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2026 Manchester City Council election
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7 May 2026 (2026-05-07)
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32 out of 96 seats to Manchester City Council
49 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Astrid Johnson Bev Craig
Party Green Reform Labour
Leader's seat Woodhouse Park Burnage
Last election 3 seats, 17.5% Did not contest 87 seats, 53.7%
Seats before 4 0 87
Seats won 18 7 6
Seats after 21 7 63
Seat change Increase17 Increase7 Decrease24
Popular vote 48,218 21,455 39,928
Percentage 37.1% 16.5% 30.7%
Swing Increase19.6pp Increase16.5pp Decrease23.0pp
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Leader John Leech Shahbaz Sarwar
Party Liberal Democrats Workers Party
Leader's seat Didsbury West Longsight
Last election 4 seats, 10.4% 1 seat, 5.5%
Seats before 4 1
Seats won 1 0
Seats after 4 1
Seat change Steady Steady
Popular vote 10,627 3,225
Percentage 8.2% 2.5%
Swing Decrease2.2pp Decrease3.0pp
Map of the wards of Manchester City Council coloured by winning party
Leader before election

Bev Craig
Labour

Leader after election

Bev Craig
Labour

The 2026 Manchester City Council election took place on Thursday 7 May 2026, alongside other local elections across the United Kingdom. One third of councillors (32) on Manchester City Council were up for election. Labour retained its majority on the council.

Background

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History

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In the previous election in 2024, Labour won 30 of the 33 seats up for election with 53% of the vote, the Green Party won 1 seat with 17% of the vote, the Liberal Democrats won 1 seat with 10% of the vote and the Workers Party won 1 seat with 5% of the vote.

Candidates up for re-election in 2026 were those who were elected in 2022.

Changes since the last election

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See also: 2024 Manchester City Council election § Changes since this election

In September 2024, a by-election was held in Baguley following the resignation of Labour Councillor Phil Brickell due to his election as MP for Bolton West. This election was won by Labour's Munaver Rasul.[1]

Muqaddasah Bano was suspended from the Labour Party in July 2025 following complaints from members.[2]

In September 2025, a by-election was held in Woodhouse Park following the resignation of Green Councillor Anastasia Wiest. This election was won by Zoe Marlow of the Green Party.[3]

In April 2026, Independent Councillor Amna Abdullatif joined the Green Party, after previously resigning from the Labour Party in October 2023.[4][5]

Electoral process

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The council elects its councillors in thirds, with a third being up for election every year for three years, with no election in the fourth year.[6] Councillors are elected via first-past-the-post voting, with each ward represented by three councillors, one elected in each election year to serve a four-year term.

All registered electors (British, Irish, Commonwealth and European Union citizens) living in Manchester aged 18 or over will be entitled to vote in the election. People who live at two addresses in different councils, such as university students with different term-time and holiday addresses, are entitled to be registered for and vote in elections in both local authorities. Voting in-person at polling stations will take place from 07:00 to 22:00 on election day, and voters are able to apply for postal votes or proxy votes in advance of the election.

Summary

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Election result

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2026 Manchester City Council election
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Green 18 17 Increase 56.25% 4 21 21.88% 48,218 37.08% 19.59% Increase
  Reform 7 7 Increase 21.88% 0 7 7.29% 21,455 16.50% 16.50% Increase
  Labour 6 24 Decrease 18.75% 57 63 65.63% 39,928 30.71% 23.00% Decrease
  Liberal Democrats 1 Steady 3.13% 3 4 4.17% 10,627 8.17% 2.18% Decrease
  Conservative 0 Steady 0% 0 0 0% 3,917 3.01% 3.13% Decrease
  Workers Party 0 Steady 0% 1 1 1.04% 3225 2.48% 3.04% Decrease
  Independent 0 Steady 0% 0 0 1,993 1.53% 2.97% Decrease
  Communist 0 Steady 0 0
  Communist League 0 Steady 0 0
  TUSC 0 Steady 0 0
  SDP 0 Steady 0 0

