Rusholme (ward)

Rusholme
Rusholme
Ward
	Rusholme ward (2018) within Manchester
	Coat of arms
Country	United Kingdom
Constituent country	England
Region	North West England
County	Greater Manchester
Metropolitan borough	Manchester
Created	November 1885
Named after	Rusholme
Government
• Type	Unicameral
• Body	Manchester City Council
UK Parliamentary Constituency	Manchester Rusholme

Rusholme is an electoral division of Manchester City Council which has been represented since 1885. It covers the South Manchester suburb of Rusholme.

Overview

Rusholme ward was created in 1885,^[1] following the Manchester City Extension Act 1885, which transferred the townships of Bradford, Harpurhey, and Rusholme to the Manchester corporation.^[2] Initially, it covered the whole of the former Rusholme township. Boundary revisions in 1919,^[3] transferred that part of the ward to the east of Birchfields road to the Longsight ward. Following a further revision in 1950,^[4] the ward's southern boundary became the Fallowfield Loop, before another revision in 1971,^[5] transferred part of the Longsight ward to the west of Dickenson Road to the ward. In 1982,^[6] the south western portion of the ward was transferred to the new Fallowfield ward. Following a further revision in 2004,^[7] that part of the University of Manchester's Fallowfield Campus within the ward was transferred to the Levenshulme ward. At the latest revision in 2018,^[8] the north western portion of the Longsight ward to the west of St. John's Road was transferred to the ward.

From its creation until 1918, the ward formed part of the Manchester South Parliamentary constituency.^[9] From 1918 until 1950, it was part of the Manchester Rusholme Parliamentary constituency.^[10] From 1950 until 1955, it was part of the Manchester Withington Parliamentary constituency. From 1955 until 1983, it was part of the Manchester Ardwick Parliamentary constituency. From 1983 until 2024, it was part of the Manchester Gorton Parliamentary constituency. Since 2024, it has formed part of the Manchester Rusholme Parliamentary constituency.

