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% | — |
| Majority | 783 | |||
| Turnout | 32.5% | |||
| Registered electors | 15,014 | |||
| Ballots cast | 4,863 | |||
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% | — |
| Majority | 185 | |||
| Turnout | 38.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 13,981 | |||
| Ballots cast | 5,278 | |||
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 |
| Majority | 2,404 | |||
| Turnout | 24.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 13,321 | |||
| Ballots cast | 3,205 | |||
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 |
| Majority | 2,333 | |||
| Turnout | 23.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 13,105 | |||
| Ballots cast | 3,020 | |||
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% | — |
| Majority | 2,108 | |||
| Turnout | 30.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 13,086 | |||
| Ballots cast | 3,902 | |||
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 |
| Majority | 2,157 | |||
| Turnout | 26.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 3,248 | |||
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% | — |
| Majority | 2,389 | |||
| Turnout | 29.0% | |||
| 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.
| Party | Estimated 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.