Ancoats and Beswick

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Ancoats and Beswick
Ancoats and Beswick (Manchester City Council ward) 2018.png
Ancoats and Beswick electoral ward within Manchester City Council
Arms of the City of Manchester.svg
Motto(s): 
By wisdom and effort
Coordinates: 53°28′51″N2°12′27″W / 53.4807°N 2.2074°W / 53.4807; -2.2074
Country United Kingdom
Constituent country England
Region North West England
County Greater Manchester
Metropolitan borough Manchester
CreatedDecember 2017
Named for Ancoats and Beswick
Government
  UK Parliament constituency: Manchester Central
  Type Unicameral
  Body Manchester City Council
  Leader of the council Bev Craig (Labour)
  CouncillorChris Northwood (Liberal Democrats)
  CouncillorIrene Robinson (Labour)
  CouncillorAlan Good (Liberal Democrats)

Ancoats and Beswick is an electoral ward of Manchester, England created by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England (LGBCE) replacing the previous electoral wards of Ancoats & Clayton and Bradford for the local elections 2018. [1]

Contents

It is represented in Westminster by Lucy Powell MP for Manchester Central. [2] The first councillors for the ward were elected at the 2018 local elections. [1]

Councillors

The current councillors for the ward are Chris Northwood (Liberal Democrats), [3] Irene Robinson (Labour), [4] and Alan Good (Liberal Democrats). [5]

On 24 July 2019 it was reported that Majid Dar had been suspended by the Labour party. [6] He was readmitted to the party and to the Labour group on the council shortly after.

ElectionCouncillorCouncillorCouncillor
2018 Majid Dar (Lab)Emma Taylor (Lab)Rosa Battle (Lab)
2019 Majid Dar (Lab)Emma Taylor (Lab)Rosa Battle (Lab)
2021 Majid Dar (Lab)Marcia Ann Hutchinson (Lab)Rosa Battle (Lab)
Feb 2022Majid Dar (Lab)Alan Good (Lib Dem)Rosa Battle (Lab)
2022 Majid Dar (Lab)Alan Good (Lib Dem)Irene Robinson (Lab)
2023 Chris Northwood (Lib Dem)Alan Good (Lib Dem)Irene Robinson (Lab)
2024 Chris Northwood (Lib Dem)Alan Good (Lib Dem)Irene Robinson (Lab)

  indicates seat up for re-election.   indicates seat won in by-election.

Elections in 2020s

* denotes incumbent councillor seeking re-election.

May 2024

2024
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Alan Good* 1,900 49.8 27.8 Increase2.svg
Labour Julie Jarman1,42037.220.7 Decrease2.svg
Green Kate Sophie Walsh Benson3669.61.2 Decrease2.svg
Conservative Paul Wan762.06.3 Decrease2.svg
Communist FutureChris Strafford330.9New
Majority48012.6
Rejected ballots190.5
Turnout 3,81430.1
Registered electors 12,679
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing 24.3 Increase2.svg

Alan Good was elected in a by-election in 2022; changes in vote share are compared with the regular May 2021 election cycle and on that basis this is a notional Liberal Democrat gain.

May 2023

2023
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Chris Northwood 1,543 49.5 Increase2.svg38.5
Labour Majid Dar*1,20838.7Decrease2.svg16.9
Green Jacob Buffett2509.6Decrease2.svg 8.0
Conservative Sarah Ajiboye943.0Decrease2.svg 5.7
Independent Peter Clifford90.3Steady2.svg
Majority33510.8
Rejected ballots15
Turnout 3,11925.79Increase2.svg 4.51
Registered electors 12,093
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing Increase2.svg 27.7

May 2022

2022
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Irene Robinson 1,332 46.4 25.6 Decrease2.svg
Liberal Democrats Chris Northwood1,23443.0 31.6 Increase2.svg
Green Chris Perriam1906.610.2 Decrease2.svg
Conservative Steven Kelly993.48.9 Decrease2.svg
Majority983.4
Rejected ballots160.6
Turnout 2,87124.1 3.1 Increase2.svg
Registered electors 11,925
Labour hold Swing 28.6 Decrease2.svg

February 2022

On 30 November 2021 councillor Marcia Hutchinson resigned from her seat in Ancoats & Beswick, citing allegations of bullying and racism within the Labour group. [7] A by-election was held on 3 February 2022, which was won by the Liberal Democrat candidate Alan Good. [8]

February 2022 by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Alan Good 1,113 53.2 31.0Increase2.svg
Labour Gareth Worthington79337.920.6Decrease2.svg
Green Chris Perriam1195.75.3Decrease2.svg
Conservative Alexander Bramham663.25.8Decrease2.svg
Majority32015.310.6Decrease2.svg
Turnout 2,09117.8412.5Decrease2.svg
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing 25.6Increase2.svg

May 2021

2021
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Marcia Hutchinson 2,052 57.9 5.5 Decrease2.svg
Liberal Democrats Alan Good77922.012.9 Increase2.svg
Green Ryan Johns38410.86.0 Decrease2.svg
Conservative Alexander Bramham2938.32.5 Decrease2.svg
Majority1,27325.913.5 Decrease2.svg
Rejected ballots391.1
Turnout 3,54730.39.3 Increase2.svg
Registered electors 11,702
Labour hold Swing 9.2 Decrease2.svg

Elections in 2010s

May 2019

2019
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mohammed Majid Dar* 1,192 55.6 Decrease2.svg0.6
Green Robyn Schreibke37817.6Increase2.svg0.8
Liberal Democrats Jane McQueen23611.0Increase2.svg2.0
Conservative Daniel Bell1878.7Decrease2.svg2.1
UKIP Trevor Wongsam1436.7n/a
Majority81437.9Decrease2.svg1.4
Rejected ballots90.42
Turnout 2,14521.28Steady2.svg
Registered electors 10,079
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg0.75

May 2018

2018 [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Rosa Battle* 1,475 72.0
Labour Emma Taylor* 1,272 62.1
Labour Mohammed Majid Dar 1,152 56.2
Green Eliza Tyrrell34516.8
Conservative Michael Barnes25312.3
Liberal Democrats Christopher Wilkinson23311.4
Conservative Barney Watson22310.9
Conservative Adam Williams1899.2
Liberal Democrats Lynne Williams1698.2
Liberal Democrats Simon Lepori1577.7
Majority80739.4
Turnout 2,04921
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

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