Hulme (ward)

Hulme
Hulme
Ward
	Hulme ward (2018) within Manchester
	Coat of arms
Country	United Kingdom
Constituent country	England
Region	North West England
County	Greater Manchester
Metropolitan borough	Manchester
Created	May 1971
Named after	Hulme
Government
• Type	Unicameral
• Body	Manchester City Council
UK Parliamentary Constituency	Manchester Rusholme

Hulme is an electoral division of Manchester City Council which has been represented since 1971. It covers Hulme and parts of Chorlton-on-Medlock.

Overview

Hulme ward was created in 1971,^[1] covering parts of the former All Saints', St. George's, and St. Peter's wards. In 1982, the ward's eastern boundary moved from Upper Brook Street to Oxford Road, and its southern boundary became Moss Lane East.^[2] A further city-wide boundary revision in 2004, transferred the area surrounding the Manchester Royal Infirmary and Whitworth Park to the Moss Side ward.^[3] The ward's boundaries were left largely unchanged at the latest revision in 2018.^[4]

From its creation until 1974, the ward formed part of the Manchester Exchange Parliamentary constituency.^[5] From 1974 until 1983, it was part of the Manchester Moss Side Parliamentary constituency.^[6] From 1983 until 2024, it was part of the Manchester Central Parliamentary constituency. Since 2024, it has formed part of the Manchester Rusholme Parliamentary constituency.

Councillors

Election
1971	G. Mann (Lab)	T. Thomas (Lab)	F. Hatton (Lab)
July 1971	G. M. Morton (Lab)	T. Thomas (Lab)	A. P. Marino (Lab)
1972	G. M. Morton (Lab)	T. Thomas (Lab)	A. P. Marino (Lab)
1973	J. V. Marshall (Lab)	T. Thomas (Lab)	W. Smith (Lab)
1975	J. V. Marshall (Lab)	T. Thomas (Lab)	W. Smith (Lab)
1976	J. V. Marshall (Lab)	T. Thomas (Lab)	W. Smith (Lab)
1978	J. V. Marshall (Lab)	T. Thomas (Lab)	W. Smith (Lab)
1979	J. V. Marshall (Lab)	T. Thomas (Lab)	W. Smith (Lab)
1980	J. V. Marshall (Lab)	T. Thomas (Lab)	W. Smith (Lab)
November 1981	J. V. Marshall (Lab)	T. Thomas (SDP)	W. Smith (Lab)
1982	P. Keenlyside (Lab)	V. Dunn (Lab)	S. Robertson (Lab)
1983	P. Keenlyside (Lab)	V. Dunn (Lab)	S. Robertson (Lab)
1984	P. Keenlyside (Lab)	V. Dunn (Lab)	S. Robertson (Lab)
1986	D. Lunts (Lab)	V. Dunn (Lab)	S. Robertson (Lab)
1987	D. Lunts (Lab)	V. Dunn (Lab)	M. Kelly (Lab)
1988	D. Lunts (Lab)	V. Dunn (Lab)	H. Johnson (Lab)
1990	M. Hood (Lab)	V. Dunn (Lab)	H. Johnson (Lab)
1991	M. Hood (Lab)	V. Dunn (Lab)	P. R. Dungey (Lab)
1992	M. Hood (Lab)	K. Rowswell (Lab)	P. R. Dungey (Lab)
1994	D. Lunts (Lab)	K. Rowswell (Lab)	P. R. Dungey (Lab)
1995	D. Lunts (Lab)	K. Rowswell (Lab)	P. R. Dungey (Lab)
1996	D. Lunts (Lab)	K. Rowswell (Lab)	P. R. Dungey (Lab)
May 1997	M. Murphy (Lab)	K. Rowswell (Lab)	P. R. Dungey (Lab)
1998	M. Murphy (Lab)	K. Rowswell (Lab)	P. R. Dungey (Lab)
1999	M. Murphy (Lab)	K. Rowswell (Lab)	J. Flanagan (Lab)
2000	M. Murphy (Lab)	G. Diamond (Lab)	J. Flanagan (Lab)
2002	M. Murphy (Lab)	G. Diamond (Lab)	J. Flanagan (Lab)
2003	M. Murphy (Lab)	G. Diamond (Lab)	V. Hall (Grn)
2004	Vanessa Hall (Grn)	Mary Murphy (Lab)	Gerry Diamond (Lab)
2006	Vanessa Hall (Grn)	Mary Murphy (Lab)	Gerry Diamond (Lab)
2007	Vanessa Hall (Grn)	Mary Murphy (Lab)	Gerry Diamond (Lab)
2008	Emily Lomax (Lab)	Mary Murphy (Lab)	Gerry Diamond (Lab)
2010	Emily Lomax (Lab)	Mary Murphy (Lab)	Nigel Murphy (Lab)
November 2010	Amina Lone (Lab)	Mary Murphy (Lab)	Nigel Murphy (Lab)
2011	Amina Lone (Lab)	Mary Murphy (Lab)	Nigel Murphy (Lab)
2012	Amina Lone (Lab)	Mary Murphy (Lab)	Nigel Murphy (Lab)
2014	Amina Lone (Lab)	Mary Murphy (Lab)	Nigel Murphy (Lab)
2015	Amina Lone (Lab)	Lee-Ann Igbon (Lab)	Nigel Murphy (Lab)
2016	Amina Lone (Lab)	Lee-Ann Igbon (Lab)	Nigel Murphy (Lab)
2018	Lee-Ann Igbon (Lab)	Nigel Murphy (Lab)	Annette Wright (Lab)
2019	Lee-Ann Igbon (Lab)	Nigel Murphy (Lab)	Annette Wright (Lab)
2021	Lee-Ann Igbon (Lab)	Ekua Bayunu (Lab)	Annette Wright (Lab)
2022	Lee-Ann Igbon (Lab)	Ekua Bayunu (Lab)	Annette Wright (Lab)
July 2022	Lee-Ann Igbon (Lab)	Ekua Bayunu (Grn)	Annette Wright (Lab)
2023	Lee-Ann Igbon (Lab)	Ekua Bayunu (Grn)	Annette Wright (Lab)
2024	Lee-Ann Igbon (Lab)	Lee Glover (Lab)	Annette Wright (Lab)
2026	Bernard Ekbery (Grn)	Lee Glover (Lab)	Annette Wright (Lab)

