Rusholme 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 | Shams Syed Elected | 1,919 | 48.4% | +37.3 |
| Labour Party | Rabnawaz Akbar | 1,066 | 26.9% | -16.5 |
| Workers Party of Britain | Mohhamed Bilal | 579 | 14.6% | -7.6 |
| Reform UK | Norman Hesketh-Hart | 155 | 3.9% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Jason Peter McLeod | 122 | 3.1% | -0.8 |
| Liberal Democrats | Greg Sammons | 120 | 3.0% | -0.3 |
| Majority | 853 | |||
| Turnout | 32.5% | |||
| Registered electors | 12,211 | |||
| Ballots cast | 3,961 | |||
Green Party gain from Labour Party
02/05/2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Jill Lovecy Elected | 1,608 | 43.4% | -36.8 |
| Workers Party of Britain | Naznin Hussain | 823 | 22.2% | — |
| Independent | Mohammed Wahab Sajjad | 555 | 15.0% | — |
| Green Party | Dennis Pirdzuns | 413 | 11.1% | +2.7 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Joseph Bernard Kalokoh | 143 | 3.9% | -3.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | Greg Sammons | 124 | 3.3% | -1.2 |
| Independent | Shahid Qazi | 42 | 1.1% | — |
| Majority | 785 | |||
| Turnout | 30.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 12,542 | |||
| Ballots cast | 3,708 | |||
Labour Party hold
04/05/2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Ahmed Ali Elected | 2,371 | 80.1% | -7.5 |
| Green Party | Dennis Pirdzuns | 249 | 8.4% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Jason Peter McLeod | 204 | 6.9% | +0.7 |
| Liberal Democrats | Greg Sammons | 135 | 4.6% | -1.7 |
| Majority | 2,122 | |||
| Turnout | 25.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 11,729 | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,959 | |||
Labour Party hold
05/05/2022
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Rabnawaz Akbar Elected | 2,408 | 87.6% | +12.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | Belal Sabbagh | 171 | 6.2% | +2.4 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Usman Arshed | 169 | 6.1% | -3.1 |
| Majority | 2,237 | |||
| Turnout | 22.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 12,413 | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,748 | |||
Labour Party hold
06/05/2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Jill Lovecy Elected | 2,491 | 75.5% | -0.0 |
| Green Party | Natasha Turner | 374 | 11.3% | -1.5 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Fahim Choudhury | 306 | 9.3% | +4.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | Melvin Nii Adjei Sowah | 127 | 3.9% | -2.9 |
| Majority | 2,117 | |||
| Turnout | 27.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 12,315 | |||
| Ballots cast | 3,298 | |||
Labour Party hold
02/05/2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Ahmed Ali Elected | 2,266 | 75.6% | -8.0 |
| Green Party | Kate Sophie Walsh Benson | 384 | 12.8% | -1.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | Holly Michelle Matthies | 201 | 6.7% | -2.3 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Shazia Anjum | 148 | 4.9% | -0.5 |
| Majority | 1,882 | |||
| Turnout | 26.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,999 | |||
Labour Party hold
03/05/2018 3 seats
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Rabnawaz Akbar Elected | 2,484 | 83.6% | — |
| Labour Party | Jill Lovecy Elected | 2,433 | 81.9% | — |
| Labour Party | Ahmed Ali Elected | 2,416 | 81.3% | — |
| Green Party | George Salomon | 416 | 14.0% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Holly Michelle Matthies | 269 | 9.1% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Abu Mohiuddin Chowdhury | 263 | 8.8% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Dave Page | 237 | 8.0% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Mehreen Qazi | 161 | 5.4% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Amir Moore | 142 | 4.8% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Roozbeh Sharkohaki | 96 | 3.2% | — |
| Majority | 2,000 | |||
| Turnout | 27.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 2,972 | |||
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 | 76% |
| Green Party | 11% |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | 6% |
| Liberal Democrats | 5% |
| Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 0% |
Reconstructed from Rusholme (71%), Longsight (29%). No hold or gain is shown: there is no comparable earlier result.