Burnage (ward) explained

Official Name:Burnage (Manchester)
Settlement Type:Electoral ward
Motto:By wisdom and effort
Coordinates:53.4271°N -2.2067°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:Burnage
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:Azra Ali (Labour)
Leader Title2:Councillor
Leader Name2:Bev Craig (Labour)
Leader Title3:Councillor
Leader Name3:Ben Clay (Labour)
Population Total:15,227
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
Footnotes:Area and population statistics from the 2011 Census[1]

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.

Councillors

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)
2019
2021
indicates seat up for re-election. indicates seat won in by-election.

Elections in 2020s

* denotes incumbent councillor seeking re-election.

May 2021

Elections in 2010s

May 2010

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Area: Burnage (Manchester Ward) . neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk . 27 April 2017.
  2. Web site: Council wards in Manchester. manchester.gov.uk. Manchester City Council. 27 April 2017.
  3. Web site: Azra Ali . manchester.gov.uk . . 22 February 2018 .
  4. Web site: Ben Clay . manchester.gov.uk . . 22 May 2018 .
  5. Web site: Bev Craig . manchester.gov.uk . . 22 February 2018 .
  6. News: Nagesh . Ashitha . Former Mr Gay UK kicked out of RAF for his sexuality sworn in as Lord Mayor . . 18 May 2016 . 22 February 2018.