Elections

Elections in 2020s

May 2026

2026
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Bernard Ekbery	2,059	54.8	+39.7
	Labour	Lee-Ann Igbon*	1,257	33.5	−38.3
	Reform	Nigel Slack	285	7.6	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Robin Grayson	156	4.2	−2.3
Majority			802	21.3	N/A
Turnout			3,757	29.0	+8.9
	Green gain from Labour		Swing

May 2024

2024
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Lee Glover	1,845	58.4	10.6
	Green	Ekua Bayunu*	1,018	32.2	14.4
	Conservative	Yat Fung Cheung	172	5.4	1.1
	Liberal Democrats	Joe Lynch	126	4.0	2.7
Majority			827	26.2
Rejected ballots			40	1.3
Turnout			3,201	24.81
Registered electors			12,903
	Labour gain from Green		Swing	12.5

May 2023

2023
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Annette Wright*	1,866	70.6	8.5
	Green	Chris Ogden	501	19.0	6.2
	Conservative	Samuel Stephenson	158	6.0	0.6
	Liberal Democrats	Bernadette Ryan	117	4.4	2.2
Majority			1,365	51.7
Rejected ballots			18
Turnout			2,660	21.96
Registered electors			12,115
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing

May 2022

2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Lee-Ann Igbon*	1,902	71.8	0.3
	Green	Chris Ogden	401	15.1	4.5
	Liberal Democrats	Gary McKenna	173	6.5	0.3
	Conservative	William Watermeyer	151	5.7	1.2
Majority			1,501	56.7
Rejected ballots			23
Turnout			2,650	20.1	2.2
Registered electors			13,192
	Labour hold		Swing	2.1

May 2021

2021
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ekua Bayunu	2,313	69.0	4.3
	Green	Lottie Donovan	596	17.8	4.8
	Liberal Democrats	Gary McKenna	223	6.7	0.6
	Conservative	William Watermeyer	219	6.5	0.0
Majority			1,717	51.2
Rejected ballots			38	1.1
Turnout			3,389	26.5	4.2
Registered electors			12,804
	Labour hold		Swing	4.6

