Withington (ward)

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Coordinates: 53°26′04″N 2°13′05″W / 53.4344°N 2.2180°W / 53.4344; -2.2180
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For the area of Manchester, see Withington.

Withington (Manchester)
Electoral ward
Withington electoral ward within Manchester City Council
Withington electoral ward within Manchester City Council
2011 Census[1]

Withington is an area and

2011 Census recorded a population of 13,422.[1]

Councillors

As of 2022[update], three councillors serve the ward: Becky Chambers (Lab), Chris Wills (Lab Co-op),[4] and Angela Gartside (Lab).[5]

Election Councillor Councillor Councillor
2004 Audrey Jones (Lib Dem) Alison Firth (Lib Dem) Helen Jones (Lib Dem)
2006 Simon Wheale (Lib Dem) Alison Firth (Lib Dem) Helen Jones (Lib Dem)
2007 Simon Wheale (Lib Dem) Alison Firth (Lib Dem) Helen Jones (Lib Dem)
2008 Simon Wheale (Lib Dem) Alison Firth (Lib Dem) Brendon Jones (Lib Dem)
2010 Simon Wheale (Lib Dem) Alison Firth (Lib Dem) Brendon Jones (Lib Dem)
2011 Simon Wheale (Lib Dem) Chris Paul (
Labour Co-op
) 		Brendon Jones (Lib Dem)
2012 Simon Wheale (Lib Dem) Chris Paul (
Labour Co-op
) 		Daniel Gillard (Lab)
2014 Rebecca Moore (Lab) Chris Paul (
Labour Co-op
) 		Daniel Gillard (Lab)
2015 Rebecca Moore (Lab) Chris Paul (
Labour Co-op
) 		Daniel Gillard (Lab)
2016 Rebecca Moore (Lab) Chris Paul (
Labour Co-op
) 		Chris Wills (
Labour Co-op
)
2018 Rebecca Moore (Lab) Chris Paul (
Labour Co-op
) 		Chris Wills (
Labour Co-op
)
2019 Rebecca Moore (Lab) Becky Chambers (Lab) Chris Wills (
Labour Co-op
)
2021 Rebecca Moore (Lab) Becky Chambers (Lab) Chris Wills (
Labour Co-op
)
2022 Angela Gartside (Lab) Becky Chambers (Lab) Chris Wills (
Labour Co-op
)

  indicates seat up for re-election.

Elections in 2020s

* denotes incumbent councillor seeking re-election.

May 2022

2022
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Angela Gartside 1,525 47.5 11.4 Decrease
Liberal Democrats April Preston 1,279 39.8 6.8 Increase
Green Sam Easterby-Smith 303 9.4 6.0 Decrease
Conservative Michael Barnes 87 2.7 1.9 Decrease
Majority 246 7.7
Rejected ballots 17
Turnout 3,211 29.4 1.1 Decrease
Registered electors 10,931
Labour hold Swing 9.1 Decrease

May 2021

2021
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op
 		Chris Wills* 2,146 54.2 Increase5.1
Liberal Democrats April Preston 1,277 32.3 Decrease0.8
Green Sam Easterby-Smith 377 9.5 Decrease5.9
Conservative Cameron Cosh 158 4.0 Decrease0.5
Majority 869 21.9
Rejected ballots 23 0.6
Turnout 3,981 34.1 Increase3.6
Registered electors 11,718
Labour Co-op
hold 		Swing Increase3.0

Elections in 2010s

May 2019

2019
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Becky Chambers 1,442 44.6 Decrease11.5
Liberal Democrats April Preston 1,339 41.4 Increase8.4
Green Nathan Rae 331 10.2 Decrease5.2
Conservative Shaden Jaradat 101 3.1 Decrease1.5
Majority 103 3.2 Decrease10.6
Rejected ballots 21 0.65
Turnout 3,234 31.27 Increase0.77
Registered electors 10,341
Labour hold Swing Decrease9.5

May 2018

2018[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Rebecca Moore* 1,987 58.9
Labour Co-op
 		Chris Wills* 1,656 49.1
Labour Co-op
 		Chris Paul* 1,577 46.8
Liberal Democrats April Preston 1,112 33.0
Liberal Democrats Alex Warren 1,026 30.4
Liberal Democrats Phil Manktelow 1,014 30.1
Green Adam King 519 15.4
Conservative Shaden Jaradat 154 4.6
Conservative Peter Harrop 149 4.4
Conservative Avigail Walker 116 3.4
Majority 465 13.8
Rejected ballots 12 (full)
2 (partial)
Turnout 3,372 30.5
Registered electors 11,057
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour Co-op
win (new boundaries)
Labour Co-op
win (new boundaries)
Party Candidates Seats Won Votes Vote %
Labour 3 3 5,220 56.07
Liberal Democrats 3 0 3,152 33.86
Green 1 0 519 5.57
Conservative 3 0 419 4.50

