Ancoats and Beswick
Ancoats and Beswick | |
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_2018.png) Ancoats and Beswick electoral ward within Manchester City Council | |
 Coat of arms | |
| Motto(s): By wisdom and effort | |
| Coordinates: 53°28′51″N 2°12′27″W / 53.4807°N 2.2074°W | |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Constituent country | England |
| Region | Manchester |
| County | Greater Manchester |
| Created | December 2017 |
| Named for | Ancoats and Beswick |
| Government UK Parliament constituency: Manchester Central | |
| • Type | Unicameral |
| • Body | Manchester City Council |
| • Leader of the council | Richard Leese (Labour) |
| • Councillor | Majid Dar (Labour) |
| • Councillor | Emma Taylor (Labour) |
| • Councillor | Rosa Battle (Labour) |
Ancoats and Beswick is an area and 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 are due to be elected at the local elections 2018.[1]
Councillors
The current councillors for the ward are Majid Dar (Labour),[3] Emma Taylor (Labour)[4] and Rosa Battle (Labour).[5]
| Election | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor | |||
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| 2018 | style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Majid Dar (Lab) | style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Emma Taylor (Lab) | style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Rosa Battle (Lab) |
indicates seat up for re-election.
Elections in 2010s
May 2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Rosa Battle* | 1,475 | |||
| Labour | Emma Taylor* | 1,272 | |||
| Labour | Mohammed Dar | 1,152 | |||
| Green | Eliza Tyrrell | 345 | |||
| Conservative | Michael Barnes | 253 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Christopher Wilkinson | 233 | |||
| Conservative | Barney Watson | 223 | |||
| Conservative | Adam Williams | 189 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Lynne Williams | 169 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Simon Lepori | 157 | |||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 2,049 | 21 | |||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
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.
- ^ "Majid Dar". manchester.gov.uk. Manchester City Council. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- ^ "Emma Taylor". manchester.gov.uk. Manchester City Council. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- ^ "Rosa Battle". manchester.gov.uk. Manchester City Council. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- ^ "3 May 2018 Local Government Election results". manchester.gov.uk. Manchester City Council. 4 May 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
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