Burnage (ward)

Burnage
Burnage
Ward
	Burnage ward (2018) within Manchester
	Coat of arms
	Interactive map of Burnage
Country	United Kingdom
Constituent country	England
Region	North West England
County	Greater Manchester
Metropolitan borough	Manchester
Created	May 1950
Named after	Burnage
Government
• Type	Unicameral
• Body	Manchester City Council
UK Parliamentary Constituency	Gorton and Denton

Burnage is an electoral division of Manchester City Council which has been represented since 1950. It covers the suburb of Burnage in South Manchester.

Overview

Burnage ward was created in 1950,^[1] covering that part of the Withington ward to the east of Parrs Wood Road. In 1971,^[2] the ward's western boundary became the Styal Line. A further city-wide boundary revision in 1982 incorporated a small part of Didsbury into the ward,^[3] these boundaries were left unchanged after another revision in 2004.^[4] At the latest boundary revision in 2018^[5], an area of Levenshulme ward to the north of the Fallowfield Loop was transferred to Burnage.

From its creation until 2024, the ward formed part of the Manchester Withington Parliamentary constituency.^[6]^[7] Since 2024, it has formed part of the Gorton and Denton Parliamentary constituency.

The election of councillor Bev Craig to Manchester Mayor in the 2026 Greater Manchester mayoral by-election triggered a local by-election on September 10th 2026. This will be the forth election in 2026 for Burnage residents^[8].

