Gorton South was an electoral division of Manchester City Council which was represented from 1909 until 2018. It covered parts of Gorton and Levenshulme in East Manchester.

Overview

Gorton South ward was created in 1909,[1] as a result of the Manchester Extension Scheme 1909, which transferred the urban districts of Gorton and Levenshulme to the Manchester corporation.[2] Its initial boundaries were unaffected by city-wide boundary revisions in 1919.[3] After boundary revisions in 1950,[4] the ward's northern boundary became Hyde Road, further revisions in 1971 left the ward's boundaries in place.[5] In 1982,[6] a large part of Levenshulme was transferred to the ward from the Levenshulme ward. Following another boundary revision in 2004, the ward's northern boundary became the Gore Brook.[7] In 2018, the ward was abolished, and its remaining area was divided between the new Gorton and Abbey Hey ward and the Levenshulme and Longsight wards.[8]

From 1909 until 1918, the ward formed part of the Gorton Parliamentary constituency.[9] From 1918 until its abolition, it was part of the Manchester Gorton Parliamentary constituency.[10]

Councillors

ElectionCouncillorCouncillorCouncillor
1909 T. R. Day (Ind) S. Hague (Lab) G. A. Genny (Lib)
1910 T. R. Day (Ind) S. Hague (Lab) T. Lowth (Lab)
1911 T. R. Day (Ind) S. Hague (Lab) T. Lowth (Lab)
1912 T. R. Day (Ind) S. Hague (Lab) T. Lowth (Lab)
1913 T. R. Day (Ind) S. Hague (Lab) R. J. Davies (Lab)
1914 T. R. Day (Ind) S. Hague (Lab) R. J. Davies (Lab)
1919 A. Lee (Lab) S. Hague (Lab) R. J. Davies (Lab)
1920 A. Lee (Lab) S. Hague (Lab) R. J. Davies (Lab)
1921 A. Lee (Lab) S. Hague (Lab) R. J. Davies (Lab)
1922 A. Lee (Lab) S. Hague (Lab) R. J. Davies (Lab)
1923 A. Lee (Lab) S. Hague (Lab) E. C. Wilkinson (Lab)
1924 A. Lee (Lab) J. Brown (Lab) E. C. Wilkinson (Lab)
1925 A. Lee (Lab) J. Brown (Lab) E. C. Wilkinson (Lab)
1926 A. Lee (Lab) J. Brown (Lab) T. H. Adams (Lab)
1927 A. Lee (Lab) J. Brown (Lab) T. H. Adams (Lab)
1928 A. Lee (Lab) J. Brown (Lab) T. H. Adams (Lab)
1929 A. Lee (Lab) J. Brown (Lab) T. H. Adams (Lab)
1930 A. Lee (Lab) J. H. Cox (Lab) T. H. Adams (Lab)
1931 A. Lee (Lab) J. H. Cox (Lab) T. H. Adams (Lab)
September 1932 A. Lee (Lab) J. H. Cox (ILP) T. H. Adams (Lab)
1932 A. Lee (Lab) J. H. Cox (ILP) T. H. Adams (Lab)
1933 A. Lee (Lab) G. R. Leslie (Lab) T. H. Adams (Lab)
1934 A. Lee (Lab) G. R. Leslie (Lab) T. H. Adams (Lab)
1935 A. Lee (Lab) G. R. Leslie (Lab) T. H. Adams (Lab)
July 1936 J. Sutton(Lab) G. R. Leslie (Lab) T. H. Adams (Lab)
1936 J. Sutton (Lab) G. R. Leslie (Lab) T. H. Adams (Lab)
1937 J. Sutton (Lab) G. R. Leslie (Lab) T. H. Adams (Lab)
1938 J. Sutton (Lab) G. R. Leslie (Lab) T. H. Adams (Lab)
1945 J. Sutton (Lab) G. R. Leslie (Lab) E. Kirkman (Lab)
1946 J. Sutton (Lab) G. R. Leslie (Lab) E. Kirkman (Lab)
1947 J. Sutton (Lab) G. R. Leslie (Lab) E. Kirkman (Lab)
1949 J. Sutton (Lab) E. A. Yarwood (Lab) E. Kirkman (Lab)
1950 J. Sutton (Lab) E. A. Yarwood (Lab) E. Kirkman (Lab)
1951 J. Sutton (Lab) E. A. Yarwood (Lab) E. Kirkman (Lab)
1952 J. Sutton (Lab) E. A. Yarwood (Lab) E. Kirkman (Lab)
1953 J. Sutton (Lab) E. A. Yarwood (Lab) E. Kirkman (Lab)
1954 J. Sutton (Lab) E. A. Yarwood (Lab) E. Kirkman (Lab)
March 1955 H. Wimbury (Lab) E. A. Yarwood (Lab) E. Kirkman (Lab)
1955 H. Wimbury (Lab) E. A. Yarwood (Lab) E. Kirkman (Lab)
