2010 Manchester City Council election

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Map of the results of the 2010 Manchester council election. Labour in red and the Liberal Democrats in yellow. Manchester UK local election 2010 map.svg
Map of the results of the 2010 Manchester council election. Labour in red and the Liberal Democrats in yellow.

Elections to Manchester City Council were held on 6 May 2010, on the same day as the 2010 UK General Election. One-third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 2014. Since the election there had been a further defection from the Liberal Democrats to Labour. Labour held overall control of the council, on a high turnout - owing to the general election on the same day - of 50.9%. [1]

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Election result

Manchester Council Election Result 2010
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 2322071.946.483,258+3.4%
  Liberal Democrats 922028.132.057,309+1.6%
  Conservative 00000.012.121,712-2.1%
  Green 00000.04.88,589-3.5%
  BNP 00000.02.44,274+0.5%
  Respect 00000.01.01,830+0.3%
  UKIP 00000.00.91,658+0.5%
  Independent 00000.00.2399+0.2%
  TUSC 00000.00.1223+0.1%
  Libertarian 00000.00.0550.0%

After the election, the composition of the council was as follows: [2]

PartySeats +/- 
Labour 620
Liberal Democrat 330
Conservative 10

Ward results

Ancoats and Clayton

Ancoats and Clayton [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Jim Battle* 2,845 54.8 -4.9
Liberal Democrats Claude Diele Nsumbu1,26524.4+7.5
Conservative Michael Noel Liffen67813.1+0.9
Green Peter Dexter Birkinshaw4047.8-1.7
Majority158030.4-12.5
Turnout 519246.1+22.7
Labour hold Swing -6.2

Ardwick

Ardwick [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mavis Smitheman* 2,581 58.3 -3.8
Liberal Democrats Asad Osman1,11225.1+6.9
Conservative Andrew Paul Hartley46310.5-1.1
Green Patrick Thomas Sudlow2716.1-1.9
Majority1,46933.2-10.8
Turnout 4,42739.0+21.1
Labour hold Swing -5.3

Baguley

Baguley [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Eddie McCulley* 2,263 47.1 +0.4
Liberal Democrats Diane Patricia Bennett1,17824.5+14.4
Conservative Ralph Ellerton77716.2-7.3
UKIP Eugene Cassidy3296.8+6.8
Green Ethne Quinn1342.8-4.6
Socialist Alternative Lynn Worthington1282.7-9.6
Majority1,08522.6-0.6
Turnout 4,80944.9+22.0
Labour hold Swing -7.0

Bradford

Bradford [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Longsden* 2,890 63.9 -3.2
Liberal Democrats Sarah McCulloch90620.0+6.9
Conservative Adam Shaw51311.3+1.1
Green Andrew James Bullen2144.7-4.9
Majority1,98443.9-10.1
Turnout 4,52342.1+20.1
Labour hold Swing -5.0

Brooklands

Brooklands [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sue Murphy* 2,633 46.2 +2.0
Conservative Marie Raynor1,53426.9-11.5
Liberal Democrats Peter James Maxson1,06118.6+6.0
UKIP Pam Shotton2985.2+5.2
Green Elaine Brown1672.9-2.2
Majority1,09919.3+13.5
Turnout 5,69355.4+26.8
Labour hold Swing +6.7

Burnage

Burnage [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats William David Fisher 2,735 45.4 -19.4
Labour Carl Jason Austin 2,55242.4+18.7
Conservative Peter Malcolm Schofield4898.1+1.0
Green Dan Collinson2434.0-0.4
Majority1833.0-38.1
Turnout 6,01957.6+26.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing -19.0

Charlestown

Charlestown [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Veronica Kirkpatrick* 2,828 54.6 +8.6
BNP Stephen Moran80215.5-8.3
Conservative Philip Steven Donohue74914.5-0.2
Liberal Democrats Andrew Hardwick-Moss67313.0+6.8
Green Michael Prior1272.5-3.9
Majority2,02639.1+16.9
Turnout 517951.2+21.4
Labour hold Swing +8.4

Cheetham

Cheetham [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Naeem-Ul Hassan* 3,451 53.8 +3.9
Conservative Imran Raza Rizvi1,43322.3+3.0
Liberal Democrats Liaqat Ali92914.5+2.2
Respect Kay Phillips6079.5-4.9
Majority2,01831.4+0.9
Turnout 6,42047.9+18.7
Labour hold Swing +0.4

Chorlton

Chorlton [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Victor Max Mark Chamberlain 3,349 43.6 +3.9
Labour Amina Lone2,98138.8-6.4
Green Brian Arthur Candeland82510.7+1.2
Conservative Saira Hanif5226.8+1.3
Majority3684.8-0.7
Turnout 7,67772.5+26.5
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing +5.1

Chorlton Park

Chorlton Park [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Norman Lewis* 3,605 53.3 -0.1
Labour Ian Hyde2,19332.4+8.4
Conservative Mohammed Afzal5247.8-3.5
Green James Alden4396.5-4.8
Majority1,41220.9-8.4
Turnout 6,76163.9+33.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing -4.2