Councillors

Election
1950	R. H. Ackerley (Con)	C. B. Walker (Con)	G. Lord (Con)
1951	D. J. Edwards (Con)	C. B. Walker (Con)	G. Lord (Con)
1952	D. J. Edwards (Con)	C. B. Walker (Con)	G. Lord (Con)
1953	D. J. Edwards (Con)	L. W. Biggs (Con)	G. Lord (Con)
1954	D. J. Edwards (Con)	L. W. Biggs (Con)	G. Lord (Con)
1955	D. J. Edwards (Con)	L. W. Biggs (Con)	G. Lord (Con)
1956	D. J. Edwards (Con)	L. W. Biggs (Con)	G. Lord (Con)
1957	D. J. Edwards (Con)	L. W. Biggs (Con)	G. Lord (Con)
1958	D. J. Edwards (Con)	H. Platt (Con)	G. Lord (Con)
1959	D. J. Edwards (Con)	H. Platt (Con)	G. Lord (Con)
1960	D. J. Edwards (Con)	H. Platt (Con)	G. Lord (Con)
1961	D. J. Edwards (Con)	H. Platt (Con)	G. Lord (Con)
1962	D. J. Edwards (Con)	H. Platt (Con)	G. Lord (Con)
1963	D. J. Edwards (Con)	H. Platt (Con)	G. Lord (Con)
1964	D. J. Edwards (Con)	H. Platt (Con)	G. Lord (Con)
1965	D. J. Edwards (Con)	H. Platt (Con)	G. Lord (Con)
1965	D. J. Edwards (Con)	H. Platt (Con)	G. Lord (Con)
November 1965	D. J. Edwards (Con)	H. Platt (Con)	B. J. Cox (Con)
1966	D. J. Edwards (Con)	H. Platt (Con)	B. J. Cox (Con)
1967	D. J. Edwards (Con)	H. Platt (Con)	B. J. Cox (Con)
January 1968	W. L. Lund (Con)	H. Platt (Con)	B. J. Cox (Con)
1968	W. L. Lund (Con)	H. Platt (Con)	B. J. Cox (Con)
1969	W. L. Lund (Con)	H. Platt (Con)	B. J. Cox (Con)
1970	W. L. Lund (Con)	H. Platt (Con)	L. Howarth (Con)
1971	H. Platt (Con)	L. Howarth (Con)	W. L. Lund (Con)
1972	H. Platt (Con)	L. Howarth (Con)	W. L. Lund (Con)
1973	L. Howarth (Con)	W. L. Lund (Con)	H. Platt (Con)
1975	L. Howarth (Con)	W. L. Lund (Con)	H. Platt (Con)
1976	L. Howarth (Con)	W. L. Lund (Con)	H. Platt (Con)
1978	L. Howarth (Con)	W. L. Lund (Con)	H. Platt (Con)
1979	L. Howarth (Con)	W. L. Lund (Con)	H. Platt (Con)
1980	L. Howarth (Con)	G. J. Martin (Lab)	H. Platt (Con)
1982	J. Kershaw (Con)	H. Platt (Con)	R. Nicholson (Con)
1983	J. Kershaw (Con)	H. Platt (Con)	M. Taylor (Lab)
1984	J. Kershaw (Con)	J. Clegg (Lab)	M. Taylor (Lab)
1986	R. Whyte (Lab)	J. Clegg (Lab)	M. Taylor (Lab)
1987	R. Whyte (Lab)	J. Clegg (Lab)	J. Leach (Con)
1988	R. Whyte (Lab)	J. Clegg (Lab)	J. Leach (Con)
1990	R. Whyte (Lab)	J. Clegg (Lab)	J. Leach (Con)
1991	R. Whyte (Lab)	J. Clegg (Lab)	R. Boyle (Lab)
March 1992	R. Whyte (Ind. Lab)	A. Williams (Lab)	R. Boyle (Lab)
1992	R. Whyte (Ind. Lab)	A. Williams (Lab)	R. Boyle (Lab)
1994	M. Taylor (Lab)	A. Williams (Lab)	R. Boyle (Lab)
1995	M. Taylor (Lab)	A. Williams (Lab)	M. Green (Lab)
1996	M. Taylor (Lab)	K. Robinson (Lab)	M. Green (Lab)
1998	M. Taylor (Lab)	K. Robinson (Lab)	M. Green (Lab)
1999	M. Taylor (Lab)	K. Robinson (Lab)	M. Green (Lab)
2000	M. Taylor (Lab)	K. Robinson (Lab)	M. Green (Lab)
2002	M. Taylor (Lab)	K. Robinson (Lab)	M. Green (Lab)
2003	M. Taylor (Lab)	K. Robinson (Lab)	J. Cameron (Lib Dem)
2004	John Cameron (Lib Dem)	Iain Donaldson (Lib Dem)	Rodney Isherwood (Lib Dem)
2006	John Cameron (Lib Dem)	Iain Donaldson (Lib Dem)	Rodney Isherwood (Lib Dem)
2007	John Cameron (Lib Dem)	Iain Donaldson (Lib Dem)	Rodney Isherwood (Lib Dem)
2008	John Cameron (Lib Dem)	Iain Donaldson (Lib Dem)	Rodney Isherwood (Lib Dem)
2010	John Cameron (Lib Dem)	Iain Donaldson (Lib Dem)	William Fisher (Lib Dem)
2011	Bev Craig (Lab)	Carl Austin (Lab)	William Fisher (Lib Dem)
2012	Bev Craig (Lab)	Carl Austin (Lab)	William Fisher (Lib Dem)
2014	Bev Craig (Lab)	Carl Austin (Lab)	Azra Ali (Lab)
2015	Bev Craig (Lab)	Carl Austin (Lab)	Azra Ali (Lab)
2016	Bev Craig (Lab)	Carl Austin-Behan (Lab)	Azra Ali (Lab)
2018	Ben Clay (Lab)	Bev Craig (Lab)	Azra Ali (Lab)
2019	Ben Clay (Lab)	Bev Craig (Lab)	Azra Ali (Lab)
2021	Ben Clay (Lab)	Bev Craig (Lab)	Azra Ali (Lab)
2022	Murtaza Iqbal (Lab)	Bev Craig (Lab)	Azra Ali (Lab)
2023	Murtaza Iqbal (Lab)	Bev Craig (Lab)	Azra Ali (Lab)
2024	Murtaza Iqbal (Lab)	Bev Craig (Lab)	Azra Ali (Lab)
2026	Asma Alam (Grn)	Bev Craig (Lab)	Azra Ali (Lab)

Elections

Elections in 2020s

September 2026 (by-election)

By-election: 10 September 2026
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	Carl Austin-Behan
	Conservative	Bhupinder Kumar
	Reform	Heather McDonagh
	Green	Daoud Nawaz
	Workers Party	Gaz Ranjha
	Liberal Democrats	Abdullah Vavdiwala
Majority
Turnout
			Swing

May 2026

2026
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Asma Alam	2,257	45.8	30.4
	Labour	Murtaza Iqbal*	1,446	29.3	37.5
	Reform	Heather McDonagh	837	17.0	New
	Workers Party	Muhammad Nadim Taheer	110	2.2	New
	Conservative	Bhupinder Kumar	107	2.2	5.3
	Independent	Tenisha Nantume	24	0.5	New
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Nash-Whitmore	152	3.1	6.5
Majority			811	16.4	N/A
Turnout			4,933	36.2	8.8
	Green gain from Labour		Swing

