# City Centre (ward)

City Centre ward was a ward of the local authority Manchester City Council from 2004 to 2018. The population of the city centre grew significantly in the 21st century. Therefore as recommended by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England (LGBCE), the ward was replaced in May 2018 with two new electoral wards, Deansgate and Piccadilly.
It is represented in Westminster by Lucy Powell Labour Co-op MP for Manchester Central.

## Councillors

| Election | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor |
| 2004 | Peter Rothery (Lib Dem) | Kenneth Dobson (Lib Dem) | Marc Ramsbottom (Lib Dem) |
| 2006 | Elaine Boyes (Lib Dem) | Kenneth Dobson (Lib Dem) | Marc Ramsbottom (Lib Dem) |
| 2007 | Elaine Boyes (Lib Dem) | Kenneth Dobson (Lib Dem) | Marc Ramsbottom (Lib Dem) |
| 2008 | Elaine Boyes (Lib Dem) | Kenneth Dobson (Lib Dem) | Marc Ramsbottom (Lib Dem) |
| 2010 | Elaine Boyes (Lib Dem) | Kenneth Dobson (Lib Dem) | Marc Ramsbottom (Lib Dem) |
| 2011 | Elaine Boyes (Lib Dem) | Kevin Peel (Lab Co-op) | Marc Ramsbottom (Lib Dem) |
| 2012 | Elaine Boyes (Lib Dem) | Kevin Peel (Lab Co-op) | Joan Davies (Lab) |
| 2014 | Beth Knowles (Lab Co-op) | Kevin Peel (Lab Co-op) | Joan Davies (Lab) |
| 2015 | Beth Knowles (Lab Co-op) | Kevin Peel (Lab Co-op) | Joan Davies (Lab) |
| 2016 | Beth Knowles (Lab Co-op) | Kevin Peel (Lab Co-op) | Joan Davies (Lab) |
| 2018 | Ward abolished | Ward abolished | Ward abolished |
indicates seat up for re-election.  indicates ward abolished and replaced by Deansgate and Piccadilly.

## Elections in 2010s
### May 2016

2016: :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Joan Elizabeth Davies* | 1,410 | 64.74 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Richard Bridges | 403 | 18.50 |
| | Conservative | Paul Wan | 365 | 16.76 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,007 | 46.24 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,178 | 22.15 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### May 2015

2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Kevin Peel* | 2,236 | 42.5 | +5.8 |
| | Conservative | Nicholas David StJohn Savage | 1,380 | 26.2 | +11.3 |
| | Green | Hayley Lesley Flynn | 987 | 18.7 | +9.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Matthew Lee Adams | 524 | 10.0 | −6.1 |
| | UKIP | Myles Power | 136 | 2.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 856 | 16.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,263 | 51.6 | +30.3 |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | | |

### May 2014

2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Beth Knowles | 1,149 | 48.46 | +16.96 |
| | Green | Rachel Carr | 511 | 21.55 | +15.25 |
| | Conservative | Nicholas Savage | 442 | 18.64 | =2.96 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Richard Bridges | 269 | 11.35 | −29.25 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 638 | 26.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,371 | 17.2 | |
| | Labour Co-op gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour Co-op gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### May 2012

2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Joan Davies | 704 | 38.4 | +7.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Marc Ramsbottom* | 465 | 25.4 | −10.7 |
| | Conservative | Michael Liffen | 234 | 12.8 | −11.8 |
| | Green | Nick Wilkinson | 190 | 10.4 | +1.6 |
| | Independent | Ken Dobson | 159 | 8.7 | N/A |
| | Pirate | Maria Aretoulaki | 57 | 3.1 | N/A |
| | UKIP | Adrienne Bennett | 25 | 1.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 239 | 13 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,833 | 13.65 | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### May 2011

2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Kevin Peel | 1,048 | 36.7 | +10.9 |
| | Independent | Ken Dobson* | 656 | 23.0 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Bridges | 459 | 16.1 | −16.7 |
| | Conservative | Michael Liffen | 427 | 14.9 | −7.7 |
| | Green | Joanne Wilkes | 268 | 9.4 | −1.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 392 | 13.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,858 | 21.3 | |
| | Labour Co-op gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour Co-op gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### May 2010

2010 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Elaine Boyes* | 2,080 | 40.6 | +4.5 |
| | Labour | Anthony McCaul | 1,610 | 31.5 | +1.0 |
| | Conservative | Yan Zhang | 1,106 | 21.6 | −3.0 |
| | Green | Iain Hepworth | 323 | 6.3 | −2.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 470 | 9.2 | +3.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,119 | 43.0 | +28.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +1.7 | |

## Elections in 2000s

2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Marc Ramsbottom* | 568 | 36.1 | +3.3 |
| | Labour | Anthony McCaul | 479 | 30.5 | +4.7 |
| | Conservative | Rob Adlard | 386 | 24.6 | +2.0 |
| | Green | Peter Birkinshaw | 139 | 8.8 | −2.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 89 | 5.7 | −1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,572 | 15.0 | −1.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | -0.7 | |
2007 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kenneth Dobson* | 498 | 32.8 | −5.2 |
| | Labour | Kathy Crotty | 391 | 25.8 | −1.0 |
| | Conservative | Rob Adlard | 343 | 22.6 | +0.3 |
| | Green | Birgit Vollm | 171 | 11.3 | −1.7 |
| | Independent | Kin Cheng | 114 | 7.5 | +7.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 107 | 7.1 | −4.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,517 | 16.0 | −0.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | -2.1 | |
2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Elaine Boyes | 531 | 38.0 | +0.5 |
| | Labour Co-op | Chris Paul | 374 | 26.8 | −0.8 |
| | Conservative | James Jacob Gilchrist Berry | 311 | 22.3 | +7.1 |
| | Green | Birgit Vollm | 181 | 13.0 | −2.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 157 | 11.2 | +1.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,397 | 16.4 | −2.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +0.6 | |
2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Marc Ramsbottom* | 558 | 37.5 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kenneth Dobson | 507 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Rothery* | 501 | | |
| | Labour | Kathleen Crotty | 411 | 27.6 | N/A |
| | Labour | Christopher Paul | 405 | | |
| | Labour | Ahmed Ali | 379 | | |
| | Conservative | Geoffrey Berg | 226 | 15.2 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Mountain | 226 | | |
| | Conservative | Robert Bell | 225 | | |
| | Green | Birgit Vollm | 224 | 15.0 | N/A |
| | Green | Steven Durrant | 163 | | |
| | Green | James Blake | 106 | | |
| | Independent | Alan Valentine | 70 | 4.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 90 | 9.9 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,489 | 18.8 | N/A |
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