Councillors

Election
1885	F. E. Estcourt (Con)	W. T. Gunson (Lib)	J. Ramsay (Con)
1886	F. E. Estcourt (Con)	W. T. Gunson (Lib U)	S. Royle (Con)
1887	F. E. Estcourt (Con)	W. T. Gunson (Lib U)	S. Royle (Con)
1888	F. E. Estcourt (Con)	W. T. Gunson (Lib U)	S. Royle (Con)
1889	F. E. Estcourt (Con)	W. T. Gunson (Lib U)	S. Royle (Con)
1890	F. E. Estcourt (Con)	W. T. Gunson (Lib U)	S. Royle (Con)
1891	F. E. Estcourt (Con)	W. T. Gunson (Lib U)	S. Royle (Con)
1892	F. E. Estcourt (Con)	W. T. Gunson (Lib U)	H. Plummer (Ind)
1893	F. E. Estcourt (Con)	E. Holt (Lib)	H. Plummer (Lib)
1894	F. E. Estcourt (Con)	E. Holt (Lib)	H. Plummer (Lib)
1895	F. E. Estcourt (Con)	E. Holt (Lib)	H. Plummer (Lib)
1896	F. E. Estcourt (Con)	E. Holt (Lib)	H. Plummer (Lib)
1897	G. K Ashton (Con)	E. Holt (Lib)	H. Plummer (Lib)
1898	G. K. Ashton (Con)	E. Holt (Lib)	H. Plummer (Lib)
1899	G. K. Ashton (Con)	E. Holt (Lib)	H. Plummer (Lib)
1900	G. K. Ashton (Con)	E. Holt (Lib)	H. Plummer (Lib)
1901	G. K. Ashton (Con)	E. Holt (Lib)	H. Plummer (Lib)
1902	G. K. Ashton (Con)	E. Holt (Lib)	H. Plummer (Lib)
June 1903	G. K. Ashton (Con)	W. F. Lane Scott (Con)	H. Plummer (Lib)
1903	G. K. Ashton (Con)	W. F. Lane Scott (Con)	H. Plummer (Lib)
1904	G. K. Ashton (Con)	W. F. Lane Scott (Con)	H. Plummer (Lib)
1905	G. K. Ashton (Con)	W. F. Lane Scott (Con)	H. Plummer (Lib)
1906	G. K. Ashton (Con)	W. F. Lane Scott (Con)	H. Plummer (Lib)
1907	G. K. Ashton (Con)	W. F. Lane Scott (Con)	H. Plummer (Lib)
December 1907	G. K. Ashton (Con)	W. F. Lane Scott (Con)	J. D. Chantler (Con)
1908	G. K. Ashton (Con)	W. F. Lane Scott (Con)	J. D. Chantler (Con)
1909	G. K. Ashton (Con)	W. F. Lane Scott (Con)	J. D. Chantler (Con)
1910	G. K. Ashton (Con)	W. F. Lane Scott (Con)	J. D. Chantler (Con)
June 1911	E. F. M. Susman (Lib)	W. F. Lane Scott (Con)	J. D. Chantler (Con)
1911	E. F. M. Susman (Lib)	W. F. Lane Scott (Con)	J. D. Chantler (Con)
1912	E. F. M. Susman (Lib)	W. F. Lane Scott (Con)	J. D. Chantler (Con)
1913	E. F. M. Susman (Lib)	W. F. Lane Scott (Con)	J. D. Chantler (Con)
1914	E. F. M. Susman (Lib)	W. F. Lane Scott (Con)	J. D. Chantler (Con)
1919	E. F. M. Sutton (Lib)	J. Parkinson (Con)	J. D. Chantler (Con)
1920	E. F. M. Sutton (Lib)	J. Parkinson (Con)	C. H. Barlow (Lib)
1921	E. F. M. Sutton (Lib)	W. Flinn (Lib)	C. H. Barlow (Lib)
1922	E. F. M. Sutton (Lib)	W. Flinn (Lib)	C. H. Barlow (Lib)
1923	E. F. M. Sutton (Lib)	W. Flinn (Lib)	C. H. Barlow (Lib)
1924	E. F. M. Sutton (Lib)	R. G. Edwards (Lib)	C. H. Barlow (Lib)
1925	E. F. M. Sutton (Lib)	R. G. Edwards (Lib)	C. H. Barlow (Lib)
1926	E. F. M. Sutton (Lib)	R. G. Edwards (Lib)	C. H. Barlow (Lib)
1927	E. F. M. Sutton (Lib)	R. G. Edwards (Lib)	C. H. Barlow (Lib)
1928	E. F. M. Sutton (Lib)	R. G. Edwards (Lib)	C. H. Barlow (Lib)
May 1929	F. A. Jackson (Con)	R. G. Edwards (Lib)	C. H. Barlow (Lib)
1929	F. A. Jackson (Con)	R. G. Edwards (Lib)	C. H. Barlow (Lib)
1930	F. A. Jackson (Con)	R. G. Edwards (Lib)	C. H. Barlow (Lib)
1931	F. A. Jackson (Con)	R. G. Edwards (Lib)	C. H. Barlow (Lib)
1932	F. A. Jackson (Con)	R. G. Edwards (Lib)	C. H. Barlow (Lib)
1933	F. A. Jackson (Con)	R. G. Edwards (Lib)	C. H. Barlow (Lib)
1934	F. A. Jackson (Con)	R. G. Edwards (Lib)	C. H. Barlow (Lib)
1935	F. A. Jackson (Con)	R. G. Edwards (Lib)	C. H. Barlow (Lib)
January 1936	R. C. Rodgers (Con)	R. G. Edwards (Lib)	C. H. Barlow (Lib)
1936	R. C. Rodgers (Con)	R. G. Edwards (Lib)	C. H. Barlow (Lib)
October 1937	R. C. Rodgers (Con)	R. G. Edwards (Lib)	A. T. Barratt (Con)
1937	R. C. Rodgers (Con)	R. G. Edwards (Lib)	A. T. Barratt (Con)
1938	R. C. Rodgers (Con)	R. G. Edwards (Lib)	A. T. Barratt (Con)
1945	R. C. Rodgers (Con)	H. Stockdale (Con)	A. T. Barratt (Con)
1946	R. C. Rodgers (Con)	H. Stockdale (Con)	A. T. Barratt (Con)
1947	R. C. Rodgers (Con)	H. Stockdale (Con)	A. T. Barratt (Con)
1949	R. C. Rodgers (Con)	H. Stockdale (Con)	A. T. Barratt (Con)
1950	R. C. Rodgers (Con)	H. Stockdale (Con)	A. T. Barratt (Con)
1951	R. C. Rodgers (Con)	H. Stockdale (Con)	A. T. Barratt (Con)
1952	R. C. Rodgers (Con)	H. Stockdale (Con)	A. T. Barratt (Con)
1953	R. C. Rodgers (Con)	H. Stockdale (Con)	A. T. Barratt (Con)
1954	R. C. Rodgers (Con)	H. Stockdale (Con)	A. T. Barratt (Con)
1955	R. C. Rodgers (Con)	H. Stockdale (Con)	A. T. Barratt (Con)
1956	K. Ollerenshaw (Con)	H. Stockdale (Con)	A. T. Barratt (Con)
1957	K. Ollerenshaw (Con)	H. Stockdale (Con)	A. T. Barratt (Con)
1958	K. Ollerenshaw (Con)	H. Stockdale (Con)	A. T. Barratt (Con)
1959	K. Ollerenshaw (Con)	H. Stockdale (Con)	A. T. Barratt (Con)
1960	K. Ollerenshaw (Con)	H. Stockdale (Con)	A. T. Barratt (Con)
March 1961	K. Ollerenshaw (Con)	H. Stockdale (Con)	F. W. Harrison (Con)
1961	K. Ollerenshaw (Con)	H. Stockdale (Con)	F. W. Harrison (Con)
1962	K. Ollerenshaw (Con)	H. Stockdale (Con)	F. W. Harrison (Con)
1963	K. Ollerenshaw (Con)	H. Stockdale (Con)	F. W. Harrison (Con)
1964	K. Ollerenshaw (Con)	H. Stockdale (Con)	F. W. Harrison (Con)
1965	K. Ollerenshaw (Con)	H. Stockdale (Con)	F. W. Harrison (Con)
January 1966	K. Ollerenshaw (Con)	C. R. Mayoh (Con)	F. W. Harrison (Con)
1966	K. Ollerenshaw (Con)	C. R. Mayoh (Con)	F. W. Harrison (Con)
1967	K. Ollerenshaw (Con)	C. R. Mayoh (Con)	F. W. Harrison (Con)
1968	K. Ollerenshaw (Con)	A. G. Thornhill (Con)	F. W. Harrison (Con)
1969	K. Ollerenshaw (Con)	A. G. Thornhill (Con)	T. R. Phillips (Con)
1970	K. Ollerenshaw (Con)	S. R. Tucker (Con)	T. R. Phillips (Con)
September 1970	M. Pierce (Con)	S. R. Tucker (Con)	T. R. Phillips (Con)
1971	M. Pierce (Con)	S. R. Tucker (Con)	L. J. Lamb (Lab)
1972	M. Pierce (Con)	S. R. Tucker (Con)	T. R. Phillips (Con)
1973	M. Pierce (Con)	K. Ollerenshaw (Con)	S. R. Tucker (Con)
1975	M. Pierce (Con)	K. Ollerenshaw (Con)	S. R. Tucker (Con)
1976	M. Pierce (Con)	K. Ollerenshaw (Con)	S. R. Tucker (Con)
1978	M. Pierce (Con)	K. Ollerenshaw (Con)	S. R. Tucker (Con)
1979	M. Pierce (Con)	K. Ollerenshaw (Con)	A. J. Bateman (Lab)
1980	M. Pierce (Con)	J. Nicholson (Lab)	A. J. Bateman (Lab)
October 1981	M. Pierce (Con)	J. Nicholson (Lab)	A. J. Bateman (SDP)
1982	T. Egan (Lab)	J. Nicholson (Lab)	M. Roff (Lab)
1983	T. Egan (Lab)	J. Nicholson (Lab)	M. Roff (Lab)
1984	T. Egan (Lab)	J. Nicholson (Lab)	M. Roff (Lab)
1986	J. Byrne (Lab)	J. Nicholson (Lab)	Y. Mambu (Lab)
1987	J. Byrne (Lab)	J. Nicholson (Lab)	M. Ramsbottom (Lib)
1988	J. Byrne (Lab)	Y. Mambu (Lab)	M. Ramsbottom (SLD)
1990	J. Byrne (Lab)	Y. Mambu (Lab)	M. Ramsbottom (Lib Dem)
1991	J. Byrne (Lab)	Y. Mambu (Lab)	M. Manning (Lab)
March 1992	J. Byrne (Lab)	Y. Mambu (Lab)	M. Manning (Ind. Lab)
1992	J. Byrne (Lab)	Y. Mambu (Lab)	M. Manning (Ind. Lab)
1994	J. Byrne (Lab)	Y. Mambu (Lab)	M. Manning (Ind. Lab)
1995	J. Byrne (Lab)	Y. Mambu (Lab)	J. Chaudhry (Lab)
1996	J. Byrne (Lab)	Y. Mambu (Lab)	J. Chaudhry (Lab)
1998	J. Byrne (Lab)	Y. Mambu (Lab)	J. Chaudhry (Lab)
1999	J. Byrne (Lab)	Y. Mambu (Lab)	Z. Mir (Lab)
2000	J. Byrne (Lab)	P. Shannon (Lib Dem)	Z. Mir (Lab)
2002	J. Byrne (Lab)	P. Shannon (Lib Dem)	Z. Mir (Lab)
2003	J. Byrne (Lab)	P. Shannon (Lib Dem)	L. Williams (Lib Dem)
2004	Paul Shannon (Lib Dem)	Abu Chowdhury (Lib Dem)	Lynne Williams (Lib Dem)
2006	Paul Shannon (Lib Dem)	Abu Chowdhury (Lib Dem)	Lynne Williams (Lib Dem)
2007	Paul Shannon (Lib Dem)	Abu Chowdhury (Lib Dem)	Lynne Williams (Lib Dem)
2008	Paul Shannon (Lib Dem)	Abu Chowdhury (Lib Dem)	Lynne Williams (Lib Dem)
2010	Paul Shannon (Lib Dem)	Abu Chowdhury (Lib Dem)	Rabnawaz Akbar (Lab)
2011	Paul Shannon (Lib Dem)	Kate Chappell (Lab)	Rabnawaz Akbar (Lab)
2012	Ahmed Ali (Lab)	Kate Chappell (Lab)	Rabnawaz Akbar (Lab)
2014	Ahmed Ali (Lab)	Kate Chappell (Lab)	Rabnawaz Akbar (Lab)
2015	Ahmed Ali (Lab)	Kate Chappell (Lab)	Rabnawaz Akbar (Lab)
2016	Ahmed Ali (Lab)	Kate Chappell (Lab)	Rabnawaz Akbar (Lab)
May 2017	Ahmed Ali (Lab)	Jill Lovecy (Lab)	Rabnawaz Akbar (Lab)
2018	Rabnawaz Akbar (Lab)	Jill Lovecy (Lab)	Ahmed Ali (Lab)
2019	Rabnawaz Akbar (Lab)	Jill Lovecy (Lab)	Ahmed Ali (Lab)
2021	Rabnawaz Akbar (Lab)	Jill Lovecy (Lab)	Ahmed Ali (Lab)
2022	Rabnawaz Akbar (Lab)	Jill Lovecy (Lab)	Ahmed Ali (Lab)
2023	Rabnawaz Akbar (Lab)	Jill Lovecy (Lab)	Ahmed Ali (Lab)
2024	Rabnawaz Akbar (Lab)	Jill Lovecy (Lab)	Ahmed Ali (Lab)
2026	Shams Syed (Grn)	Jill Lovecy (Lab)	Ahmed Ali (Lab)

