| Map Type: | Greater Manchester |
| Country: | England |
| Official Name: | Gorton South |
| Coordinates: | 53.4554°N -2.1812°W |
| Population: | 19,615 |
| Population Ref: | (2011) |
| Metropolitan Borough: | City of Manchester |
| Metropolitan County: | Greater Manchester |
| Region: | North West England |
| Constituency Westminster: | Manchester Gorton |
| Councillor1: | Julie Reid |
| Party1: | Labour |
| Councillor2: | Peter Cookson |
| Party2: | Labour |
| Councillor3: | Bernard Stone |
| Party3: | Labour |
| Post Town: | MANCHESTER |
| Postcode District: | M18 |
| Postcode Area: | M |
| Dial Code: | 0161 |
| Os Grid Reference: | SJ8806595420 |
| Static Image Name: | Levenshulme Road, Ryder Brow - panoramio.jpg |
| Static Image Width: | 240px |
| Static Image Caption: | Levenshulme Road, Ryder Brow in Gorton South |
Gorton South is a defunct Local Government ward in the Gorton area of the City of Manchester. The population of Gorton South ward at the 2011 census was 19,615.[1] Under boundary changes by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England (LGBCE) the ward was abolished and replaced with the new electoral ward Gorton and Abbey Hey from May 2018.[2]
Gorton South is in the parliamentary constituency of Manchester Gorton. It has been represented in Westminster by Afzal Khan since June 2017.[3] The city councillors for the ward are Julie Reid (Labour), Peter Cookson (Labour) and Bernard Stone (Labour).[4]
The area was previously represented by James Ashley who was Lord Mayor of Manchester at the time of his death in 2006.[5]
| Election | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | John Bridges (Lib Dem) | Simon Ashley (Lib Dem) | James Ashley (Lib Dem) | ||||
| 2006 | John Bridges (Lib Dem) | Simon Ashley (Lib Dem) | James Ashley (Lib Dem) | ||||
| By-election 19 October 2006[6] | John Bridges (Lib Dem) | Simon Ashley (Lib Dem) | Charles Glover (Lib Dem) | ||||
| 2007 | John Bridges (Lib Dem) | Simon Ashley (Lib Dem) | Charles Glover (Lib Dem) | ||||
| 2008 | John Bridges (Lib Dem) | Simon Ashley (Lib Dem) | Charles Glover (Lib Dem) | ||||
| 2010 | Julie Reid (Lab) | Simon Ashley (Lib Dem) | Charles Glover (Lib Dem) | ||||
| 2011 | Julie Reid (Lab) | Peter Cookson (Lab) | Charles Glover (Lib Dem) | ||||
| 2012 | Julie Reid (Lab) | Peter Cookson (Lab) | Bernard Stone (Lab) | ||||
| 2014 | Julie Reid (Lab) | Peter Cookson (Lab) | Bernard Stone (Lab) | ||||
| 2015 | Julie Reid (Lab) | Peter Cookson (Lab) | Bernard Stone (Lab) | ||||
| 2016 | Julie Reid (Lab) | Peter Cookson (Lab) | Bernard Stone (Lab) | ||||
| 2018 | Ward abolished | Ward abolished | Ward abolished | ||||
Gorton South is bounded by the neighbourhoods of Gorton North to the north, Longsight to the east, Levenshulme to the south and Denton West and Reddish North to the west.