Elections in 2010s

May 2019

2019
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Annette Wright*	1,530	62.1	0.4
	Green	Issy Patience	620	25.2	7.6
	Liberal Democrats	Dániel Tóth-Nagy	163	6.6
	Conservative	Jessica Beaumont	125	6.6	0.7
Majority			910	36.9	5.2
Rejected ballots			26	1.06
Turnout			2464	21.60	0.7
Registered electors			11,408
	Labour hold		Swing	3.6

May 2018

2018 (3 vacancies; new boundaries)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Lee-Ann Igbon*	1,913	72.1
	Labour	Nigel Murphy*	1,731	65.2
	Labour	Annette Wright	1,638	61.7
	Green	Melanie Horrocks	521	19.6
	Green	Dave James	413	15.6
	Conservative	Timothy Dawson	182	6.9
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Gadsen	180	6.8
	Liberal Democrats	James Ross	180	6.8
	Liberal Democrats	Thomas Mitchell	165	6.2
	Conservative	Phillip Page	152	5.7
	Conservative	Thomas Paterson	135	5.1
Majority
Turnout			2,653	22.3
	Labour win (new boundaries)
	Labour win (new boundaries)
	Labour win (new boundaries)

May 2016

2016
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Amina Lone*	1,726	65.3	+4.4
	Green	Deyika Nzeribe	515	19.5	−8.3
	Liberal Democrats	Hannah Jane Gee	184	7.0	+2.6
	Conservative	Kevin Gerard O'Neill	162	6.1	+0.6
	TUSC	Martin Shaw	56	2.1	n/a
Majority			1,211	45.8
Turnout			2,643	25.30
	Labour hold		Swing

May 2015

2015
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Lee-Ann Mary Igbon	3,246	56.3	−1.1
	Green	Dayika Nzeribe	1,490	25.9	+0.7
	Conservative	Cynthia Kallmunzer	732	12.7	−2.4
	UKIP	Phil Eckersley	218	3.8	N/A
	TUSC	Conor Price	75	1.3	N/A
Majority			1,756	30.4
Turnout			5,761	53.3	+29.2
	Labour hold		Swing

May 2014

2014
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Nigel Joseph Murphy*	1,731	57.70
	Green	Deyika Nzeribe	706	23.53
	UKIP	Phil Eckersley	189	6.30
	Conservative	Harry Williams	182	6.07
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Gadsen	152	5.07
	TUSC	Conor Daniel Price	40	.1.33
Majority			1,025	34.2
Turnout			3,000	35
	Labour hold		Swing

May 2012

2012
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Amina Lone*	1,301	60.9	+18.7
	Green	Deyika Nzeribe	595	27.8	−12.2
	Conservative	Jack Kelly	117	5.5	−34.5
	Liberal Democrats	Dom Hardwick	94	4.4	−3.9
	Independent	James Guise	30	1.4	N/A
Majority			706	33
Turnout			2,137	16.98
	Labour hold		Swing

May 2011

2011
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mary Murphy*	1,689	57.4	−5.4
	Green	Ruth Bergan	742	25.2	−7.4
	Conservative	Jamie Williams	302	10.3	+4.0
	Liberal Democrats	Andy Hardwick-Moss	211	7.2	−3.8
Majority			947	34.2
Turnout			2,944	24.1
	Labour hold		Swing

November 2010 (by-election)

By-election: 4 November 2010
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Amina Lone	1,031	60.6	+14.8
	Green	Deyika Nzeribe	451	26.5	+4.5
	Liberal Democrats	Grace Baynham	151	8.9	−14.1
	Conservative	Will Stobart	67	3.9	−5.3
Majority			580	34.1	+11.3
Turnout			1,700	10.9	−35.4
	Labour hold		Swing	+5.1

May 2010

2010
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Nigel Joseph Murphy*	2,445	45.8	+3.6
	Liberal Democrats	Ian James Kimpton	1,229	23.0	+14.7
	Green	Gayle Simms O'Donnovan	1,172	22.0	−18.0
	Conservative	Amjad Nasir	490	9.2	−0.2
Majority			1,216	22.8	+20.6
Turnout			5,336	46.3	+24.6
	Labour hold		Swing	-5.5

Elections in 2000s

May 2008

2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Emily Lomax	961	42.2	−7.9
	Green	Steven Durrant	911	40.0	+7.4
	Conservative	Jamie Hutchinson	215	9.4	+3.1
	Liberal Democrats	Glenn Hinks	190	8.3	−2.7
Majority			50	2.2	−15.3
Turnout			2,277	21.7	+0.8
	Labour gain from Green		Swing	-7.6

