2007 Manchester City Council election

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Map of the results of the 2007 Manchester council election. Labour in red and the Liberal Democrats in yellow. Manchester UK local election 2007 map.svg
Map of the results of the 2007 Manchester council election. Labour in red and the Liberal Democrats in yellow.

Elections to Manchester City Council took place on 3 May 2007. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 2011. The council stayed under Labour Party control, on a reduced turnout of 28.3%. [1] [2]

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Election result

Changes compared to the 2006 election.

Manchester Council Election Result [2]
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Labour 19Decrease2.svg159.4416062.541,21345.4Increase2.svg0.6%
  Liberal Democrats 13Increase2.svg140.6223536.428,89831.8Increase2.svg0.2%
  Conservative 0Steady2.svg0.0000.09,97511.0Increase2.svg0.5%
  Green 0Steady2.svg0.0111.17,6238.4Decrease2.svg0.9%
  UKIP 0Steady2.svg0.0000.01,0411.1Decrease2.svg0.1%
  BNP 0Steady2.svg0.0000.09721.1Increase2.svg0.4%
  Respect 0Steady2.svg0.0000.05350.6Decrease2.svg0.1%
  Socialist Alternative 0Steady2.svg0.0000.02510.3Increase2.svg0.1%
  Independent 0Steady2.svg0.0000.01900.2Decrease2.svg0.7%
  United Socialist 0Steady2.svg0.0000.0560.1n/a

Ward results

Below is a list of the 32 individual wards with the candidates standing in those wards and the number of votes the candidates acquired. The winning candidate per ward is in bold.

Ancoats and Clayton

Ancoats and Clayton [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mick Loughman* 1,518 64.6 +16.3
Liberal Democrats Daniel Valentine47320.1-20.6
Green Victoria Album1486.3+2.1
Conservative David Hopps1355.7+1.2
Independent John Hulse763.2+0.9
Majority1,04544.5+37.0
Turnout 2,35024.4-8.5
Labour hold Swing +18.4

Ardwick

Ardwick [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Bernard Priest* 1,219 57.4 -4.0
Liberal Democrats Jawaid Chaudhry52624.8+4.9
Green Justine Hall22410.60
Conservative Kashif Ali1557.3-0.7
Majority69332.6-8.8
Turnout 2,12421.5-0.2
Labour hold Swing -4.4

Baguley

Baguley [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Paul Andrews* 1,268 52.6 +3.6
Conservative John Leaning48120.0-0.2
Socialist Alternative Lynn Worthington25110.4+1.7
Liberal Democrats William Fisher2339.7-3.4
Green Karen Duffy1767.3-1.6
Majority78732.7+4.0
Turnout 2,40923.0-0.9
Labour hold Swing +1.9

Bradford

Bradford [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Rosa Battle 1,476 70.8 +1.0
Liberal Democrats James Guise28813.8-0.7
Conservative Rodney Keller1909.1+0.5
Green Christopher Waldon1316.3-0.8
Majority1,18857.0+1.7
Turnout 2,08522.3-3.0
Labour hold Swing +0.8

Brooklands

Brooklands [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sue Cooley* 1,460 50.3 +8.2
Conservative Marie Raynor95833.0+3.8
Liberal Democrats David Kierman34211.8-12.3
Green Tamisin MacCarthy-Morrogh1404.8+0.2
Majority50217.3+4.3
Turnout 2,90029.1-4.3
Labour hold Swing +2.2

Burnage

Burnage [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Iain Donaldson* 1,825 54.3 +6.8
Labour Frank Duffy1,20936.0-2.0
Conservative Peter Schofield1945.8-2.4
Green Joseph Gair1323.9-0.9
Majority61618.3+8.8
Turnout 3,36032.0+2.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +4.4

Charlestown

Charlestown [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Basil Curley* 1,542 59.0 +4.7
Conservative Kim Glasspole41916.0+1.3
Liberal Democrats Ann Rodgers26810.3-2.9
UKIP Andrea Ritchie2389.1-2.7
Green Helen Dolan1485.7-0.3
Majority1,12342.9+3.3
Turnout 2,61527.8-1.4
Labour hold Swing +1.7

Cheetham

Cheetham [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mohammed Khan* 2,340 64.6 +19.0
Liberal Democrats Sham Raja57115.8-27.2
Conservative Wajid Ali38010.5+5.4
Green Jackie Smith3329.2+2.9
Majority1,76948.8+46.2
Turnout 3,62331.5-4.7
Labour hold Swing +23.1