Results

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Ward Incumbent councillor Winner
Name Party Re-standing Name Party
Ancoats & Beswick Irene Robinson Labour Yes Hussayn Salem Green
Ardwick Tina Hewitson Labour Yes Alex-Salik Imran Green
Baguley Paul Andrews Labour Yes Sian Astley Reform
Brooklands Susan Cooley Labour Yes Steven Hodgkiss Reform
Burnage Murtaza Iqbal Labour Yes Asma Alam Green
Charlestown Veronica Kirkpatrick Labour Yes Dylan Evans Reform
Cheetham Naeem Hassan Labour Yes Naeem Hassan Labour
Chorlton John Hacking Labour Yes Chantal Kerr-Sheppard Green
Chorlton Park Joanna Midgley Labour Yes Grace Worrall Green
Clayton & Openshaw Thomas Robinson Labour Yes Thomas Robinson Labour
Crumpsall Jawad Amin Labour Yes Jawad Amin Labour
Deansgate Joan Davies Labour Yes Sarah Wakefield Green
Didsbury East Andrew Simcock Labour Yes Andrew Simcock Labour
Didsbury West John Leech Liberal Democrats Yes John Leech Liberal Democrats
Fallowfield Ali Ilyas Labour Yes Sufyaan Jasat Green
Gorton & Abbey Hey John Hughes Labour Yes Chris Ogden Green
Harpurhey Sandra Collins Labour No David Godfrey Labour
Higher Blackley Olusegun Ogunbambo Labour Yes Martin Power Reform
Hulme Lee-Ann Igbon Labour Yes Bernard Ekbery Green
Levenshulme Dzidra Noor Labour Yes Fesl Reza-Khan Green
Longsight Abid Chohan Labour Yes Asif Ranjha Green
Miles Platting &
Newton Heath 		Carmine Grimshaw Labour Yes Tom Lane Reform
Moss Side Erinma Bell Labour Yes Thirza Asanga-Rae Green
Moston Paula Appleby Labour Yes Blake Fisher Reform
Northenden Angela Moran Labour Yes Angela Moran Labour
Old Moat Suzannah Reeves Labour Yes Sam Easterby-Smith Green
Piccadilly Adele Douglas Labour No Ross Steven Green
Rusholme Rabnawaz Akbar Labour Yes Shams Syed Green
Sharston Thomas Judge Labour No David McCullough Reform
Whalley Range Aftab Razaq Labour Yes Ati Zafar Green
Withington Angela Gartside Labour Yes Beth Hartness Green
Woodhouse Park Astrid Johnson Green Yes Astrid Johnson Green

Ward results

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Ancoats and Beswick

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Ancoats and Beswick
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Hussayn Salem 1,776 42.0 Increase35.4
Liberal Democrats Luke Allan 1,095 25.9 Decrease17.1
Labour Irene Robinson* 785 18.5 Decrease27.9
Reform Elizabeth Drinkwater 498 11.8 New
Conservative Saadmun Abdullah 78 1.8 Decrease1.6
Majority 681 16.1 N/A
Turnout 4,232 32.3 Increase8.2
Green gain from Labour Swing
  • Irene Robinson was an incumbent councillor for Ancoats and Beswick ward.

Ardwick

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Ardwick
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Alex-Salik Imran 1,607 45.8 Increase37.7
Labour Tina Hewitson* 1,128 32.1 Decrease46.7
Reform Charlie Stott 295 8.4 New
Workers Party Saqib Athar 170 4.8 New
Conservative Princetta Nicol 161 4.6 Decrease3.6
Liberal Democrats Joe Lynch 119 3.4 Decrease0.8
Communist Alex Francis-Palmer 30 0.9 New
Majority 479 13.6 N/A
Turnout 3,510 26.9 Increase7.8
Green gain from Labour Swing
  • Tina Hewitson was an incumbent councillor for Ardwick ward.

Baguley

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Baguley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Reform Sian Astley 1,329 40.9 New
Labour Co-op Paul Andrews* 906 27.9 Decrease37.7
Green Grace Buczkowska 597 18.4 Increase9.7
Conservative Luke Berry 245 7.5 Decrease11.7
Liberal Democrats Bernie Ryan 122 3.8 Decrease1.9
TUSC Lynn Worthington 53 1.6 New
Majority 423 13.0 N/A
Turnout 3,252 28.1 Increase8.2
Reform gain from Labour Co-op Swing
  • Paul Andrews was an incumbent councillor for Baguley ward.

