Ancoats and Beswick (ward)
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]
Ancoats and Beswick | |
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Electoral ward | |
_2018.png) Ancoats and Beswick electoral ward within Manchester City Council | |
 Coat of arms | |
| Motto(s): By wisdom and effort | |
| Coordinates: 53.4807°N 2.2074°W | |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Constituent country | England |
| Region | North West England |
| County | Greater Manchester |
| Metropolitan borough | 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) |
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 Majid Dar (Labour),[3] Emma Taylor (Labour)[4] and Rosa Battle (Labour).[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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Majid Dar (Lab) | Emma Taylor (Lab) | Rosa Battle (Lab) | |||
| 2019 | Majid Dar (Lab) | Emma Taylor (Lab) | Rosa Battle (Lab) | |||
indicates seat up for re-election.
Elections in 2010s
* denotes incumbent councillor seeking re-election.
May 2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Mohammed Majid Dar* | 1,192 | 55.6% |  | |
| Green | Robyn Schreibke | 378 | 17.6% |  | |
| Liberal Democrats | Jane McQueen | 236 | 11.0% | | |
| Conservative | Daniel Bell | 187 | 8.7% | | |
| UKIP | Trevor Wongsam | 143 | 6.7% | n/a | |
| Majority | 814 | 37.9% | | ||
| Rejected ballots | 9 | 0.42% | |||
| Turnout | 2,145 | 21.28% |  | ||
| Registered electors | 10,079 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | |
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May 2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
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References
- 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". democracy.manchester.gov.uk. Manchester City Council. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
- "Emma Taylor". manchester.gov.uk. Manchester City Council. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- "Rosa Battle". manchester.gov.uk. Manchester City Council. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- Williams, Jennifer (24 July 2019). "Manchester councillor suspended amid anti-semitism investigation". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
- "3 May 2018 Local Government Election results". manchester.gov.uk. Manchester City Council. 4 May 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
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