City Centre

City Centre [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Elaine Boyes* 2,080 40.6 +4.5
Labour Anthony McCaul1,61031.5+1.0
Conservative Yan Zhang1,10621.6-3.0
Green Iain Hepworth3236.3-2.5
Majority4709.2+3.5
Turnout 5,11943.0+28.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +1.7

Crumpsall

Crumpsall [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jon-Leigh Pritchard* 3,179 57.9 +1.4
Conservative Shamin Raja Akhtar92416.8-2.2
Liberal Democrats Mo Saqib66912.2+0.9
UKIP Rob Willescroft3947.2+0.6
Respect Madaser Anwar3217.2+7.2
Majority2,25541.1+3.6
Turnout 5,48752.3+22.3
Labour hold Swing +1.8

Didsbury East

Didsbury East [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Andrew Taylor 3,364 46.7 -5.8
Labour Andrew Simcock2,62236.4+9.4
Conservative Asad Khan80611.2-1.4
Green Gerry Gee4195.8-2.1
Majority74210.3-15.2
Turnout 7,21168.8+30.8
Liberal Democrats hold Swing -7.6

Didsbury West

Didsbury West [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Mark Clayton* 3,088 50.2 +3.0
Labour David Clive Ellison1,97832.2+9.4
Conservative David Michael Bean1,08617.7+1.1
Majority1,11018.0-6.4
Turnout 6,15261.4+33.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing -3.2

Fallowfield

Fallowfield [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Mike Amesbury* 2,534 48.0 -3.4
Liberal Democrats Dave Page1,71632.5+4.4
Conservative Nick Kling74614.1+2.6
Green Daniel Benjamin Lee2865.4-3.6
Majority81815.5-7.9
Turnout 5,28250.3+27.5
Labour hold Swing -3.9

Gorton North

Gorton North [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Nilofar Siddiqi* 2,356 46.3 +8.0
Liberal Democrats Rob Copeland2,04640.2-8.5
Conservative Jean Mee4759.3+1.3
Green Karl Wardlaw2134.2-0.8
Majority3106.1-4.2
Turnout 5,09046.4+18.9
Labour hold Swing +8.2

Gorton South

Gorton South [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Julie Reid 2,737 45.9 +11.4
Liberal Democrats John Bridges*2,52942.4-0.4
Conservative William Lawrence Clapham4267.1-0.3
Respect Marie-Angelique Bueler2704.5+4.5
Majority2083.5-4.8
Turnout 5,96249.8+24.6
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing +5.9

Harpurhey

Harpurhey [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Paul Fairweather* 3,054 60.0 +2.7
Liberal Democrats Andi Sidwell68413.4+1.1
BNP Peter Brown62712.3+12.3
Conservative Martin James Rosen58711.5-7.9
Green Arteth Jean Gray1412.8-8.2
Majority2,37046.5+8.6
Turnout 5,09342.1+21.0
Labour hold Swing +0.8

Higher Blackley

Higher Blackley [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Anna Trotman* 3,037 56.6 +12.8
Conservative Vivienne Inez Clarke82015.3-0.1
BNP Derek George Adams81315.2-12.1
Liberal Democrats Nicholas Renaud-Komiya58110.8+2.6
Respect Paul Kelly1112.1+2.1
Majority2,21741.3+24.8
Turnout 5,36252.0+21.7
Labour hold Swing +6.4

Hulme

Hulme [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Nigel Joseph Murphy* 2,445 45.8 +3.6
Liberal Democrats Ian James Kimpton1,22923.0+14.7
Green Gayle Simms O'Donnovan1,17222.0-18.0
Conservative Amjad Nasir4909.2-0.2
Majority1,21622.8+20.6
Turnout 5,33646.3+24.6
Labour hold Swing -5.5

Levenshulme

Levenshulme [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats James Hennigan 2,546 41.7 -14.0
Labour Aftab Ahmed2,34038.3+12.3
Green David William Mottram66410.9-1.0
Conservative Rob Manning5569.1+2.7
Majority2063.4-26.3
Turnout 6,10656.7+30.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing -13.1

Longsight

Longsight [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Suzanne Richards 2,639 49.1 -12.5
Liberal Democrats Jawaid Iqbal Chaudhry2,10139.1+12.7
Conservative Tahir Mahmood Khan3516.5+1.8
Respect Martin Lambert2825.2+5.2
Majority53810.0-25.3
Turnout 5,37352.9+17.6
Labour hold Swing -12.6

Miles Platting and Newton Heath

Miles Platting and Newton Heath [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Flanagan* 2,402 50.1 +10.6
Liberal Democrats Gerry Diamond1,59633.3-12.3
BNP John O'Shaughnessy4008.3+0.4
Conservative Sheraz Sherazi2655.5+0.9
Green Christopher Hyland801.7-0.9
Libertarian Stuart Charles Heal551.1+1.1
Majority80616.8+11.0
Turnout 4,79845.8+14.8
Labour hold Swing +11.4