Brooklands

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Brooklands
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Reform Steven Hodgkiss 1,198 32.3 New
Labour Sue Cooley* 1,190 32.0 Decrease28.0
Green Amy Bower 767 20.7 Increase9.4
Conservative Stephen Carlton-Woods 377 10.2 Decrease12.7
Liberal Democrats Martha O'Donoghue 182 4.9 Decrease0.6
Majority 8 0.2 N/A
Turnout 3,714 33.5 Increase8.3
Reform gain from Labour Swing
  • Sue Cooley was an incumbent councillor for Brooklands ward.

Burnage

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Burnage
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Asma Alam 2,257 45.8 Increase30.4
Labour Murtaza Iqbal* 1,446 29.3 Decrease37.5
Reform Heather McDonagh 837 17.0 New
Workers Party Muhammad Nadim Taheer 110 2.2 New
Conservative Bhupinder Kumar 107 2.2 Decrease5.3
Independent Tenisha Nantume 24 0.5 New
Liberal Democrats Michael Nash-Whitmore 152 3.1 Decrease6.5
Majority 811 16.4 N/A
Turnout 4,933 36.2 Increase8.8
Green gain from Labour Swing
  • Murtaza Iqbal was an incumbent councillor for Burnage ward.

Charlestown

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Charlestown
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Reform Dylan Evans 1,566 43.6 New
Labour Veronica Kirkpatrick* 1,202 33.5 Decrease36.4
Green Ali Wood 652 18.2 Increase7.3
Liberal Democrats Charles Turner 172 4.8 Increase1.4
Majority 364 10.1 N/A
Turnout 3,592 29.6 Increase8.8
Reform gain from Labour Swing
  • Veronica Kirkpatrick was an incumbent councillor for Charlestown ward.

Cheetham

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Cheetham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Naeem Hassan* 1,398 33.7 Decrease49.0
Green Brian Candeland 1,090 26.3 Increase19.8
Independent Mohammed Ali 943 22.8 New
Workers Party Sabeena Khan 323 7.8 New
Reform Samuel Jacobs 270 6.5 New
Liberal Democrats Roderick Morrison 121 2.9 Decrease0.7
Majority 308 7.4 Decrease68.8
Turnout 4,145 29.7 Increase5.7
Labour hold Swing
  • Naeem Hassan was an incumbent councillor for Cheetham ward.

Chorlton

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Chorlton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Chantal Kerr-Sheppard 2,549 45.4 Increase28.5
Labour John Hacking* 2,374 42.3 Decrease23.2
Reform Ian Carter 295 5.3 New
Liberal Democrats Rhona Brown 247 4.4 Decrease6.3
Conservative Jorge Garcia de Bustos 147 2.6 Decrease1.3
Majority 175 3.1 N/A
Turnout 5,612 52.5 Increase11.3
Green gain from Labour Swing
  • John Hacking was an incumbent councillor for Chorlton ward.

Chorlton Park

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Chorlton Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Grace Worrall 2,474 40.5 Increase26.5
Labour Co-op Joanna Midgley* 2,358 38.6 Decrease33.9
Reform Lee Dawson 495 8.1 New
Liberal Democrats Jack Holliss 342 5.6 Decrease1.7
Conservative Peter Gough 150 2.5 Decrease3.1
Workers Party Fassah Bibi 259 4.2 New
SDP Hamed Aden 24 0.4 New
Majority 116 1.9 N/A
Turnout 6,102 45.8 Increase9.1
Green gain from Labour Co-op Swing
  • Joanna Midgley was an incumbent councillor for Chorlton Park ward.

Clayton and Openshaw

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Clayton and Openshaw
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Thomas Robinson* 1,308 35.9 Decrease35.7
Green Sean Duggan 1,013 27.8 Increase16.7
Reform Jacob Barlow 996 27.3 New
Conservative Ramzi Swaray-Kella 180 4.9 Decrease6.1
Liberal Democrats Zinette Bates 151 4.1 Decrease1.5
Majority 295 8.1 Decrease52.4
Turnout 3,648 26.6 Increase5.8
Labour hold Swing
  • Thomas Robinson was an incumbent councillor for Clayton and Openshaw ward.

