Higher Blackley 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 | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform UK | Martin Power Elected | 1,084 | 30.9% | — |
| Labour Party | Olusegun Adelaja Ogunbambo | 942 | 26.9% | -29.1 |
| Independent | Dean Luke Booth | 710 | 20.3% | — |
| Green Party | Brad Bowes | 621 | 17.7% | +9.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | Peter George Matthews | 146 | 4.2% | -1.8 |
| Majority | 142 | |||
| Turnout | 30.9% | |||
| Registered electors | 11,393 | |||
| Ballots cast | 3,503 | |||
Reform UK gain from Labour Party
02/05/2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Julie Connolly Elected | 1,392 | 55.9% | -10.1 |
| Independent Network | Dean Luke Booth | 558 | 22.4% | — |
| Green Party | Vicky Matthews | 215 | 8.6% | +1.9 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Colin Gregory Jones | 175 | 7.0% | -4.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | Peter George Matthews | 148 | 5.9% | -0.9 |
| Majority | 834 | |||
| Turnout | 22.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 11,300 | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,488 | |||
Labour Party hold
04/05/2023
| 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 |
| Majority | 1,248 | |||
| Turnout | 20.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 11,210 | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,268 | |||
Labour Party hold
05/05/2022
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Olusegun Adelaja Ogunbambo Elected | 1,524 | 64.9% | -3.0 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Colin Gregory Jones | 534 | 22.7% | +4.0 |
| Green Party | Vicky Matthews | 158 | 6.7% | +0.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | Peter George Matthews | 133 | 5.7% | +1.2 |
| Majority | 990 | |||
| Turnout | 21.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 11,218 | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,349 | |||
Labour Party hold
06/05/2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Shelley Margaret Lanchbury Elected | 1,805 | 67.8% | +11.4 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Colin Gregory Jones | 498 | 18.7% | +10.9 |
| Green Party | Antje Timmermann | 164 | 6.2% | -2.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | Peter George Matthews | 119 | 4.5% | -4.9 |
| Independent | Stephen Martin Moran | 75 | 2.8% | — |
| Majority | 1,307 | |||
| Turnout | 24.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 11,308 | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,661 | |||
Labour Party hold
02/05/2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Paula Mary Sadler Elected | 1,378 | 56.4% | -25.5 |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | Lee Jason Seville | 431 | 17.6% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Peter George Matthews | 230 | 9.4% | -3.0 |
| Green Party | Adrian Brian Thompson | 214 | 8.8% | -3.7 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Alexandru Stelian Stancu | 190 | 7.8% | -12.5 |
| Majority | 947 | |||
| Turnout | 21.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,443 | |||
Labour Party hold
03/05/2018 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | John Patrick Farrell Elected | 1,811 | 81.9% | — |
| Labour Party | Shelley Margaret Lanchbury Elected | 1,591 | 72.0% | — |
| Labour Party | Paula Mary Sadler Elected | 1,570 | 71.0% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Bernard Darrel Goldfine | 449 | 20.3% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Nicholas Brian Grimshaw | 383 | 17.3% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Alexandru Stelian Stancu | 278 | 12.6% | — |
| Green Party | David Halligan | 276 | 12.5% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Peter George Matthews | 274 | 12.4% | — |
| Majority | 1,121 | |||
| Turnout | 23.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 2,211 | |||
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 | 60% |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 25% |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | 8% |
| Liberal Democrats | 4% |
| Green Party | 4% |
| Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 0% |
Reconstructed from Higher Blackley (94%), Crumpsall (6%). No hold or gain is shown: there is no comparable earlier result.