Chorlton (ward)
Chorlton is an electoral ward of Manchester, England. Different parts of this ward are represented by different MPs following boundary changes in 2018; the majority of the ward is part of the Manchester Withington constituency but a portion is part of the Manchester Gorton constituency. The 2011 Census recorded a population of 14,138.
On 14 October 2021 councillor Matt Strong resigned from his seat in Chorlton, prompting a by-election that was held on 18 November 2021.
Changes in the table below are relative to the 2019 election.
Councillors
The ward has three seats. As of November 2021, the sitting councillors are Eve Holt (Lab), Mathew Benham (Lab), and John Hacking (Lab Co-op).
Election | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor | |||
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2004 | Val Stevens (Lab Co-op) | Angela Gallagher (Lib Dem) | Sheila Newman (Lab) | |||
2006 | Val Stevens (Lab Co-op) | Angela Gallagher (Lab) | Sheila Newman (Lab) | |||
2007 | Val Stevens (Lab Co-op) | Paul Ankers (Lib Dem) | Sheila Newman (Lab) | |||
2008 | Val Stevens (Lab Co-op) | Paul Ankers (Lib Dem) | Sheila Newman (Lab) | |||
2010 | Victor Chamberlain (Lib Dem) | Paul Ankers (Lib Dem) | Sheila Newman (Lab) | |||
2011 | Victor Chamberlain (Lib Dem) | Matthew Strong (Lab) | Sheila Newman (Lab) | |||
2012 | Victor Chamberlain (Lib Dem) | Matthew Strong (Lab) | Sheila Newman (Lab) | |||
2014 | John Hacking (Lab Co-op) | Matthew Strong (Lab) | Sheila Newman (Lab) | |||
2015 | John Hacking (Lab Co-op) | Matthew Strong (Lab) | Sheila Newman (Lab) | |||
2016 | John Hacking (Lab Co-op) | Matthew Strong (Lab) | Sheila Newman (Lab) | |||
2018 | John Hacking (Lab Co-op) | Matthew Strong (Lab) | Eve Holt (Lab) | |||
2019 | John Hacking (Labour Co-op) | Matthew Strong (Lab) | Eve Holt (Lab) | |||
May 2021 | John Hacking (Labour Co-op) | Matthew Strong (Lab) | Eve Holt (Lab) | |||
Nov 2021 | John Hacking (Labour Co-op) | Mathew Benham (Lab) | Eve Holt (Lab) | |||
2022 | John Hacking (Labour Co-op) | Mathew Benham (Lab) | Eve Holt (Lab) | |||
2023 | John Hacking (Labour Co-op) | Mathew Benham (Lab) | Eve Holt (Lab) |
indicates seat up for re-election. indicates councillor defected. indicates seat won in by-election.
Elections in 2020s
* denotes incumbent councillor seeking re-election.
Nov 2021
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Mathew Benham | 1,581 | 52.1 | 4.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Rosie Hughes | 657 | 21.7 | 8.9 | |
Green | Simon Milner-Edwards | 608 | 20.0 | 1.0 | |
Conservative | Kathleen Fitzgibbon | 93 | 3.1 | 1.6 | |
Women's Equality | Jo Heathcote | 66 | 2.2 | 1.1 | |
Independent | Paul Harnett | 27 | 0.9 | n/a | |
Majority | 924 | 30.5 | 5.2 | ||
Rejected ballots | 2 | 0.07 | 0.6 | ||
Turnout | 3,032 | 28.1 | 22.9 | ||
Registered electors | 10,795 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | 6.9 |
May 2021
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour Co-op | Eve Holt* | 3,656 | 68.0 | 3.2 | |
Green | Mary Crumpton | 917 | 17.1 | 2.4 | |
Conservative | Kath Fitzgibbon | 368 | 6.8 | 1.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Robin Grayson | 291 | 5.4 | 5.6 | |
Women's Equality | Jo Heathcote | 141 | 2.6 | 0.6 | |
Majority | 2739 | 50.9 | |||
Rejected ballots | 40 | 0.7 | |||
Turnout | 5,413 | 51.03 | 4.7 | ||
Registered electors | 10,608 | ||||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing | 0.4 |
Elections in 2010s
May 2019
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Matt Strong* | 2,574 | 57.0 | 3.0 | |
Green | Mary Crumpton | 950 | 21.0 | 6.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Lizzy Bain | 575 | 12.7 | 0.3 | |