Elections

Elections in 2020s

May 2026

2026
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Shams Syed	1,919	48.4	*N/A*
	Labour	Rabnawaz Akbar*	1,066	26.9	−60.0
	Workers Party	Mohhamed Bilal	579	14.6	N/A
	Reform	Norman Hesketh-Hart	155	3.9	N/A
	Conservative	Jason McLeod	122	3.1	−3.0
	Liberal Democrats	Greg Sammons	120	3.0	−3.2
Majority			853	21.5	N/A
Turnout			3,961	32.5	+10.2
	Green gain from Labour		Swing

May 2024

2024
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jill Lovecy*	1,608	43.0	32.5
	Workers Party	Naznin Hussain	823	22.0	New
	Independent	Mohammed Wahab Sajjad	555	14.8	New
	Green	Dennis Pirdzuns	413	11.0	0.3
	Conservative	Joseph Bernard Kalokoh	143	3.8	5.4
	Liberal Democrats	Gregory Thomas Sammons	124	3.3	0.6
	Independent	Shahid Qazi	42	1.1
Majority			785	21.0
Rejected ballots			34	0.9
Turnout			3,742	29.8
Registered electors			12,542
	Labour hold		Swing	27.2

May 2023

2023
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ahmed Ali*	2,371	80.1	5.2
	Green	Dennis Pirdzuns	249	8.4	4.3
	Conservative	Jason McLeod	204	6.9	2.0
	Liberal Democrats	Greg Sammons	135	4.6	2.0
Majority			2,122
Rejected ballots			22
Turnout			2,981	25.42
Registered electors			11,729
	Labour hold		Swing

May 2022

2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Rabnawaz Akbar*	2,408	86.9	12.6
	Liberal Democrats	Mohammed Sabbagh	171	6.2	1.9
	Conservative	Usman Arshed	169	6.1	1.3
Majority			2,237
Rejected ballots			24
Turnout			2,772	22.3	4.9
Registered electors			12,413
	Labour hold		Swing	7.3

May 2021

2021
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jill Lovecy*	2,491	75.5	6.7
	Green	Natasha Turner	374	11.3	6.6
	Conservative	Fahim Choudhury	306	9.2	4.7
	Liberal Democrats	Melvin Sowah	127	3.9	4.7
Majority			2,117	64.2
Rejected ballots			19	0.6
Turnout			3,317	26.7	0.5
Registered electors			12,315
	Labour hold		Swing	6.7

Elections in 2010s

May 2019

2019
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ahmed Ali*	2,266	74.9	2.6
	Green	Kate Walsh Benson	384	12.7	0.2
	Liberal Democrats	Holly Matthies	201	6.6	2.5
	Conservative	Shazia Anjum	148	4.9	0.9
Majority			1,882	62.2	2.4
Rejected ballots			27	0.89
Turnout			3,026	26.19	1.0
Registered electors			11,555
	Labour hold		Swing	1.2

May 2018

2018 (3 vacancies; new boundaries)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Rabnawaz Akbar*	2,484	74.3
	Labour	Jill Lovecy*	2,433	72.8
	Labour	Ahmed Ali*	2,416	72.3
	Green	George Salomon	416	12.5
	Liberal Democrats	Holly Matthies	269	8.1
	Liberal Democrats	Abu Chowdhury	263	7.9
	Liberal Democrats	Dave Page	237	7.1
	Conservative	Mehreen Qazi	161	4.8
	Conservative	Amir Moore	142	4.3
	Conservative	Roozbeh Sarkohaki	96	2.9
Majority
Turnout			3,341	27.2
	Labour win (new boundaries)
	Labour win (new boundaries)
	Labour win (new boundaries)

May 2017 (by-election)

By-election: 4 May 2017
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Jill Lovecy	2,188	64.2
	Liberal Democrats	Amaan Hashmi	576	16.9
	Green	Anne Loveday Tucker	458	13.4
	Conservative	David Robert Semple	151	4.4
	TUSC	Jack Joseph Metcalf	37	1.1
Majority			1,612	47.3
Turnout			3,410	34.9
	Labour hold		Swing

