Ancoats and Beswick
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Ancoats and Beswick | |
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Electoral ward | |
_2018.png) Ancoats and Beswick electoral ward within Manchester City Council | |
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| • Body | Manchester City Council |
| • Leader of the council | Bev Craig (Labour) |
| • Councillor | Chris Northwood (Liberal Democrats) |
| • Councillor | Irene Robinson (Labour) |
| • Councillor | Alan Good (Liberal Democrats) |
Ancoats and Beswick is an
electoral ward of Manchester, England created by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England (LGBCE) replacing the previous electoral wards of Ancoats & Clayton and Bradford for the local elections 2018.[1]
It is represented in Westminster by Lucy Powell MP for Manchester Central.[2] The first councillors for the ward were elected at the 2018 local elections.[1]
Councillors
The current councillors for the ward are Chris Northwood (Liberal Democrats),[3] Irene Robinson (Labour),[4] and Alan Good (Liberal Democrats).[5]
On 24 July 2019 it was reported that Majid Dar had been suspended by the Labour party.[6] He was readmitted to the party and to the Labour group on the council shortly after.
| Election | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor | |||
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| 2018 | Majid Dar (Lab) | Emma Taylor (Lab) | Rosa Battle (Lab) | |||
| 2019 | Majid Dar (Lab) | Emma Taylor (Lab) | Rosa Battle (Lab) | |||
| 2021 | Majid Dar (Lab) | Marcia Ann Hutchinson (Lab) | Rosa Battle (Lab) | |||
| Feb 2022 | Majid Dar (Lab) | Alan Good (Lib Dem) | Rosa Battle (Lab) | |||
| 2022 | Majid Dar (Lab) | Alan Good (Lib Dem) | Irene Robinson (Lab) | |||
| 2023 | Chris Northwood (Lib Dem) | Alan Good (Lib Dem) | Irene Robinson (Lab) | |||
indicates seat up for re-election. indicates seat won in by-election.
Elections in 2020s
* denotes incumbent councillor seeking re-election.
May 2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal Democrats | Chris Northwood | 1,543 | 49.5 |  38.5
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| Labour | Majid Dar* | 1,208 | 38.7 |  16.9
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| Green | Jacob Buffett | 250 | 9.6 | 8.0
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| Conservative | Sarah Ajiboye | 94 | 3.0 | 5.7
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| Independent | Peter Clifford | 9 | 0.3 | 
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| Majority | 335 | 10.8 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 15 | ||||
| Turnout | 3,119 | 25.79 | 4.51
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| Registered electors | 12,093 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | 27.7
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May 2022
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | Irene Robinson | 1,332 | 46.4 | 25.6
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| Liberal Democrats | Chris Northwood | 1,234 | 43.0 | 31.6
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| Green | Chris Perriam | 190 | 6.6 | 10.2
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| Conservative | Steven Kelly | 99 | 3.4 | 8.9
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| Majority | 98 | 3.4 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 16 | 0.6 | |||
| Turnout | 2,871 | 24.1 | 3.1
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| Registered electors | 11,925 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | 28.6
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February 2022
On 30 November 2021 councillor Marcia Hutchinson resigned from her seat in Ancoats & Beswick, citing allegations of bullying and racism within the Labour group.[7] A by-election was held on 3 February 2022, which was won by the Liberal Democrat candidate Alan Good.[8]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal Democrats | Alan Good | 1,113 | 53.2 | 31.0
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| Labour | Gareth Worthington | 793 | 37.9 | 20.6
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| Green | Chris Perriam | 119 | 5.7 | 5.3
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| Conservative | Alexander Bramham | 66 | 3.2 | 5.8
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| Majority | 320 | 15.3 | 10.6
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| Turnout | 2,091 | 17.84 | 12.5
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| Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | 25.6
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May 2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | Marcia Hutchinson | 2,052 | 57.9 | 5.5
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| Liberal Democrats | Alan Good | 779 | 22.0 | 12.9
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| Green | Ryan Johns | 384 | 10.8 | 6.0
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| Conservative | Alexander Bramham | 293 | 8.3 | 2.5
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| Majority | 1,273 | 25.9 | 13.5
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| Rejected ballots | 39 | 1.1 | |||
| Turnout | 3,547 | 30.3 | 9.3
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| Registered electors | 11,702 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | 9.2
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Elections in 2010s
May 2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | Mohammed Majid Dar* | 1,192 | 55.6 | 0.6
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| Green | Robyn Schreibke | 378 | 17.6 | 0.8
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| Liberal Democrats | Jane McQueen | 236 | 11.0 | 2.0
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| Conservative | Daniel Bell | 187 | 8.7 | 2.1
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| UKIP | Trevor Wongsam | 143 | 6.7 | n/a | |
| Majority | 814 | 37.9 | 1.4
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| Rejected ballots | 9 | 0.42 | |||
| Turnout | 2,145 | 21.28 |
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| Registered electors | 10,079 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | 0.75
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May 2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | Rosa Battle* | 1,475 | 72.0 | ||
| Labour | Emma Taylor* | 1,272 | 62.1 | ||
| Labour | Mohammed Majid Dar | 1,152 | 56.2 | ||
| Green | Eliza Tyrrell | 345 | 16.8 | ||
| Conservative | Michael Barnes | 253 | 12.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Christopher Wilkinson | 233 | 11.4 | ||
| Conservative | Barney Watson | 223 | 10.9 | ||
| Conservative | Adam Williams | 189 | 9.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Lynne Williams | 169 | 8.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Simon Lepori | 157 | 7.7 | ||
| Majority | 807 | 39.4 | |||
| Turnout | 2,049 | 21 | |||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
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References
- ^ a b LGBCE (April 2017). Final recommendations on the new electoral arrangements for Manchester City Council (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 February 2018.
- ^ "Lucy Powell MP". parliament.uk. UK Parliament. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
- ^ "Chris Northwood". democracy.manchester.gov.uk. Manchester City Council. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
- ^ "Irene Robinson". manchester.gov.uk. Manchester City Council. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
- ^ @BritainElects (3 February 2022). "Ancoats & Beswick (Manchester) council by-election result" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Williams, Jennifer (24 July 2019). "Manchester councillor suspended amid anti-semitism investigation". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
- ^ "Manchester councillor quits after racist bullying claim". BBC News. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
- ^ @BritainElects (3 February 2022). "Ancoats & Beswick (Manchester) council by-election result" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "3 May 2018 Local Government Election results". manchester.gov.uk. Manchester City Council. 4 May 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
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