May 2024

2024
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Bev Craig*	2,257	53.2	19.0
	Green	Asma Alam	815	19.2	11.1
	Workers Party	Syed Ataur Rahman	707	16.7	New
	Liberal Democrats	Kobe Bibbon	210	5.0	1.4
	Conservative	Muhammad Tahir	197	4.6	5.4
Majority			1,442	34.0
Rejected ballots			53	1.3
Turnout			4,239	32.1
Registered electors			13,222
	Labour hold		Swing	14.9

May 2023

2023
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Azra Ali*	2,376	66.1	2.1
	Green	Dick Venes	506	14.1	4.2
	Liberal Democrats	John Cameron	497	13.8	1.8
	Conservative	Md Shahed Hossain	199	5.5	1.4
Majority
Rejected ballots			16	0.4
Turnout
Registered electors			12,982
	Labour hold		Swing

May 2022

2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Murtaza Iqbal	2,359	66.8	2.7
	Green	Dick Venes	542	15.4	4.9
	Liberal Democrats	Bryn Coombe	340	9.6	8.2
	Conservative	Md Hossain	265	7.5	0.6
Majority			1,817	51.8
Rejected ballots			25
Turnout			3,506	27.4	5.2
Registered electors			12,908
	Labour hold		Swing	3.9

May 2021

2021
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Bev Craig*	3,036	72.2	1.8
	Conservative	Shahed Hossain	421	10.0	3.3
	Green	Brian Candeland	341	8.1	4.2
	Liberal Democrats	Jamie Dwan	270	6.4	9.0
	Independent	Andrea Timoney	137	3.3	New
Majority			2,615	62.2
Rejected ballots			43	1.0
Turnout			4,248	30.7
Registered electors			13,045
	Labour hold		Swing	2.6

Elections in 2010s

May 2019

2019
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Azra Ali*	2,337	64.0	0.7
	Liberal Democrats	Andrea Timoney	570	15.6	2.2
	Green	Benjamin Dundas	362	9.9	0.6
	UKIP	Ian Rae	233	6.4	n/a
	Conservative	Shahed Hossain	149	4.1	1.5
Majority			1,767	48.2	2.7
Rejected ballots			18	0.49
Turnout			3,668	28.66	3.9
Registered electors			12,800
	Labour hold		Swing	1.45

May 2018

2018 (3 vacancies; new boundaries)^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Ben Clay	2,913	69.5
	Labour	Bev Craig*	2,853	68.1
	Labour	Azra Ali*	2,652	63.3
	Liberal Democrats	Andrea Timoney	747	17.8
	Liberal Democrats	Maria Turner	541	12.9
	Liberal Democrats	Mohamed Sabbagh	457	10.9
	Green	Lance Crookes	442	10.5
	Conservative	Samuel Baxter	291	6.9
	Conservative	Lexi Webster	241	5.8
	Conservative	Shahed Hossain	234	5.6
Majority
Turnout			4,191	32.6
	Labour win (new boundaries)
	Labour win (new boundaries)
	Labour win (new boundaries)

May 2016

2016^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Bev Craig*	2,291	63.20
	Liberal Democrats	Maria Theresa Turner	489	13.49
	UKIP	Liam Thomas Evans	460	12.69
	Green	Sam Darby	339	9.35
	Conservative	Sahed Hossain	46	1.27
Majority			1,802	49.71
Turnout			3,625	33.82
	Labour hold		Swing

May 2015

2015^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Carl Austin*	4,010	60.9	−2.1
	Liberal Democrats	Maria Theresa Turner	1,235	18.8	−7.2
	Green	Sam Darby	815	12.4	+6.3
	Conservative	Shahed Hossain	524	8.0	+3.3
Majority			2,775	42.1
Turnout			6,584	60.2	+20.4
	Labour hold		Swing

May 2014

2014^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Azra Ali	2,055	55.65	+13.25
	Green	Sam Darby	685	18.55	+14.55
	Liberal Democrats	Ronan Stafford	684	18.52	−26.88
	Conservative	Josh Lelliot	269	7.28	+2.4
Majority			1,370	37.10
Turnout			3,693	33.76
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

May 2012

2012^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Bev Craig*	2,416	72.0	+48.3
	Liberal Democrats	Grace Baynham	513	15.3	−49.5
	Green	Sam Darby	262	7.8	+3.4
	Conservative	Peter Schofield	163	4.9	−2.2
Majority			1,903	56.7
Turnout			3,354	31.2
	Labour hold		Swing

May 2011

2011 (2 vacancies)^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Carl Austin	2,668	63.0
	Labour	Bev Craig	2,283
	Liberal Democrats	Grace Baynham	1,103	26.0
	Liberal Democrats	Iain Donaldson*	1,005
	Green	Dan Collinson	260	6.1
	Conservative	Jean Mee	203	4.8
	Conservative	Peter Schofield	196
Majority			1,180	37.0
Turnout			4,234	39.8
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

