 | 6.0% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Barakat Elkhalifa | 54 | 1.0% | -2.2 |
| Majority | 957 | |||
| Turnout | 46.5% | |||
| Registered electors | 12,203 | |||
| Ballots cast | 5,667 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Party
02/05/2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Deborah Louise Hilal Elected | 2,379 | 43.7% | +3.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | Rosie Hughes | 2,220 | 40.7% | -3.8 |
| Green Party | Stanley Charles Parker | 677 | 12.4% | +0.8 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Daniel James Bell | 173 | 3.2% | +0.2 |
| Majority | 159 | |||
| Turnout | 45.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 12,262 | |||
| Ballots cast | 5,449 | |||
Labour Party gain from Liberal Democrats
04/05/2023
| 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 |
| Majority | 213 | |||
| Turnout | 43.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 11,888 | |||
| Ballots cast | 5,078 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
05/05/2022
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | John Leech Elected | 2,760 | 54.0% | +13.4 |
| Labour Party | Luke James Savage | 1,863 | 36.5% | -8.4 |
| Green Party | Sally Ann Hawkins | 342 | 6.7% | -0.6 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Luke Oisin Bourke Costello | 123 | 2.4% | -3.1 |
| Social Democratic Party | Wendy Madeleine Andrew | 22 | 0.4% | -0.1 |
| Majority | 897 | |||
| Turnout | 45.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 12,058 | |||
| Ballots cast | 5,110 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Party
06/05/2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Deborah Louise Hilal Elected | 2,523 | 44.9% | +10.9 |
| Liberal Democrats | Richard Martin Kilpatrick | 2,282 | 40.6% | -9.9 |
| Green Party | Jake Welsh | 408 | 7.3% | -2.5 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Luke Oisin Bourke Costello | 309 | 5.5% | +1.6 |
| Women's Equality Party | Sarika Paul | 72 | 1.3% | -0.7 |
| Social Democratic Party | Wendy Madeleine Andrew | 29 | 0.5% | — |
| Majority | 241 | |||
| Turnout | 46.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 12,335 | |||
| Ballots cast | 5,623 | |||
Labour Party gain from Liberal Democrats
02/05/2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Greg Stanton Elected | 2,214 | 50.4% | -7.9 |
| Labour Party | Dave Ellison | 1,490 | 33.9% | -9.9 |
| Green Party | Arnold James Spencer | 430 | 9.8% | -3.8 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Anjenarra Huque | 170 | 3.9% | -2.5 |
| Women's Equality Party | Sarika Paul | 85 | 1.9% | — |
| Majority | 724 | |||
| Turnout | 37.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 4,389 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold
03/05/2018 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | John Leech Elected | 2,524 | 58.3% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Richard Martin Kilpatrick Elected | 1,994 | 46.1% | — |
| Labour Party | Dave Ellison Elected | 1,899 | 43.9% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Greg Stanton | 1,878 | 43.4% | — |
| Labour Party | Laura Elizabeth Wright | 1,781 | 41.2% | — |
| Labour Party | Peter Cookson | 1,567 | 36.2% | — |
| Green Party | Arnold James Spencer | 587 | 13.6% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Connor Michael Walsh | 275 | 6.4% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Thomas James Beach | 271 | 6.3% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Xin Shi | 206 | 4.8% | — |
| Majority | 21 | |||
| Turnout | 39.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 4,327 | |||
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 |
|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | 49% |
| Labour Party | 40% |
| Green Party | 6% |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | 4% |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 1% |
Reconstructed from Didsbury West (77%), Chorlton Park (23%). No hold or gain is shown: there is no comparable earlier result.