Chorlton (ward)

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Chorlton (Manchester)
Electoral ward
Chorlton (Manchester City Council ward) 2018.png
Chorlton electoral ward within Manchester City Council
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Coat of arms
Motto(s): 
By wisdom and effort
Coordinates: 53°26′26″N2°17′01″W / 53.4405°N 2.2835°W / 53.4405; -2.2835
Country United Kingdom
Constituent country England
Region North West England
County Greater Manchester
Metropolitan borough Manchester
CreatedMay 1973
Named for Chorlton
Government
 • Type Unicameral
 • Body Manchester City Council
 • Leader of the council Bev Craig (Labour)
 • CouncillorEve Holt (Labour)
 • CouncillorJohn Hacking (Labour Co-operative)
 • CouncillorMathew Benham (Labour)
Population
 • Total14,138
UK Parliamentary Constituency Manchester Withington
Member of Parliament Jeff Smith
UK Parliamentary Constituency Manchester Gorton
Member of Parliament Afzal Khan
Area and population statistics from the 2011 Census [1]

Chorlton is an electoral ward of Manchester, England. [2] Different parts of this ward are represented by different MPs following boundary changes in 2018; the majority of the ward is part of the Manchester Withington constituency but a portion is part of the Manchester Gorton constituency. The 2011 Census recorded a population of 14,138. [1]

Contents

Councillors

The ward has three seats. As of November 2021, the sitting councillors are Eve Holt (Lab), [3] Mathew Benham (Lab), and John Hacking (Lab Co-op). [4]

ElectionCouncillorCouncillorCouncillor
2004 Val Stevens (Lab Co-op)Angela Gallagher (Lib Dem)Sheila Newman (Lab)
2006 Val Stevens (Lab Co-op)Angela Gallagher (Lab) [5] Sheila Newman (Lab)
2007 Val Stevens (Lab Co-op)Paul Ankers (Lib Dem)Sheila Newman (Lab)
2008 Val Stevens (Lab Co-op)Paul Ankers (Lib Dem)Sheila Newman (Lab)
2010 Victor Chamberlain (Lib Dem)Paul Ankers (Lib Dem)Sheila Newman (Lab)
2011 Victor Chamberlain (Lib Dem)Matthew Strong (Lab)Sheila Newman (Lab)
2012 Victor Chamberlain (Lib Dem)Matthew Strong (Lab)Sheila Newman (Lab)
2014 John Hacking (Lab Co-op)Matthew Strong (Lab)Sheila Newman (Lab)
2015 John Hacking (Lab Co-op)Matthew Strong (Lab)Sheila Newman (Lab)
2016 John Hacking (Lab Co-op)Matthew Strong (Lab)Sheila Newman (Lab)
2018 John Hacking (Lab Co-op)Matthew Strong (Lab)Eve Holt (Lab) [6]
2019 John Hacking (Labour Co-op)Matthew Strong (Lab)Eve Holt (Lab)
May 2021 John Hacking (Labour Co-op)Matthew Strong (Lab)Eve Holt (Lab)
Nov 2021 John Hacking (Labour Co-op)Mathew Benham (Lab)Eve Holt (Lab)
2022 John Hacking (Labour Co-op)Mathew Benham (Lab)Eve Holt (Lab)
2023 John Hacking (Labour Co-op)Mathew Benham (Lab)Eve Holt (Lab)

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

Elections in 2020s

* denotes incumbent councillor seeking re-election.

Nov 2021

On 14 October 2021 councillor Matt Strong resigned from his seat in Chorlton, prompting a by-election that was held on 18 November 2021. [7] Changes in the table below are relative to the 2019 election.

2021 by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mathew Benham 1,581 52.1 4.9Decrease2.svg
Liberal Democrats Rosie Hughes65721.78.9Increase2.svg
Green Simon Milner-Edwards60820.01.0Decrease2.svg
Conservative Kathleen Fitzgibbon933.11.6Decrease2.svg
Women's Equality Jo Heathcote662.21.1Decrease2.svg
Independent Paul Harnett270.9n/a
Majority92430.55.2Decrease2.svg
Rejected ballots20.070.6Decrease2.svg
Turnout 3,03228.122.9Decrease2.svg
Registered electors 10,795
Labour hold Swing 6.9Decrease2.svg

May 2021

2021
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Eve Holt* 3,656 68.0 3.2 Increase2.svg
Green Mary Crumpton91717.12.4 Increase2.svg
Conservative Kath Fitzgibbon3686.81.5 Increase2.svg
Liberal Democrats Robin Grayson2915.45.6 Decrease2.svg
Women's Equality Jo Heathcote1412.60.6 Decrease2.svg
Majority273950.9
Rejected ballots400.7
Turnout 5,41351.034.7 Increase2.svg
Registered electors 10,608
Labour Co-op hold Swing 0.4 Increase2.svg

Elections in 2010s

May 2019

2019 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Matt Strong* 2,574 57.0 Decrease2.svg3.0
Green Mary Crumpton95021.0Increase2.svg6.3
Liberal Democrats Lizzy Bain57512.7Increase2.svg0.3
Conservative Keith Berry2124.7Decrease2.svg0.4
Women's Equality Jo Heathcote1463.2Decrease2.svg6.2
Independent Michael Elston591.3Decrease2.svg1.6
Majority1,62435.7Decrease2.svg9.5
Rejected ballots290.64
Turnout 4,54543.50Decrease2.svg2.8
Registered electors 10,452
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg4.65

