- Manchester Council election, 2011
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Elections to Manchester City Council were held on 5 May 2011, along with the United Kingdom Alternative Vote referendum, 2011. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate serving a four-year term of office, expiring in 2015. The Labour Party retained overall control of the council.
After the election, the composition of the council was as follows:
Party Seats ± Labour 75 +13 Liberal Democrat 20 -11 Independent 1 -1 Conservative 0 -1 Ward results
Asterisks denote incumbent Councillors seeking re-election.
Ancoats & Clayton Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Mick Loughman* 2,202 71.7 +16.9 Green Peter Birkinshaw 369 12.0 +4.2 Conservative Abiodun Opesan 278 9.1 -4.0 Liberal Democrat Claude-Diele Nsumbu 220 7.2 -17.2 Majority 1,833 59.7 +29.3 Turnout 3,069 25.5 -20.6 Labour hold Swing Ardwick Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Bernard Priest* 2,054 76.2 +17.9 Conservative Robert Manning 232 8.6 -1.9 Liberal Democrat Liaqat Ali 229 8.5 -16.6 Trade Unionist & Socialist James Naish 100 3.7 +3.7 Socialist Equality Robert Skelton 82 3.0 +3.0 Majority 1,822 67.6 +34.4 Turnout 2,697 21.6 -17.4 Labour hold Swing Baguley Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Co-op Paul Andrews* 1,702 64.6 +17.5 Conservative Ralph Ellerton 353 13.4 -2.8 UKIP Christopher Cassidy 229 8.7 +1.9 Liberal Democrat Yvonne Donaghey 115 4.4 -20.1 Green Mike Dagley 109 4.1 +1.3 Trade Unionist & Socialist Lynn Worthington 74 2.8 +0.1 Independent Michael Thompson 50 1.9 +1.9 Majority 1,349 51.2 +28.6 Turnout 2,633 24.2 -20.7 Labour hold Swing Bradford Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Rosa Battle* 2,169 78.4 +14.5 Conservative Sarah Bennett 248 9.0 -2.3 Green Lorna Bowen 175 6.3 +1.6 Liberal Democrat Emma Bean 173 6.3 -13.7 Majority 1,921 69.5 +25.6 Turnout 2,765 25.1 -17.0 Labour hold Swing Brooklands Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Sue Cooley* 1,876 57.9 +11.7 Conservative Stephen Woods 764 23.6 -3.3 UKIP Nathan Gilbert 254 7.8 +2.6 Liberal Democrat Peter James Maxson 201 6.2 -12.4 Green Eithne Quinn 143 4.4 +1.5 Majority 1,112 34.3 +15.0 Turnout 3,238 30.7 -24.7 Labour hold Swing Burnage (2 vacancies) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Carl Austin 2,668 34.6 +26.8 Labour Bev Craig 2,283 29.6 +16.8 Liberal Democrat Grace Baynham 1,103 14.3 -16.8 Liberal Democrat Iain Donaldson* 1,005 13.0 -19.4 Green Dan Collinson 260 3.4 -0.6 Conservative Jean Mee 203 2.6 -2.9 Conservative Peter Schofield 196 2.5 -3.1 Majority 1,180 15.3 +27.6 Turnout 7,718 39.8 -17.8 Labour gain from Liberal Democrat Swing Labour gain from Liberal Democrat Swing Charlestown Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Basil Curley* 2,196 71.0 -16.4 Conservative Ellen Daniels 387 12.5 -2.0 BNP Stephen Moran 374 12.1 -3.4 Liberal Democrat Richard Ruddick 137 4.4 -8.6 Majority 1,809 58.5 +19.4 Turnout 3,094 30.4 -20.8 Labour hold Swing Cheetham Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Afzal Khan* 3,712 84.4 +30.6 Conservative Samuel Jacobs 366 8.3 -14.0 Liberal Democrat Nawaz Ahmed 320 7.3 -7.2 Majority 3,346 76.1 +44.7 Turnout 4,398 30.2 -17.7 Labour hold Swing Chorlton Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Matthew Strong 2,964 53.6 +14.8 Liberal Democrat Paul Ankers* 1,701 30.7 -12.9 Green Brian Candeland 647 11.7 +1.0 Conservative Mohammed Afzal 223 4.0 -2.8 Majority 1,263 22.8 +18.0 Turnout 5,535 50.7 -21.8 Labour gain from Liberal Democrat Swing Chorlton Park Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Ian Hyde 2,098 48.4 +16.0 Liberal Democrat Tony Bethell* 1,427 32.9 -20.4 Green Rebecca Willmott 493 11.4 +4.9 Conservative and Unionist Party H.C.H. Hill 313 7.2 -0.6 Majority 671 15.5 -4.5 Turnout 4,331 38.9 -25.0 Labour gain from Liberal Democrat Swing City Centre Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Co-op Kevin Peel 1,048 36.7 +5.2 Independent Ken Dobson* 656 23.0 +23.0 Liberal Democrat John Bridges 459 16.1 -24.5 Conservative Michael Liffen 427 14.9 -6.7 Green Joanne Wilkes 268 9.4 +3.1 Majority 392 13.7 +4.5 Turnout 2,858 21.3 -21.7 Labour gain from Independent Swing Crumpsall Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Con Keegan* 2,754 77.1 +19.2 Conservative Sham Akhtar 500 14.0 -2.8 Liberal Democrat Ben Fearn 177 5.0 -7.2 Green Pratichi Chatterjee 142 4.0 +4.0 Majority 2,254 63.1 +22.0 Turnout 3,573 33.4 -18.9 Labour hold Swing Didsbury East Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Andrew Simcock 2,465 51.5 +15.1 Liberal Democrat Helen Fisher* 1,598 33.4 -13.3 Conservative Christopher Green 423 8.8 -2.4 Green Kathleen Matthews 303 6.3 +0.5 Majority 867 18.1 +7.8 Turnout 4,789 44.9 -23.9 Labour gain from Liberal Democrat Swing Didsbury West Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour David Ellison 1,686 44.2 +12.0 Liberal Democrat Craig Whittall 1,172 30.7 -19.5 Conservative Jonathan Millard 530 13.9 -3.8 Green James Alden 424 11.1 +11.1 Majority 514 13.5 -4.5 Turnout 3,812 36.9 -24.5 Labour gain from Liberal Democrat Swing Fallowfield Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Grace Fletcher-Hackwood 2,167 69.1 +21.1 Green Rebecca Simpson 351 11.2 +5.8 Conservative Nick Kling 340 10.8 -3.3 Liberal Democrat Saira Sadaf 196 6.2 -26.3 Trade Unionist & Socialist Katen Verma 83 2.6 +2.6 Majority 1,816 57.9 +42.4 Turnout 3,137 28.6 -21.7 Labour hold Swing Gorton North Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour John Hughes 2,001 61.1 +14.8 Liberal Democrat Wendy Helsby* 965 29.5 -10.7 Green Karl Wardlaw 157 4.8 +0.6 Conservative Yemi Komolafe 150 4.6 -4.7 Majority 1,036 31.7 +25.6 Turnout 3,273 29.2 -17.2 Labour gain from Liberal Democrat Swing Gorton South Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Peter Cookson 2,162 52.3 +6.4 Liberal Democrat Simon Ashley* 1,525 36.9 -5.5 Green Sean Hughes 217 5.2 +5.2 Conservative Taiwo Tmo 121 2.9 -4.2 Respect Marie-Angelique Bueler 111 2.7 -1.8 Majority 637 15.4 +11.9 Turnout 4,136 33.2 -16.6 Labour gain from Liberal Democrat Swing Harpurhey Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Joanne Green* 2,151 73.2 +13.2 Conservative William Clapham 321 10.9 -0.6 BNP Peter Brown 320 10.9 -1.4 Liberal Democrat Dominic Hardwick 147 5.0 -8.4 Majority 1,830 62.3 +15.8 Turnout 2,939 24.2 -17.9 Labour hold Swing Higher Blackley Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Harry Lyons* 1,953 63.3 +6.7 Conservative Vivienne Clarke 381 12.4 -2.9 BNP Derek Adams 321 10.4 -4.8 UKIP Martin Power 235 Liberal Democrat Michael Lau 112 3.6 -7.2 Green Nick Good 81 2.6 +2.6 Majority 1,572 51.0 +9.7 Turnout 3,083 29.6 -22.4 Labour hold Swing Hulme Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Mary Murphy* 1,689 57.4 +11.6 Green Ruth Bergan 742 25.2 +3.2 Conservative Jamie Williams 302 10.3 +1.1 Liberal Democrat Andy Hardwick-Moss 211 7.2 -15.8 Majority 947 34.2 +11.4 Turnout 2,944 24.1 -22.2 Labour hold Swing Levenshulme Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Aftab Ahmed 2,210 52.2 +13.9 Liberal Democrat John Commons* 1,204 28.4 -13.3 Green David Mottram 627 14.8 +3.9 Conservative Ryan El-Idrissi 194 4.6 -4.5 Majority 1,006 23.8 +20.4 Turnout 4,235 37.9 -18.8 Labour gain from Liberal