March 1956 H. Wimbury (Lab) H. J. Batson (Lab) E. Kirkman (Lab)
1956 H. Wimbury (Lab) H. J. Batson (Lab) E. Kirkman (Lab)
1957 H. Wimbury (Lab) H. J. Batson (Lab) E. Kirkman (Lab)
1958 H. Wimbury (Lab) H. J. Batson (Lab) E. Kirkman (Lab)
1959 H. Wimbury (Lab) H. J. Batson (Lab) E. Kirkman (Lab)
1960 H. Wimbury (Lab) H. J. Batson (Lab) E. Kirkman (Lab)
1961 H. Wimbury (Lab) H. J. Batson (Lab) E. Kirkman (Lab)
1962 H. Wimbury (Lab) H. J. Batson (Lab) E. Kirkman (Lab)
October 1962 H. Wimbury (Lab) H. J. Batson (Lab) D. Barker (Lab)
1963 H. Wimbury (Lab) H. J. Batson (Lab) D. Barker (Lab)
1964 G. Conquest (Lab) H. J. Batson (Lab) D. Barker (Lab)
1965 G. Conquest (Lab) H. J. Batson (Lab) D. Barker (Lab)
1966 G. Conquest (Lab) H. J. Batson (Lab) D. Barker (Lab)
1967 G. Conquest (Lab) D. E. Lindsey (Con) D. Barker (Lab)
1968 L. H. Nield (Con) D. E. Lindsey (Con) D. Barker (Lab)
1969 L. H. Nield (Con) D. E. Lindsey (Con) V. R. Cattan (Con)
1970 L. H. Nield (Con) D. Barker (Lab) V. R. Cattan (Con)
1971 D. Barker (Lab) H. Conway (Lab) K. Franklin (Lab)
1972 D. Barker (Lab) H. Conway (Lab) K. Franklin (Lab)
1973 H. Conway (Lab) D. Barker (Lab) K. Franklin (Lab)
1975 H. Conway (Lab) D. Barker (Lab) K. Franklin (Lab)
1976 H. Conway (Lab) D. Barker (Lab) K. Franklin (Lab)
1978 H. Conway (Lab) D. Barker (Lab) K. Franklin (Lab)
1979 H. Conway (Lab) D. Barker (Lab) K. Franklin (Lab)
1980 H. Conway (Lab) D. Barker (Lab) K. Franklin (Lab)
September 1980 R. Sadler (Lab) D. Barker (Lab) K. Franklin (Lab)
1982 D. Barker (Lab) K. Franklin (Lab) V. Stevens (Lab)
1983 D. Barker (Lab) K. Franklin (Lab) V. Stevens (Lab)
1984 D. Barker (Lab) N. Litherland (Lab) V. Stevens (Lab)
1986 D. Barker (Lab) N. Litherland (Lab) V. Stevens (Lab)
1987 D. Barker (Lab) N. Litherland (Lab) J. Ashley (Lib)
1988 D. Barker (Lab) B. Stone (Lab) J. Ashley (SLD)
1990 D. Barker (Lab) B. Stone (Lab) J. Ashley (Lib Dem)
1991 D. Barker (Lab) B. Stone (Lab) J. Ashley (Lib Dem)
1992 D. Barker (Lab) S. Ashley (Lib Dem) J. Ashley (Lib Dem)
1994 J. Bridges (Lib Dem) S. Ashley (Lib Dem) J. Ashley (Lib Dem)
1995 J. Bridges (Lib Dem) S. Ashley (Lib Dem) J. Ashley (Lib Dem)
1996 J. Bridges (Lib Dem) S. Ashley (Lib Dem) J. Ashley (Lib Dem)
1998 J. Bridges (Lib Dem) S. Ashley (Lib Dem) J. Ashley (Lib Dem)
1999 J. Bridges (Lib Dem) S. Ashley (Lib Dem) J. Ashley (Lib Dem)
2000 J. Bridges (Lib Dem) S. Ashley (Lib Dem) J. Ashley (Lib Dem)
2002 J. Bridges (Lib Dem) S. Ashley (Lib Dem) J. Ashley (Lib Dem)
2003 J. Bridges (Lib Dem) S. Ashley (Lib Dem) J. Ashley (Lib Dem)
2004 James Ashley (Lib Dem) Simon Ashley (Lib Dem) John Bridges (Lib Dem)
2006 James Ashley (Lib Dem) Simon Ashley (Lib Dem) John Bridges (Lib Dem)
October 2006 Charles Glover (Lib Dem) Simon Ashley (Lib Dem) John Bridges (Lib Dem)
2007 Charles Glover (Lib Dem) Simon Ashley (Lib Dem) John Bridges (Lib Dem)
2008 Charles Glover (Lib Dem) Simon Ashley (Lib Dem) John Bridges (Lib Dem)
2010 Charles Glover (Lib Dem) Simon Ashley (Lib Dem) Julie Reid (Lab)
2011 Charles Glover (Lib Dem) Peter Cookson (Lab) Julie Reid (Lab)
2012 Bernard Stone (Lab) Peter Cookson (Lab) Julie Reid (Lab)
2014 Bernard Stone (Lab) Peter Cookson (Lab) Julie Reid (Lab)
2015 Bernard Stone (Lab) Peter Cookson (Lab) Julie Reid (Lab)
2016 Bernard Stone (Lab) Peter Cookson (Lab) Julie Reid (Lab)