May 2016

2016
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ahmed Ali*	2.346	75.1	+0.3
	Green	Rob Jones	415	13.3	+5.5
	Liberal Democrats	Abu Mohiuddin Chowdhury	195	6.3	−6.2
	Conservative	Archie Stuart Galbraith	166	5.3	+1.9
Majority			1,931	61.9
Turnout			3,122	31.24
	Labour hold		Swing

May 2015

2015
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Kate Chappell*	3,796	68.7	+7.4
	Green	Vicky Matthews	848	15.4	+6.7
	Conservative	Sajid Hussain	463	8.4	+2.6
	Liberal Democrats	Abu Mohiuddin Chowdhury	326	5.9	−18.3
	TUSC	John McFarlane	90	1.6	N/A
Majority			2,948	53.3
Turnout			5,523	56.9	+22.8
	Labour hold		Swing

May 2014

2014
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Rabnawaz Akbar*	2,438	69.72
	Green	Joseph Ian Clough	517	14.78
	Liberal Democrats	Abu Mohiuddin Chowdhury	261	7.46
	Conservative	Georgina Elizabeth Calle	191	5.46
	TUSC	John William McFarlane	90	2.57
Majority			1,921	54.9
Turnout			3,497	32.3
	Labour hold		Swing

May 2012

2012
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ahmed Ali	2,100	74.8	+47.6
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Shannon*	352	12.5	−30.2
	Green	Dane Lam	220	7.8	+1.6
	Conservative	James Johnson	96	3.4	−8.0
	Independent	Pip Moss	41	1.5	N/A
Majority			1,748	62
Turnout			2,809	26
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

May 2011

2011
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Kate Chappell	2,238	61.3	+35.9
	Liberal Democrats	Abu Chowdhury*	883	24.2	−18.1
	Green	Richard Lane	319	8.7	+1.1
	Conservative	Dola Miah	212	5.8	−0.7
Majority			1,355	37.1
Turnout			3,652	34.1
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

May 2010

2010
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Rabnawaz Akbar	2,259	44.1	+16.9
	Liberal Democrats	Tanvir Akhtar	1,885	36.8	−5.9
	Conservative	Dola Miah	466	9.1	−2.3
	Green	Justine Hall	342	6.7	+0.5
	TUSC	Nahella Ashraf	95	1.9	+1.9
	Respect	Ali Shelmani	73	1.4	+1.4
Majority			374	7.3	−8.3
Turnout			5,120	51.3	+25.6
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	+11.4

Elections in 2000s

May 2008

2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Shannon*	1,090	42.7	+0.4
	Labour	Atiha Chaudry	693	27.2	+1.8
	Left List	Nahella Ashraf	320	12.5	−5.7
	Conservative	Dola Miah	291	11.4	+4.9
	Green	Penny Collins	158	6.2	−1.4
Majority			397	15.6	−1.3
Turnout			2,552	25.7	−5.0
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	-0.7

May 2007

2007
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Abu Chowdhury*	1,241	42.3	+2.4
	Labour	Atiha Chaudry	746	25.4	−2.3
	Respect	Nahella Ashraf	535	18.2	−3.0
	Green	Penny Collins	224	7.6	+1.1
	Conservative	Daniel Valentine	190	6.5	+1.8
Majority			495	16.9	+4.7
Turnout			2,936	30.7	−0.8
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	+2.3

May 2006

2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Lynne Williams*	1,157	39.9	−16.0
	Labour	John Byrne	804	27.7	−0.8
	Respect	Nahella Ashraf	615	21.2	+21.2
	Green	Penelope Irene Collins	188	6.5	−2.9
	Conservative	Barbara Mary Goodall	135	4.7	−1.4
Majority			353	12.2	−15.1
Turnout			2,899	31.5	−6.5
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	-7.6

June 2004

2004 (3 vacancies; new boundaries)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Shannon*	1,958	55.4
	Liberal Democrats	Abu Chowdhury	1,901	53.7
	Liberal Democrats	Lynne Williams*	1,894	53.5
	Labour	Nilofar Siddiqi	1,000	28.3
	Labour	John Byrne*	952	26.9
	Labour	Zafar Mir	889	25.1
	Green	Penelope Collins	329	9.3
	Green	Christopher Middleton	234	6.6
	Conservative	Cedric Beniston	214	6.1
	Green	John Poole	203	5.7
	Conservative	Barbara Goodall	200	5.7
	Conservative	Tadeusz Sochacki	160	4.5
Majority			894	25.2
Turnout			3,537	38.0
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

May 2003

2003
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Lynne Williams	1,850	64.8	+25.4
	Labour	Zafar Mir*	722	25.3	−23.6
	Conservative	Barbara Goodall	138	4.8	−1.2
	Socialist Alliance	Mary Ainslie	76	2.7	+2.7
	Green	Christopher Middleton	69	2.4	−3.2
Majority			1,128	39.5	+30.1
Turnout			2,855	23.0	+1.7
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing	+24.5

May 2002

2002
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Byrne*	1,304	48.9	+15.4
	Liberal Democrats	Lynne Williams	1,052	39.4	−18.7
	Conservative	Barbara Goodall	161	6.0	+1.8
	Green	Christopher Middleton	150	5.6	+2.0
Majority			252	9.4	−15.2
Turnout			2,667	21.3	−1.0
	Labour hold		Swing	+17.0

May 2000

2000
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Shannon	1,613	58.1	+14.0
	Labour	Jawaid Chaudhry	930	33.5	−11.8
	Conservative	Daniel Bunting	116	4.2	−1.8
	Green	Adam Higgin	100	3.6	−1.1
	Independent Labour	Michael Robinson	15	0.5	+0.5
Majority			683	24.6	+23.4
Turnout			2,774	22.3	+0.9
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing	+12.9

Elections in 1990s

May 1999

1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Zafar Mir	1,153	45.3	+1.7
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Shannon	1,122	44.1	+12.1
	Conservative	Karen Abbad	152	6.0	−3.1
	Green	Bernard Ekbery	119	4.7	+1.3
Majority			31	1.2	−10.4
Turnout			2,546	21.4
	Labour hold		Swing	-5.2

May 1998

1998
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Byrne*	945	43.6	−6.8
	Liberal Democrats	Ray Atkins	693	32.0	+1.8
	Independent Labour	Michael Robinson	211	9.7	+9.7
	Conservative	Karen Abbad	197	9.1	−0.5
	Green	Bernard Ekbery	74	3.4	+3.4
	Socialist Labour	Trevor Wongsam	47	2.2	+2.2
Majority			252	11.6	−8.7
Turnout			2,167
	Labour hold		Swing	-4.3

May 1996

1996
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Yomi Mambu*	1,224	49.9	+7.4
	Liberal Democrats	Shakeel Ahmad	732	29.9	−4.0
	Socialist	Margaret Manning	239	9.7	+9.7
	Conservative	Daniel Bunting	232	9.5	+6.6
	Communist League	T. Rigby	23	0.9	+0.9
Majority			492	20.0	+11.4
Turnout			2,450
	Labour hold		Swing	+5.7