May 2010

2010^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	William David Fisher	2,735	45.4	−19.4
	Labour	Carl Austin	2,552	42.4	+18.7
	Conservative	Peter Malcolm Schofield	489	8.1	+1.0
	Green	Dan Collinson	243	4.0	−0.4
Majority			183	3.0	−38.1
Turnout			6,019	57.6	+26.6
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	-19.0

Elections in 2000s

May 2008

2008^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	John Cameron*	2,096	64.8	+10.5
	Labour	Tom Murphy	768	23.7	−12.3
	Conservative	Peter Schofield	228	7.1	+1.3
	Green	Angela Tibke	142	4.4	+0.5
Majority			1,328	41.1	+22.8
Turnout			3,234	31.0	−1.0
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	+11.4

May 2007

2007^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Iain Donaldson*	1,825	54.3	+6.8
	Labour	Frank Duffy	1,209	36.0	−2.0
	Conservative	Peter Schofield	194	5.8	−2.4
	Green	Joseph Gair	132	3.9	−0.9
Majority			616	18.3	+8.8
Turnout			3,360	32.0	+2.2
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	+4.4

May 2006

2006^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Rodney Alan Isherwood*	1,460	47.5	−10.4
	Labour	Frank Oliver Duffy	1,169	38.0	+12.7
	Conservative	Dorothy Helen Keller	252	8.2	−0.5
	Green	Elindsay James	149	4.8	−3.2
Majority			291	9.5	−23.1
Turnout			3,073	29.8	−10.3
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	-11.5

June 2004

2004 (3 vacancies; new boundaries)^[19]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	John Cameron*	2,484	61.6
	Liberal Democrats	Iain Donaldson*	1,925	47.7
	Liberal Democrats	Rodney Isherwood	1,846	45.8
	Labour	Frank Duffy	1,085	26.9
	Labour	Bernard Selby*	964	23.9
	Labour	William Parbury	542	13.4
	Conservative	Gregory Stevens	373	9.2
	Green	Matthew Payne	344	8.5
	Green	Michael Shaw	263	6.5
	Green	Barry McAtarsney	230	5.7
Majority			761	18.9
Turnout			4,034	40.1
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

May 2003

2003^[20]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	John Cameron	1,758	60.8	+18.7
	Labour	Michael Green*	914	31.6	−14.7
	Conservative	Peter Schofield	142	4.9	−3.6
	Green	Michael Shaw	79	2.7	−0.5
Majority			844	29.2	+25.1
Turnout			2,893	29.1	+0.6
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing	+16.7

May 2002

2002^[21]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Marilyn Taylor*	1,330	46.3	+0.9
	Liberal Democrats	John Cameron	1,211	42.1	+15.2
	Conservative	Peter Schofield	243	8.5	−9.2
	Green	Michael Shaw	91	3.2	−6.8
Majority			119	4.1	−14.4
Turnout			2,875	28.5	+6.6
	Labour hold		Swing	-7.1

May 2000

2000^[22]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Kathleen Robinson*	956	45.4	−15.3
	Liberal Democrats	John Cameron	567	26.9	+11.6
	Conservative	Peter Schofield	372	17.7	−1.7
	Green	Adrian Crawford	210	10.0	+6.6
Majority			389	18.5	−22.7
Turnout			2,105	21.9	+0.6
	Labour hold		Swing	-13.4

Elections in 1990s

May 1999

1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Michael Green*	1,274	60.7	−2.3
	Conservative	Peter Schofield	408	19.4	+0.9
	Liberal Democrats	Robert Harrison	321	15.3	+0.1
	Green	Michael Shaw	72	3.4	+0.1
	Independent Labour	Michael Robinson	25	1.2	+1.2
Majority			866	41.2	−3.2
Turnout			2,100	21.3
	Labour hold		Swing	-1.6

May 1998

1998
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Marilyn Taylor*	1,345	63.0	−3.8
	Conservative	Jeffrey Leach	396	18.5	+3.4
	Liberal Democrats	Robert Harrison	325	15.2	−0.6
	Green	Jane Hutchins	70	3.3	+3.3
Majority			949	44.4	−6.6
Turnout			2,136
	Labour hold		Swing	-3.6

May 1996

1996
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Kathleen Robinson	1,834	66.8	−4.8
	Liberal Democrats	J. Parkinson	434	15.8	+1.1
	Conservative	Christopher Brown	415	15.1	+3.9
	Residents	C. Mumford	63	2.3	+2.3
Majority			1,400	51.0	−5.9
Turnout			2,746
	Labour hold		Swing	-2.9

