Gillian Patricia Shephard,Baroness Shephard of Northwold,,is a British Conservative politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for South West Norfolk from 1987 to 2005. Shephard served as a Cabinet Minister,and is now Chairman of the Association of Conservative Peers.
Winifred Ann Taylor,Baroness Taylor of Bolton,is a British politician and life peer who served in the Cabinet of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2001. A member of the Labour Party,she was Member of Parliament (MP) for Bolton West from 1974 to 1983,and Dewsbury from 1987 to 2005.
Hazel Anne Blears is a British former Labour Party politician,who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) successively for the constituencies of Salford and Salford and Eccles between 1997 and 2015.
Margaret Ann Coffey is a British politician who was Member of Parliament (MP) for Stockport from 1992 to 2019. A former member of the Labour Party,she defected to form Change UK.
Paul Gerard Goggins was a British Labour politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Wythenshawe and Sale East from 1997 until his death in January 2014. He was also previously a Minister of State at the Northern Ireland Office.
Christine McCafferty is a British Labour Party politician who was Member of Parliament (MP) for Calder Valley from 1997 to 2010 when she retired.
Helena Ann Kennedy,Baroness Kennedy of The Shaws,,is a Scottish barrister,broadcaster,and Labour member of the House of Lords. She was Principal of Mansfield College,Oxford,from 2011 to 2018. A Bencher of Gray's Inn,an Honorary Writer to the Signet and the recipient of 42 Honorary Degrees from many universities including those of Glasgow and Edinburgh in recognition of work on women and the law and on widening participation in higher education. She is President of Justice,the law reform think tank and currently is director of the International Bar Association's Institute of Human Rights.
Wythenshawe is an area of south Manchester,England. Historically part of Cheshire,in 1931,Wythenshawe was transferred to the City of Manchester,which had begun building a large new housing estate there in the 1920s. With an area of approximately 11 square miles (28 km2),Wythenshawe became the largest council estate in Europe. Despite it not having town status,the Manchester Metrolink station which serves the main district centre is called Wythenshawe Town Centre tram stop.
Wythenshawe and Sale East is a parliamentary constituency in the city of Manchester and the borough of Trafford. It returns one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom,elected by the first past the post system.
Manchester City Council is the local authority for Manchester,a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester,England. Manchester is the sixth largest city in England by population. Its city council is composed of 96 councillors,three for each of the 32 electoral wards of Manchester. The council is controlled by the Labour Party and led by Bev Craig. There is currently no official opposition as the two opposition groups,the Green Party and the Liberal Democrats both have four councillors. Joanne Roney is the chief executive. Many of the council's staff are based at Manchester Town Hall.
Alfred Morris,Baron Morris of Manchester,was a British Labour Co-operative politician and disability rights campaigner.
Charles Richard Morris was a British politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Manchester Openshaw from 1963 to 1983. A member of the Labour Party,he served as a Minister of State from 1974 to 1979 and a Government Whip from 1966 to 1970.
The City of Manchester forms part of the metropolitan county of Greater Manchester,which had its county council abolished in 1986. Manchester consists of several districts,but these districts do not represent a tier of government.
SharmishtaChakrabarti,Baroness Chakrabarti,is a British politician,barrister,and human rights activist. A member of the Labour Party,she served as the director of Liberty,a major advocacy group which promotes civil liberties and human rights,from 2003 to 2016. From 2016 to 2020,she served as Shadow Attorney General for England and Wales.
Katherine Anne Green OBE JP is a British politician serving as Deputy Mayor of Greater Manchester for Policing and Crime since 2023. She previously served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Stretford and Urmston between 2010 and 2022. A member of the Labour Party,she served as Shadow Minister for Women and Equalities from 2015 to 2016,Chair of the Committees on Privileges and Standards from 2018 to 2020,and Shadow Secretary of State for Education from 2020 to 2021.
Shena Dorothy Simon,Baroness Simon of Wythenshawe,was an English politician,feminist,educationalist and writer.
On 13 February 2014,a by-election was held for the UK parliamentary constituency of Wythenshawe and Sale East,following the death of the former MP,Paul Goggins.
Michael Joseph Patrick Kane is a British politician who has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Wythenshawe and Sale East since 2014. He is a member of the Labour Party.
Susan Mary Hayman,Baroness Hayman of Ullock is a British politician and life peer who served as Shadow Secretary of State for Environment,Food and Rural Affairs from 2017 to 2019. A member of the Labour Party,she was Member of Parliament (MP) for Workington from 2015 to 2019 and appointed to the House of Lords in 2020.
Felicity Margaret Sue Goodey is a former BBC journalist and presenter. She was a leading figure in the redevelopment of Salford Quays,including The Lowry and MediaCityUK.
