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Charlestown
Electoral ward
Charlestown electoral ward within Manchester City Council
Charlestown electoral ward within Manchester City Council
Coat of arms of Charlestown
Coat of arms
Motto(s): 
By wisdom and effort
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Constituent country England
Region North West
County Greater Manchester
Metropolitan borough Manchester
Created May 1973
Named for Charlestown, Manchester
Government
 • Type Unicameral
 • Body Manchester City Council
Population
 • Total 14,332
UK Parliamentary Constituency Blackley and Broughton
Member of Parliament Graham Stringer
UK Parliamentary Constituency Manchester Central
Member of Parliament Lucy Powell
Area and population statistics from the 2011 Census

Charlestown is a ward in the suburban north of the city of Manchester, England. The population of the ward at the 2011 census was 14,332. Voters from this ward elect three councillors to Manchester City Council.

The Ward lies mostly within the lower part of the suburb of Blackley, with Blackley Golf club acting as the ward boundary. Different parts of this ward are represented by different MPs following boundary changes in 2018; the majority of the ward is part of the Blackley and Broughton constituency but a small portion (in Moston) is part of the Manchester Central constituency.

Councillors

Three councillors serve the ward: Basil Curley (Lab), Hannah Priest (Lab), and Veronica Kirkpatrick (Lab),

Election Councillor Councillor Councillor
2004 Eric Hobin (Lab) Basil Curley (Lab) Mark Hackett (Lab)
2006 Eric Hobin (Lab) Basil Curley (Lab) Mark Hackett (Lab)
2007 Eric Hobin (Lab) Basil Curley (Lab) Mark Hackett (Lab)
By-election
14 June 2007		 Veronica Kirkpatrick (Lab) Basil Curley (Lab) Mark Hackett (Lab)
2008 Veronica Kirkpatrick (Lab) Basil Curley (Lab) Mark Hackett (Lab)
2010 Veronica Kirkpatrick (Lab) Basil Curley (Lab) Mark Hackett (Lab)
2011 Veronica Kirkpatrick (Lab) Basil Curley (Lab) Mark Hackett (Lab)
2012 Veronica Kirkpatrick (Lab) Basil Curley (Lab) Mark Hackett (Lab)
2014 Veronica Kirkpatrick (Lab) Basil Curley (Lab) Mark Hackett (Lab)
2015 Veronica Kirkpatrick (Lab) Basil Curley (Lab) Mark Hackett (Lab)
2016 Veronica Kirkpatrick (Lab) Basil Curley (Lab) Hannah Priest (Lab)
2018 Veronica Kirkpatrick (Lab) Basil Curley (Lab) Hannah Priest (Lab)
2019 Veronica Kirkpatrick (Lab) Basil Curley (Lab) Hannah Priest (Lab)
2021 Veronica Kirkpatrick (Lab) Basil Curley (Lab) Hannah Priest (Lab)

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

Elections in 2020s

* denotes incumbent councillor seeking re-election.

May 2021

2021 Manchester City Council election

Elections in 2010s

May 2019

2021
Party Candidate Votes % ±%

2019 Manchester City Council election

May 2018

2019
Party Candidate Votes % ±%

2018 Manchester City Council election

May 2016

2018
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
2016
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Hannah Kate Priest 1,671 59.38
UKIP Neil Caradoc Griffiths 770 27.36
Conservative Nicholas David St John Savage 204 7.25
Green Astrid Johnson 92 3.27
Liberal Democrats Charles William Turner 77 2.74
Majority 901 32.02
Turnout 2,814 27.75
Labour hold Swing

May 2015

2015
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Basil Curley 3,053 56.4 -14.6
UKIP Neil Caradoc Griffiths 1,464 27.1 N/A
Conservative Joshua John Lelliott 549 10.1 -2.4
Green Astrid Johnson 178 3.3 N/A
Liberal Democrats William David Fisher 112 2.1 -2.3
TUSC Alex Wogan 54 1.0 N/A
Majority 1,589 29.3
Turnout 5,410 52.4 +22.0
Labour hold Swing