May 1995

1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jawaid Chaudhry	1,270	42.5	+3.2
	Liberal Democrats	Marc Ramsbottom	1,014	33.9	−1.8
	Independent Labour	Margaret Manning*	371	12.4	+12.4
	Independent	Micheal Robinson	248	8.3	+5.4
	Conservative	R. Norris	86	2.9	−12.3
Majority			256	8.6	+5.0
Turnout			2,989
	Labour gain from Independent Labour		Swing	+2.5

May 1994

1994
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Byrne*	1,451	39.3	−4.2
	Liberal Democrats	M. Ramsbottom	1,318	35.7	+4.2
	Conservative	M. Naqui	561	15.2	−2.3
	Green	B. Bingham	178	4.8	−2.8
	Independent	K. Robinson	107	2.9	+2.9
	Independent	I. Ferguson	81	2.2	+2.2
Majority			133	3.6	−8.4
Turnout			3,696
	Labour hold		Swing	-4.2

May 1992

1992
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Y. Mambu*	1,104	43.5	−9.8
	Liberal Democrats	A. Chowdhury	799	31.5	+10.1
	Conservative	R. Norris	444	17.5	+4.2
	Green	B. Bingham	192	7.6	−4.5
Majority			305	12.0	−19.9
Turnout			2,539
	Labour hold		Swing	-9.9

May 1991

1991
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Manning	1,848	53.3	−11.4
	Liberal Democrats	C. F. L. McGrath	742	21.4	+1.8
	Conservative	R. S. Norris	460	13.3	+13.3
	Green	B. S. Bingham	418	12.1	−3.6
Majority			1,106	31.9	−13.1
Turnout			3,468	35.9
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	-6.6

May 1990

1990
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Byrne*	2,532	64.7	+20.9
	Liberal Democrats	C. A. James	769	19.6	−15.7
	Green	B. S. Bingham	614	15.7	+10.0
Majority			1,763	45.0	+36.5
Turnout			3,915
	Labour hold		Swing	+18.3

Elections in 1980s

May 1988

1988
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Y. Mambu	1,876	43.8	+4.6
	SLD	A. Choudhury	1,512	35.3	−10.7
	Conservative	N. F. Barnes	652	15.2	+3.4
	Green	B. S. Bingham	245	5.7	+2.7
Majority			364	8.5	+1.7
Turnout			4,285
	Labour hold		Swing	+7.6

May 1987

1987
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Marc Ramsbottom	2,310	46.0	+5.5
	Labour	Yomi Mambu*	1,969	39.2	−7.9
	Conservative	Nigel Barnes	594	11.8	+1.4
	Green	Alison Hunt	149	3.0	+3.0
Majority			341	6.8	+0.2
Turnout			5,022
	Liberal gain from Labour		Swing	+6.7

May 1986

1986 (2 vacancies)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Byrne	2,137	47.1	−1.0
	Labour	S. Mambu	1,946
	Liberal	Z. Gazdecki	1,840	40.5	+6.0
	Liberal	M. Ramsbottom	1,815
	Conservative	N. Barnes	474	10.4	−5.1
	Conservative	G. Taylor	419
	Communist	P. Singh	86	1.9	+1.9
Majority			106	6.6	−7.0
Turnout			4,537
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing	-3.5

May 1984

1984
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Nicholson*	2,125	48.1	+1.2
	Liberal	Guy Goodman	1,525	34.5	+10.4
	Conservative	S. Denney	685	15.5	−12.2
	Independent	S. Shah	87	2.0	+2.0
Majority			600	13.6	−5.6
Turnout			4,422
	Labour hold		Swing	-4.6

May 1983

1983
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Margaret Roff*	2,102	46.9	+2.7
	Conservative	Shakir Hussain	1,242	27.7	−6.3
	Liberal	Guy Goodman	1,081	24.1	+2.4
	Independent	Frederick Melling	54	1.2	+1.2
Majority			860	19.2	+9.0
Turnout			4,479
	Labour hold		Swing	+4.5

May 1982

1982 (3 vacancies; new boundaries)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Thomas Egan	1,926	42.6
	Labour	John Nicholson*	1,895	41.9
	Labour	Margaret Roff	1,823	40.3
	Conservative	Shakir Hussain	1,484	32.8
	Conservative	Alan Catchpole	1,350	29.8
	Conservative	Catherine McQuade	1,313	29.0
	Liberal	Peter Thompson	947	20.9
	Liberal	Audrey Greaves	920	20.3
	Liberal	David Tierney	843	18.6
Majority			339	7.5
Turnout			4,526	44.5
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

May 1980

1980
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Nicholson	2,537	51.3	+9.0
	Conservative	K. Ollerenshaw*	1,765	35.7	−5.2
	Liberal	D. Senior	352	7.1	−2.6
	Ecology	D. Dalton	295	6.0	−1.1
Majority			772	15.6	+14.3
Turnout			4,949	34.2	−31.6
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	+7.1

Elections in 1970s

May 1979

1979
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. J. Bateman	3,804	42.3	+4.2
	Conservative	S. Tucker*	3,685	40.9	−14.1
	Liberal	D. Senior	870	9.7	+2.8
	Ecology	S. L. Howarth	641	7.1	+7.1
Majority			119	1.3	−15.6
Turnout			9,000	65.8	+36.0
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	+9.1

May 1978

1978
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Pierce*	2,289	55.0	−9.2
	Labour	L. Byrne	1,585	38.1	+5.5
	Liberal	M. J. Hodgson	286	6.9	+6.9
Majority			704	16.9	−14.8
Turnout			4,160	29.8
	Conservative hold		Swing	-7.3

May 1976

1976
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	K. Ollerenshaw*	2,580	64.2	−0.6
	Labour	W. J. Courtney	1,308	32.6	+9.4
	Independent	C. R. Sedman	130	3.2	+3.2
Majority			1,272	31.7	−9.9
Turnout			4,018
	Conservative hold		Swing	-5.0

May 1975

1975
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Tucker*	2,196	64.8	+5.0
	Labour	P. J. Rowbotham	785	23.2	−6.8
	Liberal	F. A. Melling	408	12.0	+12.0
Majority			1,411	41.6	+11.8
Turnout			3,389
	Conservative hold		Swing	+5.9

May 1973

1973 (3 vacancies; reorganisation)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Pierce*	2,221	61.8	+0.8
	Conservative	K. Ollerenshaw*	2,191	61.0	0
	Conservative	S. Tucker*	2,173	60.5	−0.5
	Labour	A. H. Fender	1,115	31.0	−2.9
	Labour	M. A. Naqui*	1,091	30.4	−3.5
	Labour	H. Rowley	1,090	30.3	−3.6
	Independent	F. A. Melling	379	10.5	+7.7
Majority			1,058	29.4	+2.3
Turnout			3,594
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

