Didsbury East (ward)
Didsbury East is an area and electoral ward of Manchester, England. It is represented in Westminster by Jeff Smith MP for Manchester Withington. The 2011 Census recorded a population of 14,333.
Councillors
Three councillors serve the ward: Linda Foley (Lab), and Andrew Simcock (Lab) with a vacancy following James Wilson's resignation prior to the May 2024 elections.
Election | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2004 | Anthony Parkinson (Lib Dem) | Helen Fisher (Lib Dem) | David Sandiford (Lib Dem) | |||
2006 | Anthony Parkinson (Lib Dem) | Helen Fisher (Lib Dem) | David Sandiford (Lib Dem) | |||
2007 | Anthony Parkinson (Lib Dem) | Helen Fisher (Lib Dem) | David Sandiford (Lib Dem) | |||
2008 | Anthony Parkinson (Lib Dem) | Helen Fisher (Lib Dem) | David Sandiford (Lib Dem) | |||
2010 | Andrew Taylor (Lib Dem) | Helen Fisher (Lib Dem) | David Sandiford (Lib Dem) | |||
2011 | Andrew Taylor (Lib Dem) | Andrew Simcock (Lab) | David Sandiford (Lib Dem) | |||
2012 | Andrew Taylor (Lib Dem) | Andrew Simcock (Lab) | Bridie Adams (Lab) | |||
2014 | James Wilson (Lab Co-op) | Andrew Simcock (Lab) | Bridie Adams (Lab) | |||
2015 | James Wilson (Lab Co-op) | Andrew Simcock (Lab) | Bridie Adams (Lab) | |||
2016 | James Wilson (Lab Co-op) | Andrew Simcock (Lab) | Kelly Simcock (Lab) | |||
2018 | James Wilson (Lab Co-op) | Kelly Simcock (Lab) | Andrew Simcock (Lab) | |||
2019 | James Wilson (Labour Co-op) | Kelly Simcock (Lab) | Andrew Simcock (Lab) | |||
2021 | James Wilson (Labour Co-op) | Linda Foley (Lab) | Andrew Simcock (Lab) | |||
2022 | James Wilson (Labour Co-op) | Linda Foley (Lab) | Andrew Simcock (Lab) | |||
2023 | James Wilson (Labour Co-op) | Linda Foley (Lab) | Andrew Simcock (Lab) | |||
Mar 2024 |
vacant | Linda Foley (Lab) | Andrew Simcock (Lab) |
indicates seat up for re-election.
Elections in 2020s
* indicates incumbent councillor seeking re-election.
May 2023
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour Co-op | James Wilson* | 2,450 | 52.1 | 10.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Bryn Coombe | 1,560 | 33.2 | 7.4 | |
Green | Anne Guy | 484 | 10.3 | 0.3 | |
Conservative | Anjenarra Huque | 160 | 3.4 | 2.8 | |
Independent | Paula Matsikidze | 48 | 1 | 1 | |
Majority | 890 | 18.9 | 17.6 | ||
Rejected ballots | 21 | ||||
Turnout | 4,702 | 42.36 | 0.65 | ||
Registered electors | 11,149 | ||||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing |
May 2022
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour Co-op | Andrew Simcock* | 2,714 | 54.6 | 2.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | John Cameron | 1,704 | 34.3 | 0.9 | |
Green | Paula Watson | 331 | 6.7 | 4.0 | |
Conservative | Anjenarra Huque | 196 | 4.0 | 3.5 | |
Majority | 1,010 | 20.3 | |||
Rejected ballots | 22 | ||||
Turnout | 4,945 | 44.6 | 1.0 | ||
Registered electors | 11,134 | ||||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing | 1.8 |
May 2021
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Linda Foley | 2,972 | 51.0 | 1.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | John Cameron | 2,082 | 35.7 | 1.5 | |
Green | Liberty Franley | 503 | 8.6 | 4.8 | |
Conservative | Anjenarra Huque | 276 | 4.7 | 2.1 | |
Majority | 890 | 15.3 | |||
Rejected ballots | 32 | 0.5 | |||
Turnout | 5,865 | 52.0 | 8.4 | ||
Registered electors | 11,283 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | 0.2 |
Elections in 2010s
May 2019
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | James Wilson* | 1,948 | 41.9 | 4.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | John Cameron | 1,889 | 40.6 | 5.8 | |
Green | Wendy Lynas | 491 | 10.6 | 0.1 | |
Conservative | James Flanagan | 286 | 6.2 | 1.3 | |
Majority | 59 | 1.27 | 9.7 | ||
Rejected ballots | 34 | 0.73 | |||
Turnout | 4,648 | 41.71 | 2.9 | ||
Registered electors | 11,144 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | 5.05 |
May 2018
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Andrew Simcock* | 2,549 | 51.9 | ||
Labour | Kelly Simcock* | 2,440 | 49.7 | ||
Labour | James Wilson* | 2,268 | 46.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Bryn Coombe | 1,729 | 35.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Dominic Hardwick | 1,728 | 35.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats | John Cameron | 1,710 | 34.8 | ||
Green | Wendy Lynas | 524 | 10.7 | ||
Conservative | James Flanagan | 368 | 7.5 | ||
Conservative | Ian Mason | 300 | 6.1 | ||
Conservative | Phelim Rowe | 274 | 5.6 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 4,909 | 43.6 | |||
Labour win (new boundaries) | |||||
Labour win (new boundaries) | |||||
Labour win (new boundaries) |
