2012 Manchester City Council election

2012 Manchester City Council election

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32 of 96 seats on Manchester City Council 49 seats needed for a majority
First party   Party Labour Seats before 85 Seats won 32 Seats after 86 Seat change 12 Popular vote 59,632 Percentage 65.73%
Map of the results of the 2012 Manchester City Council election
Leader before election Richard Leese Labour Leader following election Richard Leese Labour

Elections to Manchester City Council took place on 3 May 2012, on the same day as other 2012 United Kingdom local elections and alongside a referendum on whether to replace the council's leader with a directly elected mayor. ^[1]

One third of the council was up for election, with those councillors elected in the 2008 Manchester City Council election having defended their seats on this occasion with vote share changes compared on that basis.

The composition of the council after the election was as follows:

Party		Seats	±
	Labour	86	+25
	Liberal Democrat	9	-25
	Independent	1	+1

Election result

Manchester Council Election Result 2012

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	32	12	0	+12	100	65.73	59632	+22.73
	Liberal Democrats	0	0	-12	-12	0	14.70	13341	-15.7
	Green	0	0	0	0	0	8.60	7801	+0.3
	Conservative	0	0	0	0	0	6.71	6084	-7.49
	UKIP	0	0	0	0	0	2.24	2034	+1.84
	TUSC	0	0	0	0	0	0.99	898	+0.99
	BNP	0	0	0	0	0	0.52	472	-1.38
	Pirate	0	0	0	0	0	0.29	259	+0.29
	Respect	0	0	0	0	0	0.17	153	-0.53
	Communist League	0	0	0	0	0	0.06	52	+0.06

Ward results

Asterisks denote incumbent Councillors seeking re-election.

Ancoats and Clayton

Ancoats and Clayton ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mike Carmody*	1,862	74.3	+14.6
	Green	Peter Birkinshaw	215	8.6	−0.9
	Conservative	Mark Ford	173	6.9	−7.1
	Liberal Democrats	Claude-Diele Nsumbu	100	4.0	−12.9
	TUSC	Alex Davidson	82	3.3	N/A
	Pirate	Tim Dobson	75	3.0	N/A
Majority			1,674	66.8	+23.9
Turnout			2507	23.47	+0.07
	Labour hold		Swing

Ardwick

Ardwick ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Thomas O'Callaghan*	1,729	80.4	+18.3
	Green	Patrick Sudlow	146	6.8	−.2
	Conservative	Rob Manning	111	5.2	−6.4
	Liberal Democrats	Susan Alman	101	4.7	−13.5
	TUSC	Shari Holden	64	3.0	N/A
Majority			1,683	78.2	+34.2
Turnout			2,151	18.1
	Labour hold		Swing

Baguley

Baguley ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Luke Raikes	1,485	63.4	+16.7
	UKIP	Christopher Cassidy	281	12.0	N/A
	Conservative	Ralph Ellerton	259	11.1	−12.4
	TUSC	Lynn Worthington	115	4.9	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Yvonne Donaghey	102	4.4	−5.7
	Green	Jostine Loubster	101	4.3	−3.1
Majority			1,204	51.4
Turnout			2,343	21.64
	Labour hold		Swing

Bradford

Bradford ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Neil Swannick*	1,903	77.7	+10.6
	Conservative	Sarah Bennett	159	6.5	−3.7
	Green	Lorna Bowen	141	5.8	−3.8
	Pirate	Loz Kaye	127	5.2	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Charles Turner	106	4.3	−8.8
	Communist League	Peter Clifford	14	0.6	N/A
Majority			1,744	71.2
Turnout			2,450	21.21
	Labour hold		Swing

Brooklands

Brooklands ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Glynn Evans*	1,629	53.7	+9.5
	Conservative	Stephen Woods	532	17.6	−20.8
	UKIP	Nathan Gilbert	279	9.2	N/A
	Green	Eithne Quinn	140	4.6	−0.5
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Maxson	111	3.7	−8.9
Majority			1,097	40.8
Turnout			2,691	28.6
	Labour hold		Swing

