Chorlton Park (ward)

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Chorlton Park (Manchester)
Electoral ward
Chorlton Park (Manchester City Council ward) 2018.png
Chorlton Park electoral ward within Manchester City Council
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Coat of arms
Motto(s): 
By wisdom and effort
Coordinates: 53°25′49″N2°15′47″W / 53.4304°N 2.2631°W / 53.4304; -2.2631 Coordinates: 53°25′49″N2°15′47″W / 53.4304°N 2.2631°W / 53.4304; -2.2631
Country United Kingdom
Constituent country England
Region North West England
County Greater Manchester
Metropolitan borough Manchester
Created2004
Named for Chorlton Park
Government
 • Type Unicameral
 • Body Manchester City Council
 • Leader of the council Bev Craig (Labour)
 • CouncillorDave Rawson (Labour)
 • CouncillorMandie Shilton Godwin (Labour Co-operative)
 • CouncillorJoanna Midgley (Labour)
Population
 • Total15,147
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 Park is an area and 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 15,147. [1]

Contents

Councillors

Three councillors serve the ward: Dave Rawson (Lab), [3] Mandie Shilton Godwin (Lab Co-op), [4] and Joanna Midgley (Lab). [5]

ElectionCouncillorCouncillorCouncillor
2004 Norman Lewis (Lib Dem)Tony Bethell (Lib Dem) John Leech (Lib Dem)
2006 Norman Lewis (Lib Dem)Tony Bethell (Lib Dem) John Leech (Lib Dem)
2007 Norman Lewis (Lib Dem)Tony Bethell (Lib Dem) John Leech (Lib Dem)
2008 Norman Lewis (Lib Dem)Tony Bethell (Lib Dem)Bernie Ryan (Lib Dem)
2010 Norman Lewis (Lib Dem)Tony Bethell (Lib Dem)Bernie Ryan (Lib Dem)
2011 Norman Lewis (Lib Dem)Ian Hyde (Lab)Bernie Ryan (Lib Dem)
2012 Norman Lewis (Lib Dem)Ian Hyde (Lab)Joanna Midgley (Lab)
2014 Mandie Shilton Godwin (Lab Co-op)Ian Hyde (Lab)Joanna Midgley (Lab)
2015 Mandie Shilton Godwin (Lab Co-op)Dave Rawson (Lab)Joanna Midgley (Lab)
2016 Mandie Shilton Godwin (Lab Co-op)Dave Rawson (Lab)Joanna Midgley (Lab)
2018 Dave Rawson (Lab)Mandie Shilton Godwin (Lab Co-op)Joanna Midgley (Lab)
2019 Dave Rawson (Lab)Mandie Shilton Godwin (Lab)Joanna Midgley (Lab)
2021 Dave Rawson (Lab)Mandie Shilton Godwin (Lab)Joanna Midgley (Lab)

  indicates seat up for re-election.

Elections in 2020s

* denotes incumbent councillor seeking re-election.

May 2021

2021
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mandie Shilton Godwin* 3,819 69.2 6.7 Increase2.svg
Green Richard Walton77314.06.0 Increase2.svg
Conservative Connor Cooper4728.54.5 Increase2.svg
Liberal Democrats Amaan Hashmi4578.317.2 Decrease2.svg
Majority304655.2
Rejected ballots651.2
Turnout 5,58642.31.0 Increase2.svg
Registered electors 13,218
Labour hold Swing 0.4 Increase2.svg

Elections in 2010s

May 2019

2019
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Dave Rawson* 2,577 54.3 Decrease2.svg1.0
Green Mary Candeland1,04222.0Increase2.svg9.5
Liberal Democrats Amaan Hashmi85718.1Decrease2.svg5.0
Conservative Christopher Halliday2695.7Increase2.svg1.7
Majority1,53532.1Increase2.svg2.2
Rejected ballots420.88
Turnout 4,78737.10Decrease2.svg4.2
Registered electors 12,904
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg5.25