May 1995

1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Michael Green	2,260	71.6	+11.6
	Liberal Democrats	J. Parkinson	464	14.7	−0.4
	Conservative	Jeffrey Leach	353	11.2	−8.6
	Independent	Z. Elford	78	2.5	−2.6
Majority			1,796	56.9	+16.7
Turnout			3,155
	Labour hold		Swing	+6.0

May 1994

1994
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Taylor	2,308	60.0	+17.0
	Conservative	J. Leach	761	19.8	−20.7
	Liberal Democrats	J. Lawley	581	15.1	+1.9
	Independent Labour	R. Whyte*	196	5.1	+5.1
Majority			1,547	40.2	+37.2
Turnout			3,846
	Labour gain from Independent Labour		Swing	+18.8

May 1992

1992
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Williams	1,363	43.0	−3.5
	Conservative	J. Leach	1,282	40.5	+5.3
	Liberal Democrats	R. Harrison	418	13.2	−1.2
	Green	P. Thompson	104	3.3	−0.6
Majority			81	3.0	−8.3
Turnout			3,167
	Labour hold		Swing	-4.4

May 1991

1991
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Boyle	1,968	46.5	−7.0
	Conservative	J. Leach*	1,491	35.2	+6.2
	Liberal Democrats	R. Harrison	611	14.4	+2.3
	Green	J. Foster	166	3.9	−1.5
Majority			477	11.3	−13.2
Turnout			4,236	41.3
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	-6.6

May 1990

1990
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Whyte*	2,481	53.5	+3.8
	Conservative	M. Logan	1,345	29.0	−10.0
	Liberal Democrats	S. W. Lawley	559	12.1	+2.7
	Green	J. Foster	250	5.4	+3.5
Majority			1,136	24.5	+13.9
Turnout			4,635
	Labour hold		Swing	+6.9

Elections in 1980s

May 1988

1988
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Clegg*	2,546	49.7	+13.8
	Conservative	A. Riley	2,001	39.0	−1.2
	SLD	R. Taylor	483	9.4	−12.8
	Green	E. F. Howard	96	1.9	+0.3
Majority			545	10.6
Turnout			5,126
	Labour hold		Swing	+7.5

May 1987

1987
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jeffrey Leach	2,231	40.2	+15.3
	Labour	Marilyn Taylor*	1,992	35.9	−12.9
	SDP	Robert Harrison	1,231	22.2	+7.0
	Green	Edwin Howard	90	1.6	+0.1
Majority			239	4.3
Turnout			5,544
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	+14.1

May 1986

1986
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Whyte	2,412	48.8	−0.1
	Conservative	L. Houston	1,231	24.9	−12.5
	SDP	A. Muir	749	15.2	+1.5
	Green	J. Foster	74	1.5	+1.5
Majority			1,181	23.9	+12.3
Turnout			4,943
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	+6.2

May 1984

1984
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Clegg	2,418	48.9	+4.8
	Conservative	Ronald Nicholson	1,847	37.4	−3.4
	SDP	Kenneth McKeon	678	13.7	−1.4
Majority			571	11.6	+8.3
Turnout			4,943
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	+4.1

May 1983

1983
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Marilyn Taylor	2,294	44.1	+7.7
	Conservative	Ronald Nicholson*	2,121	40.8	+0.6
	SDP	Kenneth McKeon	783	15.1	−8.3
Majority			173	3.3
Turnout			5,198
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	+3.5

May 1982

1982 (3 vacancies; new boundaries)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	John Kershaw	1,924	37.7
	Conservative	Horace Platt*	1,920	37.6
	Conservative	Ronald Nicholson	1,892	37.0
	Labour	Graham Martin*	1,743	34.1
	Labour	Marilyn Taylor	1,721	33.7
	Labour	John Wilson	1,618	31.7
	SDP	Christopher Muir	1,116	21.8
	SDP	Thomas Burgess	1,114	21.8
	Liberal	Margaret Boyle	1,096	21.5
Majority			149	2.9
Turnout			5,109	47.3
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

May 1980

1980
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. J. Martin	2,503	49.8	+6.7
	Conservative	R. Nicholson	2,045	40.7	−5.6
	Liberal	C. Dowse	474	9.4	−1.2
Majority			458	9.1
Turnout			5,022	44.1	−30.5
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	+6.1

Elections in 1970s

May 1979

1979
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Platt*	3,872	46.3	−14.3
	Labour	A. Lister	3,604	43.1	+3.7
	Liberal	G. Shaw	885	10.6	+10.6
Majority			268	3.2	−18.5
Turnout			8,361	74.6	+37.0
	Conservative hold		Swing	-9.0