Burnage

Burnage ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Bev Craig*	2,416	72.0	+48.3
	Liberal Democrats	Grace Baynham	513	15.3	−49.5
	Green	Sam Darby	262	7.8	+3.4
	Conservative	Peter Schofield	163	4.9	−2.2
Majority			1,903	56.7
Turnout			3,354	31.2
	Labour hold		Swing

Charlestown

Charlestown ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mark Hackett*	1,955	75.3	+29.3
	Conservative	Tom Archer	292	11.2	−3.5
	Green	Chris Hyland	252	9.7	+3.3
	Liberal Democrats	Joanne Taylor	98	3.8	−2.4
Majority			1,663	64
Turnout			2,597	25.36
	Labour hold		Swing

Cheetham

Cheetham ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Shaukat Ali	2,854	62.3	+12.4
	Independent	Shazia Butt	1,121	24.5	N/A
	Green	Luke Smith	261	5.7	+1.6
	Conservative	Sham Akhtar	213	4.7	−14.6
	Liberal Democrats	Rodney Isherwood	130	2.8	−9.5
Majority			1,733	38
Turnout			4,579	30.64
	Labour hold		Swing

Chorlton

Chorlton ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Sheila Newman*	2,433	56.8	+11.6
	Liberal Democrats	Matt Gallagher	797	18.6	−21.1
	Green	Brian Candeland	503	11.8	+2.3
	TUSC	Mark Krantz	368	8.6	N/A
	Conservative	Jonathan Beardmore	180	4.2	−1.3
Majority			1,636	38
Turnout			4,281	39.19
	Labour hold		Swing

Chorlton Park

Chorlton Park ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Joanna Midgley	2,083	56.2	+32.2
	Liberal Democrats	Bernie Ryan*	1,115	30.1	−23.3
	Green	Leon Patsalides	354	9.6	−1.7
	Conservative	Leo Schindler	156	4.2	−7.1
Majority			968	26
Turnout			3,708	32.8
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

City Centre

City Centre ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Joan Davies	704	38.4	+7.9
	Liberal Democrats	Marc Ramsbottom*	465	25.4	−10.7
	Conservative	Michael Liffen	234	12.8	−11.8
	Green	Nick Wilkinson	190	10.4	+1.6
	Independent	Ken Dobson	159	8.7	N/A
	Pirate	Maria Aretoulaki	57	3.1	N/A
	UKIP	Adrienne Bennett	25	1.4	N/A
Majority			239	13
Turnout			1,833	13.65
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Crumpsall

Crumpsall ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Richard Leese*	2,499	78.6	+22.1
	Conservative	Samuel Jacob	225	7.1	−11.9
	UKIP	Robert Willescroft	221	7.0	+0.4
	Green	Kim Alwyn	157	4.9	−1.7
	Liberal Democrats	Adam Hewitt	77	2.4	−8.9
Majority			2,274	72
Turnout			3,179	29.2
	Labour hold		Swing

Didsbury East

Didsbury East ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Bridie Adams	2,039	50.5	+23.5
	Liberal Democrats	David Sandiford*	1,398	34.6	−17.9
	Green	Amy Webber	318	7.9	+0.0
	Conservative	Jamie Williams	280	6.9	−5.7
Majority			641	16
Turnout			4,035	37.6
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Didsbury West

Didsbury West ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Carl Ollerhead	1,393	47.5	+24.7
	Liberal Democrats	Graham Shaw*	909	31.0	−16.2
	Green	Gareth Price-Thomas	317	10.8	+0.5
	Conservative	Dola Miah	246	8.4	−8.2
	Democracy First	Robert Gutfreund-Walmsley	69	2.4	N/A
Majority			484	16
Turnout			2,934	27.9
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Fallowfield

Fallowfield ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Royle*	1,733	77.9	+26.5
	Green	Rosie Dammers	198	8.9	−0.1
	Conservative	Charles Bailey	144	6.5	−5.0
	Liberal Democrats	Ronan Stafford	80	3.6	−24.5
	TUSC	Katen Verma	70	3.2	N/A
Majority			1,535	69
Turnout			2,225	19.4
	Labour hold		Swing