May 2018

2018 [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Hacking* 3,175 64.1
Labour Eve Holt 3,165 63.9
Labour Matt Strong* 2,974 60.0
Green Nigel Woodcock73114.8
Green Mary Crumpton72814.7
Green Anne Power65313.2
Liberal Democrats Lizzy Bain61412.4
Liberal Democrats Joanne Milligan50710.2
Women's Equality Jo Heathcote4659.4
Liberal Democrats Rhona Brown4639.3
Conservative Luke Berry3016.1
Conservative Luke Costello2424.9
Conservative John Edwards2214.5
Independent Michael Elston1452.9
Majority
Turnout 4,95546.3
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)

May 2016

2016 [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sheila Newman* 3,296 65.68
Green Nigel James Woodcock77815.50
Liberal Democrats Ludo Tolhurst-Cleaver71914.33
Conservative Colm George Lock2254.48
Majority2,51850.18
Turnout 5,01847.00
Labour hold Swing

May 2015

2015 [11]
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

May 2014

2014 [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op John Hacking 2,675 54.98 +16.18
Green Jake Welsh1,00220.60+9.90
Liberal Democrats Peter James Maxon73915.19-28.41
Conservative Zachery Husseini2865.88-0.92
TUSC Mark Bradley Krantz1633.35N/A
Majority1,67334.4
Turnout 4,86544.34
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

May 2012

2012 [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sheila Newman* 2,433 56.8 +11.6
Liberal Democrats Matt Gallagher79718.6-21.1
Green Brian Candeland50311.8+2.3
TUSC Mark Krantz3688.6N/A
Conservative Jonathan Beardmore1804.2-1.3
Majority1,63638
Turnout 4,28139.19
Labour hold Swing

May 2011

2011 [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Matthew Strong 2,964 53.6 +13.2
Liberal Democrats Paul Ankers*1,70130.7-10.6
Green Brian Candeland64711.7-0.6
Conservative Mohammed Afzal2234.0-2.0
Majority1,26322.8
Turnout 5,53550.7
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

May 2010

2010 [15]
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

Elections in 2000s

2008 [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sheila Newman* 2,126 45.2 +4.8
Liberal Democrats Lianne Williams1,86739.7-1.6
Green Brian Candeland4489.5-2.8
Conservative David Hopps2605.5-0.5
Majority2595.5+4.5
Turnout 4,70146.0+2.7
Labour hold Swing +3.2
2007 [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Paul Ankers 1,823 41.3 +1.9
Labour Angela Gallagher*1,78140.4-1.6
Green Brian Candeland54412.3-1.7
Conservative Claire McLauchlin2646.0+1.4
Majority421.0-1.6
Turnout 4,41243.3+0.3
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing +1.7
2006 [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Val Stevens* 1,828 42.0 +9.0
Liberal Democrats Charles Leslie Glover1,71339.4+6.7
Green Brian Arthur Candeland60914.0-1.4
Conservative Amar Rouf Ahmed1984.6-4.0
Majority1152.6+2.3
Turnout 4,34843.0-3.9
Labour hold Swing +1.1
2004 [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sheila Newman* 1,635 32.9 N/A
Liberal Democrats Angela Gallagher 1,620 32.6 N/A
Labour Val Stevens* 1,602
Liberal Democrats Charles Glover1,448
Labour John Hacking1,413
Liberal Democrats Rajah Bhatti1,385
Green Juliet Lawson76515.4N/A
Green Michael Daw752
Green Jessica Symons726
Conservative Malcolm Cleall-Hill4298.6N/A
Conservative Nicholas Antoniou401
Respect Ameen Hadi3517.1N/A
Conservative Amar Ahmed334
Socialist Alliance Daniel Murphy1623.2N/A
Majority1540.3N/A
Turnout 4,96246.9N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
2003 [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sheila Newman* 1,288 39.3 -5.4
Liberal Democrats Howard Totty77023.5+4.5
Conservative Giles Campbell48714.9-0.6
Green Michael Daw47014.3+1.2
Socialist Alliance Heather Rose2638.0+0.2
Majority51815.8-9.9
Turnout 3,27828.0-4.0
Labour hold Swing -4.9
2002 [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Bernard Selby* 1,716 44.7 -2.8
Liberal Democrats Antony Bethell72819.0+4.1
Conservative Daniel Valentine59315.5-5.2
Green Michelle Valentine50313.1-3.8
Socialist Alliance Heather Rose2987.8+7.8
Majority98825.7-1.1
Turnout 3,83832.0+5.0
Labour hold Swing -3.4
2000 [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Valerie Stevens* 1,505 47.5 -1.1
Conservative Ian Paley65620.7+0.9
Green Anne Power53616.9-2.1
Liberal Democrats Antony Bethell47414.9+2.3
Majority84926.8-2.0
Turnout 3,17127.0-1.4
Labour Co-op hold Swing -1.0

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