Crumpsall

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Crumpsall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jawad Amin* 1,425 41.3 Decrease31.6
Green Robert Pollitt 1,073 31.1 Increase26.0
Reform Iftikhar Ahmed 587 17.0 New
Workers Party Mini Majid 246 7.1 New
Liberal Democrats Amaan Hashmi 123 3.6 Decrease1.0
Majority 352 10.2 Decrease50.3
Turnout 3,454 28.4 Decrease0.1
Labour hold Swing
  • Jawad Amin was an incumbent councillor for Crumpsall ward.

Deansgate

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Deansgate
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Sarah Wakefield 1,380 47.4 Increase34.0
Labour Joan Davies* 801 27.5 Decrease32.4
Reform David Bryan 380 13.0 Increase11.3
Liberal Democrats John Bridges 226 7.8 Decrease9.1
Conservative Daniel Bell 120 4.1 Decrease4.0
SDP Connor Sanders 5 0.2 New
Majority 579 19.9 N/A
Turnout 2,912 26.7 Increase6.6
Green gain from Labour Swing
  • Joan Davies was an incumbent councillor for Deansgate ward.

Didsbury East

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Didsbury East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Andrew Simcock* 2,104 37.2 Decrease17.4
Liberal Democrats Bryn Coombe 1,474 26.1 Decrease8.2
Green Laurence Blackwell-Jones 1,443 25.5 Increase18.8
Reform Nigel Greenhalgh 476 8.4 New
Conservative Parveen Khan 156 2.8 Decrease1.2
Majority 630 11.1 Decrease9.2
Turnout 5,653 49.6 Increase5.0
Labour Co-op hold Swing
  • Andrew Simcock was an incumbent councillor for Didsbury East ward.

Didsbury West

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Didsbury West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats John Leech* 2,504 44.2 Decrease9.6
Green Adam Snape 1,547 27.3 Increase20.6
Labour Ben Williams 1,220 21.5 Decrease14.8
Reform Martin Sykes 342 6.0 New
Conservative Barakat Elkhalifa 54 1.0 Decrease1.4
Majority 957 16.9 Decrease0.6
Turnout 5,667 46.5 Increase3.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
  • John Leech was an incumbent councillor for Didsbury West ward.

Fallowfield

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Fallowfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Sufyaan Jasat 1,328 52.0 Increase37.0
Labour Ali Ilyas* 710 27.8 Decrease43.2
Reform Racheal Burns 293 11.5 New
Conservative Luke Barker 105 4.1 Decrease3.0
Liberal Democrats John Commons 79 3.1 Decrease2.9
Workers Party Raluca Khajeh 37 1.4 New
Majority 618 24.2 N/A
Turnout 2,552 25.8 Increase10.6
Green gain from Labour Swing
  • Ali Ilyas was an incumbent councillor for Fallowfield ward.

Gorton and Abbey Hey

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Gorton and Abbey Hey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Chris Ogden 1,489 36.7 Increase29.6
Labour John Hughes* 1,196 29.5 Decrease39.4
Reform Paul Lajszczak 1,117 27.5 New
Liberal Democrats Jackie Pearcey 169 4.2 Decrease9.4
Conservative Shahab Raz 87 2.1 Decrease7.5
Majority 293 7.2 N/A
Turnout 4,058 27.8 Increase6.0
Green gain from Labour Co-op Swing
  • John Hughes was an incumbent councillor for Gorton and Abbey Hey ward.

Harpurhey

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Harpurhey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Godfrey 1,135 37.8 Decrease36.2
Reform John David 788 26.3 New
Green Finn White 735 24.5 Increase16.5
Conservative Gareth Brown 210 7.0 Decrease5.9
Liberal Democrats Maria Turner 132 4.4 Increase0.2
Majority 347 11.6 Decrease49.5
Turnout 3,000 22.4 Increase4.7
Labour hold Swing

Higher Blackley

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Higher Blackley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Reform Martin Power 1,084 30.9 New
Labour Olusegun Ogunbambo* 942 26.9 Decrease37.5
Independent Dean Booth 710 20.3 New
Green Brad Bowes 621 17.7 Increase11.0
Liberal Democrats Peter Matthews 146 4.2 Decrease1.4
Majority 142 4.1 N/A
Turnout 3,503 30.9 Increase9.8
Reform gain from Labour Swing
  • Olusegun Ogunbambo was an incumbent councillor for Higher Blackley ward.

