# Charlestown, Manchester

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 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Hannah Priest* | 1,910 | 64.1 | 6.2 |
| | Conservative | Michael Ciotkowski | 522 | 17.5 | 1.3 |
| | Reform UK | Martin Power | 247 | 8.3 | New |
| | Green | Anne Power | 190 | 6.4 | 2.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Melanie Ncube | 109 | 3.7 | 1.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1388 | 46.6 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 25 | 0.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,003 | 24.76 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,130 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 3.8 | |

## Elections in 2010s
### May 2019

2019 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Basil Curley* | 1,387 | 52.8 | 3.2 |
| | Independent | Anthony Brennan | 415 | 15.8 | 2.1 |
| | UKIP | Stephen O'Neill | 387 | 14.7 | n/a |
| | Conservative | Charalampos Kagkouras | 180 | 6.8 | 6.8 |
| | Green | Astrid Johnson | 159 | 6.0 | 3.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Charles Turner | 88 | 3.3 | 3.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 972 | 37.0 | 0.9 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 13 | 0.49 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,629 | 22.25 | 0.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,817 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 0.55 | |

### May 2018

2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Veronica Kirkpatrick* | 1,769 | 64.8 | |
| | Labour | Hannah Priest* | 1,541 | 56.4 | |
| | Labour | Basil Curley* | 1,531 | 56.0 | |
| | Independent | Anthony Brennan | 489 | 17.9 | |
| | Conservative | Peter Schofield | 433 | 15.8 | |
| | Conservative | Daniel Somers | 358 | 13.1 | |
| | Conservative | Michael Shupac | 326 | 11.9 | |
| | Green | Astrid Johnson | 271 | 9.9 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Charles Turner | 172 | 6.3 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,732 | 23.1 | |
| | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) |
| | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) |
| | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) |

### May 2016

2016 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 901 | 32.02 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,814 | 27.75 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### May 2015

2015 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 1,589 | 29.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,410 | 52.4 | +22.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### May 2014

2014 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 711 | 23.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,039 | 30.45 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### May 2012

2012 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 1,663 | 64 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,597 | 25.36 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### May 2011

2011 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 1,809 | 58.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,094 | 30.4 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### May 2010

2010 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 2,026 | 39.1 | +16.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5179 | 51.2 | +21.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +8.4 | |

## Elections in 2000s

2008 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 641 | 22.2 | −20.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,888 | 29.8 | +2.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -18.4 | |
2007 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 1,123 | 42.9 | +3.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,615 | 27.8 | −1.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +1.7 | |
2006 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 1,047 | 39.6 | +5.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,642 | 29.2 | −5.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -1.6 | |
2004 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 745 | 34.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,284 | 34.4 | N/A |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
2003 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 545 | 28.3 | +2.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,927 | 22.0 | −3.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +1.3 | |
2002 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 577 | 25.7 | +6.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,245 | 25.3 | +5.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +3.0 | |
2000 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 319 | 19.7 | −17.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,621 | 19.6 | +0.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -8.5 | |