May 2018

2018 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Joanna Midgley* 3,404 63.5
Labour Mandie Shilton-Godwin* 3,027 56.5
Labour Dave Rawson* 2,967 55.3
Liberal Democrats Rosie Hughes1,36325.4
Liberal Democrats Amaan Hashmi1,23823.1
Liberal Democrats Sebastian Bate1,23423.0
Green Mary Candeland66912.5
Green Brian Candeland5309.9
Conservative Keith Berry2554.8
Conservative Kelly Geddes1973.7
Conservative Andrew Tang1552.9
Majority
Turnout 5,36241.3
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)
PartyCandidatesSeats WonVotesVote %
Labour 339,39862.49
Liberal Democrats 303,83525.50
Green 201,1997.97
Conservative 306074.04

May 2016

2016 [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Joanna Rachel Midgley* 2,564 50.29
Liberal Democrats Norman Lewis1,95038.25
Green Hannah Lisa Richmond4128.08
Conservative Luke Oisin Bourke Costello1723.37
Majority61412.04
Turnout 5,09845.17
Labour hold Swing

May 2015

2015 [8]
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

May 2014

2014 [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mandie Shilton Godwin 1,991 43.41 +11.01
Liberal Democrats Norman Lewis1,69136.87-16.43
Green Brian Candeland64814.13+7.63
Conservative Stuart Richardson2565.582.22
Majority3006.5
Turnout 4,58639.14
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

May 2012

2012 [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Joanna Midgley 2,083 56.2 +32.2
Liberal Democrats Bernie Ryan*1,11530.1-23.3
Green Leon Patsalides3549.6-1.7
Conservative Leo Schindler1564.2-7.1
Majority96826
Turnout 3,70832.8
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

May 2011

2011 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ian Hyde 2,098 48.4 +25.0
Liberal Democrats Tony Bethell*1,42732.9-22.5
Green Rebecca Willmott49311.4-1.1
Conservative Henry Hill3137.2-1.6
Majority67115.5
Turnout 4,33138.9
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

May 2010

2010 [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Norman Lewis* 3,605 53.3 -0.1
Labour Ian Hyde2,19332.4+8.4
Conservative Mohammed Afzal5247.8-3.5
Green James Alden4937.2-4.0
Majority1,41220.9-8.4
Turnout 6,81563.9+33.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing -4.2

Elections in 2000s

2008 [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Bernie Ryan 1,693 53.4 -2.0
Labour John Hacking76324.0+0.6
Green Kathryn Brownbridge35911.3-1.2
Conservative Christopher Green35811.3+2.5
Majority93029.3-2.7
Turnout 3,17330.5-0.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing -1.3
2007 [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Tony Bethell* 1,751 55.4 +0.7
Labour John Hacking73923.4-1.9
Green Kathryn Brownbridge39412.5-0.2
Conservative Robert Chilton2798.8+1.5
Majority1,01232.0+2.6
Turnout 3,16331.0-1.1
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +1.3
2006 [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Norman Lewis* 1,724 54.7 +0.7
Labour Yogesh Virmani79725.3+6.4
Green Kathryn Mary Brownbridge39912.7-1.1
Conservative Rodney Keller2297.3+0.0
Majority92729.4+5.6
Turnout 3,14932.1-10.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing -2.8
2004 [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats John Leech* 2,113 48.3 N/A
Liberal Democrats Tony Bethell 1,970
Liberal Democrats Norman Lewis 1,936
Labour Elizabeth Morgan1,07324.5N/A
Labour David Ellison871
Labour Bernice Reid*848
Green Kathryn Brownbridge60513.8N/A
Green George Czernuszka461
Green John Cummings379
Conservative Richard Mason3197.3N/A
Respect Ismail Farhat2626.0N/A
Majority86323.8N/A
Turnout 4,37243.0N/A
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

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