Official Name: | Chorlton (Manchester) |
Settlement Type: | Electoral ward |
Motto: | By wisdom and effort |
Coordinates: | 53.4405°N -2.2835°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United Kingdom |
Subdivision Type1: | Constituent country |
Subdivision Name1: | England |
Subdivision Type2: | Region |
Subdivision Name2: | North West England |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | Greater Manchester |
Subdivision Type4: | Metropolitan borough |
Subdivision Name4: | Manchester |
Established Title: | Created |
Established Date: | May 1973 |
Named For: | Chorlton |
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: | Eve Holt (Labour) |
Leader Title2: | Councillor |
Leader Name2: | John Hacking (Labour Co-operative) |
Leader Title3: | Councillor |
Leader Name3: | Mathew Benham (Labour) |
Blank Name Sec1: | UK Parliamentary Constituency |
Blank Info Sec1: | Manchester Withington |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Member of Parliament |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | Jeff Smith |
Blank Name Sec2: | UK Parliamentary Constituency |
Blank Info Sec2: | Manchester Gorton |
Blank1 Name Sec2: | Member of Parliament |
Blank1 Info Sec2: | Afzal Khan |
Population Total: | 14,138 |
Footnotes: | Area and population statistics from the 2011 Census[1] |
Chorlton is an 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 14,138.[3]
The ward has three seats., the sitting councillors are Eve Holt (Lab),[4] Mathew Benham (Lab), and John Hacking (Lab Co-op).[5]
Election | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor | |||
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2004 | Val Stevens (Lab Co-op) | Angela Gallagher (Lib Dem) | Sheila Newman (Lab) | |||
2006 | Val Stevens (Lab Co-op) | Angela Gallagher (Lab)[6] | Sheila Newman (Lab) | |||
2007 | Val Stevens (Lab Co-op) | Paul Ankers (Lib Dem) | Sheila Newman (Lab) | |||
2008 | Val Stevens (Lab Co-op) | Paul Ankers (Lib Dem) | Sheila Newman (Lab) | |||
2010 | Victor Chamberlain (Lib Dem) | Paul Ankers (Lib Dem) | Sheila Newman (Lab) | |||
2011 | Victor Chamberlain (Lib Dem) | Matthew Strong (Lab) | Sheila Newman (Lab) | |||
2012 | Victor Chamberlain (Lib Dem) | Matthew Strong (Lab) | Sheila Newman (Lab) | |||
2014 | John Hacking (Lab Co-op) | Matthew Strong (Lab) | Sheila Newman (Lab) | |||
2015 | John Hacking (Lab Co-op) | Matthew Strong (Lab) | Sheila Newman (Lab) | |||
2016 | John Hacking (Lab Co-op) | Matthew Strong (Lab) | Sheila Newman (Lab) | |||
2018 | John Hacking (Lab Co-op) | Matthew Strong (Lab) | Eve Holt (Lab)[7] | |||
2019 | ||||||
May 2021 | ||||||
Nov 2021 | ||||||
2022 | ||||||
2023 |
* denotes incumbent councillor seeking re-election.