May 1978

1978
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	L. Howarth*	2,647	60.6	+1.1
	Labour	K. Robinson	1,724	39.4	+7.1
Majority			950	21.7	−5.5
Turnout			4,371	37.6
	Conservative hold		Swing	-3.0

May 1976

1976
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. L. Lund*	2,966	59.5	+8.1
	Labour	G. Stringer	1,609	32.3	−0.1
	Liberal	G. Shaw	411	8.2	+10.7
Majority			1,357	27.2	+8.3
Turnout			4,986
	Conservative hold		Swing	+4.1

May 1975

1975
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Platt*	2,405	51.4	−13.1
	Labour	E. H. Spencer	1,518	32.4	−3.0
	Liberal	F. Turner	759	16.2	+16.2
Majority			887	18.9	−10.1
Turnout			4,682
	Conservative hold		Swing	-5.0

May 1973

1973 (3 vacancies; reorganisation)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	L. Howarth*	2,487	61.8	−1.6
	Conservative	W. L. Lund*	2,477	61.6	−1.8
	Conservative	H. Platt*	2,455	61.0	−2.4
	Labour	A. Burns	1,367	34.0	−2.6
	Labour	J. McKinnon	1,347	33.5	−3.1
	Labour	L. R. Williams	1,328	33.0	−3.6
Majority			1,088	27.1	+0.3
Turnout			4,022
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

May 1972

1972
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. L. Lund*	2,746	63.4	+9.9
	Labour	B. W. McColgan	1,583	36.6	−10.5
Majority			1,163	26.8	+21.2
Turnout			4,329
	Conservative hold		Swing

May 1971

1971 (3 vacancies; new boundaries)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	H. Platt*	2,612	53.5
	Conservative	L. Howarth*	2,570	52.7
	Conservative	W. I. Lund*	2,569	52.7
	Labour	T. T. Farrell	2,296	47.1
	Labour	S. Corless	2,256	46.2
	Labour	P. Bednarski	2,087	42.8
	Communist	N. J. Gilroy	243	5.0
Majority			273	5.6
Turnout			4,878
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

May 1970

1970
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	L. Howarth	3,026	59.8	−1.4
	Labour	S. H. Higgins	2,038	40.2	+16.5
Majority			988	19.6	−17.9
Turnout			5,064
	Conservative hold		Swing

Elections in 1960s

May 1969

1969
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. L. Lund*	2,788	61.2	−7.3
	Labour	S. H. Higgins	1,082	23.7	+4.4
	Liberal	P. J. Brindle	689	15.1	+2.9
Majority			1,706	37.5	−11.7
Turnout			4,559
	Conservative hold		Swing

May 1968

1968
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Platt*	2,842	68.5	+1.0
	Labour	J. F. Lilley	799	19.3	−4.8
	Liberal	S. B. Downs	508	12.2	+3.8
Majority			2,043	49.2	+5.8
Turnout			4,149
	Conservative hold		Swing

January 1968 (by-election)

By-election: 25 January 1968
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. L. Lund	1,795	62.8	−4.7
	Labour	J. F. Lilley	620	21.7	−2.4
	Liberal	S. B. Downs	445	15.5	+7.1
Majority			1,175	41.1	−2.3
Turnout			2,860
	Conservative hold		Swing

May 1967

1967
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. J. Cox*	2,899	67.5	+7.4
	Labour	J. F. Lilley	1,035	24.1	−15.8
	Liberal	S. B. Downs	359	8.4	N/A
Majority			1,864	43.4	+23.2
Turnout			4,293
	Conservative hold		Swing

May 1966

1966
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. J. Edwards*	2,826	60.1	+5.0
	Labour	C. Stewart	1,879	39.9	+11.0
Majority			947	20.2	−6.0
Turnout			4,705
	Conservative hold		Swing

November 1965 (by-election)

By-election: 11 November 1965
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. J. Cox	1,938	51.0	−4.1
	Labour	C. Stewart	1,287	33.9	+5.0
	Liberal	W. M Drape	575	15.1	−0.9
Majority			651	17.1	−9.1
Turnout			3,800
	Conservative hold		Swing

May 1965

1965
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Platt*	2,988	55.1	+8.0
	Labour	C. Stewart	1,568	28.9	−2.1
	Liberal	W. M Drape	871	16.0	−5.9
Majority			1,420	26.2	+10.1
Turnout			5,427
	Conservative hold		Swing