Elections

Elections in 1900s

November 1909

1909 (3 vacancies)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent T. R. Day 1,181 63.6
Labour S. Hague 1,012 54.5
Liberal G. A. Genny 964 51.9
Labour T. Goddard 723 38.9
Labour W. Gregory 619 33.3
Majority 241 13.0
Turnout 1,858
Independent win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Liberal win (new seat)

Elections in 1910s

November 1910

1910
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour T. Lowth 870 56.1 +1.6
Independent M. Bushell 681 43.9 N/A
Majority 189 12.2
Turnout 1,551
Labour gain from Liberal Swing

November 1911

1911
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour S. Hague* 1,031 60.4 +4.3
Conservative J. A. Lofts 676 39.6 N/A
Majority 355 20.8 +8.6
Turnout 1,707
Labour hold Swing

November 1912

1912
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent T. R. Day* uncontested
Independent hold Swing

November 1913

1913
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour R. J. Davies 915 55.0 N/A
Independent J. Carpenter 748 45.0 N/A
Majority 167 10.0 N/A
Turnout 1,663
Labour hold Swing

November 1914

1914
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour S. Hague* uncontested
Labour hold Swing

November 1919

1919 (new boundaries)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour A. Lee 1,875 54.6
Independent T. R. Day* 1,562 45.4
Majority 313 9.1
Turnout 3,437 37.1
Labour gain from Independent Swing

Elections in 1920s

November 1920

1920
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour R. J. Davies* 2,174 51.8 −23.6
Conservative J. H. B. Grimshaw 2,026 48.2 N/A
Majority 148 3.5 −47.3
Turnout 4,200 45.3 +15.3
Labour hold Swing

November 1921

1921
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour S. Hague* 3,372 58.0 +6.2
Conservative W. S. Wilson 2,060 35.4 −12.8
National Unemployed Workers' Movement P. H. Kealy 385 6.6 N/A
Majority 1,312 22.6 +19.1
Turnout 5,817 62.5 +17.2
Labour hold Swing

November 1922

1922
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour A. Lee* 3,185 54.9 −3.1
Conservative J. E. Leicester 2,617 45.1 +9.7
Majority 568 9.8 −12.8
Turnout 5,802 59.0 −3.5
Labour hold Swing

November 1923

1923
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour E. C. Wilkinson 3,341 57.2 +2.3
Conservative J. E. Leicester 2,501 42.8 −2.3
Majority 841 14.4 +4.6
Turnout 5,842
Labour hold Swing

November 1924

1924
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. Brown 3,354 55.7 −1.5
Conservative C. J. Willis 2,627 43.6 +0.8
National Unemployed Workers' Movement W. Stopford 40 0.7 N/A
Majority 727 12.1 −2.3
Turnout 6,021
Labour hold Swing

November 1925

1925
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour A. Lee* uncontested
Labour hold Swing

November 1926

1926
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour T. H. Adams 3,752 61.0 N/A
Conservative F. Earley 2,398 39.0 N/A
Majority 1,354 22.0 N/A
Turnout 6,150 56.8 N/A
Labour hold Swing

November 1927

1927
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. Brown* 3,365 66.5 +5.5
Liberal J. H. Stopford 1,694 33.5 N/A
Majority 1,671 33.0 +11.0
Turnout 5,059 46.4 −10.4
Labour hold Swing

November 1928

1928
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour A. Lee* 3,960 66.0 −0.5
Conservative A. Ireland 1,985 33.1 N/A
Residents A. Owen 55 0.9 N/A
Majority 1,975 32.9 −1.0
Turnout 6,000 53.7 +7.3
Labour hold Swing

November 1929

1929
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour T. H. Adams* 3,237 69.1 +3.1
Conservative C. Taylor 1,445 30.9 −2.2
Majority 1,792 38.2 +5.3
Turnout 6,000 37.8 −15.9
Labour hold Swing