May 1972

1972
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	T. E. Phillips	2,371	61.0	+12.0
	Labour	L. J. Lamb*	1,317	33.9	−13.4
	Independent	A. Melling	109	2.8	N/A
	Communist	G. H. Mills	93	2.3	−5.4
Majority			1,054	27.1
Turnout			3,890
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

May 1971

1971 (3 vacancies; new boundaries)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	M. Pierce*	2,418	49.0
	Conservative	S. Tucker*	2,397	48.6
	Labour	L. J. Lamb	2,332	47.3
	Conservative	T. Phillips*	2,296	46.5
	Labour	D. Cox	2,244	45.5
	Labour	P. M. Morrison	2,178	44.2
	Liberal	F. N. Wedlock	557	11.3
	Communist	G. H. Mills	378	7.7
Majority			36	0.7
Turnout			4,933
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

September 1970 (by-election)

By-election: 24 September 1970
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Pierce	1,531	60.4	−0.4
	Labour	J. Smith	1,002	39.6	+12.0
Majority			529	20.8	−12.4
Turnout			2,533
	Conservative hold		Swing

May 1970

1970
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. R. Tucker	2,074	60.8	−7.5
	Labour	J. Smith	942	27.6	+15.6
	Liberal	S. Lowe	380	11.2	−8.5
	Residents	D. Barnes	14	0.4	N/A
Majority			1,132	33.2	−15.4
Turnout			3,410
	Conservative hold		Swing

Elections in 1960s

May 1969

1969
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	T. R. Phillips	2,227	68.3	−9.2
	Liberal	S. Lowe	642	19.7	+10.5
	Labour	S. A. Heylin	393	12.0	−1.3
Majority			1,585	48.6	−6.6
Turnout			3,262
	Conservative hold		Swing

May 1968

1968 (2 vacancies)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	K. Ollerenshaw*	2,664	77.5	+4.8
	Conservative	A. G. Thornhill	2,442	71.1	−1.6
	Labour	A. E. Jones	456	13.3	−4.1
	Labour	W. Egerton	352	10.2	−7.2
	Liberal	S. Lowe	317	9.2	+1.9
	Liberal	A. J. Markin	258	7.5	+0.2
Majority			1,896	55.2	−0.1
Turnout			3,437
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

May 1967

1967
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. R. Mayoh*	2,000	72.7	+1.8
	Labour	A. E. Jones	478	17.4	−11.7
	Liberal	S. Lowe	201	7.3	N/A
	Union Movement	J. Marsden	57	2.1	N/A
	Independent Labour	C. H. Tremayne-Pearse	14	0.5	N/A
Majority			1,522	55.3	+13.5
Turnout			2,750
	Conservative hold		Swing

May 1966

1966
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. W. Harrison*	1,997	70.9	+8.8
	Labour	A. E. Jones	821	29.1	+7.2
Majority			1,176	41.8	+1.6
Turnout			2,818
	Conservative hold		Swing

January 1966 (by-election)

By-election: 27 January 1966
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. R. Mayoh	1,439	69.9	+7.8
	Labour	A. E. Jones	412	20.0	−1.9
	Liberal	F. N. Wedlock	207	10.1	−5.9
Majority			1,027	49.9	+9.7
Turnout			2,058
	Conservative hold		Swing

May 1965

1965
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	K. Ollerenshaw*	2,302	62.1	+12.9
	Labour	A. E. Jones	812	21.9	−7.5
	Liberal	M. D. Howard	594	16.0	−5.4
Majority			1,490	40.2	+20.4
Turnout			3,708
	Conservative hold		Swing

May 1964

1964
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Stockdale*	1,961	49.2	+1.8
	Labour	J. L. Shelmerdine	1,172	29.4	+1.0
	Liberal	M. D. Howard	852	21.4	−2.8
Majority			789	19.8	+0.8
Turnout			3,985
	Conservative hold		Swing

May 1963

1963
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. W. Harrison*	1,981	47.4	+0.5
	Labour	J. Broderick	1,189	28.4	+6.2
	Liberal	F. N. Wedlock	1,012	24.2	−2.4
Majority			792	19.0	−1.3
Turnout			4,182
	Conservative hold		Swing

May 1962

1962
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	K. Ollerenshaw*	2,020	46.9	−9.6
	Liberal	F. N. Wedlock	1,148	26.6	+4.0
	Labour	D. A. Warby	958	22.2	+1.3
	Ratepayers	J. H. Edward	182	4.2	N/A
Majority			872	20.3	−13.6
Turnout			4,308
	Conservative hold		Swing

May 1961

1961
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Stockdale*	2,084	56.5	+5.4
	Liberal	F. N. Wedlock	834	22.6	+13.4
	Labour	D. A. Warby	772	20.9	−0.4
Majority			1,250	33.9	+4.1
Turnout			3,690
	Conservative hold		Swing

March 1961 (by-election)

By-election: 9 March 1961
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. W. Harrison	1,710	60.7	+9.6
	Liberal	F. N. Wedlock	594	21.1	+11.9
	Labour	G. Berry	515	18.3	−3.0
Majority			1,116	39.6	+9.8
Turnout			2,819
	Conservative hold		Swing

May 1960

1960
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. T. Barratt*	2,284	51.1	−18.9
	Labour	J. S. Goldstone	953	21.3	−8.7
	Ratepayers	J. B. Mathers	818	18.3	N/A
	Liberal	F. N. Wedlock	412	9.2	N/A
Majority			1,331	29.8	−10.2
Turnout			4,467
	Conservative hold		Swing

Elections in 1950s

May 1959

1959
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	K. Ollerenshaw*	3,066	70.0	+6.5
	Labour	K. Graham	1,317	30.0	−6.5
Majority			1,749	40.0	+13.0
Turnout			4,383
	Conservative hold		Swing

May 1958

1958
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Stockdale*	2,563	63.5	−3.0
	Labour	H. Reid	1,472	36.5	+3.0
Majority			1,091	27.0	−6.0
Turnout			4,035
	Conservative hold		Swing

May 1957

1957
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. T. Barratt*	2,835	66.5	−2.8
	Labour	A. H. Green	1,426	33.5	+2.8
Majority			1,409	33.0	−5.6
Turnout			4,261
	Conservative hold		Swing

May 1956

1956
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	K. Ollerenshaw	2,989	69.3	−2.7
	Labour	S. C. Rimmer	1,323	30.7	+2.7
Majority			1,666	38.6	−5.4
Turnout			4,312
	Conservative hold		Swing