Gorton North

Gorton North ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Afia Kamal	1,478	53.0	+14.7
	Liberal Democrats	Jackie Pearcey*	987	35.4	−13.3
	Green	Karl Wardlaw	187	6.7	+1.7
	Conservative	Abiodun Opesan	101	3.6	−4.4
	Communist League	Andres Mendoza	38	1.4	N/A
Majority			491	18
Turnout			2,791	24.9
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Gorton South

Gorton South ^[2]

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

Harpurhey

Harpurhey ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Pat Karney*	1,890	76.2	+18.9
	Conservative	William Clapham	250	10.1	−9.3
	Green	Simon Gibbins	227	9.2	−1.8
	Liberal Democrats	Mellissa Houlding	112	4.5	−7.8
Majority			1,640	66
Turnout			2,479	20.24
	Labour hold		Swing

Higher Blackley

Higher Blackley ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Shelley Lanchbury	1,753	67.5	+23.7
	Conservative	Malcolm Evans	226	8.7	−6.7
	BNP	Derek Adams	221	8.5	−18.8
	UKIP	Allison Newsham	198	7.6	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Maria Turner	100	3.8	−4.4
	Green	Nick Good	98	3.8	−1.6
Majority			1,527	59
Turnout			2,596	24.6
	Labour hold		Swing

Hulme

Hulme ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Amina Lone*	1,301	60.9	+18.7
	Green	Deyika Nzeribe	595	27.8	−12.2
	Conservative	Jack Kelly	117	5.5	−34.5
	Liberal Democrats	Dom Hardwick	94	4.4	−3.9
	Independent	James Guise	30	1.4	N/A
Majority			706	33
Turnout			2,137	16.98
	Labour hold		Swing

Levenshulme

Levenshulme ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Nasrin Ali	1,722	50.3	+24.3
	Liberal Democrats	John Commons	955	27.9	−27.8
	Green	David Mottram	674	19.7	+7.8
	Conservative	Ryan El-Idrissi	73	2.1	−9.8
Majority			767	22
Turnout			3,424	30.6
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Longsight

Longsight ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Luthfur Rahman*	2,754	76.0	+14.4
	Conservative	Mohammed Afzal	436	12.0	+7.3
	Green	Wendy Lynas	301	8.3	+1.0
	Liberal Democrats	Mohammad Panwar	134	3.7	−22.7
Majority			2,318	64
Turnout			3,625	31.95
	Labour hold		Swing

Miles Platting and Newton Heath

Miles Platting and Newton Heath ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Carmine Grimshaw	1,807	65.0	+25.5
	Liberal Democrats	Damien O'Connor*	830	29.8	−15.8
	Green	Jacob Lay	145	5.2	+2.6
Majority			977	35
Turnout			2,782	25.76
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Moss Side

Moss Side ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	William Alistair Cox*	2,545	84.3	+16.3
	Green	Richard Lane	153	5.1	−3.5
	TUSC	Colette Williams	121	4.0	N/A
	Conservative	Will Stobart	120	4.0	−3.1
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Gadsden	79	2.6	−7.9
Majority			2,392	79
Turnout			3,018	24.40
	Labour hold		Swing

Moston

Moston ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Paul Murphy*	1,801	53.8	+4.3
	Independent	Bob Hill	930	27.8	N/A
	Conservative	H.C.H. Hill	257	7.7	−22.2
	BNP	Gareth Black	251	7.5	N/A
	Green	Barnaby Wolfram	111	3.3	−4.6
Majority			871	26
Turnout			3,350	30.06
	Labour hold		Swing

Northenden

Northenden ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Fran Shone	1,983	64.3	+20.7
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Hardwick	405	13.1	−30.7
	Conservative	Stephen Heath	242	8.0	−0.2
	UKIP	Eugene Cassidy	237	7.7	N/A
	Green	Chris Gibbins	215	7.0	+2.5
Majority			1,578	51
Turnout			3,082	27.6
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Old Moat

Old Moat ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Andrew Fender*	1,822	74.1	+23.6
	Green	Amy Howard	278	11.3	+3.6
	Liberal Democrats	Nicholas Prescott	221	9.0	−25.4
	Conservative	Nicholas Savage	139	5.7	−1.7
Majority			1,544	63
Turnout			2,460	22
	Labour hold		Swing