Chorlton

Chorlton [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Paul Ankers 1,823 41.3 +1.9
Labour Angela Gallagher*1,78140.4-1.6
Green Brian Candeland54412.3-1.7
Conservative Claire McLauchlin2646.0+1.4
Majority421.0-1.6
Turnout 4,41243.3+0.3
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing +1.7

Chorlton Park

Chorlton Park [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Tony Bethell* 1,751 55.4 +0.7
Labour Co-op John Hacking73923.4-1.9
Green Kathryn Brownbridge39412.5-0.2
Conservative Robert Chilton2798.8+1.5
Majority1,01232.0+2.6
Turnout 3,16331.0-1.1
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +1.3

City Centre

City Centre [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Kenneth Dobson* 498 32.8 -5.2
Labour Kathy Crotty39125.8-1.0
Conservative Rob Adlard34322.6+0.3
Green Birgit Vollm17111.3-1.7
Independent Kin Cheng1147.5+7.5
Majority1077.1-4.1
Turnout 1,51716.0-0.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing -2.1

Crumpsall

Crumpsall [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Con Keegan* 1,832 60.1 +10.5
Conservative Adrian Glasspole56418.5+4.3
Liberal Democrats Muhammad Shahbaz39813.1-8.8
Green John Cummings2548.3+1.7
Majority1,26841.6+14.0
Turnout 3,04829.9-3.9
Labour hold Swing +3.1

Didsbury East

Didsbury East [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Helen Fisher* 1,856 45.9 +0.6
Labour Geoff Bridson1,30132.2-2.1
Conservative David Fairclough52613.0+4.0
Green Gerry Gee3598.9-2.6
Majority55513.7+2.7
Turnout 4,04239.10
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +1.3

Didsbury West

Didsbury West [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Neil Trafford* 1,328 45.7 +2.8
Labour David Ellison71224.5-0.5
Conservative Peter Caddick41414.3-3.2
Green James Alden38913.4+1.5
UKIP Robert Gutfreund-Walmsley612.1-0.6
Majority61621.2+3.3
Turnout 2,90429.2+1.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +1.6

Fallowfield

Fallowfield [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Peter Morrison* 1,215 55.9 +9.5
Liberal Democrats John-Paul Wilkins47822.0-15.2
Green Rachel Sills25111.6+5.9
Conservative Ashton Cull23010.6+4.7
Majority73733.9+24.6
Turnout 2,17420.0-8.1
Labour hold Swing +12.3

Gorton North

Gorton North [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Wendy Helsby* 1,753 52.3 +16.2
Labour John Hughes1,36540.7+1.0
Conservative Joyce Kaye1263.8-0.8
Green Rachel Wilson1073.2+0.7
Majority38811.6+8.0
Turnout 3,35131.6+0.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +7.6

Gorton South

Gorton South [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Simon Ashley* 1,600 52.1 +4.3
Labour Julie Reid1,15037.5+1.7
Green Barnaby Wolfram1344.4-4.1
Conservative Lawrie Clapham1304.2-3.7
United Socialist Sabrina Jones561.8+1.8
Majority45014.7+2.7
Turnout 3,07026.90
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +1.3

Harpurhey

Harpurhey [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Joanne Green* 1,497 58.9 +3.6
Liberal Democrats Robert Brettle35514.0+1.5
Conservative Harriet Holder29411.6-0.2
UKIP Roger P Bullock26410.4-1.7
Green Katherine Smith1335.2-3.2
Majority1,14244.9+2.1
Turnout 2,54320.8-1.3
Labour hold Swing +1.0

Higher Blackley

Higher Blackley [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Harold Lyons* 1,449 48.4 -8.6
BNP Joseph Finnon71623.9+23.9
Conservative Vivienne Clarke37212.4-7.1
Liberal Democrats Brian Newton2689.0-5.8
Green Michael Shaw1083.6-5.1
UKIP Shirley Reeve822.7+2.7
Majority73324.5-13.0
Turnout 2,99529.7+3.2
Labour hold Swing -16.2

Hulme

Hulme [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mary Murphy* 969 50.1 +12.2
Green Steven Durrant63032.6+7.6
Liberal Democrats Oliver West21311.0-15.7
Conservative Andrew Binns1226.3+1.7
Majority33917.5+6.4
Turnout 1,93420.9-3.2
Labour hold Swing +2.3

Levenshulme

Levenshulme [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats John Commons* 1,388 51.2 +1.1
Labour Dermot Zafar74227.4-0.5
Green Peter Thompson33412.3-2.0
Conservative Anne Carroll2489.1+1.3
Majority64623.8+1.5
Turnout 2,71227.0-1.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +0.8