Party | Candidates | Seats Won | Votes | Vote % | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 3 | 3 | 7,257 | 52.25 | |
Liberal Democrats | 3 | 0 | 5,167 | 37.20 | |
Conservative | 3 | 0 | 942 | 6.78 | |
Green | 1 | 0 | 524 | 3.77 |
May 2016
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Kelly Suzanne Simcock | 2,484 | 53.74 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Dominic Hardwick | 1,281 | 27.72 | ||
Green | Wendy Ann Lynas | 316 | 6.84 | ||
Conservative | Robert George Manning | 305 | 6.60 | ||
UKIP | Mark Davies | 236 | 5.11 | ||
Majority | 1,203 | 26.03 | |||
Turnout | 4,622 | 44.00 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
May 2015
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Andrew George Simcock | 3,572 | 45.4 | −5.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Dominic Hardwick | 2,205 | 28.0 | −5.4 | |
Conservative | Robert George Manning | 1,008 | 12.8 | +4.0 | |
Green | Rosie Dammers | 731 | 9.3 | +3.0 | |
UKIP | Mark Davies | 356 | 4.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,367 | 17.4 | |||
Turnout | 7,872 | 70.7 | +25.8 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
May 2014
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour Co-op | James Wilson | 1,968 | 43.18 | +6.78 | |
Liberal Democrats | Dominic Hardwick | 1,375 | 30.17 | −16.53 | |
Green | Lucy Jane Bannister | 405 | 8.89 | +3.09 | |
Conservative | Rob Manning | 403 | 8.84 | −2.36 | |
UKIP | Mark Falcon Davies | 369 | 8.10 | N/A | |
TUSC | Sam Gleadon | 38 | 0.83 | N/A | |
Majority | 593 | 13.0 | |||
Turnout | 4,558 | 41.6 | |||
Labour Co-op gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
May 2012
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Bridie Adams | 2,039 | 50.5 | +23.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | David Sandiford* | 1,398 | 34.6 | −17.9 | |
Green | Amy Webber | 318 | 7.9 | +0.0 | |
Conservative | Jamie Williams | 280 | 6.9 | −5.7 | |
Majority | 641 | 16 | |||
Turnout | 4,035 | 37.6 | |||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
May 2011
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Andrew Simcock | 2,465 | 51.5 | +19.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Helen Fisher* | 1,598 | 33.4 | −12.5 | |
Conservative | Christopher Green | 423 | 8.8 | −4.2 | |
Green | Kathleen Matthews | 303 | 6.3 | −2.6 | |
Majority | 867 | 18.1 | |||
Turnout | 4,789 | 44.9 | |||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
May 2010
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Andrew Taylor | 3,364 | 46.7 | −5.8 | |
Labour | Andrew Simcock | 2,622 | 36.4 | +9.4 | |
Conservative | Asad Khan | 806 | 11.2 | −1.4 | |
Green | Gerry Gee | 419 | 5.8 | −2.1 | |
Majority | 742 | 10.3 | −15.2 | ||
Turnout | 7,211 | 68.8 | +30.8 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | -7.6 |
Elections in 2000s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | David Sandiford* | 2,050 | 52.5 | +6.6 | |
Labour | Andrew Simcock | 1,053 | 27.0 | −5.2 | |
Conservative | Louise Quigley | 492 | 12.6 | −0.4 | |
Green | Gerry Gee | 310 | 7.9 | −1.0 | |
Majority | 997 | 25.5 | +11.8 | ||
Turnout | 3,905 | 38.0 | −1.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +5.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Helen Fisher* | 1,856 | 45.9 | +0.6 | |
Labour | Geoff Bridson | 1,301 | 32.2 | −2.1 | |
Conservative | David Fairclough | 526 | 13.0 | +4.0 | |
Green | Gerry Gee | 359 | 8.9 | −2.6 | |
Majority | 555 | 13.7 | +2.7 | ||
Turnout | 4,042 | 39.1 | 0 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +1.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Anthony Thomas Parkinson* | 1,809 | 45.3 | −2.4 | |
Labour | Geoffrey Bridson | 1,369 | 34.3 | +2.9 | |
Green | Richard Edgar Gee | 459 | 11.5 | +3.4 | |
Conservative | Peter Malcolm Schofield | 359 | 9.0 | −3.7 | |
Majority | 440 | 11.0 | −5.3 | ||
Turnout | 3,996 | 39.1 | −9.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | -2.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | David Sandiford* | 2,491 | 47.7 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Helen Fisher* | 2,228 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Anthony Parkinson* | 2,196 | |||
Labour | Geoffrey Bridson | 1,639 | 31.4 | N/A | |
Labour | Andrew Simcock | 1,325 | |||
Labour | Michael Emmerich | 1,308 | |||
Conservative | Peter Schofield | 666 | 12.7 | N/A | |
Conservative | Daniel Valentine | 547 | |||
Conservative | Nicholas Garside | 522 | |||
Green | Jennifer Bailey | 423 | 8.1 | N/A | |
Green | Frances Simpson | 335 | |||
Green | Darren Milton | 313 | |||
Majority | 557 | 16.3 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 5,219 | 48.4 | N/A | ||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
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