May 2007

2007
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mary Murphy*	969	50.1	+12.2
	Green	Steven Durrant	630	32.6	+7.6
	Liberal Democrats	Oliver West	213	11.0	−15.7
	Conservative	Andrew Binns	122	6.3	+1.7
Majority			339	17.5	+6.4
Turnout			1,934	20.9	−3.2
	Labour hold		Swing	+2.3

May 2006

2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Nigel Joseph Murphy	816	37.9	+1.8
	Liberal Democrats	Oliver West	576	26.7	+7.6
	Green	Steven Jonathan Durrant	539	25.0	−12.4
	Conservative	Paul Anthony Kierman	96	4.6	−2.7
	Independent	Christine Anne Boscott-Shermerdine	53	2.5	+2.5
	Independent	Captain Cae Os	43	2.0	+2.0
	UKIP	Peter David Reeve	20	0.9	+0.9
	Independent Liberal	Charles Anthony Lyn-Lloyd	11	0.5	+0.5
Majority			240	11.1	+9.8
Turnout			2,154	24.1	−1.5
	Labour hold		Swing	-2.9

June 2004

2004 (3 vacancies; new boundaries)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Green	Vanessa Hall*	856	37.9
	Labour	Mary Murphy*	825	36.5
	Labour	Gerry Diamond*	819	36.3
	Green	Christine Shelmerdine	730	32.3
	Labour	Paul Lock	634	28.1
	Green	Brian Candeland	553	24.5
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Turvey	437	19.3
	Liberal Democrats	Shirley Inniss	345	15.3
	Liberal Democrats	Kevin Morley	295	13.1
	Conservative	Joyce Haycock	167	7.4
	Conservative	Cecilia James	150	6.6
	Conservative	Linda Mansell	145	6.4
Majority			89	4.0
Turnout			2,259	25.6
	Green win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

May 2003

2003
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Vanessa Hall	678	43.3	+1.3
	Labour	John Flanagan*	667	42.6	−5.3
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Turvey	160	10.2	+1.5
	Conservative	Vincent Pierce	45	2.9	+1.5
	Independent Liberal	Charles Lyn-Lloyd	16	1.0	+1.0
Majority			11	0.7	−5.1
Turnout			1,566	16.0	+1.2
	Green gain from Labour		Swing	+3.3

May 2002

2002
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mary Murphy*	680	47.9	−4.7
	Green	Vanessa Hall	597	42.0	+4.6
	Liberal Democrats	Matthew Armstrong	123	8.7	+8.7
	Conservative	David Conway	20	1.4	−5.3
Majority			83	5.8	−9.3
Turnout			1,420	14.8	+4.2
	Labour hold		Swing	-4.6

May 2000

2000
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Gerry Diamond	504	52.6	−2.7
	Green	Vanessa Hall	359	37.4	+20.1
	Conservative	David Conway	64	6.7	+0.9
	Independent Liberal	Charles Lyn-Lloyd	32	3.3	+1.4
Majority			145	15.1	−20.4
Turnout			959	10.6	−3.0
	Labour hold		Swing	-11.4

Elections in 1990s

May 1999

1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Flanagan	644	55.3	−8.1
	Liberal Democrats	Phylip Mahler	230	19.7	+8.7
	Green	John Poole	202	17.3	+3.8
	Conservative	David Conway	67	5.8	−1.9
	Independent Liberal	Charles Lyn-Lloyd	22	1.9	−0.2
Majority			414	35.5	−14.4
Turnout			1,165	13.6
	Labour hold		Swing	-8.4

May 1998

1998
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mary Murphy*	508	63.4	−10.6
	Green	Melanie Jarman	108	13.5	+5.7
	Liberal Democrats	James Graham	88	11.0	+3.5
	Conservative	Paul Kierman	62	7.7	+0.5
	Communist	Steve Riley	18	2.2	+2.2
	Independent Liberal	Charles Lyn-Lloyd	17	2.1	−1.3
Majority			400	49.9	−16.2
Turnout			801
	Labour hold		Swing	-8.1

May 1997 (by-election)

By-election: 2 May 1997
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mary Murphy	1,937	69.4	−4.6
	Liberal Democrats	James Graham	561	20.1	+12.5
	Conservative	Paul Kierman	293	10.5	+3.3
Majority			1,376	49.3	−16.8
Turnout			2,791	51.1
	Labour hold		Swing	-8.5

