Didsbury West (ward)

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Didsbury West (Manchester)
Electoral ward
Didsbury West (Manchester City Council ward) 2018.png
Didsbury West electoral ward within Manchester City Council
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Motto: 
By wisdom and effort
Didsbury West (ward)
Coordinates: 53°25′07″N2°14′35″W / 53.4186°N 2.2431°W / 53.4186; -2.2431
Country United Kingdom
Constituent country England
Region North West England
County Greater Manchester
Metropolitan borough Manchester
Created2004
Named after Didsbury
Government
  UK Parliament constituency: Manchester Withington
 • Type Unicameral
 • Body Manchester City Council
 • Leader of the council Bev Craig (Labour)
 • CouncillorRichard Kilpatrick (Liberal Democrats)
 • Councillor John Leech (Liberal Democrats)
 • CouncillorDebbie Hilal (Labour)
Population
 • Total
12,455
Area and population statistics from the 2011 Census [1]

Didsbury West is an electoral ward of the metropolitan borough of Manchester, England. [2] It returns three councillors to Manchester City Council who are currently Richard Kilpatrick, John Leech and Debbie Hilal. It is within the parliamentary constituency of Manchester Withington and represented in Westminster by Jeff Smith. [3] The 2011 Census recorded a population of 12,455. [1]

Contents

Councillors

ElectionCouncillorCouncillorCouncillor
2004 Simon Wheale (Lib Dem)Neil Trafford (Lib Dem)Graham Shaw (Lib Dem)
2006 Richard Clayton (Lib Dem)Neil Trafford (Lib Dem)Graham Shaw (Lib Dem)
2007 Richard Clayton (Lib Dem)Neil Trafford (Lib Dem)Graham Shaw (Lib Dem)
2008 Richard Clayton (Lib Dem)Neil Trafford (Lib Dem)Graham Shaw (Lib Dem)
By-election
29 January 2009 [6] [7] 		Richard Clayton (Lib Dem)Lianne Williams (Lib Dem)Graham Shaw (Lib Dem)
2010 Mark Clayton (Lib Dem)Lianne Williams (Lib Dem)Graham Shaw (Lib Dem)
2011 Mark Clayton (Lib Dem)David Ellison (Lab)Graham Shaw (Lib Dem)
2012 Mark Clayton (Lib Dem)David Ellison (Lab)Carl Ollerhead (Lab)
2014 Josie Teubler (Lab)David Ellison (Lab)Carl Ollerhead (Lab)
2015 Josie Teubler (Lab)David Ellison (Lab)Carl Ollerhead (Lab)
2016 Josie Teubler (Lab)David Ellison (Lab) John Leech (Lib Dem)
2018 David Ellison (Lab)Richard Kilpatrick (Lib Dem) John Leech (Lib Dem)
2019 Greg Stanton (Lib Dem)Richard Kilpatrick (Lib Dem) John Leech (Lib Dem)
2020Greg Stanton (Lab)Richard Kilpatrick (Lib Dem) John Leech (Lib Dem)
2021 Greg Stanton (Lab)Debbie Hilal (Lab) John Leech (Lib Dem)
2022 Greg Stanton (Lab)Debbie Hilal (Lab) John Leech (Lib Dem)
2023 Richard Kilpatrick (Lib Dem)Debbie Hilal (Lab) John Leech (Lib Dem)

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

Elections in the 2020s

* denotes incumbent councillor seeking re-election.

May 2023

2023
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Richard Kilpatrick 2,260 44.3 5.9 Decrease2.svg
Labour Leslie Bell2,04740.16.3 Increase2.svg
Green James Young59211.61.8 Increase2.svg
Conservative Martin Cartwright1533.00.9 Decrease2.svg
SDP Wendy Andrew260.5N/A
Majority 2134.212.2 Decrease2.svg
Rejected ballots23
Turnout 5,101
Registered electors 11,888
Liberal Democrats hold Swing 6.1 Decrease2.svg

Previous councillor Greg Stanton was elected for the Liberal Democrats in 2019 but defected to Labour; for the purpose of comparison to the 2019 figures this ward is a Lib Dem hold.

May 2022

2022
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats John Leech* 2,760 53.8 1.4 Decrease2.svg
Labour Luke Savage1,86336.35.2 Decrease2.svg
Green Sally Hawkins3426.76.1 Decrease2.svg
Conservative Luke Bourke Costello1232.43.6 Decrease2.svg
SDP Wendy Andrew220.4n/a
Majority 89717.5
Rejected ballots25
Turnout 5,13542.64.9 Decrease2.svg
Registered electors 12,058
Liberal Democrats hold Swing 1.9 Increase2.svg

May 2021

2021
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Debbie Hilal 2,523 44.9 Increase2.svg4.5
Liberal Democrats Richard Kilpatrick*2,28240.6Decrease2.svg3.0
Green Jake Welsh4087.3Increase2.svg2.8
Conservative Luke Bourke Costello3095.5Decrease2.svg0.3
Women's Equality Sarika Paul721.3New
SDP Wendy Andrew290.5New
Majority 2414.3
Rejected ballots310.6
Turnout 5,65445.81.7 Decrease2.svg
Registered electors 12,335
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing 3.8 Increase2.svg

Elections in the 2010s

May 2019

2019 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Greg Stanton 2,214 50.2% Increase2.svg9.1%
Labour David Ellison*1,49033.8%Decrease2.svg7.7%
Green Arnold Spencer4309.8%Decrease2.svg3.0%
Conservative Anjenarra Haque1703.9%Decrease2.svg1.9%
Women's Equality Sarika Paul851.9%N/A
Majority 72416.4%
Rejected ballots180.73%
Turnout 4,40737.60%Decrease2.svg0.9%
Registered electors 11,717
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing Increase2.svg8.4%

