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Didsbury West (ward)

For the area of Manchester, see Didsbury.
Not to be confused with Didsbury East (ward).

Didsbury West is an electoral ward of the metropolitan borough of Manchester, England.[2] It returns three councillors to Manchester City Council who are currently Richard Kilpatrick, John Leech and Debbie Hilal. It is within the parliamentary constituency of Manchester Withington and represented in Westminster by Jeff Smith MP.[3] The 2011 Census recorded a population of 12,455.[1]

Didsbury West (Manchester)
Electoral ward
Didsbury West electoral ward within Manchester City Council
Didsbury West electoral ward within Manchester City Council
Coat of arms of Didsbury West (Manchester)
Coat of arms
Motto(s): 
By wisdom and effort
Map
Coordinates: 53°25′07″N 2°14′35″W / 53.4186°N 2.2431°W / 53.4186; -2.2431
CountryUnited Kingdom
Constituent countryEngland
RegionNorth West England
CountyGreater Manchester
Metropolitan boroughManchester
Created2004
Named forDidsbury
Government
  UK Parliament constituency: Manchester Withington
 • TypeUnicameral
 • BodyManchester City Council
 • Leader of the councilBev Craig (Labour)
 • CouncillorRichard Kilpatrick (Liberal Democrats)
 • CouncillorJohn Leech (Liberal Democrats)
 • CouncillorDebbie Hilal (Labour)
Population
 • Total
12,455
Area and population statistics from the 2011 Census[1]

Councillors

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Election Councillor Councillor Councillor
2004 Simon Wheale (Lib Dem) Neil Trafford (Lib Dem) Graham Shaw (Lib Dem)
2006 Richard Clayton (Lib Dem) Neil Trafford (Lib Dem) Graham Shaw (Lib Dem)
2007 Richard Clayton (Lib Dem) Neil Trafford (Lib Dem) Graham Shaw (Lib Dem)
2008 Richard Clayton (Lib Dem) Neil Trafford (Lib Dem) Graham Shaw (Lib Dem)
By-election
29 January 2009[6][7] 		Richard Clayton (Lib Dem) Lianne Williams (Lib Dem) Graham Shaw (Lib Dem)
2010 Mark Clayton (Lib Dem) Lianne Williams (Lib Dem) Graham Shaw (Lib Dem)
2011 Mark Clayton (Lib Dem) David Ellison (Lab) Graham Shaw (Lib Dem)
2012 Mark Clayton (Lib Dem) David Ellison (Lab) Carl Ollerhead (Lab)
2014 Josie Teubler (Lab) David Ellison (Lab) Carl Ollerhead (Lab)
2015 Josie Teubler (Lab) David Ellison (Lab) Carl Ollerhead (Lab)
2016 Josie Teubler (Lab) David Ellison (Lab) John Leech (Lib Dem)
2018 David Ellison (Lab) Richard Kilpatrick (Lib Dem) John Leech (Lib Dem)
2019 Greg Stanton (Lib Dem) Richard Kilpatrick (Lib Dem) John Leech (Lib Dem)
2020 Greg Stanton (Lab) Richard Kilpatrick (Lib Dem) John Leech (Lib Dem)
2021 Greg Stanton (Lab) Debbie Hilal (Lab) John Leech (Lib Dem)
2022 Greg Stanton (Lab) Debbie Hilal (Lab) John Leech (Lib Dem)
2023 Richard Kilpatrick (Lib Dem) Debbie Hilal (Lab) John Leech (Lib Dem)

  indicates seat up for re-election.   indicates seat won in by-election.   indicates councillor changed party.

Elections in the 2020s

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* denotes incumbent councillor seeking re-election.

May 2023

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2023
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Richard Kilpatrick 2,260 44.3 5.9  
Labour Leslie Bell 2,047 40.1 6.3  
Green James Young 592 11.6 1.8  
Conservative Martin Cartwright 153 3.0 0.9  
SDP Wendy Andrew 26 0.5 N/A
Majority 213 4.2 12.2  
Rejected ballots 23
Turnout 5,101
Registered electors 11,888
Liberal Democrats hold Swing 6.1  

Previous councillor Greg Stanton was elected for the Liberal Democrats in 2019 but defected to Labour; for the purpose of comparison to the 2019 figures this ward is a Lib Dem hold.

May 2022

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2022
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats John Leech* 2,760 53.8 1.4  
Labour Luke Savage 1,863 36.3 5.2  
Green Sally Hawkins 342 6.7 6.1  
Conservative Luke Bourke Costello 123 2.4 3.6  
SDP Wendy Andrew 22 0.4 n/a
Majority 897 17.5
Rejected ballots 25
Turnout 5,135 42.6 4.9  
Registered electors 12,058
Liberal Democrats hold Swing 1.9  

May 2021

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2021
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Debbie Hilal 2,523 44.9  4.5
Liberal Democrats Richard Kilpatrick* 2,282 40.6  3.0
Green Jake Welsh 408 7.3  2.8
Conservative Luke Bourke Costello 309 5.5  0.3
Women's Equality Sarika Paul 72 1.3 New
SDP Wendy Andrew 29 0.5 New
Majority 241 4.3
Rejected ballots 31 0.6
Turnout 5,654 45.8 1.7  
Registered electors 12,335
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing 3.8  