May 1996

1996
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Kevin Rowswell*	708	74.0	−5.3
	Green	Robin Goater	75	7.8	+7.8
	Liberal Democrats	S. Oliver	72	7.5	+2.0
	Conservative	Paul Kierman	69	7.2	+1.3
	Independent Liberal	Charles Lyn-Lloyd	33	3.4	+1.3
Majority			633	66.1	−7.3
Turnout			957
	Labour hold		Swing	-6.5

May 1995

1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Peter Dungey*	832	79.3	+8.6
	Conservative	Paul Kierman	62	5.9	−3.0
	Liberal Democrats	A. Rogers	58	5.5	−4.2
	Independent	A. Jones	39	3.7	+3.7
	Independent	Rachel Harper	36	3.4	+3.4
	Independent	Charles Lyn-Lloyd	22	2.1	+2.1
Majority			770	73.4	+13.4
Turnout			1,049
	Labour hold		Swing	+5.8

May 1994

1994
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Lunts	938	70.7	+2.4
	Independent	C. Osigwe	142	10.7	+10.7
	Liberal Democrats	S. Oliver	128	9.7	+1.9
	Conservative	J. Baker	118	8.9	−4.5
Majority			796	60.0	+5.1
Turnout			1,326
	Labour hold		Swing	-4.1

May 1992

1992
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	K. Rowswell	763	68.3	+0.0
	Conservative	D. Williams	150	13.4	+3.6
	Green	P. Williamson	117	10.5	−2.5
	Liberal Democrats	I. Newton	87	7.8	−1.1
Majority			613	54.9	−0.4
Turnout			1,117
	Labour hold		Swing	-1.8

May 1991

1991
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. R. Dungey	1,183	68.3	−4.1
	Green	V. Greenfield	225	13.0	−2.6
	Conservative	A. Pollitt	170	9.8	+3.0
	Liberal Democrats	D. P. Rudge	155	8.9	+3.7
Majority			958	55.3	−1.5
Turnout			1,733	25.5
	Labour hold		Swing	-0.7

May 1990

1990
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Hood	1,629	72.4	+1.5
	Green	P. E. Harrison	350	15.6	−0.2
	Conservative	P. W. Davies	154	6.8	+0.0
	Liberal Democrats	J. Mark	117	5.2	−1.2
Majority			1,279	56.8	+1.7
Turnout			2,250
	Labour hold		Swing	+0.8

Elections in 1980s

May 1988

1988 (2 vacancies)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	V. Dunn*	1,775	70.9	−1.9
	Labour	H. Johnson	1,639
	Green	P. E. Harrison	395	15.8	+15.8
	Conservative	A. Pollitt	171	6.8	+6.8
	SLD	S. M. Jones	161	6.4	−20.8
	Conservative	D. M. Powell	160
	SLD	C. Whettam	107
Majority			1,244	55.1	+9.5
Turnout			2,502
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing	-8.8

May 1987

1987
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mary Kelly	1,859	72.8	−8.8
	Liberal	Simon Jones	694	27.2	+17.5
Majority			1,165	45.6	−27.3
Turnout			2,553
	Labour hold		Swing	-13.1

May 1986

1986
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Lunts	2,080	81.6	+1.0
	Liberal	H. Feazey	246	9.7	+2.4
	Conservative	R. Lamptey	223	8.7	−3.4
Majority			1,857	72.9	+4.4
Turnout			2,549
	Labour hold		Swing	-0.7

May 1984

1984
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Valerie Dunn*	2,243	80.6	+5.3
	Conservative	R. Lamptey	337	12.1	−0.7
	Liberal	Simon Lewis	202	7.3	−4.6
Majority			1,906	68.5	+6.1
Turnout			2,782
	Labour hold		Swing	+3.0

May 1983

1983
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Sheila Robertson*	2,535	75.3	+12.2
	Conservative	Clive Freemantle	432	12.8	+0.2
	Liberal	David Nicholson	401	11.9	−12.4
Majority			2,103	62.4	+23.6
Turnout			3,368
	Labour hold		Swing	+6.0

