Clayton and Openshaw (ward)

For the area of Clayton, Greater Manchester, see Clayton, Manchester. For the area of Openshaw, Greater Manchester, see Openshaw.

Clayton and Openshaw
Electoral ward
Clayton and Openshaw electoral ward within Manchester City Council
Clayton and Openshaw electoral ward within Manchester City Council
Coat of arms of Clayton and Openshaw
Coat of arms
Motto(s): 
By wisdom and effort
Map
Coordinates: 53°29′01″N 2°10′48″W / 53.4837°N 2.1801°W / 53.4837; -2.1801
CountryUnited Kingdom
Constituent countryEngland
RegionNorth West England
CountyGreater Manchester
Metropolitan boroughManchester
CreatedDecember 2017
Named forClayton and Openshaw
Government
  UK Parliament constituency: Manchester Central
 • TypeUnicameral
 • BodyManchester City Council
 • Leader of the councilBev Craig (Labour)
 • CouncillorSean McHale (Labour)
 • CouncillorDonna Ludford (Labour)
 • CouncillorThomas Robinson (Labour)

Clayton and Openshaw is an area and electoral ward of Manchester, England created by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England (LGBCE) replacing the previous electoral wards of Ancoats & Clayton and Bradford for the local elections 2018.[1]

It is represented in Westminster by Lucy Powell MP for Manchester Central.[2]

Councillors

Two councillors currently serve the ward with one vacancy:[3] Sean McHale (Lab),[4] and Donna Ludford (Lab) are incumbent councillors;[5] Kenneth Dobson (Ind) won a by-election in February 2020 but resigned in October.[6][7]

Election Councillor Councillor Councillor
2018 Sean McHale (Lab) Donna Ludford (Lab) Andy Harland (Lab)
2019 Sean McHale (Lab) Donna Ludford (Lab) Andy Harland (Lab)
By-election Feb 2020 Sean McHale (Lab) Donna Ludford (Lab) Ken Dobson (Ind)
2021 Sean McHale (Lab) Donna Ludford (Lab) Thomas Robinson (Lab)

  indicates seat up for election.   indicates seat won in by-election.

Elections in 2020s

* denotes incumbent councillor seeking re-election.

May 2021

2021
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Donna Ludford* 2,064 69.3
Labour Thomas Robinson 1,560 52.4
Conservative Keith Berry 389 13.1
Green Daniel Kyle 250 8.4
Liberal Democrats Diele Nsumbu 218 7.3
Green Robyn Schreibke 204 6.9
Conservative Ramzi Swaray-Kella 193 6.5
Liberal Democrats Martha O'Donoghue 120 4.0
Majority
Rejected ballots 32
Turnout 2,978 23.98
Registered electors 12,553
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Independent Swing

By-election: 27 February 2020

Councillor Andy Harland died in December 2019.[8] A by-election took place on Thursday 27 February 2020 to fill the vacancy.[9]

By-election: Clayton & Openshaw - 27th February 2020[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Ken Dobson 1,191 47.9 Increase3.4
Labour Sherita Mandongwe 1,083 43.6 Decrease1.4
Conservative Sham Raja Akhtar 102 4.1 Increase0.6
Liberal Democrats Claude-Diele Nsumbu 57 2.3 Decrease1.0
Green Jake Welsh 51 2.1 Decrease1.6
Majority 112 3.3 N/A
Rejected ballots 5 0.2
Turnout 2,489 19.7
Registered electors 12,623
Independent gain from Labour Swing Increase2.4

Elections in 2010s

May 2019

2019[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sean McHale* 1,346 44.6% Decrease9.1%
Independent Ken Dobson 1,334 44.2% Increase23.9%
Green Jake Welsh 109 3.6% Decrease3.7%
Conservative Fahim Ahmad Choudhury 106 3.5% Decrease3.8%
Liberal Democrats Maria Turner 99 3.3% Decrease2.2%
Majority 12 0.40%
Rejected ballots 21 0.70%
Turnout 3,015 25.05% Increase1.5%
Registered electors 12,036
Labour hold Swing Decrease16.5%

May 2018

2018[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Andy Harland 2,103 70.9%
Labour Donna Ludford* 1,722 58.0%
Labour Sean McHale 1,592 53.7%
Independent Kenneth Dobson 603 20.3%
Liberal Democrats Elaine Boyes 279 9.4%
Green Paul Brunger 220 7.4%
Conservative Archie Galbraith 217 7.3%
Liberal Democrats Richard Clayton 162 5.5%
Conservative Aimen Javaid 152 5.1%
Conservative Chenjie Zhang 142 4.8%
Liberal Democrats Dan Willis 118 4.0%
Majority
Turnout 2,967 24.9%
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

References

  1. ^ LGBCE (April 2017). Final recommendations on the new electoral arrangements for Manchester City Council (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Lucy Powell MP". parliament.uk. UK Parliament. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  3. ^ Ladden-Hall, Dan; Abbit, Beth; Dobson, Charlotte (4 May 2018). "What are the Manchester local elections 2018 results?". Manchester Evening News. Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
  4. ^ "Councillor Sean McHale". manchester.gov.uk. Manchester City Council. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  5. ^ "Councillor Donna Ludford". manchester.gov.uk. Manchester City Council. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  6. ^ "Councillor Ken Dobson". democracy.manchester.gov.uk. Manchester City Council. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  7. ^ "Casual Vacancy - Clayton & Openshaw". manchester.gov.uk. Manchester City Council. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  8. ^ Williams, Jennifer (24 December 2019). "'Positive, principled' Manchester councillor dies after a lifetime dedicated to his community". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  9. ^ a b "Clayton & Openshaw By-Election Results - 27 February 2020". manchester.gov.uk. Manchester City Council. Archived from the original on 28 February 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  10. ^ Manchester Evening News: What are the Manchester local elections 2019 results? https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/manchester-local-election-2019-results-16197507
  11. ^ "3 May 2018 Local Government Election results". manchester.gov.uk. Manchester City Council. 4 May 2018. Retrieved 22 May 2018.


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