Clayton and Openshaw
Clayton and Openshaw | |
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_2018.png) Clayton and Openshaw electoral ward within Manchester City Council | |
 Coat of arms | |
| Motto: By wisdom and effort | |
Interactive map of Clayton and Openshaw | |
| Coordinates: 53°29′01″N 2°10′48″W / 53.4837°N 2.1801°W | |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Constituent country | England |
| Region | North West England |
| County | Greater Manchester |
| Metropolitan borough | Manchester |
| Created | December 2017 |
| Named after | Clayton and Openshaw |
| Government UK Parliament constituency: Manchester Central | |
| • Type | Unicameral |
| • Body | Manchester City Council |
| • Leader of the council | Bev Craig (Labour) |
| • Councillor | Sean McHale (Labour) |
| • Councillor | Donna Ludford (Labour) |
| • Councillor | Thomas Robinson (Labour) |
Clayton and Openshaw is an area and electoral ward of Manchester, England created by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England (LGBCE) replacing the previous electoral wards of Ancoats & Clayton and Bradford for the local elections 2018.[1]
It is represented in Westminster by Lucy Powell MP for Manchester Central.[2]
Councillors
Three Labour councillors currently serve the ward: Sean McHale,[3] Donna Ludford[4] and Thomas Robinson.[5]
| Election | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Sean McHale (Lab) | Donna Ludford (Lab) | Andy Harland (Lab) | |||
| 2019 | Sean McHale (Lab) | Donna Ludford (Lab) | Andy Harland (Lab) | |||
| By-election Feb 2020 | Sean McHale (Lab) | Donna Ludford (Lab) | Ken Dobson (Ind) | |||
| 2021 | Sean McHale (Lab) | Donna Ludford (Lab) | Thomas Robinson (Lab) | |||
| 2022 | Sean McHale (Lab) | Donna Ludford (Lab) | Thomas Robinson (Lab) | |||
| 2023 | Sean McHale (Lab) | Donna Ludford (Lab) | Andy Harland (Lab) | |||
| 2024 | Sean McHale (Lab) | Donna Ludford (Lab) | Andy Harland (Lab) | |||
| 2026 | Sean McHale (Lab) | Donna Ludford (Lab) | Thomas Robinson (Lab) | |||
indicates seat up for election. indicates seat won in by-election.
Elections in 2020s
* denotes incumbent councillor seeking re-election.
May 2026
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Thomas Robinson* | 1,308 | 35.9 |  35.7 | |
| Green | Sean Duggan | 1,013 | 27.8 |  16.7 | |
| Reform | Jacob Barlow | 996 | 27.3 | New | |
| Conservative | Ramzi Swaray-Kella | 180 | 4.9 | 6.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Zinette Bates | 151 | 4.1 | 1.5 | |
| Majority | 295 | 8.1 | 52.4 | ||
| Turnout | 3,648 | 26.6 | 5.8 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
May 2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Donna Ludford* | 2,191 | 72.6 | 3.3 | |
| Green | Samsuzzaman Syed | 359 | 11.9 | 3.5 | |
| Conservative | Ramzi Swaray-Kella | 216 | 7.2 | 5.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Maria Theresa Turner | 211 | 7.0 | 0.3 | |
| Majority | 1,832 | 60.7 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 39 | 1.3 | |||
| Turnout | 3,016 | 22.59 | |||
| Registered electors | 13,350 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | 0.1 |
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May 2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Sean McHale* | 2,008 | 76.1 | 31.5 | |
| Conservative | Ramzi Swaray-Kella | 204 | 7.7 | 4.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Maria Turner | 202 | 7.7 | 4.4 | |
| Green | Billie Nagle | 198 | 7.5 | 3.9 | |
| Majority | 1,804 | 68.4 | 68.0 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 26 | 1.0 | 0.3 | ||
| Turnout | 2,638 | 20.4 | −4.7 | ||
| Registered electors | 12,943 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | 13.7 |
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May 2022
Note: The incumbent councillor, Thomas Robinson, was elected in May 2021.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Thomas Robinson* | 1,892 | 71.6 | 0.7 | |
| Green | Amanda Evans | 293 | 11.1 | 3.7 | |
| Conservative | Ramzi Swaray-Kella | 291 | 11.0 | 3.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Maria Turner | 148 | 5.6 | 3.8 | |
| Majority | 1,599 | 60.5 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 17 | ||||
