Deansgate (ward)
Deansgate | |
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_2018.png) Deansgate electoral ward within Manchester City Council | |
 Coat of arms | |
| Motto(s): By wisdom and effort | |
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| Coordinates: 53°28′42″N 2°14′58″W / 53.4784°N 2.2494°W | |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Constituent country | England |
| Region | North West England |
| County | Greater Manchester |
| Metropolitan borough | Manchester |
| Created | December 2017 |
| Named for | Deansgate |
| Government | |
| • Type | Unicameral |
| • Body | Manchester City Council |
| • Leader of the council | Bev Craig (Labour) |
| • Councillor | Anthony McCaul (Labour) |
| • Councillor | Marcus Johns (Labour) |
| • Councillor | Joan Davies (Labour) |
| UK Parliamentary Constituency | Manchester Central |
| Member of Parliament | Lucy Powell |
| UK Parliamentary Constituency | Blackley and Broughton |
| Member of Parliament | Graham Stringer |
The Deansgate electoral ward of Manchester City Council was created by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England to replace part of the City Centre ward in 2018.[1]
Different parts of this ward are represented by different MPs; the majority of the ward is in the Manchester Central constituency but the area north of the railway line through Victoria station is in the Blackley and Broughton constituency.
Councillors
[edit]Three councillors serve the ward:[1] William Jeavons, Labour (2019–23),[2] Marcus Johns, Labour (2021–24),[3] and Joan Davies, Labour (2018–22).[4]
| Election | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor | |||
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| 2018 | William Jeavons (Lab) | Marcus Johns (Lab) | Joan Davies (Lab) | |||
| 2019 | William Jeavons (Lab) | Marcus Johns (Lab) | Joan Davies (Lab) | |||
| 2021 | William Jeavons (Lab) | Marcus Johns (Lab) | Joan Davies (Lab) | |||
indicates seat up for election.
Elections in 2020s
[edit]* denotes incumbent councillor seeking re-election.
May 2021
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Co-op | Marcus Johns* | 1,245 | 53.9 | 12.8 
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| Liberal Democrats | John Bridges | 583 | 25.3 | 0.6
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| Green | Chris Ogden | 256 | 11.1 | 9.9 
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| Conservative | James Flanagan | 164 | 7.1 | 5.0
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| Women's Equality | Samantha Days | 60 | 2.6 | 8.6
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| Majority | 662 | 32.6 | 12.2
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| Rejected ballots | 16 | 0.7 | |||
| Turnout | 2,324 | 28.9 | 9.5
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| Registered electors | 8,047 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | 6.1
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Elections in 2010s
[edit]May 2019
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | William Jeavons* | 497 | 34.8 | 4.0
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| Liberal Democrats | John Bridges | 449 | 31.4 | 6.7
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| Green | Christopher Ogden | 252 | 17.6 | 3.4
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| Conservative | Connor Watson | 126 | 8.8 | 3.9
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| Women's Equality | Sam Johnson | 105 | 7.3 | 3.9
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| Majority | 48 | 3.36 | 10.7
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| Rejected ballots | 9 | 0.63 | |||
| Turnout | 1429 | 19.81 | 0.43
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| Registered electors | 7,258 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | 5.35
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May 2018
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Joan Davies* | 782 | 53.3 | ||
| Labour | Marcus Johns | 604 | 41.1 | ||
| Labour | William Jeavons | 570 | 38.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | John Bridges | 362 | 24.7 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Gary McKenna | 311 | 21.2 | ||
| Green | Christopher Ogden | 308 | 21.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | George Rice | 285 | 19.4 | ||
| Conservative | Russ George | 196 | 13.4 | ||
| Conservative | Lee Evans | 185 | 12.6 | ||
| Independent | Nick Buckley | 164 | 11.2 | ||
| Women's Equality | Sam Johnson | 164 | 11.2 | ||
| Conservative | Charles Latchford | 151 | 10.3 | ||
| Independent | Giles Grover | 99 | 6.7 | ||
| Majority | 208 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 2 | 0.026 | |||
| Turnout | 1,468 | 19.38 | |||
| Registered electors | 7,573 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidates | Seats Won | Votes | Vote % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 3 | 3 | 1,956 | 46.78 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 3 | 0 | 958 | 22.91 | |
| Conservative | 3 | 0 | 532 | 12.72 | |
| Green | 1 | 0 | 308 | 7.37 | |
| Independent | 2 | 0 | 263 | 6.29 | |
| Women's Equality | 1 | 0 | 164 | 3.92 | |
References
[edit]- ^ a b 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.
- ^ "William Jeavons". democracy.manchester.gov.uk. Manchester City Council. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
- ^ "Marcus Johns". manchester.gov.uk. Manchester City Council. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
- ^ "Joan Davies". manchester.gov.uk. Manchester City Council. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
- ^ "3 May 2018 Local Government Election results". manchester.gov.uk. Manchester City Council. 5 May 2018. Archived from the original on 7 May 2018. Retrieved 8 May 2018.