Elections in 1930s

November 1930

1930
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. H. Cox 2,662 53.2 −15.9
Conservative C. Taylor 2,339 46.8 +15.9
Majority 323 6.4 −31.8
Turnout 5,001
Labour hold Swing

November 1931

1931
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour A. Lee* 3,683 51.9 −1.3
Conservative E. Appleton 3,410 48.1 +1.3
Majority 273 3.8 −2.6
Turnout 7,093 56.4
Labour hold Swing

November 1932

1932
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour T. H. Adams* 4,446 68.9 +17.0
Conservative E. Appleton 2,005 31.1 −17.0
Majority 2,441 37.8 +34.0
Turnout 6,451
Labour hold Swing

November 1933

1933
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour G. R. Leslie 3,769 77.6 +8.8
Independent E. Appleton 1,090 22.4 N/A
Majority 2,679 55.2 +17.4
Turnout 4,859
Labour gain from Ind. Labour Party Swing

November 1934

1934
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour A. Lee* 4,149 69.0 −8.6
Conservative E. Shaw 1,862 31.0 N/A
Majority 2,287 38.0 −17.2
Turnout 6,011
Labour hold Swing

November 1935

1935
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour T. H. Adams* uncontested
Labour hold Swing

July 1936 (by-election)

By-election: 2 July 1936
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. Sutton 2,540 65.8 N/A
Conservative E. Shaw 1,319 34.2 N/A
Majority 1,221 31.6 N/A
Turnout 3,859
Labour hold Swing

November 1936

1936
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour G. R. Leslie* 3,147 62.4 N/A
Conservative E. Shaw 1,895 37.6 N/A
Majority 1,252 24.8 N/A
Turnout 5,042
Labour hold Swing

November 1937

1937
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. Sutton* 3,400 72.7 +10.3
Independent E. Appleton 1,277 27.3 N/A
Majority 2,123 45.4 +20.6
Turnout 4,677
Labour hold Swing

November 1938

1938
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour T. H. Adams* 3,643 93.9 +21.2
British Union J. Simmonds 236 6.1 N/A
Majority 3,407 87.8 +42.4
Turnout 3,879
Labour hold Swing

Elections in 1940s

November 1945

1945 (2 vacancies)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour G. R. Leslie* 4,417 73.3 −20.6
Labour E. Kirkman 4,388 72.8 −21.1
Conservative R. A. Fieldhouse 1,610 26.7 N/A
Majority 2,778 46.1 −41.7
Turnout 6,027 31.9
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

November 1946

1946
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. Sutton* 3,830 68.3 −5.0
Conservative T. Brownrigg 1,420 25.3 −1.4
Liberal B. Riggs 358 6.4 N/A
Majority 2,410 43.0 −3.1
Turnout 5,608
Labour hold Swing

November 1947

1947
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour E. Kirkman* 5,914 57.7 −10.6
Conservative G. J. Playford 4,344 42.3 +17.0
Majority 1,570 15.4 −27.6
Turnout 10,258
Labour hold Swing

May 1949

1949
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour E. A. Yarwood 5,675 58.8 +1.1
Conservative G. Lancaster 3,978 41.2 −1.1
Majority 1,697 17.6 +2.2
Turnout 9,653
Labour hold Swing

Elections in 1950s

May 1950

1950 (new boundaries)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. Sutton* 3,046 59.6
Conservative F. G. Thompson 1,964 38.4
Communist D. C. Corry 104 2.0
Majority 1,082 21.2
Turnout 5,114
Labour hold Swing

May 1951

1951
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour E. Kirkman* 2,703 54.4 −5.2
Conservative A. E. Owen 2,144 43.1 +4.7
Communist A. Wilde 125 2.5 +0.5
Majority 539 11.3 −9.9
Turnout 4,972
Labour hold Swing

May 1952

1952
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour E. Yarwood* 3,927 69.3 +14.9
Conservative W. Fuller 1,741 30.7 −12.4
Majority 2,186 38.6 +27.3
Turnout 5,668
Labour hold Swing

May 1953

1953
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. Sutton* 3,020 64.6 −4.7
Conservative L. J. Naden 1,657 35.4 +4.7
Majority 1,363 29.2 −9.4
Turnout 4,677
Labour hold Swing

May 1954

1954
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour E. Kirkman* 2,578 69.3 +4.7
Conservative L. J. Naden 1,141 30.7 −4.7
Majority 1,437 38.6 +9.4
Turnout 3,719
Labour hold Swing

March 1955 (by-election)

By-election: 24 March 1955
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour H. Wimbury 1,993 56.1 −13.2
Conservative S. Watt 1,560 43.9 +13.2
Majority 433 12.2 −26.4
Turnout 3,553
Labour hold Swing

