City Centre (ward)

For the area of Manchester City Centre, see Manchester city centre.

City Centre
Electoral ward
City Centre electoral ward within Manchester City Council
Coat of arms
Motto:  By wisdom and effort
Coordinates: 53°28′45″N2°14′39″W / 53.4791°N 2.2441°W / 53.4791; -2.2441
Country	United Kingdom
Constituent country	England
Region	North West England
County	Greater Manchester
Metropolitan borough	Manchester
Created	2004
Abolished	2018
Named after	Manchester city centre
Government   UK Parliament constituency: Manchester Central
• Type	Unicameral
• Body	Manchester City Council

City Centre ward was a ward of the local authority Manchester City Council from 2004 to 2018. The population of the city centre grew significantly in the 21st century. Therefore as recommended by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England (LGBCE), the ward was replaced in May 2018 with two new electoral wards, Deansgate and Piccadilly. ^[1]

It is represented in Westminster by Lucy Powell, from the Labour Co-op Party, Member of Parliament for Manchester Central. ^[2]

Councillors

Election	Councillor		Councillor		Councillor
2004		Peter Rothery (Lib Dem)		Kenneth Dobson (Lib Dem)		Marc Ramsbottom (Lib Dem)
2006		Elaine Boyes (Lib Dem)		Kenneth Dobson (Lib Dem)		Marc Ramsbottom (Lib Dem)
2007		Elaine Boyes (Lib Dem)		Kenneth Dobson (Lib Dem)		Marc Ramsbottom (Lib Dem)
2008		Elaine Boyes (Lib Dem)		Kenneth Dobson (Lib Dem)		Marc Ramsbottom (Lib Dem)
2010		Elaine Boyes (Lib Dem)		Kenneth Dobson (Lib Dem)		Marc Ramsbottom (Lib Dem)
2011		Elaine Boyes (Lib Dem)		Kevin Peel (Lab Co-op)		Marc Ramsbottom (Lib Dem)
2012		Elaine Boyes (Lib Dem)		Kevin Peel (Lab Co-op)		Joan Davies (Lab)
2014		Beth Knowles (Lab Co-op)		Kevin Peel (Lab Co-op)		Joan Davies (Lab)
2015		Beth Knowles (Lab Co-op)		Kevin Peel (Lab Co-op)		Joan Davies (Lab)
2016		Beth Knowles (Lab Co-op)		Kevin Peel (Lab Co-op)		Joan Davies (Lab)
2018		Ward abolished		Ward abolished		Ward abolished

  indicates seat up for re-election.   indicates ward abolished and replaced by Deansgate and Piccadilly.

Elections in 2010s

May 2016

2016: ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Joan Elizabeth Davies*	1,410	64.74
	Liberal Democrats	John Richard Bridges	403	18.50
	Conservative	Paul Wan	365	16.76
Majority			1,007	46.24
Turnout			2,178	22.15
	Labour hold		Swing

May 2015

2015 ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Kevin Peel*	2,236	42.5	+5.8
	Conservative	Nicholas David StJohn Savage	1,380	26.2	+11.3
	Green	Hayley Lesley Flynn	987	18.7	+9.3
	Liberal Democrats	Matthew Lee Adams	524	10.0	−6.1
	UKIP	Myles Power	136	2.6	N/A
Majority			856	16.3
Turnout			5,263	51.6	+30.3
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing

May 2014

2014 ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Beth Knowles	1,149	48.46	+16.96
	Green	Rachel Carr	511	21.55	+15.25
	Conservative	Nicholas Savage	442	18.64	=2.96
	Liberal Democrats	John Richard Bridges	269	11.35	−29.25
Majority			638	26.9
Turnout			2,371	17.2
	Labour Co-op gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

May 2012

2012 ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Joan Davies	704	38.4	+7.9
	Liberal Democrats	Marc Ramsbottom*	465	25.4	−10.7
	Conservative	Michael Liffen	234	12.8	−11.8
	Green	Nick Wilkinson	190	10.4	+1.6
	Independent	Ken Dobson	159	8.7	N/A
	Pirate	Maria Aretoulaki	57	3.1	N/A
	UKIP	Adrienne Bennett	25	1.4	N/A
Majority			239	13
Turnout			1,833	13.65
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

May 2011

2011 ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Kevin Peel	1,048	36.7	+10.9
	Independent	Ken Dobson*	656	23.0	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	John Bridges	459	16.1	−16.7
	Conservative	Michael Liffen	427	14.9	−7.7
	Green	Joanne Wilkes	268	9.4	−1.9
Majority			392	13.7
Turnout			2,858	21.3
	Labour Co-op gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

May 2010

2010 ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Elaine Boyes*	2,080	40.6	+4.5
	Labour	Anthony McCaul	1,610	31.5	+1.0
	Conservative	Yan Zhang	1,106	21.6	−3.0
	Green	Iain Hepworth	323	6.3	−2.5
Majority			470	9.2	+3.5
Turnout			5,119	43.0	+28.0
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	+1.7

Elections in 2000s

2008 ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Marc Ramsbottom*	568	36.1	+3.3
	Labour	Anthony McCaul	479	30.5	+4.7
	Conservative	Rob Adlard	386	24.6	+2.0
	Green	Peter Birkinshaw	139	8.8	−2.5
Majority			89	5.7	−1.4
Turnout			1,572	15.0	−1.0
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	-0.7

2007 ^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Kenneth Dobson*	498	32.8	−5.2
	Labour	Kathy Crotty	391	25.8	−1.0
	Conservative	Rob Adlard	343	22.6	+0.3
	Green	Birgit Vollm	171	11.3	−1.7
	Independent	Kin Cheng	114	7.5	+7.5
Majority			107	7.1	−4.1
Turnout			1,517	16.0	−0.4
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	-2.1

2006 ^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Elaine Boyes	531	38.0	+0.5
	Labour Co-op	Chris Paul	374	26.8	−0.8
	Conservative	James Jacob Gilchrist Berry	311	22.3	+7.1
	Green	Birgit Vollm	181	13.0	−2.0
Majority			157	11.2	+1.3
Turnout			1,397	16.4	−2.4
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	+0.6

2004 ^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Marc Ramsbottom*	558	37.5	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Kenneth Dobson	507
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Rothery*	501
	Labour	Kathleen Crotty	411	27.6	N/A
	Labour	Christopher Paul	405
	Labour	Ahmed Ali	379
	Conservative	Geoffrey Berg	226	15.2	N/A
	Conservative	Jonathan Mountain	226
	Conservative	Robert Bell	225
	Green	Birgit Vollm	224	15.0	N/A
	Green	Steven Durrant	163
	Green	James Blake	106
	Independent	Alan Valentine	70	4.7	N/A
Majority			90	9.9	N/A
Turnout			1,489	18.8	N/A
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

References

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