Charlestown, Manchester

Charlestown is a ward in the suburban north of the city of Manchester, England. The population of the ward at the 2011 census was 14,332.[1] Voters from this ward elect three councillors to Manchester City Council.

Charlestown
Charlestown electoral ward within Manchester City Council
Charlestown electoral ward within Manchester City Council
Coat of arms of Charlestown
Motto(s): 
By wisdom and effort
Coordinates: 53°31′34″N 2°11′52″W / 53.5262°N 2.1977°W / 53.5262; -2.1977
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Constituent countryEngland
RegionNorth West
CountyGreater Manchester
Metropolitan boroughManchester
CreatedMay 1973
Named forCharlestown, Manchester
Government
 • TypeUnicameral
 • BodyManchester City Council
 • Leader of the councilBev Craig (Labour)
 • CouncillorBasil Curley (Labour)
 • CouncillorHannah Priest (Labour)
 • CouncillorVeronica Kirkpatrick (Labour)
Population
 • Total14,332
UK Parliamentary ConstituencyBlackley and Broughton
Member of ParliamentGraham Stringer
UK Parliamentary ConstituencyManchester Central
Member of ParliamentLucy Powell
Area and population statistics from the 2011 Census[1]

The Ward lies mostly within the lower part of the suburb of Blackley, with Blackley Golf club acting as the ward boundary. Different parts of this ward are represented by different MPs following boundary changes in 2018; the majority of the ward is part of the Blackley and Broughton constituency but a small portion (in Moston) is part of the Manchester Central constituency.

Councillors

Three councillors serve the ward: Basil Curley (Lab),[2] Hannah Priest (Lab),[3] and Veronica Kirkpatrick (Lab),[4]

ElectionCouncillorCouncillorCouncillor
2004Eric Hobin (Lab)Basil Curley (Lab)Mark Hackett (Lab)
2006Eric Hobin (Lab)Basil Curley (Lab)Mark Hackett (Lab)
2007Eric Hobin (Lab)Basil Curley (Lab)Mark Hackett (Lab)
By-election
14 June 2007
[5][6]
Veronica Kirkpatrick (Lab)Basil Curley (Lab)Mark Hackett (Lab)
2008Veronica Kirkpatrick (Lab)Basil Curley (Lab)Mark Hackett (Lab)
2010Veronica Kirkpatrick (Lab)Basil Curley (Lab)Mark Hackett (Lab)
2011Veronica Kirkpatrick (Lab)Basil Curley (Lab)Mark Hackett (Lab)
2012Veronica Kirkpatrick (Lab)Basil Curley (Lab)Mark Hackett (Lab)
2014Veronica Kirkpatrick (Lab)Basil Curley (Lab)Mark Hackett (Lab)
2015Veronica Kirkpatrick (Lab)Basil Curley (Lab)Mark Hackett (Lab)
2016Veronica Kirkpatrick (Lab)Basil Curley (Lab)Hannah Priest (Lab)
2018Veronica Kirkpatrick (Lab)Basil Curley (Lab)Hannah Priest (Lab)
2019Veronica Kirkpatrick (Lab)Basil Curley (Lab)Hannah Priest (Lab)
2021Veronica Kirkpatrick (Lab)Basil Curley (Lab)Hannah Priest (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%±%
LabourHannah Priest* 1,910 64.1 6.2
ConservativeMichael Ciotkowski52217.51.3
Reform UKMartin Power2478.3New
GreenAnne Power1906.42.5
Liberal DemocratsMelanie Ncube1093.71.2
Majority138846.6
Rejected ballots250.8
Turnout3,00324.76
Registered electors12,130
Labour holdSwing3.8

Elections in 2010s

May 2019

2019
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourBasil Curley* 1,387 52.8 3.2
IndependentAnthony Brennan41515.8 2.1
UKIPStephen O'Neill38714.7n/a
ConservativeCharalampos Kagkouras1806.8 6.8
GreenAstrid Johnson1596.0 3.9
Liberal DemocratsCharles Turner883.3 3.0
Majority97237.0 0.9
Rejected ballots130.49
Turnout2,62922.25 0.8
Registered electors11,817
Labour holdSwing 0.55

May 2018

2018[7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourVeronica Kirkpatrick* 1,769 64.8
LabourHannah Priest* 1,541 56.4
LabourBasil Curley* 1,531 56.0
IndependentAnthony Brennan48917.9
ConservativePeter Schofield43315.8
ConservativeDaniel Somers35813.1
ConservativeMichael Shupac32611.9
GreenAstrid Johnson2719.9
Liberal DemocratsCharles Turner1726.3
Majority
Turnout2,73223.1
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)

