2015 Manchester City Council election

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Manchester City Council Elections, 2015
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  2014 7 May 2015 2016  

32 of 96 seats (One Third) to Manchester City Council
49 seats needed for a majority
 First party
  Richard Leese, Green Urban Living Day 2013.jpg
Leader Richard Leese
Party Labour
Leader since20 May 1996
Leader's seat Crumpsall
Last election32 seats,
62.4%
Seats won32
Seat changeSteady2.svg
Popular vote116,634
Percentage58.7%
SwingIncrease2.svg0.89%

Leader of Largest Party before election

Richard Leese
Labour

Subsequent Leader of Largest Party

Richard Leese
Labour

Map of the results of the 2015 Manchester council election, with Labour in red. Manchester UK local election 2015 map.svg
Map of the results of the 2015 Manchester council election, with Labour in red.

Elections to Manchester City Council were held on 7 May 2015, along with the 2015 United Kingdom general election. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate serving a three-year term of office, expiring in 2018, due to planned boundary changes. The Labour Party retained overall control of the council, managing to hold every seat contested.

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Result

Changes in vote share are compared to the 2014 election.

Manchester Council Election Result 2015
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Labour 32/32Increase2.svg1100.06496100.0116,63458.70Increase2.svg0.77
  Green 0/32Steady2.svg0.0000.022,87511.51Decrease2.svg1.01
  Conservative 0/32Steady2.svg0.0000.021,55810.85Increase2.svg2.95
  Liberal Democrats 0/31Steady2.svg0.0000.019,1429.63Decrease2.svg1.79
  UKIP 0/16Steady2.svg0.0000.014,5727.33Decrease2.svg0.23
  TUSC 0/26Steady2.svg0.0000.02,6691.34Increase2.svg0.57
  Independent 0/3Steady2.svg0.0000.08890.45Decrease2.svg0.21
  Monster Raving Loony 0/2Steady2.svg0.0000.01630.08n/a
 Christian Democrat Party for a Consensus0/1Steady2.svg0.0000.0840.04Decrease2.svg0.01
  BNP 0/1Steady2.svg0.0000.0660.03Decrease2.svg0.45
  Communist League 0/2Steady2.svg0.0000.0340.02n/a
  Independent Labour n/aDecrease2.svg1n/a000.0%n/an/an/a

Ward results

Asterisks denote incumbent Councillors seeking re-election. Councillors seeking re-election were elected in 2011, and results are compared to that year's polls on that basis. All results are listed below: [1]

Ancoats and Clayton

Ancoats and Clayton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mick Loughman* 3,534 52.1 -19.6
Green Matthew Clark86612.8+0.8
Conservative Harry George Williams74110.9+1.8
UKIP Josie Loftus6599.7N/A
Independent Ken Dobson5468.0N/A
Liberal Democrats Chris Lovell3425.0-2.2
TUSC Katie McFarlane991.5N/A
Majority2,66839.3
Turnout 6,78748.9+23.4
Labour hold Swing

Ardwick

Ardwick
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Bernard Priest* 3,857 76.6 +0.4
Green Steffeny McGiffen54610.8N/A
Conservative Will Coleshill3206.4-2.2
Liberal Democrats Lucinda Chamberlain2004.0-4.5
TUSC John Neill1102.2-1.5
Majority3,31165.8
Turnout 5,03350.3+28.7
Labour hold Swing

Baguley

Baguley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Paul Gerrard Andrews* 3,099 57.8 -6.8
UKIP Paul O'Donoughue1,12020.9+12.2
Conservative Bev Nickson66712.4-1.0
Green Frank John Clements2324.4+0.3
Liberal Democrats Christopher Kane1593.0-1.4
TUSC Lynn Worthington811.5-1.3
Majority1,97936.9
Turnout 5,35848.6+24.4
Labour Co-op hold Swing

Bradford

Bradford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Rosa May Battle* 4,163 69.1 -9.3
Conservative Barney Bradley Clarke Watson80413.3+4.3
Green Rachel Harper62510.4+4.1
Liberal Democrats Eve Friday2303.8-2.5
TUSC Alex Powell971.6N/A
Christian Democrat Party for a ConsensusJonathan Cox841.4N/A
Communist League Catharina Eva Gunela Tirsen210.4N/A
Majority65955.8
Turnout 6,02448.5+23.4
Labour hold Swing