May 1955

1955
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour E. A. Yarwood* 2,234 51.8 −17.5
Conservative D. S. Watt 2,077 48.2 +17.5
Majority 157 3.6 −35.0
Turnout 4,311
Labour hold Swing

March 1956 (by-election)

By-election: 22 March 1956
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour H. J. Batson 1,775 63.1 +11.3
Conservative D. C. Walls 1,037 36.9 −11.3
Majority 738 26.2 +22.6
Turnout 2,812
Labour hold Swing

May 1956

1956
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour H. Wimbury* 2,058 68.7 +16.9
Conservative T. Brownrigg 938 31.3 −16.9
Majority 1,120 37.4 +33.8
Turnout 2,996
Labour hold Swing

May 1957

1957
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour E. Kirkman* 2,229 68.3 −0.4
Conservative T. Brownrigg 1,033 31.7 +0.4
Majority 1,196 36.6 −0.8
Turnout 3,262
Labour hold Swing

May 1958

1958
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour H. J. Batson* 2,234 66.6 −1.7
Conservative H. Woodman 1,118 33.4 +1.7
Majority 1,116 33.2 −3.4
Turnout 3,352
Labour hold Swing

May 1959

1959
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour H. Wimbury* 2,254 61.3 −5.3
Conservative H. Woodman 1,422 38.7 +5.3
Majority 832 22.6 −10.6
Turnout 3,676
Labour hold Swing

Elections in 1960s

May 1960

1960
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour E. Kirkman* 1,774 55.3 −6.0
Conservative C. M. Clarke 1,436 44.7 +6.0
Majority 338 10.6 −12.0
Turnout 3,210
Labour hold Swing

May 1961

1961
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour H. J. Batson* 2,062 58.3 +3.0
Conservative C. M. Clarke 1,476 41.7 −3.0
Majority 586 16.6 +6.0
Turnout 3,538
Labour hold Swing

May 1962

1962
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour H. Wimbury* 2,362 63.6 +5.3
Conservative C. M. Clarke 1,351 36.4 −5.3
Majority 1,011 27.2 +10.6
Turnout 3,713
Labour hold Swing

October 1962 (by-election)

By-election: 18 October 1962
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour D. Barker 1,806 59.2 −4.4
Liberal P. A. G. Sharp 648 21.2 N/A
Conservative J. Whitwell 598 19.6 −16.8
Majority 1,158 38.0 +10.8
Turnout 3,052
Labour hold Swing

May 1963

1963
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour D. Barker* 2,011 66.8 +3.2
Liberal W. M. Drape 999 33.2 N/A
Majority 1,012 33.6 +6.4
Turnout 3,010
Labour hold Swing

May 1964

1964 (2 vacancies)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour H. J. Batson* 1,685 70.3 +3.5
Labour G. Conquest 1,489 62.1 −4.7
Liberal W. M. Drape 893 37.2 +4.0
Conservative J. K. McGregor 729 30.4 N/A
Majority 596 24.9 −8.7
Turnout 2,398
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

May 1965

1965
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour G. Conquest* 1,445 58.5 −11.8
Conservative H. Holland 1,026 41.5 +11.1
Majority 419 17.0 −7.9
Turnout 2,471
Labour hold Swing

May 1966

1966
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour D. Barker* 1,440 63.6 +5.1
Conservative D. E. Lindsey 824 36.4 −5.1
Majority 616 27.2 +10.2
Turnout 2,264
Labour hold Swing

May 1967

1967
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative D. E. Lindsey 1,702 54.5 +18.1
Labour H. J. Batson* 1,422 45.5 −18.1
Majority 280 9.0
Turnout 3,124
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

May 1968

1968
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative L. H. Nield 1,764 56.8 +2.3
Labour G. Conquest* 1,343 43.2 −2.3
Majority 421 13.6 +4.6
Turnout 3,107
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

May 1969

1969
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative V. R. Cattan 1,757 50.8 −6.0
Labour D. Barker* 1,700 49.2 +6.0
Majority 57 1.6 −12.0
Turnout 3,457
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Elections in 1970s

May 1970

1970
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour D. Barker 2,333 57.5 +8.3
Conservative D. E. Lindsey* 1,727 42.5 −8.3
Majority 606 15.0
Turnout 4,060
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

May 1971

1971 (3 vacancies; new boundaries)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour D. Barker* 2,777 69.8
Labour H. Conway* 2,752 69.2
Labour K. Franklin 2,536 63.7
Conservative V. R. Cattan* 1,777 44.7
Conservative D. E. Lindsey 1,030 25.9
Conservative J. R. Hill 930 23.4
Communist M. Cowle 136 3.4
Majority 759 19.1
Turnout 3,979
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