Longsight

Longsight [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Abid Latif Chohan* 1,506 47.5 +22.4
Labour Sajjid Hussain1,18837.5-17.1
Green Spencer Fitzgibbon32010.1-4.3
Conservative Jane L'Anson1575.0-0.9
Majority31810.0-20.0
Turnout 3,17131.4-0.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +19.7

Miles Platting and Newton Heath

Miles Platting and Newton Heath [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour June Hitchin* 1,331 42.6 -0.9
Liberal Democrats Damien O'Connor1,27040.6+13.8
BNP Derek Adams2568.2-8.7
Conservative Heather Grant1244.0-0.5
Green Anthony Quinn752.4-0.8
UKIP Lisa Duffy692.2-2.8
Majority612.0-14.7
Turnout 3,12530.6+1.5
Labour hold Swing -7.3

Moss Side

Moss Side [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sameem Ali 1,660 67.2 +3.5
Liberal Democrats Zeke Ukairo38415.6-3.1
Green George Czernuszka2229.0+0.4
Conservative Peter Young2048.3+4.0
Majority1,27651.7+6.7
Turnout 2,47024.4-3.4
Labour hold Swing +3.3

Moston

Moston [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Henry Cooper* 1,760 55.5 +2.4
Conservative Tony Pinder63720.1-2.5
UKIP Peter Reeve32710.3+10.3
Liberal Democrats Timothy Hartley3149.9-5.3
Green Robin Goater1324.2-4.8
Majority1,12335.4+4.9
Turnout 3,17029.2-2.0
Labour hold Swing +2.4

Northenden

Northenden [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sandra Bracegirdle 1,458 44.6 -2.3
Liberal Democrats Martin Eakins1,35241.3+5.5
Conservative Nathan Cruddas2798.5-4.3
Green Lance Crookes1825.6+1.1
Majority1063.2-7.9
Turnout 3,27131.3+2.0
Labour hold Swing -3.9

Old Moat

Old Moat [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jeffrey Smith* 1,382 53.7 -0.7
Liberal Democrats Richard Wilson74829.1+2.2
Green Alice Coren2308.9-2.1
Conservative Andrew Perfect2158.4+0.7
Majority63424.63.0
Turnout 2,57525.5-3.7
Labour hold Swing -1.4

Rusholme

Rusholme [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Abu Chowdhury* 1,241 42.3 +2.4
Labour Atiha Chaudry74625.4-2.3
Respect Nahella Ashraf53518.2-3.0
Green Penny Collins2247.6+1.1
Conservative Daniel Valentine1906.5+1.8
Majority49516.9+4.7
Turnout 2,93630.7-0.8
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +2.3

Sharston

Sharston [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Joyce Keller* 1,242 52.5 -2.5
Conservative Jimmy McCullough60425.5+7.8
Liberal Democrats Tina Dunican29012.3-3.3
Green Amanda Collins2299.7-1.8
Majority63827.0-10.3
Turnout 2,36521.8+0.4
Labour hold Swing -5.1

Whalley Range

Whalley Range [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Faraz Bhatti* 2,030 50.2 +17.6
Labour Kath Fry1,41835.0-11.1
Green Mary Candeland3939.7-3.4
Conservative Tim Langley2065.1-3.0
Majority61215.1+1.6
Turnout 4,04739.0+4.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +14.3

Withington

Withington [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Alison Firth* 1,346 60.7 +12.9
Labour Andrew Simcock49922.5-5.1
Green Felicity Paris2169.7-5.6
Conservative Adele Douglas1577.1-2.2
Majority84738.2+17.9
Turnout 2,21821.5-0.8
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +9.0

Woodhouse Park

Woodhouse Park [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Barbara O'Neil* 1,354 65.3 +3.8
Conservative Stephen Heath37818.2+2.4
Liberal Democrats Joseph Podbylski1828.8-5.2
Green Jody Bradford1617.8-0.9
Majority97647.0+1.3
Turnout 2,07521.2-0.6
Labour hold Swing +0.7

Changes between 2007 and 2008

Charlestown By-Election 14 June 2007

Charlestown By-Election 14 June 2007 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Veronica Kirkpatrick 1,373 54.7 -4.3
BNP Joseph G M Finnon62825.0+25.0
Liberal Democrats Carol Connell2399.5-0.8
Conservative Kim E Glasspole1887.5-8.5
Green Jackie Smith813.2-2.5
Majority74529.6-13.3
Turnout 2,50926.5-1.3
Labour hold Swing -14.6

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