Hulme

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Hulme
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Bernard Ekbery 2,059 54.8 Increase39.7
Labour Lee-Ann Igbon* 1,257 33.5 Decrease38.3
Reform Nigel Slack 285 7.6 New
Liberal Democrats Robin Grayson 156 4.2 Decrease2.3
Majority 802 21.3 N/A
Turnout 3,757 29.0 Increase8.9
Green gain from Labour Swing
  • Lee-Ann Igbon was an incumbent councillor for Hulme ward.

Levenshulme

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Levenshulme
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Fesl Reza-Khan 3,073 55.5 Increase42.3
Labour Dzidra Noor* 1,052 19.0 Decrease45.0
Workers Party Muhammad Iqbal 649 11.7 New
Reform Christian Sky 378 6.8 New
Independent Jeremy Hoad 286 5.2 Decrease7.2
Liberal Democrats Liaquat Ali 68 1.2 Decrease4.3
TUSC Emma Woods 33 0.6 New
Majority 2,021 36.5 N/A
Turnout 5,539 38.1 Increase8.0
Green gain from Labour Swing
  • Dzidra Noor was an incumbent councillor for Levenshulme ward.

Longsight

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Longsight
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Asif Ranjha 2,307 47.4 Increase42.1
Labour Abid Chohan* 1,524 31.3 Decrease51.9
Workers Party Tanvir Marth 460 9.5 New
Reform Michael Chahwanda 384 7.9 New
Liberal Democrats Kobe Bibbon 93 1.9 Decrease2.6
Conservative Faran Sikandar 83 1.7 Decrease4.7
Communist League Hugo Wils 12 0.2 New
Majority 783 16.1 N/A
Turnout 4,863 32.5 Increase9.3
Green gain from Labour Swing
  • Abid Chohan was an incumbent councillor for Longsight ward.

Miles Platting and Newton Heath

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Miles Platting and Newton Heath
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Reform Tom Lane 1,243 34.3 New
Labour Carmine Grimshaw* 1,166 32.2 Decrease40.6
Green Pascal Checkley 884 24.4 Increase14.7
Conservative Adeyemi Ajayi 196 5.4 Decrease6.7
Liberal Democrats Andrew Weston 137 3.8 Decrease0.9
Majority 77 0.2 N/A
Turnout 3,626 26.7 Increase7.6
Reform gain from Labour Swing
  • Carmine Grimshaw was an incumbent councillor for Miles Platting and Newton Heath ward.

Moss Side

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Moss Side
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Thirza Asanga-Rae 2,371 56.5 Increase48.7
Labour Erinma Bell* 1,356 32.3 Decrease49.7
Reform Martin McKinnon 189 4.5 New
Conservative Jake Fountain 110 2.6 Decrease4.1
Workers Party Nadia Dara 108 2.6 New
Liberal Democrats Lynne Williams 65 1.5 Decrease1.3
Majority 1,015 24.2 N/A
Turnout 4,199 27.8 Increase7.3
Green gain from Labour Swing
  • Erinma Bell was an incumbent councillor for Moss Side ward.

Moston

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Moston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Reform Blake Fisher 1,683 40.8 New
Labour Paula Appleby* 1,498 36.3 Decrease32.6
Green Diane Kosandiak 753 18.3 Increase10.6
Liberal Democrats Norman Lewis 188 4.6 Increase0.8
Majority 185 4.5 N/A
Turnout 4,122 31.2 Increase8.4
Reform gain from Labour Swing
  • Paula Appleby was an incumbent councillor for Moston ward.

Northenden

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Northenden
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Angela Moran* 1,465 38.1 Decrease27.6
Reform Chris Soobhug 1,094 28.5 New
Green Tolu Ajayi 851 22.2 Increase9.3
Conservative Stephen McHugh 253 6.6 Decrease9.3
Liberal Democrats Mark Clayton 178 4.6 Decrease1.3
Majority 371 9.7 Decrease40.1
Turnout 3,841 34.3 Increase10.0
Labour hold Swing
  • Angela Moran was an incumbent councillor for Northenden ward.