May 1972

1972
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour K. Franklin* 2,022 71.8 +2.0
Conservative L. H. Nield 793 28.2 −16.5
Majority 1,229 43.6 +24.5
Turnout 2,815
Labour hold Swing

May 1973

1973 (3 vacancies; reorganisation)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour H. Conway* 1,422 55.4 −16.4
Labour D. Barker* 1,350 52.6 −19.2
Labour K. Franklin* 1,317 51.3 −20.5
Conservative E. A. Duffy 760 29.6 +2.9
Conservative P. T. Heywood 749 29.2 +1.0
Conservative A. Farmer 734 28.6 +0.4
Residents D. E. Lindsay 660 25.7 N/A
Majority 557 21.7 −21.9
Turnout 2,566
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

May 1975

1975
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour K. Franklin* 1,197 56.1 +6.1
Conservative T. Brownrigg 935 43.9 +17.1
Majority 262 12.3 +11.0
Turnout 2,132
Labour hold Swing -5.5

May 1976

1976
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour D. Barker* 1,598 56.8 +0.7
Conservative D. Heywood 1,217 43.2 −0.7
Majority 381 13.6 +1.4
Turnout 2,815
Labour hold Swing +0.7

May 1978

1978
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour H. Conway* 1,619 55.4 −1.4
Conservative D. Heywood 1,174 40.2 −3.0
National Front N. J. Mead 97 3.3 +3.3
Workers Revolutionary A. Willams 34 1.2 +1.2
Majority 445 15.2 +1.7
Turnout 2,924 33.8
Labour hold Swing +0.8

May 1979

1979
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour K. Franklin* 3,662 61.1 +5.7
Conservative D. Heywood 1,905 31.8 −8.4
Liberal J. Rhodes 429 7.2 +7.2
Majority 1,757 29.3 +14.1
Turnout 5,996 70.9 +37.1
Labour hold Swing +7.0

Elections in 1980s

May 1980

1980
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour D. Barker* 2,207 67.9 +6.8
Conservative D. Heywood 925 28.5 −3.3
Liberal J. Rhodes 118 3.6 −3.6
Majority 1,282 39.4 +10.1
Turnout 3,250 37.5 −33.4
Labour hold Swing +5.0

September 1980 (by-election)

By-election: 25 September 1980
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Roy Sadler 1,708 67.0 −0.9
Conservative Doris Heywood 531 20.8 −7.7
Liberal David Senior 309 12.1 +8.5
Majority 1,177 46.2 +6.8
Turnout 2,548 32.3 −5.2
Labour hold Swing +3.4

May 1982

1982 (3 vacancies; new boundaries)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Dennis Barker* 1,880 48.1
Labour Kenneth Franklin* 1,766 45.2
Labour Valerie Stevens 1,676 42.9
Conservative Ronald Beaman 955 24.4
Liberal John Redfern 931 23.8
Liberal Elsie Hooper 923 23.6
Liberal Carole Helme 882 22.6
Conservative Peter Dunne 858 22.0
Conservative Clive Webb 824 21.1
National Front Alfred Coles 70 1.8
National Front John Hulse 52 1.3
National Front Bryan Nylan 44 1.1
Majority 721 18.5
Turnout 3,908 36.2
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

May 1983

1983
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Valerie Stevens* 2,247 52.3 +3.3
Liberal Dorothy Bell 1,282 29.9 +5.6
Conservative Peter Dunne 765 17.8 −7.1
Majority 965 22.5 −1.6
Turnout 4,294
Labour hold Swing -1.1

May 1984

1984
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour N. Litherland 2,522 63.8 +11.5
Liberal Dorothy Bell 825 20.9 −9.0
Conservative N. Dentith 609 15.4 −2.4
Majority 1,697 42.9 +20.4
Turnout 3,956
Labour hold Swing +10.2

May 1986

1986
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour D. Barker* 2,142 57.6 −6.5
Liberal J. Ashley 1,165 31.3 +10.4
Conservative T. Grimshaw 410 11.0 −4.4
Majority 977 26.3 −16.6
Turnout 3,717
Labour hold Swing -8.4

May 1987

1987
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal James Ashley 2,291 49.1 +17.8
Labour Bernard Stone 1,814 38.9 −18.7
Conservative Terence Grimshaw 557 11.9 +0.9
Majority 477 10.2
Turnout 4,662
Liberal gain from Labour Swing +18.2

May 1988

1988
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour B. Stone 2,170 48.9 +10.0
SLD J. Bridges 1,871 42.2 −6.9
Conservative T. A. Grimshaw 394 8.9 −3.0
Majority 299 6.7
Turnout 4,435
Labour hold Swing +8.4

