Charlestown, Manchester

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Charlestown
Electoral ward
Charlestown (Manchester City Council ward) 2018.png
Charlestown electoral ward within Manchester City Council
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Coat of arms
Motto(s): 
By wisdom and effort
Charlestown, Manchester
Coordinates: 53°31′34″N2°11′52″W / 53.5262°N 2.1977°W / 53.5262; -2.1977
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Constituent country England
Region North West
County Greater Manchester
Metropolitan borough Manchester
CreatedMay 1973
Named after Charlestown, Manchester
Government
 • Type Unicameral
 • Body Manchester City Council
 • Leader of the council Bev Craig (Labour)
 • CouncillorBasil Curley (Labour)
 • CouncillorHannah Priest (Labour)
 • CouncillorVeronica Kirkpatrick (Labour)
Population
 • Total
14,332
UK Parliamentary Constituency Blackley and Broughton
Member of Parliament Graham Stringer
UK Parliamentary Constituency Manchester Central
Member of Parliament Lucy Powell
Area and population statistics from the 2011 Census [1]

Charlestown is a ward in the suburban north of the city of Manchester, England. The population of the ward at the 2011 census was 14,332. [1] Voters from this ward elect three councillors to Manchester City Council.

Contents

The Ward lies mostly within the lower part of the suburb of Blackley, with Blackley Golf club acting as the ward boundary. Different parts of this ward are represented by different MPs following boundary changes in 2018; the majority of the ward is part of the Blackley and Broughton constituency but a small portion (in Moston) is part of the Manchester Central constituency.

Councillors

Three councillors serve the ward: Basil Curley (Lab), [2] Hannah Priest (Lab), [3] and Veronica Kirkpatrick (Lab), [4]

ElectionCouncillorCouncillorCouncillor
2004 Eric Hobin (Lab)Basil Curley (Lab)Mark Hackett (Lab)
2006 Eric Hobin (Lab)Basil Curley (Lab)Mark Hackett (Lab)
2007 Eric Hobin (Lab)Basil Curley (Lab)Mark Hackett (Lab)
By-election
14 June 2007 [5] [6] 		Veronica Kirkpatrick (Lab)Basil Curley (Lab)Mark Hackett (Lab)
2008 Veronica Kirkpatrick (Lab)Basil Curley (Lab)Mark Hackett (Lab)
2010 Veronica Kirkpatrick (Lab)Basil Curley (Lab)Mark Hackett (Lab)
2011 Veronica Kirkpatrick (Lab)Basil Curley (Lab)Mark Hackett (Lab)
2012 Veronica Kirkpatrick (Lab)Basil Curley (Lab)Mark Hackett (Lab)
2014 Veronica Kirkpatrick (Lab)Basil Curley (Lab)Mark Hackett (Lab)
2015 Veronica Kirkpatrick (Lab)Basil Curley (Lab)Mark Hackett (Lab)
2016 Veronica Kirkpatrick (Lab)Basil Curley (Lab)Hannah Priest (Lab)
2018 Veronica Kirkpatrick (Lab)Basil Curley (Lab)Hannah Priest (Lab)
2019 Veronica Kirkpatrick (Lab)Basil Curley (Lab)Hannah Priest (Lab)
2021 Veronica Kirkpatrick (Lab)Basil Curley (Lab)Hannah Priest (Lab)

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

Elections in 2020s

* denotes incumbent councillor seeking re-election.

May 2021

2021
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Hannah Priest* 1,910 64.1 6.2 Decrease2.svg
Conservative Michael Ciotkowski52217.51.3 Increase2.svg
Reform UK Martin Power2478.3New
Green Anne Power1906.42.5 Increase2.svg
Liberal Democrats Melanie Ncube1093.71.2 Increase2.svg
Majority 138846.6
Rejected ballots250.8
Turnout 3,00324.76
Registered electors 12,130
Labour hold Swing 3.8 Decrease2.svg

Elections in 2010s

May 2019

2019
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Basil Curley* 1,387 52.8 Decrease2.svg3.2
Independent Anthony Brennan41515.8Decrease2.svg2.1
UKIP Stephen O'Neill38714.7n/a
Conservative Charalampos Kagkouras1806.8Decrease2.svg6.8
Green Astrid Johnson1596.0Decrease2.svg3.9
Liberal Democrats Charles Turner883.3Decrease2.svg3.0
Majority 97237.0Decrease2.svg0.9
Rejected ballots130.49
Turnout 2,62922.25Decrease2.svg0.8
Registered electors 11,817
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg0.55

