Manchester Council election, 2007

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Elections to Manchester City Council took place on May 3, 2007.

One third of the council was up for election, one in each ward.

Contents 1 Candidates and Ward Results 1.1 Ancoats and Clayton Ward 1.2 Ardwick Ward 1.3 Baguley Ward 1.4 Bradford Ward 1.5 Brooklands Ward 1.6 Burnage Ward 1.7 Charlestown Ward 1.8 Cheetham Ward 1.9 Chorlton Ward 1.10 Chorlton Park Ward 1.11 City Centre Ward 1.12 Crumpsall Ward 1.13 Didsbury East Ward 1.14 Didsbury West Ward 1.15 Fallowfield Ward 1.16 Gorton North Ward 1.17 Gorton South Ward 1.18 Harpurhey Ward 1.19 Higher Blackley Ward 1.20 Hulme Ward 1.21 Levenshulme Ward 1.22 Longsight Ward 1.23 Miles Platting and Newton Heath Ward 1.24 Moss Side Ward 1.25 Moston Ward 1.26 Northenden Ward 1.27 Old Moat Ward 1.28 Rusholme Ward 1.29 Sharston Ward 1.30 Whalley Range Ward 1.31 Withington Ward 1.32 Woodhouse Park Ward 2 See also 3 References

[edit] Candidates and Ward Results

Below is a list of the 32 individual wards with the candidates standing in those wards and the number of votes the candidates acquired. The winning candidate per ward is in bold.

[edit] Ancoats and Clayton Ward

Ancoats & Clayton Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mick Loughman	1518	64.6
	Liberal Democrat	Daniel Valentine	473	20.13
	Green	Victoria Album	148	6.3
	Conservative	David Hopps	135	5.74
Majority
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

[edit] Ardwick Ward

Ardwick Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Bernard Priest	1219	57.39
	Liberal Democrat	Jawaid Chaudhry	526	24.76
	Green	Justine Hall	224	10.55
	Conservative	Kashif Ali	155	7.3
Majority
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

[edit] Baguley Ward

Baguley Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Paul Andrews	1268	52.64
	Conservative	John Leaning	481	19.97
	Socialist Alternative	Lynn Worthington	251	10.42
	Liberal Democrat	William Fisher	233	9.67
	Green	Karen Duffy	176	7.31
Majority
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

[edit] Bradford Ward

Bradford Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Rosa Battle	1476	70.79
	Liberal Democrat	James Guise	288	13.81
	Conservative	Rodney Keller	190	9.11
	Green	Christopher Waldon	131	6.28
Majority
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

[edit] Brooklands Ward

Brooklands Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Sue Cooley	1460	50.34
	Conservative	Marie Raynor	958	33.03
	Liberal Democrat	David Kierman	342	11.79
	Green	Tamisin MacCarthy-Morrogh	140	4.83
Majority
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

[edit] Burnage Ward

Burnage Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Iain Donaldson	1825	54.32
	Labour	Frank Duffy	1209	35.98
	Conservative	Peter Schofield	194	5.77
	Green	Joseph Gair	132	3.93
Majority
Turnout
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

[edit] Charlestown Ward

Charlestown Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Basil Curley	1542	58.97
	Conservative	Kim Glasspole	419	16.02
	Liberal Democrat	Ann Rodgers	268	10.25
	UK Independence	Andrea Ritchie	238	9.1
	Green	Helen Dolan	148	5.66
Majority
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

[edit] Cheetham Ward

Cheetham Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mohammed Khan	2340	64.59
	Liberal Democrat	Sham Raja	571	15.76
	Conservative	Wajid Ali	380	10.49
	Green	Jackie Smith	332	9.16
Majority
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

[edit] Chorlton Ward

Chorlton Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Paul Ankers	1823	41.32
	Labour	Angela Gallagher	1781	40.37
	Green	Brian Candeland	544	12.33
	Conservative	Claire McLauchlin	264	5.98
Majority
Turnout
	Liberal Democrat gain from Labour		Swing

[edit] Chorlton Park Ward

Chorlton Park Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Tony Bethell	1751	55.36
	Labour	John Hacking	739	23.36
	Green	Kathryn Brownbridge	394	12.46
	Conservative	Robert Chilton	279	8.82
Majority
Turnout
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

[edit] City Centre Ward

City Centre Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Kenneth Dobson	498	32.83
	Labour	Kathy Crotty	391	25.77
	Conservative	Rob Adlard	343	22.61
	Green	Birgit Vollm	171	11.27
	Independent	Kin Cheng	114	7.51
Majority
Turnout
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

[edit] Crumpsall Ward

Crumpsall Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Con Keegan	1832	60.1
	Conservative	Adrian Glasspole	564	18.5
	Liberal Democrat	Muhammad Shahbaz	398	13.06
	Green	John Cummings	254	8.33
Majority
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

[edit] Didsbury East Ward

Didsbury East Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Helen Fisher	1856	45.92
	Labour	Geoff Bridson	1301	32.19
	Conservative	David Fairclough	526	13.01
	Green	Gerry Gee	359	8.88
Majority
Turnout
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

[edit] Didsbury West Ward

Didsbury West Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Neil Trafford	1328	45.73
	Labour	David Ellison	712	24.52
	Conservative	Peter Caddick	414	14.26
	Green	James Alden	389	13.4
	UK Independence	Robert Gutfreund-Walmsley	61	2.1
Majority
Turnout
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

