Deansgate (ward)
The Deansgate electoral ward of Manchester City Council was created by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England to replace part of the City Centre ward in 2018.[1]
Deansgate | |
|---|---|
Electoral ward | |
_2018.png) Deansgate electoral ward within Manchester City Council | |
 Coat of arms | |
| Motto(s): By wisdom and effort | |
| Coordinates: 53.4784°N 2.2494°W | |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Constituent country | England |
| Region | North West England |
| County | Greater Manchester |
| Metropolitan borough | Manchester |
| Created | December 2017 |
| Named for | Deansgate |
| Government | |
| • Type | Unicameral |
| • Body | Manchester City Council |
| • Leader of the council | Richard Leese (Labour) |
| • Councillor | William Jeavons (Labour) |
| • Councillor | Marcus Johns (Labour) |
| • Councillor | Joan Davies (Labour) |
| UK Parliamentary Constituency | Manchester Central |
| Member of Parliament | Lucy Powell |
| UK Parliamentary Constituency | Blackley and Broughton |
| Member of Parliament | Graham Stringer |
Different parts of this ward are represented by different MPs; the majority of the ward is in the Manchester Central constituency but the area north of the railway line through Victoria station is in the Blackley and Broughton constituency.
Councillors
Three councillors serve the ward:[1] William Jeavons, Labour (2019–23),[2] Marcus Johns, Labour (2018–20),[3] and Joan Davies, Labour (2018–22).[4]
| Election | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | William Jeavons (Lab) | Marcus Johns (Lab) | Joan Davies (Lab) | |||
| 2019 | William Jeavons (Lab) | Marcus Johns (Lab) | Joan Davies (Lab) | |||
indicates seat up for election.
Elections in 2010s
* denotes incumbent councillor seeking re-election.
May 2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | William Jeavons* | 497 | 34.8% |  | |
| Liberal Democrats | John Bridges | 449 | 31.4% |  | |
| Green | Christopher Ogden | 252 | 17.6% | | |
| Conservative | Connor Watson | 126 | 8.8% | | |
| Women's Equality | Sam Johnson | 105 | 7.3% | | |
| Majority | 48 | 3.36% | | ||
| Rejected ballots | 9 | 0.63% | |||
| Turnout | 1429 | 19.81% | | ||
| Registered electors | 7,258 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | |
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May 2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Joan Davies* | 782 | 53.3 | ||
| Labour | Marcus Johns | 604 | 41.1 | ||
| Labour | William Jeavons | 570 | 38.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | John Bridges | 362 | 24.7 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Gary McKenna | 311 | 21.2 | ||
| Green | Christopher Ogden | 308 | 21.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | George Rice | 285 | 19.4 | ||
| Conservative | Russ George | 196 | 13.4 | ||
| Conservative | Lee Evans | 185 | 12.6 | ||
| Independent | Nick Buckley | 164 | 11.2 | ||
| Women's Equality | Sam Johnson | 164 | 11.2 | ||
| Conservative | Charles Latchford | 151 | 10.3 | ||
| Independent | Giles Grover | 99 | 6.7 | ||
| Majority | 208 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 2 | 0.026 | |||
| Turnout | 1,468 | 19.38 | |||
| Registered electors | 7,573 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidates | Seats Won | Votes | Vote % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 3 | 3 | 1,956 | 46.78 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 3 | 0 | 958 | 22.91 | |
| Conservative | 3 | 0 | 532 | 12.72 | |
| Green | 1 | 0 | 308 | 7.37 | |
| Independent | 2 | 0 | 263 | 6.29 | |
| Women's Equality | 1 | 0 | 164 | 3.92 | |
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.
- "William Jeavons". democracy.manchester.gov.uk. Manchester City Council. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
- "Marcus Johns". manchester.gov.uk. Manchester City Council. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
- "Joan Davies". manchester.gov.uk. Manchester City Council. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
- "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.
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