Elections in 1990s

May 1990

1990
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour D. Barker* 2,371 54.1 +5.2
Liberal Democrats J. Bridges 1,462 33.3 −8.9
Conservative A. M. Simm 376 8.6 −0.3
Green D. E. Barnes 177 4.0 +4.0
Majority 909 20.7 +14.0
Turnout 4,386
Labour hold Swing +5.5

May 1991

1991
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats J. Ashley* 2,125 52.7 +19.4
Labour B. Whitehead 1,606 39.8 −14.3
Conservative D. Jones 212 5.3 −3.3
Green T. E. Romagnuolo 88 2.2 −1.8
Majority 519 12.9
Turnout 4,031 40.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +16.8

May 1992

1992
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats S. Ashley 1,559 49.5 −3.2
Labour B. Stone* 1,331 42.2 +2.4
Conservative R. Ignatowicz 188 6.0 +0.7
Green M. Shaw 73 2.3 +0.1
Majority 228 7.2 −5.7
Turnout 3,151
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing -2.8

May 1994

1994
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats J. Bridges 1,918 53.8 +4.3
Labour B. Whitehead 1,451 40.7 −1.5
Conservative D. Davenport 132 3.7 −2.3
Green A. Salter 66 1.9 −0.4
Majority 467 13.1 +5.9
Turnout 3,567
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing +1.4

May 1995

1995
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats James Ashley* 1,494 49.7 −4.1
Labour B. Whitehead 1,393 46.3 +5.6
Conservative D. Davenport 91 3.0 −0.7
Independent C. Walsh 31 1.0 +1.0
Majority 101 3.4 −9.7
Turnout 3,009
Liberal Democrats hold Swing -4.8

May 1996

1996
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Simon Ashley* 1,733 57.3 +7.6
Labour B. Whitehead 1,167 38.6 −7.7
Conservative D. Davenport 90 3.0 −0.0
Green A. Salter 34 1.1 +1.1
Majority 566 18.7 +15.3
Turnout 3,024
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +7.6

May 1998

1998
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats John Bridges* 1,347 60.8 +3.5
Labour Christopher Lowe 705 31.8 −6.8
Conservative Ann Hodkinson 75 3.4 +0.4
Green Emma Hamilton 61 2.8 +1.7
Independent James Piper 28 1.3 N/A
Majority 642 29.0 +10.3
Turnout 2,216
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +5.1

May 1999

1999
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats James Ashley* 1,368 60.9 +0.1
Labour Kenneth Strath 805 35.9 +4.1
Conservative Ann Hodkinson 72 3.2 −0.2
Majority 563 25.1 −3.9
Turnout 2,245 25.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing -2.0

Elections in 2000s

May 2000

2000
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Simon Ashley* 1,178 61.2 +0.3
Labour Kenneth Strath 625 32.5 −3.4
Conservative Ann Hodkinson 68 3.5 +0.3
Green Penelope Collins 54 2.8 +2.8
Majority 553 28.7 +3.6
Turnout 1,925 21.8 −3.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +1.8

May 2002

2002
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats John Bridges* 1,133 54.3 −6.9
Labour Martin Rathfelder 781 37.5 +5.0
Green Penelope Collins 87 4.2 +1.4
Conservative Rosemary Bishop 84 4.0 +0.5
Majority 352 16.9 −11.8
Turnout 2,085 22.9 +1.1
Liberal Democrats hold Swing -5.9

May 2003

2003
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats James Ashley* 1,242 61.2 +6.9
Labour Martin Rathfelder 630 31.0 −6.5
Green Penelope Collins 93 4.6 +0.4
Conservative Rosemary Bishop 65 3.2 −0.8
Majority 612 30.1 +13.2
Turnout 2,030 24.0 +1.1
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +6.7

June 2004

2004 (3 vacancies; new boundaries)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats James Ashley* 1,884 55.0
Liberal Democrats Simon Ashley* 1,827 53.3
Liberal Democrats John Bridges* 1,768 51.6
Labour Peter Cookson 934 27.3
Labour Raymond Kelly 934 27.3
Labour Martin Rathfelder 824 24.1
Green Gareth Pittam 325 9.5
Conservative Alice Boden 256 7.5
Conservative Rosemary Bishop 231 6.7
Conservative Frederich Morris 201 5.9
Majority 834 24.3
Turnout 3,426 31.6
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

May 2006

2006
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats John Richard Bridges* 1,375 47.8 −7.6
Labour Julie Reid 1,031 35.8 +8.3
Green David William Mottram 246 8.5 −1.0
Conservative Raymond Kenyon 226 7.9 +0.4
Majority 344 12.0 −15.9
Turnout 2,878 26.9 −4.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing -7.9

October 2006 (by-election)