Conservative | Keith Berry | 212 | 4.7 | 0.4 | |
Women's Equality | Jo Heathcote | 146 | 3.2 | 6.2 | |
Independent | Michael Elston | 59 | 1.3 | 1.6 | |
Majority | 1,624 | 35.7 | 9.5 | ||
Rejected ballots | 29 | 0.64 | |||
Turnout | 4,545 | 43.50 | 2.8 | ||
Registered electors | 10,452 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | 4.65 |
May 2018
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Hacking* | 3,175 | 64.1 | ||
Labour | Eve Holt | 3,165 | 63.9 | ||
Labour | Matt Strong* | 2,974 | 60.0 | ||
Green | Nigel Woodcock | 731 | 14.8 | ||
Green | Mary Crumpton | 728 | 14.7 | ||
Green | Anne Power | 653 | 13.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Lizzy Bain | 614 | 12.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Joanne Milligan | 507 | 10.2 | ||
Women's Equality | Jo Heathcote | 465 | 9.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Rhona Brown | 463 | 9.3 | ||
Conservative | Luke Berry | 301 | 6.1 | ||
Conservative | Luke Costello | 242 | 4.9 | ||
Conservative | John Edwards | 221 | 4.5 | ||
Independent | Michael Elston | 145 | 2.9 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 4,955 | 46.3 | |||
Labour win (new boundaries) | |||||
Labour win (new boundaries) | |||||
Labour win (new boundaries) |
May 2016
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Sheila Newman* | 3,296 | 65.68 | ||
Green | Nigel James Woodcock | 778 | 15.50 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Ludo Tolhurst-Cleaver | 719 | 14.33 | ||
Conservative | Colm George Lock | 225 | 4.48 | ||
Majority | 2,518 | 50.18 | |||
Turnout | 5,018 | 47.00 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
May 2015
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Matt Strong* | 3,991 | 48.5 | −5.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Matt Gallagher | 1,618 | 19.7 | −11.0 | |
Green | Jake Welsh | 1,610 | 19.5 | +7.8 | |
Conservative | Colm George Lock | 600 | 7.3 | +3.3 | |
Independent | Mary Rosalind Crumpton | 233 | 2.8 | N/A | |
TUSC | Liam Curless | 180 | 2.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 2,373 | 28.8 | |||
Turnout | 8,232 | 73.8 | +23.1 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
May 2014
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour Co-op | John Hacking | 2,675 | 54.98 | +16.18 | |
Green | Jake Welsh | 1,002 | 20.60 | +9.90 | |
Liberal Democrats | Peter James Maxon | 739 | 15.19 | −28.41 | |
Conservative | Zachery Husseini | 286 | 5.88 | −0.92 | |
TUSC | Mark Bradley Krantz | 163 | 3.35 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,673 | 34.4 | |||
Turnout | 4,865 | 44.34 | |||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
May 2012
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Sheila Newman* | 2,433 | 56.8 | +11.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Matt Gallagher | 797 | 18.6 | −21.1 | |
Green | Brian Candeland | 503 | 11.8 | +2.3 | |
TUSC | Mark Krantz | 368 | 8.6 | N/A | |
Conservative | Jonathan Beardmore | 180 | 4.2 | −1.3 | |
Majority | 1,636 | 38 | |||
Turnout | 4,281 | 39.19 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
May 2011
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Matthew Strong | 2,964 | 53.6 | +13.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Paul Ankers* | 1,701 | 30.7 | −10.6 | |
Green | Brian Candeland | 647 | 11.7 | −0.6 | |
Conservative | Mohammed Afzal | 223 | 4.0 | −2.0 | |
Majority | 1,263 | 22.8 | |||
Turnout | 5,535 | 50.7 | |||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
May 2010
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Victor Max Mark Chamberlain | 3,349 | 43.6 | +3.9 | |
Labour | Amina Lone | 2,981 | 38.8 | −6.4 | |