May 2018

2018 [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Veronica Kirkpatrick* 1,769 64.8
Labour Hannah Priest* 1,541 56.4
Labour Basil Curley* 1,531 56.0
Independent Anthony Brennan48917.9
Conservative Peter Schofield43315.8
Conservative Daniel Somers35813.1
Conservative Michael Shupac32611.9
Green Astrid Johnson2719.9
Liberal Democrats Charles Turner1726.3
Majority
Turnout 2,73223.1
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)

May 2016

2016 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Hannah Kate Priest 1,671 59.38
UKIP Neil Caradoc Griffiths77027.36
Conservative Nicholas David St John Savage2047.25
Green Astrid Johnson923.27
Liberal Democrats Charles William Turner772.74
Majority 90132.02
Turnout 2,81427.75
Labour hold Swing

May 2015

2015 [9]
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
Majority 1,58929.3
Turnout 5,41052.4+22.0
Labour hold Swing

May 2014

2014 [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Veronica Kirkpatrick 1,741 54.65 +0.05
UKIP Neil Griffiths1,03032.33N/A
Conservative Will Stobart20314.5−8.13
Liberal Democrats Martina Anne Dunican652.04−10.96
Majority 71123.4
Turnout 3,03930.45
Labour hold Swing

May 2012

2012 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mark Hackett* 1,955 75.3 +29.3
Conservative Tom Archer29211.2−3.5
Green Chris Hyland2529.7+3.3
Liberal Democrats Joanne Taylor983.8−2.4
Majority 1,66364
Turnout 2,59725.36
Labour hold Swing

May 2011

2011 [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Basil Curley* 2,196 71.0 +12.0
Conservative Ellen Daniels38712.5−3.5
BNP Stephen Moran37412.1N/A
Liberal Democrats Richard Ruddick1374.4−5.9
Majority 1,80958.5
Turnout 3,09430.4
Labour hold Swing

May 2010

2010 [13]
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
Majority 2,02639.1+16.9
Turnout 517951.2+21.4
Labour hold Swing +8.4

Elections in 2000s

2008 [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mark Hackett* 1,328 46.0 −13.0
BNP Stephen Moran68723.8+23.8
Conservative Gareth Brown42514.7−1.3
Green Michael Prior1866.4+0.7
Liberal Democrats Alexandra Reynolds-Cocroft1786.2−4.1
UKIP Catherine Ritchie842.9−6.2
Majority 64122.2−20.7
Turnout 2,88829.8+2.0
Labour hold Swing -18.4
2007 [15]
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
Majority 1,12342.9+3.3
Turnout 2,61527.8−1.4
Labour hold Swing +1.7
2006 [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Eric Hobin* 1,435 54.3 −4.8
Conservative Vivienne Inez Clarke38814.7−1.5
Liberal Democrats Ann Rodgers34813.2−11.5
UKIP Catherine Andrea Ritchie31211.8+11.8
Green Helen Sarah Dolan1596.0+6.0
Majority 1,04739.6+5.2
Turnout 2,64229.2−5.2
Labour hold Swing -1.6
2004 [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mark Hackett* 1,941 59.1 N/A
Labour Basil Curley* 1,723
Labour Eric Hobin* 1,557
Liberal Democrats Norman Towers81224.7N/A
Conservative Kim Glasspole53116.2N/A
Liberal Democrats Winifred Taylor475
Liberal Democrats Guy Otten391
Majority 74534.4N/A
Turnout 3,28434.4N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
2003 [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Eric Hobin* 1,043 54.1 −6.6
Liberal Democrats Rodney Isherwood49825.8−9.2
Conservative Marilyn Hopkins30215.7+15.7
Green Mark Gilbert844.4+0.1
Majority 54528.3+2.6
Turnout 1,92722.0−3.3
Labour hold Swing +1.3
2002 [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Eugene Curley* 1,363 60.7 +3.7
Liberal Democrats Rodney Isherwood78635.0−2.3
Green Claudia French964.3−1.4
Majority 57725.7+6.0
Turnout 2,24525.3+5.7
Labour hold Swing +3.0
2000 [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mark Hackett* 924 57.0 −4.9
Liberal Democrats Rodney Isherwood60537.3+12.2
Green Claudia French925.7+5.7
Majority 31919.7−17.2
Turnout 1,62119.6+0.4
Labour hold Swing -8.5

References

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  2. ↑ "Basil Curley". manchester.gov.uk. Manchester City Council . Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  3. ↑ "Hannah Priest". manchester.gov.uk. Manchester City Council . Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  4. ↑ "Veronica Kirkpatrick". manchester.gov.uk. Manchester City Council . Retrieved 16 May 2018.
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