Gorton North

Gorton North
Gorton North
	Gorton Monastery on Gorton Lane
	Gorton North Location within Greater Manchester
Population	16,440 (2011)
OS grid reference	SJ8876395919
Metropolitan borough	City of Manchester;
Metropolitan county	Greater Manchester;
Region	North West;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	MANCHESTER
Postcode district	M12
Dialling code	0161
Police	Greater Manchester
Fire	Greater Manchester
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Manchester Gorton;
Councillors	Nilofar Siddiqi (Labour); John Hughes (Labour); Afia Kamal (Labour);
	List of places UK England Greater Manchester 53°27′36″N 2°10′15″W / 53.4599°N 2.1707°W

Gorton North is a defunct local government ward in the Gorton area of the City of Manchester. The population of Gorton North ward at the 2011 census was 16,440.^[1] Under boundary changes by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England (LGBCE) the ward was abolished and replaced with the new electoral ward Gorton and Abbey Hey from May 2018.^[2]

Governance

Gorton North is in the parliamentary constituency of Manchester Gorton. It has been represented in Westminster by Afzal Khan since June 2017.^[3] The city councillors for the ward are Nilofar Siddiqi (Labour), John Hughes (Labour) and Afia Kamal (Labour).^[4] Historically Gorton North was a safe Labour seat. Previous Labour councillors for Gorton North were Colin Brierley, Tom Hamnett and Anne Unwin (previously Anne McQueen).

Councillors

Nilofar Siddiqi (Lab), John Hughes (Lab), and Afia Kamal (Lab)

Election	Councillor		Councillor		Councillor
2004	style="background-color: Template:Liberal Democrats (UK)/meta/color" \|	Bernadette Newing (Lib Dem)	style="background-color: Template:Liberal Democrats (UK)/meta/color" \|	Wendy Helsby (Lib Dem)	style="background-color: Template:Liberal Democrats (UK)/meta/color" \|	Jacqueline Pearcey (Lib Dem)
2006	style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	Nilofar Siddiqi (Lab)	style="background-color: Template:Liberal Democrats (UK)/meta/color" \|	Wendy Helsby (Lib Dem)	style="background-color: Template:Liberal Democrats (UK)/meta/color" \|	Jacqueline Pearcey (Lib Dem)
2007	style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	Nilofar Siddiqi (Lab)	style="background-color: Template:Liberal Democrats (UK)/meta/color" \|	Wendy Helsby (Lib Dem)	style="background-color: Template:Liberal Democrats (UK)/meta/color" \|	Jacqueline Pearcey (Lib Dem)
2008	style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	Nilofar Siddiqi (Lab)	style="background-color: Template:Liberal Democrats (UK)/meta/color" \|	Wendy Helsby (Lib Dem)	style="background-color: Template:Liberal Democrats (UK)/meta/color" \|	Jacqueline Pearcey (Lib Dem)
2010	style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	Nilofar Siddiqi (Lab)	style="background-color: Template:Liberal Democrats (UK)/meta/color" \|	Wendy Helsby (Lib Dem)	style="background-color: Template:Liberal Democrats (UK)/meta/color" \|	Jacqueline Pearcey (Lib Dem)
2011	style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	Nilofar Siddiqi (Lab)	style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	John Hughes (Lab)	style="background-color: Template:Liberal Democrats (UK)/meta/color" \|	Jacqueline Pearcey (Lib Dem)
2012	style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	Nilofar Siddiqi (Lab)	style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	John Hughes (Lab)	style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	Afia Kamal (Lab)
2014	style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	Nilofar Siddiqi (Lab)	style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	John Hughes (Lab)	style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	Afia Kamal (Lab)
2015	style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	Nilofar Siddiqi (Lab)	style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	John Hughes (Lab)	style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	Afia Kamal (Lab)
2016	style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	Nilofar Siddiqi (Lab)	style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	John Hughes (Lab)	style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" \|	Afia Kamal (Lab)
2018	style="background-color: Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color"\|	Ward abolished	style="background-color: Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color"\|	Ward abolished	style="background-color: Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color"\|	Ward abolished

indicates seat up for re-election. indicates ward abolished and replaced with new ward: Gorton and Abbey Hey.

Geography

Gorton North is bounded by the neighbourhoods of Bradford to the north, Ardwick to the east, Longsight and Gorton South to the south and Fairfield, Tameside to the west. It contains Belle Vue Stadium and Gorton Monastery.

References

^ "City of Manchester ward population 2011". Retrieved 23 March 2017.
^ 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.
^ "Afzal Khan MP". parliament.uk. UK Parliament. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
^ "Gorton North Councillors". manchester.gov.uk. Manchester City Council. Retrieved 23 March 2017.

External links

Office for National Statistics

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[1] "City of Manchester ward population 2011". Retrieved 23 March 2017.

[2] 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.

[3] "Afzal Khan MP". parliament.uk. UK Parliament. Retrieved 3 February 2018.

[4] "Gorton North Councillors". manchester.gov.uk. Manchester City Council. Retrieved 23 March 2017.

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