Gorton and Abbey Hey (ward)

Gorton and Abbey Hey is an electoral ward of Manchester, England created by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England (LGBCE) from the previous electoral wards of Gorton North and Gorton South for the local elections 2018.[1]

For the area of Gorton, Greater Manchester, see Gorton. For the area of Abbey Hey, Greater Manchester, see Abbey Hey.

Gorton and Abbey Hey
Electoral ward
Gorton and Abbey Hey electoral ward within Manchester City Council
Coat of arms
Motto(s):  By wisdom and effort
Coordinates: 53.464526°N 2.169614°W / 53.464526; -2.169614
Country	United Kingdom
Constituent country	England
Region	North West England
County	Greater Manchester
Metropolitan borough	Manchester
Created	December 2017
Named for	Gorton and Abbey Hey
Government   UK Parliament constituency: Manchester Gorton
• Type	Unicameral
• Body	Manchester City Council
• Leader of the council	Richard Leese (Labour)
• Councillor	Afia Kamal
• Councillor	Julie Reid
• Councillor	John Hughes

It is represented in Westminster by Afzal Khan MP for Manchester Gorton.[2]

Councillors

Three councillors serve the ward: Afia Kamal, Labour (2019–23),[3] Julie Reid, Labour (2018–20),[4] and John Hughes, Labour (2018–22).[5]

Election	Councillor		Councillor		Councillor
2018		Afia Kamal (Lab)		Julie Reid (Lab)		John Louis Hughes (Lab)
2019		Afia Kamal (Lab)		Julie Reid (Lab)		John Louis Hughes (Lab)

     indicates seat up for election

Elections in 2010s

* denotes incumbent councillor seeking re-election.

May 2019

2019

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Afia Kamal*	1,464	47.3%	2.0%
	Liberal Democrats	Jackie Pearcey	818	26.4%	2.7%
	UKIP	Katie Fanning	418	13.5%	N/A
	Green	Paul Davies	208	6.7%	1.1%
	Conservative	Jake Feeley	170	5.5%	6.1%
Majority			646	20.86%	4.83%
Rejected ballots			19	0.61%
Turnout			3,097	24.18%
Registered electors			12,810
	Labour hold		Swing	2.35%

May 2018

2018[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Louis Hughes*	1,849	59.9
	Labour	Julie Reid*	1,771	57.4
	Labour	Afia Kamal*	1,523	49.4
	Liberal Democrats	Jackie Pearcey	730	23.7
	Liberal Democrats	Iain Donaldson	526	17.0
	Liberal Democrats	Tim Bannister	385	12.5
	Conservative	Paul Mostyn	342	11.1
	Conservative	Michael Street	308	10.0
	Conservative	Melissa Jackson	271	8.8
	Green	Melvyn Newton	241	7.8
Rejected ballots			13 (full) 1 (partial)
Turnout			3,086	24
Registered electors			12857
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Party		Candidates	Seats Won	Votes	Vote %
	Labour	3	3	5,143	64.72
	Liberal Democrats	3	0	1,641	20.65
	Conservative	3	0	921	11.59
	Green	1	0	303	2.41

References

1. 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.
2. "Afzal Khan MP". parliament.uk. UK Parliament. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
3. "Afia Kamal". manchester.gov.uk. Manchester City Council. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
4. "Julie Reid". manchester.gov.uk. Manchester City Council. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
5. "John Hughes". manchester.gov.uk. Manchester City Council. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
6. "3 May 2018 Local Government Election results". manchester.gov.uk. Manchester City Council. 5 May 2018. Archived from the original on 7 May 2018. Retrieved 8 May 2018.