Rusholme

Rusholme ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ahmed Ali	2,100	74.8	+47.6
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Shannon*	352	12.5	−30.2
	Green	Dane Lam	220	7.8	+1.6
	Conservative	James Johnson	96	3.4	−8.0
	Independent	Pip Moss	41	1.5	N/A
Majority			1,748	62
Turnout			2,809	26
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Sharston

Sharston ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Tommy Judge*	1,666	69.5	+22.3
	UKIP	Dean Roberts	244	10.2	N/A
	Conservative	Jim McCullough	218	9.1	−23.6
	Liberal Democrats	Dave Page	100	4.2	−7.4
	Green	Alison Hunt	91	3.8	−4.6
	TUSC	Trevor Prior	78	3.3	N/A
Majority			1,422	59
Turnout			2397	20.44
	Labour hold		Swing

Whalley Range

Whalley Range ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Angeliki Stogia	2,517	65.7	+36.0
	Liberal Democrats	John Grant*	759	19.8	−19.5
	Green	Mary Candeland	426	11.1	+2.2
	Conservative	Amjad Nasir	127	3.3	−18.8
Majority			1,758	46
Turnout			3,829	33.4
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Withington

Withington ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Daniel Gillard	1,107	46.6	+23.5
	Liberal Democrats	Brendon Jones*	862	36.3	−21.4
	Green	Laura Bannister	251	10.6	−0.4
	Conservative	Lorna McHugh	88	3.7	−5.4
	UKIP	James Howson	68	2.9	N/A
Majority			245	10
Turnout			2,376	21
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Woodhouse Park

Woodhouse Park ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Brian O'Neil*	1,449	71.1	+10.5
	UKIP	Pamela Shotton	279	13.7	N/A
	Conservative	Stephen McHugh	148	7.3	−16.1
	Green	Kathleen Molteno	113	5.6	−2.3
	Liberal Democrats	David Kierman	51	2.5	−5.7
Majority			1,170	57
Turnout			2,040	19.98
	Labour hold		Swing

By-elections between 2012 and 2013

Ardwick: 15 November 2012

Ardwick: 15 November 2012

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Tina Hewitson	1,904	80.47	+0.09
	Green	Karl Wardlaw	120	5.07	−1.72
	Liberal Democrats	Liaquat Ali	94	3.97	−0.72
	Conservative	Jamie Williams	92	3.89	−1.27
	UKIP	Allison Newsham	61	2.58	N/A
	TUSC	Shari Holden	52	2.20	−0.78
	BNP	Steven Carden	43	1.82	N/A
Majority			1,784	75.40
Turnout			2,395	20
	Labour hold		Swing

Ancoats and Clayton: 10 October 2013

Ancoats and Clayton: 10 October 2013

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Donna Ludford	1,239	70.5	−3.8
	UKIP	Adrienne Shaw	166	9.4	New
	Green	Pete Birkinshaw	89	5.1	−3.5
	Conservative	Nicholas Savage	82	4.7	−2.2
	Pirate	Loz Kaye	79	4.5	+1.5
	BNP	Gareth Black	58	3.3	New
	Liberal Democrats	John Bridges	44	2.5	−1.5
Majority			1,073	61.1
Turnout			1,771	13.6
	Labour hold		Swing

Ancoats and Clayton: 5 December 2013

Ancoats and Clayton: 5 December 2013

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ollie Manco	965	57.5	−16.8
	Liberal	Ken Dobson	219	13.1	New
	UKIP	Martin Power	138	8.2	New
	Green	Pete Birkinshaw	106	6.3	−2.3
	Conservative	David Semple	75	4.5	−2.4
	Pirate	Loz Kaye	72	4.3	+1.3
	BNP	Gareth Black	46	2.7	New
	Liberal Democrats	Claude Nsumbu	31	1.8	−2.2
	TUSC	Alex Davidson	17	1.0	−2.3
	Communist League	Caroline Bellamy	9	0.5	New
Majority			746	44.4
Turnout			1,686	10.7
	Labour hold		Swing

References

1. "Manchester mayoral referendum 2012" . Retrieved 21 April 2025.
2. Manchester City Council (3 May 2012). "Results of the anchester City Council election, 2012". Archived from the original on 30 October 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2012.