| Turnout | 2,624 | 20.8 | 4.1 | ||
| Registered electors | 12,680 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | 1.5 |
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May 2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Donna Ludford* | 2,064 | 69.3 | ||
| Labour | Thomas Robinson | 1,560 | 52.4 | ||
| Conservative | Keith Berry | 389 | 13.1 | ||
| Green | Daniel Kyle | 250 | 8.4 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Diele Nsumbu | 218 | 7.3 | ||
| Green | Robyn Schreibke | 204 | 6.9 | ||
| Conservative | Ramzi Swaray-Kella | 193 | 6.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Martha O'Donoghue | 120 | 4.0 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Rejected ballots | 32 | ||||
| Turnout | 2,978 | 23.98 | |||
| Registered electors | 12,553 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
By-election: 27 February 2020
Councillor Andy Harland died in December 2019.[6] A by-election took place on Thursday 27 February 2020 to fill the vacancy.[7]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Ken Dobson | 1,191 | 47.9 | 3.4 | |
| Labour | Sherita Mandongwe | 1,083 | 43.6 | 1.4 | |
| Conservative | Sham Raja Akhtar | 102 | 4.1 | 0.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Claude-Diele Nsumbu | 57 | 2.3 | 1.0 | |
| Green | Jake Welsh | 51 | 2.1 | 1.6 | |
| Majority | 112 | 3.3 | N/A | ||
| Rejected ballots | 5 | 0.2 | |||
| Turnout | 2,489 | 19.7 | |||
| Registered electors | 12,623 | ||||
| Independent gain from Labour | Swing | 2.4 |
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Elections in 2010s
May 2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Sean McHale* | 1,346 | 44.6% | 9.1% | |
| Independent | Ken Dobson | 1,334 | 44.2% | 23.9% | |
| Green | Jake Welsh | 109 | 3.6% | 3.7% | |
| Conservative | Fahim Ahmad Choudhury | 106 | 3.5% | 3.8% | |
| Liberal Democrats | Maria Turner | 99 | 3.3% | 2.2% | |
| Majority | 12 | 0.40% | |||
| Rejected ballots | 21 | 0.70% | |||
| Turnout | 3,015 | 25.05% | 1.5% | ||
| Registered electors | 12,036 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | 16.5% |
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May 2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Andy Harland | 2,103 | 70.9% | ||
| Labour | Donna Ludford* | 1,722 | 58.0% | ||
| Labour | Sean McHale | 1,592 | 53.7% | ||
| Independent | Kenneth Dobson | 603 | 20.3% | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Elaine Boyes | 279 | 9.4% | ||
| Green | Paul Brunger | 220 | 7.4% | ||
| Conservative | Archie Galbraith | 217 | 7.3% | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Richard Clayton | 162 | 5.5% | ||
| Conservative | Aimen Javaid | 152 | 5.1% | ||
| Conservative | Chenjie Zhang | 142 | 4.8% | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Dan Willis | 118 | 4.0% | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 2,967 | 24.9% | |||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
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.
- ↑ "Lucy Powell MP". parliament.uk. UK Parliament. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
- ↑ "Councillor Sean McHale". manchester.gov.uk. Manchester City Council. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
- ↑ "Councillor Donna Ludford". manchester.gov.uk. Manchester City Council. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
- ↑ "Councillor Thomas Frederick Robinson". manchester.gov.uk. Manchester City Council. Retrieved 10 May 2026.
- ↑ Williams, Jennifer (24 December 2019). "'Positive, principled' Manchester councillor dies after a lifetime dedicated to his community". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
- 1 2 "Clayton & Openshaw By-Election Results - 27 February 2020". manchester.gov.uk. Manchester City Council. Archived from the original on 28 February 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
- ↑ Manchester Evening News: What are the Manchester local elections 2019 results? https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/manchester-local-election-2019-results-16197507
- ↑ "3 May 2018 Local Government Election results". manchester.gov.uk. Manchester City Council. 4 May 2018. Retrieved 22 May 2018.