Democrat Swing Longsight Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Abid Chohan* 2,855 72.4 +23.3 Liberal Democrat Jawaid Chaudhry 531 13.5 -25.6 Green Ryan Bestford 343 8.7 +8.7 Conservative Charles Bailey 212 5.4 -1.1 Majority 2,324 59.0 +49.0 Turnout 3,941 35.5 -17.4 Labour hold Swing Miles Platting & Newton Heath Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour June Hitchen* 2,039 68.3 +18.2 Liberal Democrat Victoria Roberts 544 18.2 -15.1 BNP Joseph Cegla 186 6.2 -2.1 Conservative Natalie Chapman 108 3.6 -1.9 Green Christopher Hyland 108 3.6 +1.9 Majority 1,495 50.1 +33.3 Turnout 2,985 27.9 -17.9 Labour hold Swing Moss Side Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Sameem Ali* 2,738 79.1 +13.6 Green Mosab Musbahi 295 8.5 +3.1 Liberal Democrat Aidan Flood 268 7.7 -12.9 Conservative Bolanle Ayadi 162 4.7 -1.7 Majority 2,443 70.5 +25.6 Turnout 3,463 29.3 -19.6 Labour hold Swing Moston Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Henry Cooper* 2,234 62.1 +18.1 Conservative Steven Booth 528 14.7 +1.1 BNP John O'Shaughnessy 313 8.7 -3.8 Liberal Democrat Tim Hartley 312 8.7 -20.1 Green Mary Candeland 208 5.8 +4.6 Majority 1,706 47.5 +32.3 Turnout 3,595 32.5 -23.5 Labour hold Swing Northenden Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Richard Cowell 2,111 58.7 +16.9 Liberal Democrat Dave Nuttall 1,235 31.2 -11.0 Conservative Phillip Page 272 6.9 -2.3 UKIP Danielle Brannon 172 4.3 +1.5 Green Chris Gibbins 166 4.2 +4.2 Majority 876 22.1 +21.7 Turnout 3,956 35.7 -18.7 Labour hold Swing Old Moat Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Jeffrey Smith* 2,311 65.7 +21.9 Liberal Democrat Robert Mackle 413 11.7 -26.6 Green Barney Wolfram 373 10.6 +3.5 Conservative Luke Springthorpe 315 9.0 +0.5 Independent Yasmin Zalzala 103 2.9 +0.6 Majority 1,898 54.0 +48.5 Turnout 3,515 32.0 -22.6 Labour hold Swing Rusholme Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Kate Chappell 2,238 61.3 +17.2 Liberal Democrat Abu Chowdhury* 883 24.2 -12.6 Green Richard Lane 319 8.7 +2.0 Conservative Dola Miah 212 5.8 -3.3 Majority 1,355 37.1 +29.8 Turnout 3,652 34.1 -17.2 Labour gain from Liberal Democrat Swing Sharston Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Co-op Joyce Keller* 1,845 63.3 +17.7 Conservative Jim McCullough 505 17.3 -0.9 UKIP Eugene Cassidy 222 7.6 +2.1 Liberal Democrat Dave Page 138 4.7 -13.5 Green Dane Lam 133 4.6 +2.4 Trade Unionist & Socialist Shari Holden 70 2.4 +2.4 Majority 1,340 46.0 +18.6 Turnout 2,913 25.1 -19.3 Labour hold Swing Whalley Range Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Aftab Razaq 3,050 66.8 +20.3 Liberal Democrat Michael Chubb 625 13.7 -20.9 Green Ayo Ogolo 574 12.6 +4.4 Conservative Nathan Cruddas 318 7.0 -1.2 Majority 2,425 53.1 +41.1 Turnout 4,567 40.4 -21.0 Labour gain from Conservative Swing Withington Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Co-op Chris Paul 1,476 43.8 +15.7 Liberal Democrat Alison Firth* 1,161 34.4 -17.0 Green Laura Bannister 513 15.2 +5.6 Conservative Shumaila Malik 223 6.6 -4.2 Majority 315 9.3 -14.0 Turnout 3,373 29.8 -20.8 Labour gain from Liberal Democrat Swing Woodhouse Park Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Barbara O'Neil* 1,756 72.7 +14.8 Conservative Stephen McHugh 306 12.7 -1.8 UKIP Pamela Shotton 174 7.2 +2.7 Green Kathleen Molteno 96 4.0 +2.2 Liberal Democrat Sarah Harding 83 3.4 -11.5 Majority 1,450 60.0 +17.0 Turnout 2,415 24.2 -18.0 Labour hold Swing References
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Manchester Council election, 2010Manchester local elections Succeeded by
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