Green | Brian Arthur Candeland | 825 | 10.7 | +1.2 | |
Conservative | Saira Hanif | 522 | 6.8 | +1.3 | |
Majority | 368 | 4.8 | −0.7 | ||
Turnout | 7,677 | 72.5 | +26.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | +5.1 |
Elections in 2000s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Sheila Newman* | 2,126 | 45.2 | +4.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Lianne Williams | 1,867 | 39.7 | −1.6 | |
Green | Brian Candeland | 448 | 9.5 | −2.8 | |
Conservative | David Hopps | 260 | 5.5 | −0.5 | |
Majority | 259 | 5.5 | +4.5 | ||
Turnout | 4,701 | 46.0 | +2.7 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +3.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Paul Ankers | 1,823 | 41.3 | +1.9 | |
Labour | Angela Gallagher* | 1,781 | 40.4 | −1.6 | |
Green | Brian Candeland | 544 | 12.3 | −1.7 | |
Conservative | Claire McLauchlin | 264 | 6.0 | +1.4 | |
Majority | 42 | 1.0 | −1.6 | ||
Turnout | 4,412 | 43.3 | +0.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | +1.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour Co-op | Val Stevens* | 1,828 | 42.0 | +9.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Charles Leslie Glover | 1,713 | 39.4 | +6.7 | |
Green | Brian Arthur Candeland | 609 | 14.0 | −1.4 | |
Conservative | Amar Rouf Ahmed | 198 | 4.6 | −4.0 | |
Majority | 115 | 2.6 | +2.3 | ||
Turnout | 4,348 | 43.0 | −3.9 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +1.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Sheila Newman* | 1,635 | 32.9 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Angela Gallagher | 1,620 | 32.6 | N/A | |
Labour | Val Stevens* | 1,602 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Charles Glover | 1,448 | |||
Labour | John Hacking | 1,413 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Rajah Bhatti | 1,385 | |||
Green | Juliet Lawson | 765 | 15.4 | N/A | |
Green | Michael Daw | 752 | |||
Green | Jessica Symons | 726 | |||
Conservative | Malcolm Cleall-Hill | 429 | 8.6 | N/A | |
Conservative | Nicholas Antoniou | 401 | |||
Respect | Ameen Hadi | 351 | 7.1 | N/A | |
Conservative | Amar Ahmed | 334 | |||
Socialist Alliance | Daniel Murphy | 162 | 3.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 154 | 0.3 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 4,962 | 46.9 | N/A | ||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Sheila Newman* | 1,288 | 39.3 | −5.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Howard Totty | 770 | 23.5 | +4.5 | |
Conservative | Giles Campbell | 487 | 14.9 | −0.6 | |
Green | Michael Daw | 470 | 14.3 | +1.2 | |
Socialist Alliance | Heather Rose | 263 | 8.0 | +0.2 | |
Majority | 518 | 15.8 | −9.9 | ||
Turnout | 3,278 | 28.0 | −4.0 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -4.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Bernard Selby* | 1,716 | 44.7 | −2.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Antony Bethell | 728 | 19.0 | +4.1 | |
Conservative | Daniel Valentine | 593 | 15.5 | −5.2 | |
Green | Michelle Valentine | 503 | 13.1 | −3.8 | |
Socialist Alliance | Heather Rose | 298 | 7.8 | +7.8 | |
Majority | 988 | 25.7 | −1.1 | ||
Turnout | 3,838 | 32.0 | +5.0 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -3.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour Co-op | Valerie Stevens* | 1,505 | 47.5 | −1.1 | |
Conservative | Ian Paley | 656 | 20.7 | +0.9 | |
Green | Anne Power | 536 | 16.9 | −2.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Antony Bethell | 474 | 14.9 | +2.3 | |
Majority | 849 | 26.8 | −2.0 | ||
Turnout | 3,171 | 27.0 | −1.4 | ||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing | -1.0 |
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