May 1964

1964
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Lord*	2,617	47.1	+9.7
	Labour	B. Smith	1,721	31.0	+0.1
	Liberal	A. T. Parkinson	1,219	21.9	−9.8
Majority			896	16.1	+10.4
Turnout			5,557
	Conservative hold		Swing

May 1963

1963
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. J. Edwards*	2,270	37.4	−1.4
	Liberal	A. T. Parkinson	1,925	31.7	−5.9
	Labour	C. W. Drew	1,879	30.9	+7.3
Majority			345	5.7	+4.5
Turnout			6,074
	Conservative hold		Swing

May 1962

1962
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Platt*	2,224	38.8	−7.9
	Liberal	W. Thorpe	2,149	37.6	+8.8
	Labour	H. Conway	1,349	23.6	−0.9
Majority			75	1.2	−16.7
Turnout			5,722
	Conservative hold		Swing

May 1961

1961
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Lord*	2,409	46.7	−5.1
	Liberal	W. Thorpe	1,486	28.8	+8.6
	Labour	H. Conway	1,267	24.5	−3.5
Majority			923	17.9	−5.9
Turnout			5,162
	Conservative hold		Swing

May 1960

1960
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. J. Edwards*	2,431	51.8	+1.5
	Labour	W. S. Spink	1,314	28.0	−2.7
	Liberal	H. Tobias	947	20.2	+1.2
Majority			1,117	23.8	+4.2
Turnout			4,692
	Conservative hold		Swing

Elections in 1950s

May 1959

1959
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Platt*	3,115	50.3	−10.1
	Labour	W. S. Spink	1,900	30.7	−11.5
	Liberal	H. Tobias	1,178	19.0	N/A
Majority			1,215	19.6	+3.4
Turnout			6,193
	Conservative hold		Swing

May 1958

1958 (2 vacancies)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Lord*	3,284	60.4	+5.0
	Conservative	H. Platt	3,176	58.4	+3.0
	Labour	W. S. Spink	2,294	42.2	−2.4
	Labour	H. Rowley	2,121	39.0	−5.6
Majority			882	16.2	+5.4
Turnout			5,438
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

May 1957

1957
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. J. Edwards*	3,000	55.4	−5.5
	Labour	W. S. Spink	2,414	44.6	+5.5
Majority			586	10.8	−11.0
Turnout			5,414
	Conservative hold		Swing

May 1956

1956
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	L. W. Biggs*	3,068	60.9	−3.5
	Labour	J. S. Goldstone	1,968	39.1	+3.5
Majority			1,100	21.8	−7.0
Turnout			5,036
	Conservative hold		Swing

May 1955

1955
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Lord*	3,743	64.4	+8.2
	Labour	M. E. Morley	2,073	35.6	−8.2
Majority			1,670	28.8	+16.4
Turnout			5,816
	Conservative hold		Swing

May 1954

1954
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. J. Edwards*	3,666	56.2	−2.9
	Labour	D. Supree	2,855	43.8	+2.9
Majority			811	12.4	−5.8
Turnout			6,521
	Conservative hold		Swing

May 1953

1953
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	L. W. Biggs*	4,220	59.1	+3.0
	Labour	L. L. Hanbridge	2,918	40.9	−3.0
Majority			1,302	18.2	+6.0
Turnout			7,138
	Conservative hold		Swing

May 1952

1952
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Lord	4,368	56.1	−9.8
	Labour	J. Stuart Cole	3,420	43.9	+9.8
Majority			948	12.2	−19.6
Turnout			7,788
	Conservative hold		Swing

May 1951

1951
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. J. Edwards	4,860	65.9	+6.3
	Labour	J. Barlow	2,517	34.1	−6.3
Majority			2,343	31.8	+12.6
Turnout			7,377
	Conservative hold		Swing

May 1950

1950
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	C. B. Walker*	4,349	59.6
	Labour	W. Frost	2,946	40.4
Majority			1,403	19.2
Turnout			7,295
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