Brooklands

Brooklands
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sue Cooley* 3,136 52.2 -5.7
Conservative Stephen Paul Woods1,36322.8-0.8
UKIP Pat Bebby1,04417.4+9.6
Liberal Democrats Philip Andrew Stubbs2434.0-2.2
Green Calum Thomson Wiggle2173.6-0.8
Majority1,77329.4
Turnout 6,00355.7+25.0
Labour hold Swing

Burnage

Burnage
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Carl Jason Austin* 4,010 60.9 -2.1
Liberal Democrats Maria Theresa Turner1,23518.8-7.2
Green Sam Darby81512.4+6.3
Conservative Shahed Hossain5248.0+3.3
Majority2,77542.1
Turnout 6,58460.2+20.4
Labour hold Swing

Charlestown

Charlestown
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Basil Curley* 3,053 56.4 -14.6
UKIP Neil Caradoc Griffiths1,46427.1N/A
Conservative Joshua John Lelliott54910.1-2.4
Green Astrid Johnson1783.3N/A
Liberal Democrats William David Fisher1122.1-2.3
TUSC Alex Wogan541.0N/A
Majority1,58929.3
Turnout 5,41052.4+22.0
Labour hold Swing

Cheetham

Cheetham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Julie Connolly 5,894 78.5 -5.9
Conservative Peter Malcolm Schofield78310.4+2.1
Green Anne Vivienne Power5347.1N/A
Liberal Democrats Arthur Craig Whittall1972.6-4.7
TUSC Sam Gleaden1021.4N/A
Majority5,11168.1
Turnout 7,51048.6+18.4
Labour hold Swing

Chorlton

Chorlton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Matt Strong* 3,991 48.5 -5.1
Liberal Democrats Matt Gallagher1,61819.7-11.0
Green Jake Welsh1,61019.5+7.8
Conservative Colm George Lock6007.3+3.3
Independent Mary Rosalind Crumpton2332.8N/A
TUSC Liam Curless1802.2N/A
Majority2,37328.8
Turnout 8,23273.8+23.1
Labour hold Swing

Chorlton Park

Chorlton Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Dave Rawson 3,378 42.5 -5.9
Liberal Democrats Norman Lewis2,50531.6-1.3
Green Hannah Lisa Richmond1,28216.1+4.7
Conservative William Stobart7809.8+2.6
Majority87310.9
Turnout 7,94567.5+28.6
Labour hold Swing

City Centre

City Centre
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Kevin Peel* 2,236 42.5 +5.8
Conservative Nicholas David StJohn Savage1,38026.2+11.3
Green Hayley Lesley Flynn98718.7+9.3
Liberal Democrats Matthew Lee Adams52410.0-6.1
UKIP Myles Power1362.6N/A
Majority85616.3
Turnout 5,26351.6+30.3
Labour Co-op hold Swing

Crumpsall

Crumpsall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Beth Marshall 3,899 65.2 -11.9
UKIP Bob Willescroft78913.2N/A
Conservative Sham Raja Akhtar69411.6-2.4
Green Thomas John Stokes3165.3+1.3
Liberal Democrats Joel Moorcroft1512.5-2.5
TUSC Martin Conway1282.2N/A
Majority3,11052.0
Turnout 5,97752.7+18.3
Labour hold Swing

Didsbury East

Didsbury East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Andrew George Simcock 3,572 45.4 -5.9
Liberal Democrats Dominic Hardwick2,20528.0-5.4
Conservative Robert George Manning1,00812.8+4.0
Green Rosie Dammers7319.3+3.0
UKIP Mark Davies3564.5N/A
Majority1,36717.4
Turnout 7,87270.7+25.8
Labour hold Swing

Didsbury West

Didsbury West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Dave Ellison* 2,813 40.0 -4.2
Liberal Democrats Simon Ashley2,00328.5-2.2
Conservative David Semple1,05315.0+1.1
Green Arnold James Spencer88612.6+1.5
UKIP Robert Gutfreund-Walmsley2283.2N/A
TUSC Alex Longworth-Dunbar520.7N/A
Majority81011.5
Turnout 7,03567.0+30.1
Labour hold Swing