May 1955

1955
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Stockdale*	3,547	72.0	+1.7
	Labour	A. H. Green	1,377	28.0	−1.7
Majority			2,170	44.0	+3.4
Turnout			4,924
	Conservative hold		Swing

May 1954

1954
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. T. Barratt*	3,419	70.3	+0.3
	Labour	A. H. Green	1,443	29.7	−0.3
Majority			1,976	40.6	+0.6
Turnout			4,862
	Conservative hold		Swing

May 1953

1953
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. C. Rodgers*	3,832	70.0	+4.9
	Labour	B. Conlan	1,640	30.0	−4.9
Majority			2,192	40.0	+9.8
Turnout			5,472
	Conservative hold		Swing

May 1952

1952
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Stockdale*	4,014	65.1	−16.6
	Labour	B. Conlan	2,153	34.9	+16.6
Majority			1,861	30.2	−33.2
Turnout			6,167
	Conservative hold		Swing

May 1951

1951
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. T. Barratt*	4,270	81.7	+8.1
	Labour	J. D. Paul	958	18.3	−8.8
Majority			3,312	63.4	+17.6
Turnout			5,228
	Conservative hold		Swing

May 1950

1950 (new boundaries)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	R. C. Rodgers*	4,358	72.9
	Labour	H. Smith	1,621	27.1
Majority			2,737	45.8
Turnout			5,979
	Conservative hold		Swing

Elections in 1940s

May 1949

1949
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Stockdale*	5,533	64.9	−3.8
	Labour	C. Lynon	2,358	27.7	−3.6
	Liberal	G. Bateman	636	7.4	N/A
Majority			3,175	37.2	−0.2
Turnout			8,527
	Conservative hold		Swing

November 1947

1947
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. T. Barratt*	6,696	68.7	+3.3
	Labour	E. Wood	3,057	31.3	−3.3
Majority			3,639	37.4	+6.6
Turnout			9,753
	Conservative hold		Swing

November 1946

1946
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. C. Rodgers*	5,029	65.4	+10.6
	Labour	B. Chamberlain	2,663	34.6	−5.4
Majority			2,366	30.8	+16.0
Turnout			7,692
	Conservative hold		Swing

November 1945

1945
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Stockdale	3,402	54.8	−8.8
	Labour	A. B. Horan	2,479	40.0	+5.6
	Liberal	A. E. Sherlock*	322	5.2	N/A
Majority			923	14.8	−16.4
Turnout			6,203	39.2
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

Elections in 1930s

November 1938

1938
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. T. Barratt*	2,590	65.6	−2.3
	Labour	W. E. Harrison	1,357	34.4	+2.3
Majority			1,233	31.2	−15.8
Turnout			3,947
	Conservative hold		Swing

November 1937

1937
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. C. Rodgers*	2,452	67.9	N/A
	Labour	W. E. Harrison	1,158	32.1	+6.6
Majority			1,294	47.0
Turnout			3,610
	Conservative hold		Swing

October 1937 (by-election)

By-election: 21 October 1937
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. T. Barratt	1,867	48.5	N/A
	Liberal	H. Brooks	1,154	30.0	−43.5
	Labour	W. E. Harrison	827	21.5	−5.0
Majority			713	18.5
Turnout			3,848
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

November 1936

1936
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	R. G. Edwards*	2,383	73.5	+3.0
	Labour	W. E. Harrison	859	26.5	−3.0
Majority			1,524	47.0	+6.0
Turnout			3,242
	Liberal hold		Swing

January 1936 (by-election)

By-election: 30 January 1936
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. C. Rodgers	1,684	70.5	N/A
	Labour	M. Knight	644	26.9	−2.6
	Residents	A. R. Edwards	62	2.6	N/A
Majority			1,040	43.6
Turnout			2,390
	Conservative hold		Swing

November 1935

1935
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	C. H. Barlow*	2,554	70.5	N/A
	Labour	W. J. Sharkey	1,069	29.5	−3.9
Majority			1,485	41.0
Turnout			3,623
	Liberal hold		Swing

November 1934

1934
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. A. Jackson*	2,419	66.6	N/A
	Labour	W. J. Sharkey	1,214	33.4	+4.2
Majority			1,205	33.2
Turnout			3,633
	Conservative hold		Swing

November 1933

1933
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	R. G. Edwards*	2,165	70.8	+1.2
	Labour	W. J. Sharkey	895	29.2	+0.1
Majority			1,270	41.6	+1.1
Turnout			3,060
	Liberal hold		Swing

November 1932

1932
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	C. H. Barlow*	2,235	69.6	N/A
	Labour	J. L. Stocks	933	29.1	N/A
	Residents	A. M. Edwards	43	1.3	+3.3
Majority			1,302	40.5
Turnout			3,211
	Liberal hold		Swing

November 1931

1931
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. A. Jackson*	3,119	95.4	+50.9
	Residents	A. M. Edwards	150	4.6	+2.9
Majority			2,969	90.8
Turnout			3,269	31.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

November 1930

1930
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	R. G. Edwards*	2,295	53.6	−4.8
	Conservative	J. Vickers	1,906	44.5	+4.7
	Residents	A. R. Edwards	84	1.9	+0.1
Majority			389	9.1	−9.5
Turnout			4,285
	Liberal hold		Swing

Elections in 1920s

November 1929

1929
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	C. H. Barlow*	2,083	58.4	+0.2
	Conservative	A. Ellison	1,417	39.8	N/A
	Residents	A. M. Edwards	64	1.8	+1.5
Majority			666	18.6	−16.8
Turnout			3,564	36.2	−10.8
	Liberal hold		Swing

May 1929 (by-election)

By-election: 14 May 1929
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. A. Jackson	2,272	53.0	N/A
	Liberal	A. Heywood	1,956	45.6	−12.6
	Residents	A. R. Edwards	61	1.4	+1.1
Majority			316	7.4
Turnout			4,289	47.0	0
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

November 1928

1928
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	E. F. M. Sutton*	2,496	58.2	+6.2
	Ind. Conservative	M. Hilditch	977	22.8	N/A
	Labour	E. Beavan	803	18.7	N/A
	Residents	N. E. Walker	12	0.3	N/A
Majority			1,519	35.4	+31.4
Turnout			4,288	47.0	−4.1
	Liberal hold		Swing

November 1927

1927
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	R. G. Edwards*	2,403	52.0	N/A
	Conservative	F. A. Jackson	2,222	48.0	N/A
Majority			181	4.0	N/A
Turnout			4,625	51.1	N/A
	Liberal hold		Swing

November 1926

1926
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	C. H. Barlow*	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

November 1925

1925
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	E. F. M. Sutton*	3,187	81.2	N/A
	Labour	W. Davis	740	18.8	N/A
Majority			2,447	62.4	N/A
Turnout			3,927	44.7	N/A
	Liberal hold		Swing