[edit] Fallowfield Ward

Fallowfield Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Peter Morrison	1215	55.89
	Liberal Democrat	John-Paul Wilkins	478	21.99
	Green	Rachel Sills	251	11.55
	Conservative	Ashton Cull	230	10.58
Majority
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

[edit] Gorton North Ward

Gorton North Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Wendy Helsby	1753	52.31
	Labour	John Hughes	1365	40.73
	Conservative	Joyce Kaye	126	3.76
	Green	Rachel Wilson	107	3.19
Majority
Turnout
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

[edit] Gorton South Ward

Gorton South Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Simon Ashley	1600	52.12
	Labour	Julie Reid	1150	37.46
	Green	Barnaby Wolfram	134	4.36
	Conservative	Lawrie Clapham	130	4.23
	United Socialist	Sabrina Jones	56	1.82
Majority
Turnout
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

[edit] Harpurhey Ward

Harpurhey Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Joanne Green	1497	58.87
	Liberal Democrat	Robert Brettle	355	13.96
	Conservative	Harriet Holder	294	11.56
	UK Independence	Roger P Bullock	264	10.38
	Green	Katherine Smith	133	5.23
Majority
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

[edit] Higher Blackley Ward

Higher Blackley Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Harold Lyons	1449	48.38
	British National Party	Joseph Finnon	716	23.91
	Conservative	Vivienne Clarke	372	12.42
	Liberal Democrat	Brian Newton	268	8.95
	Green	Michael Shaw	108	3.61
	UK Independence	Shirley Reeve	82	2.74
Majority
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

[edit] Hulme Ward

Hulme Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mary Murphy	969	50.1
	Green	Steven Durrant	630	32.57
	Liberal Democrat	Oliver West	213	11.01
	Conservative	Andrew Binns	122	6.31
Majority
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

[edit] Levenshulme Ward

Levenshulme Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	John Commons	1388	51.18
	Labour	Dermot Zafar	742	27.36
	Green	Peter Thompson	334	12.32
	Conservative	Anne Carroll	248	9.14
Majority
Turnout
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

[edit] Longsight Ward

Longsight Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Abid Latif Chohan	1506	47.49
	Labour	Sajjid Hussain	1188	37.46
	Green	Spencer Fitzgibbon	320	10.09
	Conservative	Jane L'Anson	157	4.95
Majority
Turnout
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

[edit] Miles Platting and Newton Heath Ward

Miles Platting & Newton Heath Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	June Hitchin	1331	42.59
	Liberal Democrat	Damien O'Connor	1270	40.64
	British National Party	Derek Adams	256	8.19
	Conservative	Heather Grant	124	3.97
	Green	Anthony Quinn	75	2.4
	UK Independence	Lisa Duffy	69	2.21
Majority
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

[edit] Moss Side Ward

Moss Side Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Sameen Ali	1660	67.21
	Liberal Democrat	Zeke Ukairo	384	15.55
	Green	George Czernuszka	222	8.99
	Conservative	Peter Young	204	8.26
Majority
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

[edit] Moston Ward

Moston Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Henry Cooper	1760	55.52
	Conservative	Tony Pinder'	637	20.09
	UK Independence	Peter Reeve	327	10.32
	Liberal Democrat	Timothy Hartley	314	9.91
	Green	Robin Goater	132	4.16
Majority
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

[edit] Northenden Ward

Northenden Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Sandra Bracegirdle	1458	44.57
	Liberal Democrat	Martin Eakins	1352	41.33
	Conservative	Nathan Cruddas	279	8.53
	Green	Lance Crookes	182	5.56
Majority
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

[edit] Old Moat Ward

Old Moat Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jeffrey Smith	1382	53.67
	Liberal Democrat	Richard Wilson	748	29.05
	Green	Alice Coren	230	8.93
	Conservative	Andrew Perfect	215	8.35
Majority
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

[edit] Rusholme Ward

Rusholme Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Abu Chowdhury	1241	42.27
	Labour	Atiha Chaudry	746	25.41
	Respect	Nahella Ashraf	535	18.22
	Green	Penny Collins	224	7.63
	Conservative	Daniel Valentine	190	6.47
Majority
Turnout
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

[edit] Sharston Ward

Sharston Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Joyce Keller	1242	52.52
	Conservative	Jimmy McCullough	604	25.54
	Liberal Democrat	Tina Dunican	290	12.26
	Green	Amanda Collins	229	9.68
Majority
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

[edit] Whalley Range Ward

Whalley Range Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Faraz Bhatti	2030	50.16
	Labour	Kath Fry	1418	35.04
	Green	Mary Candeland	393	9.71
	Conservative	Tim Langley	206	5.09
Majority
Turnout
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

[edit] Withington Ward

Withington Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Alison Firth	1346	60.69
	Labour	Andrew Simcock	499	22.5
	Green	Felicity Paris	216	9.74
	Conservative	Adele Douglas	157	7.08
Majority
Turnout
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

[edit] Woodhouse Park Ward

Woodhouse Park Ward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Barbara O'Neil	1354	65.25
	Conservative	Stephen Heath	378	18.22
	Liberal Democrat	Joseph Podbylski	182	8.77
	Green	Jody Bradford	161	7.76
Majority
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

[edit] See also

• United Kingdom local elections, 2007

[edit] References

• Official election results

Preceded by Manchester Council election, 2006

Manchester local elections

Succeeded by Manchester Council election, 2008