May 2016

2016[8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourHannah Kate Priest 1,671 59.38
UKIPNeil Caradoc Griffiths77027.36
ConservativeNicholas David St John Savage2047.25
GreenAstrid Johnson923.27
Liberal DemocratsCharles William Turner772.74
Majority90132.02
Turnout2,81427.75
Labour holdSwing

May 2015

2015[9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourBasil Curley* 3,053 56.4 -14.6
UKIPNeil Caradoc Griffiths1,46427.1N/A
ConservativeJoshua John Lelliott54910.1-2.4
GreenAstrid Johnson1783.3N/A
Liberal DemocratsWilliam David Fisher1122.1-2.3
TUSCAlex Wogan541.0N/A
Majority1,58929.3
Turnout5,41052.4+22.0
Labour holdSwing

May 2014

2014[10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourVeronica Kirkpatrick 1,741 54.65 +0.05
UKIPNeil Griffiths1,03032.33N/A
ConservativeWill Stobart20314.5-8.13
Liberal DemocratsMartina Anne Dunican652.04-10.96
Majority71123.4
Turnout3,03930.45
Labour holdSwing

May 2012

2012[11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourMark Hackett* 1,955 75.3 +29.3
ConservativeTom Archer29211.2-3.5
GreenChris Hyland2529.7+3.3
Liberal DemocratsJoanne Taylor983.8-2.4
Majority1,66364
Turnout2,59725.36
Labour holdSwing

May 2011

2011[12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourBasil Curley* 2,196 71.0 +12.0
ConservativeEllen Daniels38712.5-3.5
BNPStephen Moran37412.1N/A
Liberal DemocratsRichard Ruddick1374.4-5.9
Majority1,80958.5
Turnout3,09430.4
Labour holdSwing

May 2010

2010[13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourVeronica Kirkpatrick* 2,828 54.6 +8.6
BNPStephen Moran80215.5-8.3
ConservativePhilip Steven Donohue74914.5-0.2
Liberal DemocratsAndrew Hardwick-Moss67313.0+6.8
GreenMichael Prior1272.5-3.9
Majority2,02639.1+16.9
Turnout517951.2+21.4
Labour holdSwing+8.4

Elections in 2000s

2008[14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourMark Hackett* 1,328 46.0 -13.0
BNPStephen Moran68723.8+23.8
ConservativeGareth Brown42514.7-1.3
GreenMichael Prior1866.4+0.7
Liberal DemocratsAlexandra Reynolds-Cocroft1786.2-4.1
UKIPCatherine Ritchie842.9-6.2
Majority64122.2-20.7
Turnout2,88829.8+2.0
Labour holdSwing-18.4
2007[15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourBasil Curley* 1,542 59.0 +4.7
ConservativeKim Glasspole41916.0+1.3
Liberal DemocratsAnn Rodgers26810.3-2.9
UKIPAndrea Ritchie2389.1-2.7
GreenHelen Dolan1485.7-0.3
Majority1,12342.9+3.3
Turnout2,61527.8-1.4
Labour holdSwing+1.7
2006[16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourEric Hobin* 1,435 54.3 -4.8
ConservativeVivienne Inez Clarke38814.7-1.5
Liberal DemocratsAnn Rodgers34813.2-11.5
UKIPCatherine Andrea Ritchie31211.8+11.8
GreenHelen Sarah Dolan1596.0+6.0
Majority1,04739.6+5.2
Turnout2,64229.2-5.2
Labour holdSwing-1.6
2004[17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourMark Hackett* 1,941 59.1 N/A
LabourBasil Curley* 1,723
LabourEric Hobin* 1,557
Liberal DemocratsNorman Towers81224.7N/A
ConservativeKim Glasspole53116.2N/A
Liberal DemocratsWinifred Taylor475
Liberal DemocratsGuy Otten391
Majority74534.4N/A
Turnout3,28434.4N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
2003[18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourEric Hobin* 1,043 54.1 -6.6
Liberal DemocratsRodney Isherwood49825.8-9.2
ConservativeMarilyn Hopkins30215.7+15.7
GreenMark Gilbert844.4+0.1
Majority54528.3+2.6
Turnout1,92722.0-3.3
Labour holdSwing+1.3
2002[19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourEugene Curley* 1,363 60.7 +3.7
Liberal DemocratsRodney Isherwood78635.0-2.3
GreenClaudia French964.3-1.4
Majority57725.7+6.0
Turnout2,24525.3+5.7
Labour holdSwing+3.0
2000[20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourMark Hackett* 924 57.0 -4.9
Liberal DemocratsRodney Isherwood60537.3+12.2
GreenClaudia French925.7+5.7
Majority31919.7-17.2
Turnout1,62119.6+0.4
Labour holdSwing-8.5

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