↑ TORIES' NET GAIN OF TWO SEATS IN MANCHESTER, Manchester Guardian, May 12, 1950, p.8
↑ Council graph shows new records, The Guardian, May 24, 1971, p.6
↑ Manchester City Council Election Results, 2nd Edition, Swarbrick (1993).
↑ "Manchester 2004 council election results". manchester.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 26 June 2004. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
↑ Manchester City Council's submission on Warding Patterns Archived 5 February 2018 at the Wayback Machine John Leech
↑ "Representation of the People Act 1948: Schedule 1", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1948 c. 65 (sch. 1), retrieved 27 February 2023
↑ "The Parliamentary Constituencies (Manchester) Order 1973", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 1973/606, retrieved 26 February 2023
↑ Carey, Declan (4 August 2026). "Burnage by-election date confirmed after Bev Craig elected mayor of Greater Manchester". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 13 August 2026.
↑ "3 May 2018 Local Government Election results". manchester.gov.uk. Manchester City Council. 4 May 2018. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
↑ "Local election results - Thursday 5 May 2016". manchester.gov.uk. Manchester City Council. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
↑ "Local election results - Thursday 7 May 2015". manchester.gov.uk. Manchester City Council. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
↑ "Local election results 2014". manchester.gov.uk. Manchester City Council. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
↑ "Results of the Manchester City Council election, 2012". manchester.gov.uk. Manchester City Council. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
↑ "Local election results 2011". manchester.gov.uk. Manchester City Council. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
↑ "Election results: 6 May 2010". manchester.gov.uk. Manchester City Council. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
↑ "Local elections 2008". manchester.gov.uk. Manchester City Council. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
↑ "Local elections 2007". manchester.gov.uk. Manchester City Council. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
↑ "Local elections 2006". manchester.gov.uk. Manchester City Council. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
↑ "Local Elections 10 June 2004". manchester.gov.uk. Manchester City Council. Archived from the original on 26 June 2004. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
↑ "Local Election Results - 1 May 2003". manchester.gov.uk. Manchester City Council. Archived from the original on 7 July 2003. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
↑ "Results of local elections 2nd May 2002". manchester.gov.uk. Manchester City Council. Archived from the original on 5 November 2002. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
↑ "Results of Local Elections 4th May 2000". manchester.gov.uk. Manchester City Council. Archived from the original on 26 June 2002. Retrieved 1 May 2017.

[1] TORIES' NET GAIN OF TWO SEATS IN MANCHESTER, Manchester Guardian, May 12, 1950, p.8

[2] Council graph shows new records, The Guardian, May 24, 1971, p.6

[3] Manchester City Council Election Results, 2nd Edition, Swarbrick (1993).

[archive-4] "Manchester 2004 council election results". manchester.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 26 June 2004. Retrieved 12 January 2012.

[5] Manchester City Council's submission on Warding Patterns Archived 5 February 2018 at the Wayback Machine John Leech

[6] "Representation of the People Act 1948: Schedule 1", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1948 c. 65 (sch. 1), retrieved 27 February 2023

[7] "The Parliamentary Constituencies (Manchester) Order 1973", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 1973/606, retrieved 26 February 2023

[8] Carey, Declan (4 August 2026). "Burnage by-election date confirmed after Bev Craig elected mayor of Greater Manchester". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 13 August 2026.

[9] "3 May 2018 Local Government Election results". manchester.gov.uk. Manchester City Council. 4 May 2018. Retrieved 22 May 2018.

[Burnage_2016-10] "Local election results - Thursday 5 May 2016". manchester.gov.uk. Manchester City Council. Retrieved 30 April 2017.

[Burnage_2015-11] "Local election results - Thursday 7 May 2015". manchester.gov.uk. Manchester City Council. Retrieved 30 April 2017.

[Burnage_2014-12] "Local election results 2014". manchester.gov.uk. Manchester City Council. Retrieved 30 April 2017.

[Burnage_2012-13] "Results of the Manchester City Council election, 2012". manchester.gov.uk. Manchester City Council. Retrieved 30 April 2017.

[Burnage_2011-14] "Local election results 2011". manchester.gov.uk. Manchester City Council. Retrieved 30 April 2017.

[Burnage_2010-15] "Election results: 6 May 2010". manchester.gov.uk. Manchester City Council. Retrieved 30 April 2017.

[Burnage_2008-16] "Local elections 2008". manchester.gov.uk. Manchester City Council. Retrieved 1 May 2017.

[Burnage_2007-17] "Local elections 2007". manchester.gov.uk. Manchester City Council. Retrieved 1 May 2017.

[Burnage_2006-18] "Local elections 2006". manchester.gov.uk. Manchester City Council. Retrieved 1 May 2017.

[Burnage_2004-19] "Local Elections 10 June 2004". manchester.gov.uk. Manchester City Council. Archived from the original on 26 June 2004. Retrieved 1 May 2017.

[Burnage_2003-20] "Local Election Results - 1 May 2003". manchester.gov.uk. Manchester City Council. Archived from the original on 7 July 2003. Retrieved 1 May 2017.

[Burnage_2002-21] "Results of local elections 2nd May 2002". manchester.gov.uk. Manchester City Council. Archived from the original on 5 November 2002. Retrieved 1 May 2017.

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