Ancoats and Beswick (ward)

Ancoats and Beswick is an electoral ward of Manchester, England created by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England (LGBCE) replacing the previous electoral wards of Ancoats & Clayton and Bradford for the local elections 2018.[1]

For the area of Ancoats, Greater Manchester, see Ancoats. For the area of Beswick, Greater Manchester, see Beswick, Manchester.

Ancoats and Beswick
Electoral ward
Ancoats and Beswick electoral ward within Manchester City Council
Coat of arms
Motto(s): 
By wisdom and effort
Coordinates: 53.4807°N 2.2074°W / 53.4807; -2.2074
CountryUnited Kingdom
Constituent countryEngland
RegionNorth West England
CountyGreater Manchester
Metropolitan boroughManchester
CreatedDecember 2017
Named forAncoats and Beswick
Government
  UK Parliament constituency: Manchester Central
 • TypeUnicameral
 • BodyManchester City Council
 • Leader of the councilBev Craig (Labour)
 • CouncillorMajid Dar (Labour)
 • CouncillorRosa Battle (Labour)

It is represented in Westminster by Lucy Powell MP for Manchester Central.[2] The first councillors for the ward were elected at the 2018 local elections.[1]

Councillors

The current councillors for the ward are Majid Dar (Labour)[3] and Rosa Battle (Labour).[4] There is currently one vacant seat following the resignation of Marcia Hutchinson on 30 November 2021.[5]

On 24 July 2019 it was reported that Majid Dar had been suspended by the Labour party.[6] He was readmitted to the party and to the Labour group on the council shortly after.

ElectionCouncillorCouncillorCouncillor
2018 Majid Dar (Lab) Emma Taylor (Lab) Rosa Battle (Lab)
2019 Majid Dar (Lab) Emma Taylor (Lab) Rosa Battle (Lab)
May 2021 Majid Dar (Lab) Marcia Ann Hutchinson (Lab) Rosa Battle (Lab)
Dec 2021 Majid Dar (Lab)   Vacant Rosa Battle (Lab)

  indicates seat up for re-election.

Elections in 2020s

* denotes incumbent councillor seeking re-election.

May 2021
2021
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Marcia Hutchinson 2,052 57.9 5.5
Liberal Democrats Alan Good 779 22.0 12.9
Green Ryan Johns 384 10.8 6.0
Conservative Alexander Bramham 293 8.3 2.5
Majority 1,273 25.9 13.5
Rejected ballots 39 1.1
Turnout 3,547 30.3 9.3
Registered electors 11,702
Labour hold Swing 9.2

Elections in 2010s

May 2019
2019
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mohammed Majid Dar* 1,192 55.6% 0.6%
Green Robyn Schreibke 378 17.6% 0.8%
Liberal Democrats Jane McQueen 236 11.0% 2.0%
Conservative Daniel Bell 187 8.7% 2.1%
UKIP Trevor Wongsam 143 6.7% n/a
Majority 814 37.9% 1.4%
Rejected ballots 9 0.42%
Turnout 2,145 21.28%
Registered electors 10,079
Labour hold Swing 0.75%

May 2018
2018[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Rosa Battle* 1,475 72.0
Labour Emma Taylor* 1,272 62.1
Labour Mohammed Majid Dar 1,152 56.2
Green Eliza Tyrrell 345 16.8
Conservative Michael Barnes 253 12.3
Liberal Democrats Christopher Wilkinson 233 11.4
Conservative Barney Watson 223 10.9
Conservative Adam Williams 189 9.2
Liberal Democrats Lynne Williams 169 8.2
Liberal Democrats Simon Lepori 157 7.7
Majority 807 39.4
Turnout 2,049 21
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

References
  1. LGBCE (April 2017). Final recommendations on the new electoral arrangements for Manchester City Council (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 February 2018.
  2. "Lucy Powell MP". parliament.uk. UK Parliament. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  3. "Majid Dar". democracy.manchester.gov.uk. Manchester City Council. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
  4. "Rosa Battle". manchester.gov.uk. Manchester City Council. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  5. Timan, Joseph (30 November 2021). "Manchester councillor quits six months into term claiming she has been bullied". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  6. Williams, Jennifer (24 July 2019). "Manchester councillor suspended amid anti-semitism investigation". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  7. "3 May 2018 Local Government Election results". manchester.gov.uk. Manchester City Council. 4 May 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2018.


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