May 2014

2014
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Veronica Kirkpatrick 1,741 54.65 +0.05
UKIP Neil Griffiths 1,030 32.33 N/A
Conservative Will Stobart 203 14.5 -8.13
Liberal Democrats Martina Anne Dunican 65 2.04 -10.96
Majority 711 23.4
Turnout 3,039 30.45
Labour hold Swing

May 2012

2012
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mark Hackett 1,955 75.3 +29.3
Conservative Tom Archer 292 11.2 -3.5
Green Chris Hyland 252 9.7 +3.3
Liberal Democrats Joanne Taylor 98 3.8 -2.4
Majority 1,663 64
Turnout 2,597 25.36
Labour hold Swing

May 2011

2011
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Basil Curley 2,196 71.0 +12.0
Conservative Ellen Daniels 387 12.5 -3.5
BNP Stephen Moran 374 12.1 N/A
Liberal Democrats Richard Ruddick 137 4.4 -5.9
Majority 1,809 58.5
Turnout 3,094 30.4
Labour hold Swing

May 2010

2010
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Veronica Kirkpatrick 2,828 54.6 +8.6
BNP Stephen Moran 802 15.5 -8.3
Conservative Philip Steven Donohue 749 14.5 -0.2
Liberal Democrats Andrew Hardwick-Moss 673 13.0 +6.8
Green Michael Prior 127 2.5 -3.9
Majority 2,026 39.1 +16.9
Turnout 5179 51.2 +21.4
Labour hold Swing +8.4

Elections in 2000s

2008
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mark Hackett 1,328 46.0 -13.0
BNP Stephen Moran 687 23.8 +23.8
Conservative Gareth Brown 425 14.7 -1.3
Green Michael Prior 186 6.4 +0.7
Liberal Democrats Alexandra Reynolds-Cocroft 178 6.2 -4.1
UKIP Catherine Ritchie 84 2.9 -6.2
Majority 641 22.2 -20.7
Turnout 2,888 29.8 +2.0
Labour hold Swing -18.4
2007
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Basil Curley 1,542 59.0 +4.7
Conservative Kim Glasspole 419 16.0 +1.3
Liberal Democrats Ann Rodgers 268 10.3 -2.9
UKIP Andrea Ritchie 238 9.1 -2.7
Green Helen Dolan 148 5.7 -0.3
Majority 1,123 42.9 +3.3
Turnout 2,615 27.8 -1.4
Labour hold Swing +1.7
2006
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Eric Hobin 1,435 54.3 -4.8
Conservative Vivienne Inez Clarke 388 14.7 -1.5
Liberal Democrats Ann Rodgers 348 13.2 -11.5
UKIP Catherine Andrea Ritchie 312 11.8 +11.8
Green Helen Sarah Dolan 159 6.0 +6.0
Majority 1,047 39.6 +5.2
Turnout 2,642 29.2 -5.2
Labour hold Swing -1.6
2004
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mark Hackett 1,941 59.1 N/A
Labour Basil Curley 1,723
Labour Eric Hobin 1,557
Liberal Democrats Norman Towers 812 24.7 N/A
Conservative Kim Glasspole 531 16.2 N/A
Liberal Democrats Winifred Taylor 475
Liberal Democrats Guy Otten 391
Majority 745 34.4 N/A
Turnout 3,284 34.4 N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
2003
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Eric Hobin 1,043 54.1 -6.6
Liberal Democrats Rodney Isherwood 498 25.8 -9.2
Conservative Marilyn Hopkins 302 15.7 +15.7
Green Mark Gilbert 84 4.4 +0.1
Majority 545 28.3 +2.6
Turnout 1,927 22.0 -3.3
Labour hold Swing +1.3
2002
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Eugene Curley 1,363 60.7 +3.7
Liberal Democrats Rodney Isherwood 786 35.0 -2.3
Green Claudia French 96 4.3 -1.4
Majority 577 25.7 +6.0
Turnout 2,245 25.3 +5.7
Labour hold Swing +3.0
2000
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mark Hackett 924 57.0 -4.9
Liberal Democrats Rodney Isherwood 605 37.3 +12.2
Green Claudia French 92 5.7 +5.7
Majority 319 19.7 -17.2
Turnout 1,621 19.6 +0.4
Labour hold Swing -8.5
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