Moss Side

Moss Side [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Roy Blake Walters* 3,681 65.5 -2.5
Liberal Democrats Ahmed Samatar1,16020.6+10.1
Conservative William Stobart3626.4-0.7
Green Nigel James Woodcock3065.4-3.2
Independent Colette Williams1091.9+1.9
Majority2,52144.9-12.8
Turnout 5,61848.9+24.3
Labour hold Swing -6.3

Moston

Moston [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Rita Tavernor* 2,701 44.0 -5.5
Liberal Democrats Tim Hartley1,76828.8+16.1
Conservative Steven Booth83613.6-16.3
BNP Tony Trebilcock76512.5+12.5
Green Mosab Musbahi741.2-6.7
Majority93315.2-4.4
Turnout 6,14456.0+27.4
Labour hold Swing -10.8

Northenden

Northenden [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Mary Di Mauro 2,503 42.2 -1.6
Labour Richard James Cowell*2,47841.8-1.8
Conservative Steve Whittaker5469.2+1.0
BNP Sarah Anne Barnes2333.9+3.9
UKIP Michael Kevin Conlan1662.8+2.8
Majority250.4+0.2
Turnout 5,92654.4+20.7
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing +0.1

Old Moat

Old Moat [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Suzannah Mary Reeves 2,531 43.8 -6.7
Liberal Democrats Rob Mackle2,21638.3+3.9
Conservative Shaden Jaradat4898.5+1.1
Green Rowan William Smith4107.1-0.6
Independent Yasmin Zalzala1332.3+2.3
Majority3155.5-10.6
Turnout 5,77954.6+27.8
Labour hold Swing -5.3

Rusholme

Rusholme [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Rabnawaz Akbar 2,259 44.1 +16.9
Liberal Democrats Tanvir Akhtar1,88536.8-5.9
Conservative Dola Miah4669.1-2.3
Green Justine Hall3426.7+0.5
TUSC Nahella Ashraf951.9+1.9
Respect Ali Shelmani731.4+1.4
Majority3747.3-8.3
Turnout 5,12051.3+25.6
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing +11.4

Sharston

Sharston [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Hugh Barrett* 2,335 45.6 -1.6
Conservative Gregory Barrie Davis93318.2-14.5
Liberal Democrats Francesca Bliss93018.2+6.6
BNP Bernard Todd3717.2+7.2
UKIP Robert Edward Burke2835.5+5.5
Independent Jimmy McCullough1573.1+3.1
Green Luke Smith1142.2-6.2
Majority1,40227.4+13.7
Turnout 5,12344.4+23.3
Labour hold Swing +6.4

Whalley Range

Whalley Range [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mary Rose Watson* 3,137 46.5 +16.8
Liberal Democrats Mohammed Sajjad2,33034.6-4.7
Green Mary Rosalind Candeland5568.2-0.7
Conservative Sophia Fox-Miles5528.2-13.9
Respect Mohammed Zulfikar1662.5+2.5
Majority80712.0+2.4
Turnout 6,74161.4+20.9
Labour hold Swing +10.7

Withington

Withington [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Simon David Wheale* 2,849 51.4 -6.3
Labour Co-op Chris Paul1,55828.1+5.0
Conservative Shumaila Malik60010.8+1.7
Green Laura Alice Bannister5349.6-0.6
Majority1,29123.3-11.2
Turnout 5,54150.6+30.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing -5.6

Woodhouse Park

Woodhouse Park [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Edward Newman* 2,428 57.9 -2.7
Liberal Democrats Hannah Roberts62614.9+6.7
Conservative Stephen John Heath60814.5-8.9
BNP Robin Wayne Sharman2636.3+6.3
UKIP Christopher James Cassidy1884.5+4.5
Green May Molteno771.8-6.1
Majority1,80243.0+5.6
Turnout 4,19042.2+21.4
Labour hold Swing -4.7

By-elections between 2010 and 2011

Hulme By-Election 4 November 2010 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Amina Lone 1,031 60.6 +14.8
Green Deyika Nzeribe45126.5+4.5
Liberal Democrats Grace Baynham1518.9-14.1
Conservative Will Stobart673.9-5.3
Majority58034.1+11.3
Turnout 1,70010.9-35.4
Labour hold Swing +5.1
Baguley By-Election 20 January 2011 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Tracey Rawlins 996 70.8 +23.7
Conservative Ralph Ellerton16011.4-4.8
UKIP Christopher Cassidy765.4-1.4
Liberal Democrats Yvonne Donaghey523.7-20.8
BNP Bernard Todd523.7+3.7
Green Mike Dagley513.6-0.8
Independent Honor Donnelly191.4+1.4
Majority83659.5+36.9
Turnout 1,40612.9-32.0
Labour hold Swing +14.2

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