May 2016

2016[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op
 		Chris Wills 1,683 55.25
Liberal Democrats Simon David Wheale 844 27.71
Green Lucy Jane Bannister 370 12.15
Conservative Shaden Jaradat 113 3.71
TUSC Zoe Brunswick 36 1.18
Majority 839 27.54
Turnout 3,046 31.47
Labour hold Swing

May 2015

2015[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op
 		Chris Paul* 3,032 47.3 +3.5
Liberal Democrats Simon David Wheale 1,382 21.6 -12.8
Green Harriet Emilia Pugh 1,272 19.9 +4.7
Conservative Shaden Jaradat 621 9.6 +3.0
TUSC Mercedes Caccia Mesorio 102 1.6 N/A
Majority 1,650 25.7
Turnout 6,409 65.1 +35.3
Labour Co-op
hold 		Swing

May 2014

2014[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Rebecca Moore 1,386 40.75
Liberal Democrats Simon David Wheale* 1,098 32.28
Green Laura Bannister 657 19.32
Conservative Peter Jacques Werner 194 5.70
TUSC Liam David Curless 66 1.94
Majority 288 8.5
Turnout 3,401 30.34
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

May 2012

2012[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Daniel Gillard 1,107 46.6 +23.5
Liberal Democrats Brendon Jones* 862 36.3 -21.4
Green Laura Bannister 251 10.6 -0.4
Conservative Lorna McHugh 88 3.7 -5.4
UKIP
 James Howson 68 2.9 N/A
Majority 245 10
Turnout 2,376 21
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

May 2011

2011[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op
 		Chris Paul 1,476 43.8 +21.3
Liberal Democrats Alison Firth* 1,161 34.4 -26.3
Green Laura Bannister 513 15.2 +5.5
Conservative Shumaila Malik 223 6.6 -0.5
Majority 315 9.3
Turnout 3,373 29.8
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

May 2010

2010[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Simon David Wheale* 2,849 51.4 -6.3
Labour Co-op
 Chris Paul 1,558 28.1 +5.0
Conservative Shumaila Malik 600 10.8 +1.7
Green Laura Alice Bannister 534 9.6 -0.6
Majority 1,291 23.3 -11.2
Turnout 5,541 50.6 +30.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing -5.6

Elections in 2000s

2008[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Brendon Jones 1,267 57.7 -3.0
Labour Leif Jerram 508 23.1 +0.6
Green Felicity Paris 223 10.2 +0.5
Conservative Zoe Slater 199 9.1 +2.0
Majority 759 34.5 -3.7
Turnout 2,197 20.6 -0.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing -1.8
2007[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Alison Firth* 1,346 60.7 +12.9
Labour Andrew Simcock 499 22.5 -5.1
Green Felicity Paris 216 9.7 -5.6
Conservative Adele Douglas 157 7.1 -2.2
Majority 847 38.2 +17.9
Turnout 2,218 21.5 -0.8
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +9.0
2006[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Simon David Wheale 1,064 47.8 -10.6
Labour Delores Elizabeth Long 613 27.6 +9.0
Green Sarah Stuart 340 15.3 +0.9
Conservative Andrew Christopher Perfect 207 9.3 +0.7
Majority 451 20.3 -19.5
Turnout 2,224 22.3 -8.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing -9.8
2004[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Audrey Jones* 1,811 58.4 N/A
Liberal Democrats Alison Firth* 1,747
Liberal Democrats Helen Jones 1,537
Labour Gerard Collier 578 18.6 N/A
Labour Mark Bowcock 509
Green Gregory Griffin 446 14.4 N/A
Labour Steve Nuttall 439
Green Bushra Hussain 409
Conservative Andrew Perfect 267 8.6 N/A
Majority 959 12.4
Turnout 3,102 30.7 N/A
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
2003[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Brendon Jones* 1,621 61.6 +0.1
Labour Gerard Collier 593 22.5 -1.7
Socialist Alliance Rachel Green 149 5.7 +2.5
Conservative Stuart Penketh 145 5.5 +0.4
Green Bushra Hussain 125 4.7 -1.3
Majority 1,028 39.0 +1.7
Turnout 2,633 21.6 -2.1
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +0.9
2002[18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Audrey Jones* 1,822 61.5 +0.2
Labour Kate Torkington 717 24.2 +1.2
Green June Buchan 178 6.0 -1.7
Conservative Jonathan Smith 152 5.1 -3.0
Socialist Alliance Toby Gibbons 96 3.2 +3.2
Majority 1,105 37.3 -1.0
Turnout 2,965 23.7 +1.8
Liberal Democrats hold Swing -0.5
2000[19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Alison Firth* 1,586 61.3 +3.9
Labour Pamela Smyth 595 23.0 -8.7
Conservative Jonathan Smith 209 8.1 +2.3
Green Susan Thorpe 198 7.7 +2.5
Majority 991 38.3 +12.6
Turnout 2,588 21.9 -4.1
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +6.3

References

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