November 1924

1924
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	R. G. Edwards	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

November 1923

1923
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	C. H. Barlow*	1,852	42.0	−49.4
	Conservative	S. J. Roberts	1,477	33.5	N/A
	Labour	F. G. Lloyd	1,079	24.5	N/A
Majority			375	8.5	−73.7
Turnout			4,408
	Liberal hold		Swing

November 1922

1922
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	E. F. M. Sutton*	2,121	91.4	+35.0
	Independent	A. R. Edwards	208	8.9	N/A
Majority			1,913	82.2	+69.4
Turnout			2,329	28.7	−15.5
	Liberal hold		Swing

November 1921

1921
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	W. Flinn	2,007	56.4	+9.5
	Conservative	J. Parkinson*	1,550	43.6	+14.6
Majority			457	12.8	−5.1
Turnout			3,557	44.2	+4.6
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

November 1920

1920
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	C. H. Barlow	1,802	46.9	−19.6
	Conservative	M. L. K. Jones	1,112	29.0	−8.7
	Labour	R. W. Wright	927	24.1	N/A
Majority			690	17.9	−10.9
Turnout			3,841	39.6	+3.7
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

Elections in 1910s

November 1919

1919 (new boundaries)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	E. F. M. Sutton*	1,893	66.5
	Conservative	T. T. Shann	1,074	37.7
Majority			819	28.8
Turnout			2,848	35.9
	Liberal hold		Swing

November 1914

1914
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. F. Lane-Scott*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

November 1913

1913
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. D. Chantler*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

November 1912

1912
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	E. F. M. Susman*	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

November 1911

1911
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. F. Lane-Scott*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

June 1911 (by-election)

By-election: 27 June 1911
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	E. F. M. Susman	1,772	56.0	+8.3
	Conservative	C. Phillips	1,392	44.0	−8.3
Majority			380	12.0
Turnout			3,164
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

November 1910

1910
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. D. Chantler*	1,729	52.3	−8.4
	Liberal	E. F. M. Susman	1,578	47.7	N/A
Majority			151	4.6	−16.8
Turnout			3,307
	Conservative hold		Swing

Elections in 1900s

November 1909

1909
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. K. Ashton*	1,739	60.7	N/A
	Independent	W. Stanway	1,126	39.3	N/A
Majority			613	21.4	N/A
Turnout			2,865
	Conservative hold		Swing

November 1908

1908
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. F. Lane-Scott*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

December 1907 (by-election)

By-election: 17 December 1907
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. D. Chantler	1,453	51.7	N/A
	Liberal	J. C. B. Percy	1,356	48.3	N/A
Majority			97	3.4	N/A
Turnout			2,809
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

November 1907

1907
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	H. Plummer*	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

November 1906

1906
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. K. Ashton*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

November 1905

1905
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. F. Lane-Scott*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

November 1904

1904
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	H. Plummer*	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

November 1903

1903
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. K. Ashton*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

December 1902 (by-election)

By-election: 16 June 1903
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. F. Lane-Scott	uncontested
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

November 1902

1902
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	E. Holt*	1,706	56.7	N/A
	Conservative	W. Hyde	1,305	43.3	N/A
Majority			401	13.4	N/A
Turnout			3,011
	Liberal hold		Swing

November 1901

1901
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	H. Plummer*	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

November 1900

1900
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. K. Ashton*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

Elections in 1890s

November 1899

1899
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	E. Holt*	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

November 1898

1898
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	H. Plummer*	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

November 1897

1897
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. K. Ashton	1,310	69.8	N/A
	Conservative	F. E. Estcourt*	568	30.2	N/A
Majority			742	39.6	N/A
Turnout			1,878
	Conservative gain from Conservative		Swing

November 1896

1896
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	E. Holt*	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

November 1895

1895
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	H. Plummer*	uncontested
	Liberal hold		Swing

November 1894

1894
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. E. Estcourt*	823	53.1	+18.8
	Liberal	E. C. Harding	728	46.9	−18.8
Majority			95	6.2
Turnout			1,551
	Conservative hold		Swing

November 1893

1893
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	E. Holt	938	65.7	N/A
	Conservative	F. Wallis	489	34.3	−6.0
Majority			447	31.4
Turnout			1,427
	Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist		Swing

November 1892

1892
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	H. Plummer	708	59.7	N/A
	Conservative	S. Royle*	478	40.3	N/A
Majority			230	19.4	N/A
Turnout			1,186
	Independent gain from Conservative		Swing

November 1891

1891
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. E. Estcourt*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

November 1890

1890
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Unionist	W. T. Gunson*	uncontested
	Liberal Unionist hold		Swing

Elections in 1880s

November 1889

1889
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Royle*	999	51.5	N/A
	Liberal	W. Johnson	942	48.5	N/A
Majority			57	3.0	N/A
Turnout			1,941
	Conservative hold		Swing

November 1888

1888
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. E. Estcourt*	uncontested
	Conservative hold		Swing

November 1887

1887
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Unionist	W. T. Gunson*	uncontested
	Liberal Unionist hold		Swing

November 1886

1886
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Royle*	712	62.5	−7.3
	Independent	F. Hampson	427	37.5	N/A
Majority			285	25.0	+24.7
Turnout			1,139
	Conservative hold		Swing

November 1885

1885 (3 vacancies)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	F. E. Estcourt	678	69.8
	Liberal	W. T. Gunson	491	50.5
	Conservative	J. Ramsay	441	45.4
	Conservative	S. Royle	438	45.1
	Liberal	S. Jewsbury	382	39.2
Majority			3	0.3
Turnout			972
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Liberal win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

References

↑ THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, November 3, 1890, p.8
↑ THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, November 3, 1885, p.5
↑ "Manchester New Ward Results: Labour Improves Its Position". Manchester Guardian. 4 November 1919. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
↑ "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 Evening News, 11 June 2004.
↑ Manchester City Council's submission on Warding Patterns Archived 5 February 2018 at the Wayback Machine John Leech
↑ Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 c.23, Schedule 6: Divisions of Boroughs
↑ Fraser, Hugh (1918). The Representation of the People Act, 1918: with explanatory notes. London: Sweet and Maxwell.

[1] THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, November 3, 1890, p.8

[2] THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, Manchester Guardian, November 3, 1885, p.5

[3] "Manchester New Ward Results: Labour Improves Its Position". Manchester Guardian. 4 November 1919. Retrieved 9 February 2024.

[4] "Tories' Net Gain of Two Seats in Manchester", Manchester Guardian, May 12, 1950, p. 8

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

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

[7] Manchester Evening News, 11 June 2004.

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

[9] Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 c.23, Schedule 6: Divisions of Boroughs

[10] Fraser, Hugh (1918). The Representation of the People Act, 1918: with explanatory notes. London: Sweet and Maxwell.

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