Longsight 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 Asif Iqbal Ranjha Elected 2,307 47.4% +42.6
Labour Party Abid Chohan 1,524 31.3% -11.5
Workers Party of Britain Tanvir Marth 460 9.5% -36.8
Reform UK Michael Madade Chahwanda 384 7.9% —
Liberal Democrats Kobe Ryan Bibbon 93 1.9% -0.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Faran Sikandar 83 1.7% -1.4
Communist League Election Campaign Hugo Wils 12 0.2% —
Majority783
Turnout32.5%
Registered electors15,014
Ballots cast4,863

Green Party gain from Workers Party of Britain

02/05/2024

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Workers Party of Britain Shabaz Sarwar Elected 2,444 46.3% —
Labour Party Luthfur Rahman 2,259 42.8% -40.3
Green Party Bernard Joseph Ekbery 253 4.8% +0.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Liberty Rowe 164 3.1% -5.0
Liberal Democrats Liaqat Ali 110 2.1% -2.5
Independent Mohammed Aqib Raja 48 0.9% —
Majority185
Turnout38.0%
Registered electors13,981
Ballots cast5,278

Workers Party of Britain gain from Labour Party

04/05/2023

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

05/05/2022

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Abid Chohan Elected 2,527 83.7% +12.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Shahana Choudhury 194 6.4% -10.8
Green Party Bernard Joseph Ekbery 162 5.4% +0.4
Liberal Democrats Kobe Ryan Bibbon 137 4.5% +0.1
Majority2,333
Turnout23.0%
Registered electors13,105
Ballots cast3,020

Labour Party hold

06/05/2021

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Luthfur Rahman Elected 2,782 71.3% -5.7
Conservative and Unionist Party Usman Arshed 674 17.3% +6.7
Green Party Bernard Eckbery 192 4.9% -0.9
Liberal Democrats Kobe Ryan Bibbon 174 4.5% -2.1
Communist Party of Britain Aaron Andrew 80 2.1% —
Majority2,108
Turnout30.0%
Registered electors13,086
Ballots cast3,902

Labour Party hold

02/05/2019

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Suzanne Richards Elected 2,501 77.0% -13.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Shahana Choudhury 344 10.6% +4.3
Liberal Democrats Kobe Ryan Bibbon 214 6.6% +1.6
Green Party Bernard Joseph Ekbery 189 5.8% -0.6
Majority2,157
Turnout26.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,248

Labour Party hold

03/05/2018 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Abid Chohan Elected 2,821 90.8% —
Labour Party Luthfur Rahman Elected 2,655 85.4% —
Labour Party Suzanne Richards Elected 2,590 83.3% —
Green Party Bernard Joseph Ekbery 201 6.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Javaid Hussain 197 6.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Mark Ashley Shaw 172 5.5% —
Liberal Democrats Andrew Hickey 156 5.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Joshua Luke Phillips 150 4.8% —
Liberal Democrats Katie Mckeller 132 4.2% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Katie Elizabeth Fanning 130 4.2% —
Liberal Democrats Phil Stubbs 101 3.2% —
Communist League Election Campaign Catharina Eva Gunela Tirsen 19 0.6% —
Majority2,389
Turnout29.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)3,108

05/05/2016 Estimated

This ward's boundary changed, so nobody stood in it at this election. 100% of the ward is accounted for.

PartyEstimated share
Labour Party 75%
Conservative and Unionist Party 6%
Green Party 6%
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 5%
Liberal Democrats 5%
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 0%

Reconstructed from Longsight (58%), Gorton South (30%), Gorton North (11%). No hold or gain is shown: there is no comparable earlier result.