Fallowfield

Fallowfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Grace Fletcher-Hackwood* 3,617 60.3 -8.8
Green Laura Alice Bannister1,36722.8+11.6
Conservative Jack Murray66111.0+0.2
Liberal Democrats Sarah Louise Brown2694.5-1.7
TUSC Zoe Brunswick861.4-1.2
Majority2,25037.5
Turnout 6,00056.9+28.3
Labour hold Swing

Gorton North

Gorton North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Hughes* 3,851 71.1 +10.0
Conservative Luke Aidan Dyks59110.9+6.3
Green Karl Wardlaw4698.7+3.9
Liberal Democrats Dave Page3977.3-22.2
TUSC Tony Harper1102.0N/A
Majority3,26060.2
Turnout 5,41848.6+19.4
Labour hold Swing

Gorton South

Gorton South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Peter David Cookson* 4,564 66.2 +13.9
UKIP Bob Catterall99614.0N/A
Green Melvyn Newton5277.6+2.4
Conservative Tmo Opensan3975.8+2.9
Liberal Democrats Andrew Peter Hickey3284.8-32.1
TUSC Dick Brown1101.6N/A
Majority3,59858.6
Turnout 6,89252.6+19.4
Labour hold Swing

Harpurhey

Harpurhey
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Joanne Mary Green* 3,431 61.8 +11.4
UKIP Angela Robinson1,28423.1N/A
Conservative Calum Turud James Davies4558.2-2.7
Green Christina Amy Alexandra Knox2294.1N/A
Liberal Democrats Charles William Turner921.6-3.4
TUSC Fiona Jane Stephens651.2N/A
Majority2,14738.7
Turnout 5,55645.3+21.1
Labour hold Swing

Higher Blackley

Higher Blackley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Patrick Farrell 3,155 57.5 -5.8
UKIP Amelda Agnes Beatrice Bowen1,41425.8N/A
Conservative Alexandru Stelian Stancu5409.8-2.6
Green Catriona Joy Brown Watson2314.2+1.6
Liberal Democrats Richard Gadsden1512.7-0.9
Majority1,74131.7
Turnout 5,49151.2+21.6
Labour hold Swing

Hulme

Hulme
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Lee-Ann Mary Igbon 3,246 56.3 -1.1
Green Dayika Nzeribe1,49025.9+0.7
Conservative Cynthia Kallmunzer73212.7-2.4
UKIP Phil Eckersley2183.8N/A
TUSC Conor Price751.3N/A
Majority1,75630.4
Turnout 5,76153.3+29.2
Labour hold Swing

Levenshulme

Levenshulme
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Basat Mahmood Sheikh 3,194 49.1 -3.1
Liberal Democrats John Patrick Bryans Commons1,29820.0-8.4
Green Dick Venes1,29019.9+5.1
Conservative Khawar Iqbal5157.9+3.3
TUSC Fiona Penelope Higgins2023.1N/A
Majority1,89629.1
Turnout 6,49960.7+22.8
Labour hold Swing

Longsight

Longsight
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Abid Latif Chohan* 4,516 75.9 +3.5
Green Robyn Forsyth63610.7+2.0
Conservative Mohammed Afzal4597.7+2.3
Liberal Democrats Mohammed Sajid1753.0-10.5
Independent Raees Khan1101.8N/A
TUSC Nahella Ashraf520.9N/A
Majority3,88065.2
Turnout 5,94856.6+21.1
Labour hold Swing

Miles Platting and Newton Heath

Miles Platting and Newton Heath
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour June Hitchen* 3,635 73.1 +4.8
Conservative Harry Kagouras53010.7+7.1
Green Nathan Rae3507.0+3.4
Liberal Democrats John Richard Bridges2575.2-13.0
TUSC Tom Simpson2024.0N/A
Majority3,10562.4
Turnout 4,97447.4+19.5
Labour hold Swing

Moss Side

Moss Side
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sameem Ali* 5,286 78.2 -0.9
Green Muhammed Anwar Osman5638.3-0.2
Conservative Denis Kostyan4596.8+2.1
Liberal Democrats Asad Abdi Osman2543.7-4.0
TUSC Emma Clark2013.0N/A
Majority4,72369.9
Turnout 6,76354.3+25.0
Labour hold Swing

