Burnage (ward)

Burnage is an area and electoral ward of Manchester, England.[2] Different parts of this ward are represented by different MPs following boundary changes in 2018; the majority of the ward is part of the Manchester Withington constituency but a portion is part of the Manchester Gorton constituency. The 2011 Census recorded a population of 15,227.[1]

Burnage (Manchester)
Burnage electoral ward within Manchester City Council
Burnage electoral ward within Manchester City Council
Coat of arms of Burnage (Manchester)
Motto(s): 
By wisdom and effort
Coordinates: 53°25′38″N 2°12′24″W / 53.4271°N 2.2067°W / 53.4271; -2.2067
CountryUnited Kingdom
Constituent countryEngland
RegionNorth West England
CountyGreater Manchester
Metropolitan boroughManchester
CreatedMay 1973
Named forBurnage
Government
 • TypeUnicameral
 • BodyManchester City Council
 • Leader of the councilBev Craig (Labour)
 • CouncillorAzra Ali (Labour)
 • CouncillorBev Craig (Labour)
 • CouncillorBen Clay (Labour)
Population
 • Total15,227
UK Parliamentary ConstituencyManchester Withington
Member of ParliamentJeff Smith
UK Parliamentary ConstituencyManchester Gorton
Member of ParliamentAfzal Khan
Area and population statistics from the 2011 Census[1]

Councillors

As of 2021 three councillors serve the ward: Azra Ali (Lab),[3] Ben Clay (Lab),[4] and Bev Craig (Lab).[5]

ElectionCouncillorCouncillorCouncillor
2004Rodney Isherwood (Lib Dem)Iain Donaldson (Lib Dem)John Cameron (Lib Dem)
2006Rodney Isherwood (Lib Dem)Iain Donaldson (Lib Dem)John Cameron (Lib Dem)
2007Rodney Isherwood (Lib Dem)Iain Donaldson (Lib Dem)John Cameron (Lib Dem)
2008Rodney Isherwood (Lib Dem)Iain Donaldson (Lib Dem)John Cameron (Lib Dem)
2010William Fisher (Lib Dem)Iain Donaldson (Lib Dem)John Cameron (Lib Dem)
2011William Fisher (Lib Dem)Carl Austin (Lab)Bev Craig (Lab)
2012William Fisher (Lib Dem)Carl Austin (Lab)Bev Craig (Lab)
2014Azra Ali (Lab)Carl Austin (Lab)Bev Craig (Lab)
2015Azra Ali (Lab)Carl Austin (Lab)Bev Craig (Lab)
2016Azra Ali (Lab)Carl Austin-Behan[6] (Lab)Bev Craig (Lab)
2018Azra Ali (Lab)Bev Craig (Lab)Ben Clay (Lab)
2019Azra Ali (Lab)Bev Craig (Lab)Ben Clay (Lab)
2021Azra Ali (Lab)Bev Craig (Lab)Ben Clay (Lab)

  indicates seat up for re-election.  indicates seat won in by-election.

Elections in 2020s

* denotes incumbent councillor seeking re-election.

May 2021

2021
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourBev Craig* 3,036 72.2 1.8
ConservativeShahed Hossain42110.03.3
GreenBrian Candeland3418.14.2
Liberal DemocratsJamie Dwan2706.49.0
IndependentAndrea Timoney1373.3New
Majority2,61562.2
Rejected ballots431.0
Turnout4,24830.7
Registered electors13,045
Labour holdSwing2.6

Elections in 2010s

May 2019

2019
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourAzra Ali* 2,337 64.0 0.7
Liberal DemocratsAndrea Timoney57015.6 2.2
GreenBenjamin Dundas3629.9 0.6
UKIPIan Rae2336.4n/a
ConservativeShahed Hossain1494.1 1.5
Majority1,76748.2 2.7
Rejected ballots180.49
Turnout3,66828.66 3.9
Registered electors12,800
Labour holdSwing 1.45

May 2018

2018[7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourBen Clay 2,913 69.5
LabourBev Craig* 2,853 68.1
LabourAzra Ali* 2,652 63.3
Liberal DemocratsAndrea Timoney74717.8
Liberal DemocratsMaria Turner54112.9
Liberal DemocratsMohamed Sabbagh45710.9
GreenLance Crookes44210.5
ConservativeSamuel Baxter2916.9
ConservativeLexi Webster2415.8
ConservativeShahed Hossain2345.6
Majority
Turnout4,19132.6
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)

May 2016

2016[8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourBev Craig* 2,291 63.20
Liberal DemocratsMaria Theresa Turner48913.49
UKIPLiam Thomas Evans46012.69
GreenSam Darby3399.35
ConservativeSahed Hossain461.27
Majority1,80249.71
Turnout3,62533.82
Labour holdSwing