Old Moat

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Old Moat
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Sam Easterby-Smith 1,829 48.6 Increase36.4
Labour Suzannah Reeves* 1,189 31.6 Decrease40.2
Reform Kierin McCorkell 394 10.5 New
Liberal Democrats Tracey Pook 209 5.6 Decrease4.1
Conservative Sarah Haynes 115 3.1 Decrease2.7
SDP Sebastian Moore 28 0.7 New
Majority 640 17.0 N/A
Turnout 3,764 34.0 Increase9.8
Green gain from Labour Swing
  • Suzannah Reeves was an incumbent councillor for Old Moat ward.

Piccadilly

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Piccadilly
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Ross Steven 1,684 50.9 Increase29.9
Labour Fiona Moinuddin 1,030 31.1 Decrease28.0
Liberal Democrats Kaleem Askar 325 9.8 Decrease1.8
Reform Peter Beckett 172 5.2 New
Conservative Paraic Delahunt 96 2.9 Decrease4.9
Majority 654 19.8 N/A
Turnout 3,307 30.8 Increase9.3
Green gain from Labour Swing

Rusholme

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Rusholme
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Shams Syed 1,919 48.4 New
Labour Rabnawaz Akbar* 1,066 26.9 Decrease60.0
Workers Party Mohhamed Bilal 579 14.6 New
Reform Norman Hesketh-Hart 155 3.9 New
Conservative Jason McLeod 122 3.1 Decrease3.0
Liberal Democrats Greg Sammons 120 3.0 Decrease3.2
Majority 853 21.5 N/A
Turnout 3,961 32.5 Increase10.2
Green gain from Labour Swing
  • Rabnawaz Akbar was an incumbent councillor for Rusholme ward.

Sharston

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Sharston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Reform David McCullough 1,203 38.2 New
Labour Richard Caulfield 1,009 32.1 Decrease36.4
Green Peter Searby 577 18.3 Increase10.2
Conservative Gary Curran 226 7.2 Decrease9.1
Liberal Democrats Paul Jones 132 4.2 Decrease2.5
Majority 194 6.2 N/A
Turnout 3,147 26.8 Increase7.5
Reform gain from Labour Swing

Whalley Range

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Whalley Range
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Ati Zafar 2,498 53.9 Increase32.8
Labour Aftab Razaq* 1,407 30.3 Decrease37.7
Workers Party Sameera Ashraf 266 5.7 New
Reform Lee Montague-Trenchard 206 4.4 New
Liberal Democrats Seb Bate 135 2.9 Decrease2.2
Conservative Andrew Chadwick 124 2.7 Decrease2.4
Majority 1,091 23.5 N/A
Turnout 4,636 38.2 Increase8.3
Green gain from Labour Swing
  • Aftab Razaq was an incumbent councillor for Whalley Range ward.

Withington

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Withington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Beth Hartness 1,604 40.8 Increase31.4
Liberal Democrats April Preston 1,056 26.9 Decrease12.9
Labour Angela Gartside* 843 21.5 Decrease26.0
Reform Charlie Southwood 362 9.2 New
Conservative Sarah Garcia de Bustos 64 1.6 Decrease1.1
Majority 548 13.9 N/A
Turnout 3,929 36.6 Increase7.2
Green gain from Labour Swing
  • Angela Gartside was an incumbent councillor for Withington ward.

Woodhouse Park

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Woodhouse Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Astrid Johnson* 1,411 46.4 Decrease3.3
Reform Brian O'Neil 1,015 33.4 New
Labour Roger Beattie 438 14.4 Decrease28.1
Conservative Eric Houghton 91 3.0 Decrease2.9
Liberal Democrats Anna Coombe 55 1.8 Increase0.1
Independent Emily Chomicz 30 1.0 New
Majority 396 13.0 Increase5.8
Turnout 3,040 26.3 Increase2.2
Green hold Swing
  • Astrid Johnson was an incumbent councillor for Woodhouse Park ward.

References

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  3. ^ "Election results - Woodhouse Park ward local by-election - 25 September 2025 | Manchester City Council". www.manchester.gov.uk. Retrieved 2025-11-02.
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