By-election: 19 October 2006
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Charles Glover 1,588 49.3 +1.5
Labour Julie Reid 1,208 37.5 +1.7
BNP Derek Adams 185 5.7 +5.7
Green David Mottram 151 4.7 −3.8
Conservative Daniel Valentine 90 2.8 −5.1
Majority 380 11.8 −0.2
Turnout 3,222 29.9 +3.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing -0.1

May 2007

2007
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Simon Ashley* 1,600 52.1 +4.3
Labour Julie Reid 1,150 37.5 +1.7
Green Barnaby Wolfram 134 4.4 −4.1
Conservative Lawrie Clapham 130 4.2 −3.7
United Socialist Sabrina Jones 56 1.8 +1.8
Majority 450 14.7 +2.7
Turnout 3,070 26.9 0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +1.3

May 2008

2008
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Charles Glover* 1,262 42.8 −9.3
Labour Julie Reid 1,017 34.5 −3.0
Left List Sue McPherson 292 9.9 +9.9
Conservative William Clapham 217 7.4 +3.2
Green Deborah Clarke 164 5.6 +1.2
Majority 245 8.3 +3.9
Turnout 2,952 25.2 −1.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing -3.1

Elections in 2010s

May 2010

2010
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Julie Reid 2,737 45.9 +11.4
Liberal Democrats John Bridges* 2,529 42.4 −0.4
Conservative William Lawrence Clapham 426 7.1 −0.3
Respect Marie-Angelique Bueler 270 4.5 +4.5
Majority 208 3.5
Turnout 5,962 49.8 +24.6
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing +5.9

May 2011

2011
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Peter Cookson 2,162 52.3 +14.8
Liberal Democrats Simon Ashley* 1,525 36.9 −15.2
Green Sean Hughes 217 5.2 +0.8
Conservative Taiwo Tmo 121 2.9 −1.3
Respect Marie-Angelique Bueler 111 2.7 N/A
Majority 637 15.4
Turnout 4,136 33.2
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

May 2012

2012
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Bernard Stone 2,091 53.8 +19.3
Liberal Democrats Charles Glover* 1,198 30.8 −12.0
UKIP Robert Catterall 202 5.2 N/A
Green Ryan Bestford 161 4.2 −1.4
Respect Marie-Angelique Bueler 153 3.9 N/A
Conservative Tmo Opesan 79 2.0 −5.4
Majority 893 23
Turnout 3,884 30.7
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

May 2014

2014
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Julie Reid* 2,548 60.44
UKIP Bob Catterall 787 18.67
Liberal Democrats Charles Leslie Glover 375 8.89
Green Martin Burke 369 8.75
Conservative Tmo Opesan 137 3.25
Majority 1,761 41.8
Turnout 4,216 31.74
Labour hold Swing

May 2015

2015
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Peter David Cookson* 4,564 66.2 +13.9
UKIP Bob Catterall 996 14.0 N/A
Green Melvyn Newton 527 7.6 +2.4
Conservative Tmo Opensan 397 5.8 +2.9
Liberal Democrats Andrew Peter Hickey 328 4.8 −32.1
TUSC Dick Brown 110 1.6 N/A
Majority 3,598 58.6
Turnout 6,892 52.6 +19.4
Labour hold Swing

May 2016

2016
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Bernard Eric Stone* 2,792 70.2 +16.4
UKIP Bob Catterall 481 12.1 +6.9
Liberal Democrats Sarah Louise Brown 246 6.2 −24.6
Green Melvyn Newton 239 6.0 +1.8
Conservative Tmo Opesan 141 3.5 +1.5
Independent Martin Burke 80 2.0 n/a
Majority 2,311 58.1
Turnout 3,979 31.28
Labour hold Swing

See also

References

  1. ↑ CIVIC ELECTIONS, Manchester Courier, November 2, 1909, p.9
  2. ↑ GREATER MANCHESTER, Manchester Guardian, January 27, 1909, p.9
  3. ↑ "Manchester New Ward Results: Labour Improves Its Position". Manchester Guardian. 4 November 1919. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  4. ↑ "Tories' Net Gain of Two Seats in Manchester", Manchester Guardian, May 12, 1950, p. 8
  5. ↑ Council graph shows new records, The Guardian, May 24, 1971, p.6
  6. ↑ Manchester City Council Election Results, 2nd Edition, Swarbrick (1993).
  7. ↑ Manchester Evening News, 11 June 2004.
  8. ↑ Manchester City Council's submission on Warding Patterns Archived 5 February 2018 at the Wayback Machine John Leech
  9. ↑ Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 c.23, Schedule 6: Divisions of Boroughs
  10. ↑ Fraser, Hugh (1918). The Representation of the People Act, 1918: with explanatory notes. London: Sweet and Maxwell.
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