May 2015

2015[9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourCarl Jason Austin* 4,010 60.9 -2.1
Liberal DemocratsMaria Theresa Turner1,23518.8-7.2
GreenSam Darby81512.4+6.3
ConservativeShahed Hossain5248.0+3.3
Majority2,77542.1
Turnout6,58460.2+20.4
Labour holdSwing

May 2014

2014[10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourAzra Ali 2,055 55.65 +13.25
GreenSam Darby68518.55+14.55
Liberal DemocratsRonan Stafford68418.52-26.88
ConservativeJosh Lelliot2697.28+2.4
Majority1,37037.10
Turnout3,69333.76
Labour gain from Liberal DemocratsSwing

May 2012

2012[11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourBev Craig* 2,416 72.0 +48.3
Liberal DemocratsGrace Baynham51315.3-49.5
GreenSam Darby2627.8+3.4
ConservativePeter Schofield1634.9-2.2
Majority1,90356.7
Turnout3,35431.2
Labour holdSwing

May 2011

2011[12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourCarl Austin 2,668 63.0
LabourBev Craig 2,283
Liberal DemocratsGrace Baynham1,10326.0
Liberal DemocratsIain Donaldson*1,005
GreenDan Collinson2606.1
ConservativeJean Mee2034.8
ConservativePeter Schofield196
Majority1,18037.0
Turnout4,23439.8
Labour gain from Liberal DemocratsSwing
Labour gain from Liberal DemocratsSwing

May 2010

2010[13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal DemocratsWilliam David Fisher 2,735 45.4 -19.4
LabourCarl Jason Austin2,55242.4+18.7
ConservativePeter Malcolm Schofield4898.1+1.0
GreenDan Collinson2434.0-0.4
Majority1833.0-38.1
Turnout6,01957.6+26.6
Liberal Democrats holdSwing-19.0

Elections in 2000s

2008[14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal DemocratsJohn Cameron* 2,096 64.8 +10.5
LabourTom Murphy76823.7-12.3
ConservativePeter Schofield2287.1+1.3
GreenAngela Tibke1424.4+0.5
Majority1,32841.1+22.8
Turnout3,23431.0-1.0
Liberal Democrats holdSwing+11.4
2007[15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal DemocratsIain Donaldson* 1,825 54.3 +6.8
LabourFrank Duffy1,20936.0-2.0
ConservativePeter Schofield1945.8-2.4
GreenJoseph Gair1323.9-0.9
Majority61618.3+8.8
Turnout3,36032.0+2.2
Liberal Democrats holdSwing+4.4
2006[16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal DemocratsRodney Alan Isherwood* 1,460 47.5 -10.4
LabourFrank Oliver Duffy1,16938.0+12.7
ConservativeDorothy Helen Keller2528.2-0.5
GreenElindsay James1494.8-3.2
Majority2919.5-23.1
Turnout3,07329.8-10.3
Liberal Democrats holdSwing-11.5
2004[17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal DemocratsJohn Cameron* 2,484 57.9 N/A
Liberal DemocratsIain Donaldson* 1,925
Liberal DemocratsRodney Isherwood 1,846
LabourFrank Duffy1,08525.3N/A
LabourBernard Selby*964
LabourWilliam Parbury542
ConservativeGregory Stevens3738.7N/A
GreenMatthew Payne3448.0N/A
GreenMichael Shaw263
GreenBarry McAtarsney230
Majority76132.6N/A
Turnout4,28640.1N/A
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
2003[18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal DemocratsJohn Cameron 1,758 60.8 +18.7
LabourMichael Green*91431.6-14.7
ConservativePeter Schofield1424.9-3.6
GreenMichael Shaw792.7-0.5
Majority84429.2+25.1
Turnout2,89329.1+0.6
Liberal Democrats gain from LabourSwing+16.7
2002[19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourMarilyn Taylor* 1,330 46.3 +0.9
Liberal DemocratsJohn Cameron1,21142.1+15.2
ConservativePeter Schofield2438.5-9.2
GreenMichael Shaw913.2-6.8
Majority1194.1-14.4
Turnout2,87528.5+6.6
Labour holdSwing-7.1
2000[20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourKathleen Robinson* 956 45.4 -15.3
Liberal DemocratsJohn Cameron56726.9+11.6
ConservativePeter Schofield37217.7-1.7
GreenAdrian Crawford21010.0+6.6
Majority38918.5-22.7
Turnout2,10521.9+0.6
Labour holdSwing-13.4

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