Moston

Moston
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Paula Elizabeth Appleby 3,153 49.4 -12.7
UKIP Mike Pattillo2,00131.4N/A
Conservative Daniel Kallmunzer72911.4-3.3
Green James Kenneth Thorp2013.2-2.6
Liberal Democrats Bernadette Ryan1852.9-5.8
BNP Gareth Black661.0-7.7
TUSC Molly Tillett290.5N/A
Communist League Andres Alberto Mendoza130.2N/A
Majority1,15218.0
Turnout 6,37756.1+23.6
Labour hold Swing

Northenden

Northenden
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Chris Webb 3,288 53.4 +5.3
Conservative Fiona Mary Green1,06817.4+10.5
UKIP Ian George Fleming89514.5+10.2
Green Simon Edge4226.9+2.7
Liberal Democrats Pablo O'Hana3165.1-26.1
Monster Raving Loony Lord Cameron of Roundwood1101.8N/A
TUSC Jack Metcalf550.9N/A
Majority2,22036.0
Turnout 6,15454.0+18.3
Labour hold Swing

Old Moat

Old Moat
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Garry Paul Bridges 3,854 57.2 -8.5
Green Glen Marsden1,10316.3+5.9
Liberal Democrats April Preston94914.1+2.4
Conservative Peter Jacques Werner69910.4+1.4
TUSC Jane E Lee1322.0N/A
Majority2,75140.9
Turnout 6,73762.4+30.4
Labour hold Swing

Rusholme

Rusholme
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kate Chappell* 3,796 68.7 +7.4
Green Vicky Matthews84815.4+6.7
Conservative Sajid Hussain4638.4+2.6
Liberal Democrats Abu Mohiuddin Chowdhury3265.9-18.3
TUSC John McFarlane901.6N/A
Majority2,94853.3
Turnout 5,52356.9+22.8
Labour hold Swing

Sharston

Sharston
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Hugh Barrett 3,146 55.9 -7.4
UKIP Bob Burke1,12820.1+12.5
Conservative Stephen John Hale83414.8-2.5
Green Sylvia June Buchan2284.1-0.5
Liberal Democrats John Yorke-Davenport1753.1-1.6
TUSC Kate Armitage631.1-1.3
Monster Raving Loony Silly Sir Oink-a-lot530.9N/A
Majority2,01835.8
Turnout 5,62747.8+22.7
Labour hold Swing

Whalley Range

Whalley Range
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Aftab Razaq* 4,421 60.7 -6.1
Green Mary Rosalind Candeland1,60722.1+9.5
Liberal Democrats Rhona Brown5908.1-5.6
Conservative Amjad Nasir5097.00
TUSC Karen Reissmann1602.2N/A
Majority2,81438.6
Turnout 7,28763.5+23.1
Labour hold Swing

Withington

Withington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Chris Paul* 3,032 47.3 +3.5
Liberal Democrats Simon David Wheale1,38221.6-12.8
Green Harriet Emilia Pugh1,27219.9+4.7
Conservative Shaden Jaradat6219.6+3.0
TUSC Mercedes Caccia Mesorio1021.6N/A
Majority1,65025.7
Turnout 6,40965.1+35.3
Labour Co-op hold Swing

Woodhouse Park

Woodhouse Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sarah Jayne Judge 2,814 61.4 -11.3
UKIP Tony Welch84018.3+11.1
Conservative Stephen McHugh55412.1-0.6
Green Catherine Victoria Higginson2174.7+0.7
Liberal Democrats Martina A Dunican1232.7-0.7
TUSC Rob Mulgan320.7N/A
Majority1,97443.1
Turnout 4,58044.0+19.8
Labour hold Swing

By-elections between 2015 and 2016

Higher Blackley: 18 February 2016

Higher Blackley: 18 February 2016 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Paula Sadler 1,062 65.3 +7.8
UKIP Martin Power30818.9-6.9
Conservative David Semple1308.0-1.8
Liberal Democrats Peter Matthews784.8+2.1
Green Anne Power402.5-1.7
Pirate George Walkden90.6New
Majority75446.4+14.7
Turnout 1,62715.8-35.8
Labour hold Swing

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