| Official Name: | Charlestown |
| Settlement Type: | Electoral ward |
| Motto: | By wisdom and effort |
| Coordinates: | 53.5262°N -2.1977°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Sovereign state |
| Subdivision Name: | United Kingdom |
| Subdivision Type1: | Constituent country |
| Subdivision Name1: | England |
| Subdivision Type2: | Region |
| Subdivision Name2: | North West |
| Subdivision Type3: | County |
| Subdivision Name3: | Greater Manchester |
| Subdivision Type4: | Metropolitan borough |
| Subdivision Name4: | Manchester |
| Established Title: | Created |
| Established Date: | May 1973 |
| Named For: | Charlestown, Manchester |
| Government Type: | Unicameral |
| Governing Body: | Manchester City Council |
| Leader Party: | Labour |
| Leader Title: | Leader of the council |
| Leader Name: | Bev Craig |
| Leader Title1: | Councillor |
| Leader Name1: | Basil Curley (Labour) |
| Leader Title2: | Councillor |
| Leader Name2: | Hannah Priest (Labour) |
| Leader Title3: | Councillor |
| Leader Name3: | Veronica Kirkpatrick (Labour) |
| Population Total: | 14,332 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | UK Parliamentary Constituency |
| Blank Info Sec1: | Blackley and Broughton |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Member of Parliament |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | Graham Stringer |
| Blank Name Sec2: | UK Parliamentary Constituency |
| Blank Info Sec2: | Manchester Central |
| Blank1 Name Sec2: | Member of Parliament |
| Blank1 Info Sec2: | Lucy Powell |
| Footnotes: | Area and population statistics from the 2011 Census[1] |
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. Voters from this ward elect three councillors to Manchester City Council.
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.
Three councillors serve the ward: Basil Curley (Lab),[2] Hannah Priest (Lab),[3] and Veronica Kirkpatrick (Lab),[4]
| Election | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Eric Hobin (Lab) | Basil Curley (Lab) | Mark Hackett (Lab) | |||
| 2006 | Eric Hobin (Lab) | Basil Curley (Lab) | Mark Hackett (Lab) | |||
| 2007 | Eric Hobin (Lab) | Basil Curley (Lab) | Mark Hackett (Lab) | |||
| By-election 14 June 2007[5] [6] | Veronica Kirkpatrick (Lab) | Basil Curley (Lab) | Mark Hackett (Lab) | |||
| 2008 | Veronica Kirkpatrick (Lab) | Basil Curley (Lab) | Mark Hackett (Lab) | |||
| 2010 | Veronica Kirkpatrick (Lab) | Basil Curley (Lab) | Mark Hackett (Lab) | |||
| 2011 | Veronica Kirkpatrick (Lab) | Basil Curley (Lab) | Mark Hackett (Lab) | |||
| 2012 | Veronica Kirkpatrick (Lab) | Basil Curley (Lab) | Mark Hackett (Lab) | |||
| 2014 | Veronica Kirkpatrick (Lab) | Basil Curley (Lab) | Mark Hackett (Lab) | |||
| 2015 | Veronica Kirkpatrick (Lab) | Basil Curley (Lab) | Mark Hackett (Lab) | |||
| 2016 | Veronica Kirkpatrick (Lab) | Basil Curley (Lab) | Hannah Priest (Lab) | |||
| 2018 | Veronica Kirkpatrick (Lab) | Basil Curley (Lab) | Hannah Priest (Lab) | |||
| 2019 | ||||||
| 2021 | ||||||
* denotes incumbent councillor seeking re-election.