May 1982

1982 (3 vacancies; new boundaries)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Peter Keenlyside	2,105	60.9
	Labour	Valerie Dunn	1,992	57.7
	Labour	Sheila Robertson	1,931	55.9
	Liberal	Thomas McClure	811	23.5
	Liberal	Robert Taylor	707	20.5
	Liberal	David Nicholson	670	19.4
	Conservative	Grant Higginson	421	12.2
	Conservative	Peter Hardman	413	12.0
	Conservative	Clare Hare	388	11.2
Majority			1,120	32.4
Turnout			3,455	30.6
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

May 1980

1980
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T. Thomas*	2,008	73.8	+5.2
	Liberal	P. Thompson	329	12.1	+1.5
	Conservative	N. P. Shand	295	10.8	−7.6
	Independent	D. S. Redford	88	3.2	+3.2
Majority			1,679	61.7	+11.5
Turnout			2,720	29.3	−32.3
	Labour hold		Swing	+1.8

Elections in 1970s

May 1979

1979
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. Smith*	3,562	68.6	+11.1
	Conservative	N. P. Shand	957	18.4	+3.5
	Liberal	S. K. McClure	499	10.6	−3.7
	Communist	R. W. Gwilt	174	3.4	+1.3
Majority			2,605	50.2	+12.8
Turnout			5,192	61.6	+32.2
	Labour hold		Swing	+3.8

May 1978

1978
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. V. Marshall*	1,488	57.5	−9.6
	Liberal	P. Thompson	523	20.2	+5.8
	Conservative	W. H. Cox	386	14.9	−3.7
	Socialist Unity	B. Crossman	139	5.4	+5.4
	Communist	R. W. Gwilt	54	2.1	+2.1
Majority			965	37.4	−11.1
Turnout			2,590	29.4
	Labour hold		Swing	-7.7

May 1976

1976
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T. Thomas*	1,514	67.1	−0.8
	Conservative	L. Gaffney	419	18.6	−0.9
	Liberal	M. Moonsamy	325	14.4	+4.0
Majority			1,095	48.5	+0.1
Turnout			2,258
	Labour hold		Swing	+0.0

May 1975

1975
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. Smith*	1,262	67.9	−9.7
	Conservative	G. B. Draycott	363	19.5	+2.1
	Liberal	P. Davis	194	10.4	+10.4
	Communist	R. H. Vaughan	39	2.1	−2.9
Majority			899	48.4	−11.8
Turnout			1,858
	Labour hold		Swing	-5.9

May 1973

1973 (3 vacancies; reorganisation)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. V. Marshall*	1,290	75.7	−13.4
	Labour	T. Thomas*	1,273	74.7	−14.4
	Labour	W. Smith*	1,226	71.9	−17.2
	Conservative	A. Edwards	289	17.0	+6.1
	Conservative	R. E. Gilham	260	15.3	+4.4
	Conservative	E. Draycott	255	15.0	+4.1
	Communist	D. J. Heywood	83	4.9	N/A
Majority			937	55.6	−22.6
Turnout			1,704
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

May 1972

1972
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. P. Marino*	2,101	89.1	+4.2
	Conservative	R. J. R. Lomas	258	10.9	−3.0
Majority			1,843	78.2	+8.7
Turnout			2,359
	Labour hold		Swing

July 1971 (by-election)

By-election: 8 July 1971 (2 vacancies)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. M. Morton	1,214	84.5	−0.4
	Labour	A. P. Marino	1,211	84.3	−0.6
	Liberal	A. G. Lishman	214	15.9	+6.3
	Conservative	M. Meadows	142	9.9	−4.0
	Conservative	R. Frere	92	6.4	−7.5
Majority			997	69.4	−0.1
Turnout			1,437
	Labour hold		Swing

May 1971

1971 (3 vacancies)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	G. Mann*	2,589	84.9
	Labour	T. Thomas*	2,554	83.7
	Labour	F. Hatton*	2,542	83.3
	Conservative	M. Meadows	423	13.9
	Conservative	J. H. Wood	376	12.3
	Liberal	A. G. Lishman	292	9.6
	Conservative	S. J. S. Bentley	290	9.5
	Communist	F. J. Cartwright*	85	2.8
Majority			2,119	69.5
Turnout			3,050
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

References

↑ Council graph shows new records, The Guardian, 24 May 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 2004-06-26. Retrieved 2012-01-12.
↑ 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

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

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

[archive-3] "Manchester 2004 council election results". manchester.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 2004-06-26. Retrieved 2012-01-12.

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

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

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

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]