May 2018

2018 [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats John Leech* 2,524 55.2
Liberal Democrats Richard Kilpatrick 1,994 43.6
Labour David Ellison* 1,899 41.5
Liberal Democrats Greg Stanton1,87841.1
Labour Laura Wright1,78139.0
Labour Peter Cookson1,56734.3
Green Arnold Spencer58712.8
Conservative Connor Walsh2756.0
Conservative Thomas Beach2715.9
Conservative Xin Shi2064.5
Majority 21
Turnout 4,57147.5
Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries)
Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)
PartyCandidatesSeats WonVotesVote %
Liberal Democrats 326,39649.27
Labour 315,24740.42
Conservative 307525.79
Green 105874.52

May 2016

2016 [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats John Leech 2,295 52.61 +24.5%
Labour Barnaby Edward Lane1,59336.52−7.5%
Green Arnold James Spencer2445.59−6%
Conservative Max Dowling1613.69−12%
UKIP Robert Gutenfreund-Walmsley691.58−2%
Majority 70216.09
Turnout 4,36244.40
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing 16.2%

May 2015

2015 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Dave Ellison* 2,813 40.0 −4.2
Liberal Democrats Simon Ashley2,00328.5−2.2
Conservative David Semple1,05315.0+1.1
Green Arnold James Spencer88612.6+1.5
UKIP Robert Gutfreund-Walmsley2283.2N/A
TUSC Alex Longworth-Dunbar520.7N/A
Majority 81011.5
Turnout 7,03567.0+30.1
Labour hold Swing

May 2014

2014 [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Josie Teubler 1,457 46.27 +14.12
Liberal Democrats Mark Clayton1,29541.12−9.07
Green Glen Marsden59215.82N/A
Conservative David Robert Semple39712.61−5.05
Majority 1624.33
Turnout 3,74136
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

May 2012

2012 [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Carl Ollerhead 1,393 47.5 +24.7
Liberal Democrats Graham Shaw*90931.0−16.2
Green Gareth Price-Thomas31710.8+0.5
Conservative Dola Miah2468.4−8.2
Democracy FirstRobert Gutfreund-Walmsley692.4N/A
Majority 48416
Turnout 293427.9
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

May 2011

2011 [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Ellison 1,686 44.2 +19.7
Liberal Democrats Craig Whittall1,17230.7−15.0
Conservative Jonathan Millard53013.9−0.4
Green James Alden42411.1−2.3
Majority 51413.5
Turnout 3,81236.9
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

May 2010

2010 [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Mark Clayton* 3,088 50.2 +3.0
Labour David Clive Ellison1,97832.2+9.4
Conservative David Michael Bean1,08617.7+1.1
Majority 1,11018.0−6.4
Turnout 6,15261.4+33.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing -3.2

Elections in 2000s

2008 [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Graham Shaw* 1,283 47.2 +1.5
Labour Jenny Lennox62022.8−1.7
Conservative David Bean45116.6+2.3
Green James Alden28110.3−3.1
UKIP Robert Gutfreund-Walmsley813.0+0.9
Majority 66324.4+3.2
Turnout 2,71627.8−1.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +1.6
2007 [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Neil Trafford* 1,328 45.7 +2.8
Labour David Ellison71224.5−0.5
Conservative Peter Caddick41414.3−3.2
Green James Alden38913.4+1.5
UKIP Robert Gutfreund-Walmsley612.1−0.6
Majority 61621.2+3.3
Turnout 2,90429.2+1.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +1.6
2006 [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Richard Mark Clayton 1,189 42.9 +0.1
Labour David Clive Ellison69225.0+4.6
Conservative Peter Girvan Hilton48517.5+2.3
Green George Stanislaw Czernuszka32911.9−4.2
UKIP Robert Gutfreund-Walmsley762.7−2.9
Majority 49717.9−4.5
Turnout 2,77128.0−8.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing -2.2
2004 [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Graham Shaw 1,565 42.8 N/A
Liberal Democrats Neil Trafford* 1,515
Liberal Democrats Simon Wheale* 1,476
Labour Brendan Turner74520.4N/A
Labour Emily Lomax706
Labour Peter Copping627
Green Richard Gee58916.1N/A
Green Robina-Ella Davies578
Conservative Peter Hilton55415.1N/A
Conservative Sean Ell503
Conservative Jonathan Smith466
Green Clifford Saffer443
UKIP Robert Gutfreund-Walmsley2055.6N/A
Majority 73122.4N/A
Turnout 3,65836.4N/A
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

References

  1. 1 2 "Area: Didsbury West (Manchester Ward)". neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
  2. ↑ "Council wards in Manchester". manchester.gov.uk. Manchester City Council . Retrieved 28 April 2017.
  3. ↑ "Jeff Smith MP". parliament.uk. UK Parliament . Retrieved 28 April 2017.
  4. ↑ "Councillor Richard Kilpatrick". democracy.manchester.gov.uk. Manchester City Council . Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  5. ↑ "Councillor John Leech". democracy.manchester.gov.uk. Manchester City Council . Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  6. ↑ Ottewell, David (19 April 2009). "'Rising star' councillor killed". Manchester Evening News . Trinity Mirror . Retrieved 30 April 2017.
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  12. ↑ "Local election results 2014". manchester.gov.uk. Manchester City Council . Retrieved 30 April 2017.
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