Elections in the 2010s

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May 2019

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2019[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Greg Stanton 2,214 50.2%  9.1%
Labour David Ellison* 1,490 33.8%  7.7%
Green Arnold Spencer 430 9.8%  3.0%
Conservative Anjenarra Haque 170 3.9%  1.9%
Women's Equality Sarika Paul 85 1.9% N/A
Majority 724 16.4%
Rejected ballots 18 0.73%
Turnout 4,407 37.60%  0.9%
Registered electors 11,717
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing  8.4%

May 2018

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2018[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats John Leech* 2,524 55.2
Liberal Democrats Richard Kilpatrick 1,994 43.6
Labour David Ellison* 1,899 41.5
Liberal Democrats Greg Stanton 1,878 41.1
Labour Laura Wright 1,781 39.0
Labour Peter Cookson 1,567 34.3
Green Arnold Spencer 587 12.8
Conservative Connor Walsh 275 6.0
Conservative Thomas Beach 271 5.9
Conservative Xin Shi 206 4.5
Majority 21
Turnout 4,571 47.5
Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries)
Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)
Party Candidates Seats Won Votes Vote %
Liberal Democrats 3 2 6,396 49.27
Labour 3 1 5,247 40.42
Conservative 3 0 752 5.79
Green 1 0 587 4.52

May 2016

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2016[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats John Leech 2,295 52.61 +24.5%
Labour Barnaby Edward Lane 1,593 36.52 −7.5%
Green Arnold James Spencer 244 5.59 −6%
Conservative Max Dowling 161 3.69 −12%
UKIP Robert Gutenfreund-Walmsley 69 1.58 −2%
Majority 702 16.09
Turnout 4,362 44.40
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing 16.2%
  • Leech's win signified the first gain for any party in Manchester other than Labour for the first time in six years and provided Manchester with its first opposition for two years.

May 2015

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2015[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Dave Ellison* 2,813 40.0 −4.2
Liberal Democrats Simon Ashley 2,003 28.5 −2.2
Conservative David Semple 1,053 15.0 +1.1
Green Arnold James Spencer 886 12.6 +1.5
UKIP Robert Gutfreund-Walmsley 228 3.2 N/A
TUSC Alex Longworth-Dunbar 52 0.7 N/A
Majority 810 11.5
Turnout 7,035 67.0 +30.1
Labour hold Swing

May 2014

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2014[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Josie Teubler 1,457 46.27 +14.12
Liberal Democrats Mark Clayton 1,295 41.12 −9.07
Green Glen Marsden 592 15.82 N/A
Conservative David Robert Semple 397 12.61 −5.05
Majority 162 4.33
Turnout 3,741 36
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

May 2012

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2012[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Carl Ollerhead 1,393 47.5 +24.7
Liberal Democrats Graham Shaw* 909 31.0 −16.2
Green Gareth Price-Thomas 317 10.8 +0.5
Conservative Dola Miah 246 8.4 −8.2
Democracy First Robert Gutfreund-Walmsley 69 2.4 N/A
Majority 484 16
Turnout 2934 27.9
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

May 2011

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2011[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Ellison 1,686 44.2 +19.7
Liberal Democrats Craig Whittall 1,172 30.7 −15.0
Conservative Jonathan Millard 530 13.9 −0.4
Green James Alden 424 11.1 −2.3
Majority 514 13.5
Turnout 3,812 36.9
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

May 2010

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2010[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Mark Clayton* 3,088 50.2 +3.0
Labour David Clive Ellison 1,978 32.2 +9.4
Conservative David Michael Bean 1,086 17.7 +1.1
Majority 1,110 18.0 −6.4
Turnout 6,152 61.4 +33.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing -3.2

Elections in 2000s

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2008[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Graham Shaw* 1,283 47.2 +1.5
Labour Jenny Lennox 620 22.8 −1.7
Conservative David Bean 451 16.6 +2.3
Green James Alden 281 10.3 −3.1
UKIP Robert Gutfreund-Walmsley 81 3.0 +0.9
Majority 663 24.4 +3.2
Turnout 2,716 27.8 −1.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +1.6
2007[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Neil Trafford* 1,328 45.7 +2.8
Labour David Ellison 712 24.5 −0.5
Conservative Peter Caddick 414 14.3 −3.2
Green James Alden 389 13.4 +1.5
UKIP Robert Gutfreund-Walmsley 61 2.1 −0.6
Majority 616 21.2 +3.3
Turnout 2,904 29.2 +1.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +1.6
2006[18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Richard Mark Clayton 1,189 42.9 +0.1
Labour David Clive Ellison 692 25.0 +4.6
Conservative Peter Girvan Hilton 485 17.5 +2.3
Green George Stanislaw Czernuszka 329 11.9 −4.2
UKIP Robert Gutfreund-Walmsley 76 2.7 −2.9
Majority 497 17.9 −4.5
Turnout 2,771 28.0 −8.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing -2.2
2004[19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Graham Shaw 1,565 42.8 N/A
Liberal Democrats Neil Trafford* 1,515
Liberal Democrats Simon Wheale* 1,476
Labour Brendan Turner 745 20.4 N/A
Labour Emily Lomax 706
Labour Peter Copping 627
Green Richard Gee 589 16.1 N/A
Green Robina-Ella Davies 578
Conservative Peter Hilton 554 15.1 N/A
Conservative Sean Ell 503
Conservative Jonathan Smith 466
Green Clifford Saffer 443
UKIP Robert Gutfreund-Walmsley 205 5.6 N/A
Majority 731 22.4 N/A
Turnout 3,658 36.4 N/A
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

References

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  2. ^ "Council wards in Manchester". manchester.gov.uk. Manchester City Council. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
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