# 2014 Manchester City Council election

The 2014 elections to Manchester City Council were held on 22 May 2014, on the same day as the 2014 United Kingdom local elections and the United Kingdom component of the 2014 European Parliament election. One-third of the council were up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 2018.

## Election result

Changes in vote share are compared to the 2012 election.
Manchester City Council :
| Party | Party | This election | This election | This election | Full council | Full council | Full council | This election | This election | This election |
| Party | Party | Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− |
| | Labour | 33/33 | 10 | 100.0% | 63 | 95 | 98.9% | 66,611 | 57.94% | 7.79 |
| | Green | 0/31 | | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 14,399 | 12.52% | 3.92 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 0/31 | 9 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 13,134 | 11.13% | 3.57 |
| | Conservative | 0/32 | | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 9,085 | 7.90% | 1.19 |
| | UKIP | 0/12 | | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 8,700 | 7.57% | 5.33 |
| | TUSC | 0/10 | | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 885 | 0.77% | 0.22 |
| | Independent | 0/2 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 757 | 0.66% | n/a |
| | BNP | 0/2 | | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 550 | 0.48% | 0.04 |
| | Liberal | 0/1 | | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 383 | 0.33% | n/a |
| | Respect | 0/2 | | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 249 | 0.22% | 0.05 |
| | Pirate | 0/1 | | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 129 | 0.11% | 0.18 |
| | Christian Democrat Party for a Consensus | 0/1 | | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 58 | 0.05% | n/a |
| | Motorcycle Alliance | 0/1 | | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 33 | 0.03% | n/a |
| | Independent Labour | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1 | 1 | 1.1% | n/a | n/a | n/a |

## Ward results

Councillors seeking re-election were elected in 2010 and are denoted with an asterisk. Changes in ward vote share are compared to the 2010 election.

### Ancoats and Clayton

Ancoats and Clayton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Donna Ludford* | 1,700 | 49.49 | −5.31 |
| | UKIP | Josie Loftus | 538 | 15.66 | N/A |
| | Liberal | Ken Dobson | 383 | 11.15 | N/A |
| | Green | Larissa Claire Hansford | 315 | 9.17 | +1.37 |
| | Conservative | Beverley Atkins | 230 | 6.70 | −6.40 |
| | Pirate | Loz Kaye | 129 | 3.20 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Chris Lovell | 110 | 3.20 | −21.20 |
| | TUSC | Alex Davidson | 30 | 0.87 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,162 | 33.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,435 | 25.37 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Ardwick

Ardwick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mavis Smitheman* | 2,163 | 72.41 | +14.11 |
| | Green | Harriet Pugh | 348 | 11.65 | +5.55 |
| | TUSC | Alexander Dunbar | 207 | 6.93 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mumina Yeasmin Tahir | 152 | 5.09 | −20.01 |
| | Conservative | Joey Ferrigno | 117 | 3.92 | −6.58 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,815 | 60.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,987 | 23 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Baguley

Baguley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Tracy Rawlins* | 1,544 | 58.60 | +11.50 |
| | UKIP | Ian George Fleming | 602 | 22.85 | +16.05 |
| | Conservative | Stephen Paul Woods | 247 | 9.37 | −6.83 |
| | Green | Frank Clements | 116 | 4.40 | +1.60 |
| | TUSC | Lynn Worthington | 64 | 2.43 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rhona Eva Elizabeth Brown | 62 | 2.35 | −22.15 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 942 | 35.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,635 | 23.47 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Bradford

Bradford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Longsden* | 2,215 | 70.74 | +6.84 |
| | Green | George Czernuszka | 367 | 11.72 | +7.02 |
| | Conservative | Saira Khanum | 296 | 9.45 | −1.85 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Simon Mitchell | 195 | 6.23 | −13.77 |
| | Christian Democrat Party for a Consensus | Jonathan Cox | 58 | 1.85 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,848 | 59 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,131 | 25.7 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Brooklands

Brooklands :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Sue Murphy* | 1,464 | 49.38 | +3.18 |
| | UKIP | Anne Spoor | 734 | 24.76 | +19.56 |
| | Conservative | Ralph John Ellerton | 507 | 17.10 | −9.80 |
| | Green | Eithne Quinn | 159 | 5.36 | +2.46 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Joel Moorcroft | 101 | 3.41 | −15.19 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 730 | 24.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,965 | 27.38 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Burnage

Burnage :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Azra Ali | 2,055 | 55.65 | +13.25 |
| | Green | Sam Darby | 685 | 18.55 | +14.55 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ronan Stafford | 684 | 18.52 | −26.88 |
| | Conservative | Josh Lelliot | 269 | 7.28 | +2.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,370 | 37.10 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,693 | 33.76 | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### Charlestown

Charlestown :
| 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 | | |

### Cheetham

Cheetham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Naeem Ul Hassan* | 3,734 | 79.62 | +25.82 |
| | Green | Alex Ian Blythe | 530 | 11.30 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Stuart Andrew McKenna | 426 | 9.08 | −13.22 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,204 | 68.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,690 | 30.5 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Chorlton

Chorlton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | John Hacking | 2,675 | 54.98 | +16.18 |
| | Green | Jake Welsh | 1,002 | 20.60 | +9.90 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter James Maxon | 739 | 15.19 | −28.41 |
| | Conservative | Zachery Husseini | 286 | 5.88 | −0.92 |
| | TUSC | Mark Bradley Krantz | 163 | 3.35 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,673 | 34.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,865 | 44.34 | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### Chorlton Park

Chorlton Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Mandie Shilton-Goodwin | 1,991 | 43.41 | +11.01 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Norman Lewis* | 1,691 | 36.87 | −16.43 |
| | Green | Brian Candeland | 648 | 14.13 | +7.63 |
| | Conservative | Stuart Richardson | 256 | 5.58 | 2.22 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 300 | 6.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,586 | 39.14 | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### City Centre

City Centre :
| 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 gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### Crumpsall

Crumpsall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jon-Leigh Pritchard* | 2,524 | 66.70 | +8.80 |
| | UKIP | Bob Willescroft | 588 | 15.54 | +8.34 |
| | Conservative | Sham Raja Akhtar | 392 | 10.36 | −6.44 |
| | Green | Anne Vivienne Power | 208 | 5.50 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Charles William Turner | 72 | 1.90 | −10.30 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,936 | 51.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,784 | 32.82 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Didsbury East

Didsbury East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | James Wilson | 1,968 | 43.18 | +6.78 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dominic Hardwick | 1,375 | 30.17 | −16.53 |
| | Green | Lucy Jane Bannister | 405 | 8.89 | +3.09 |
| | Conservative | Rob Manning | 403 | 8.84 | −2.36 |
| | UKIP | Mark Falcon Davies | 369 | 8.10 | N/A |
| | TUSC | Sam Gleadon | 38 | 0.83 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 593 | 13.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,558 | 41.6 | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### Didsbury West

Didsbury West :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 162 | 4.33 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,741 | 36 | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### Fallowfield

Fallowfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mike Amesbury* | 2,181 | 61.56 | +30.57 |
| | Green | Catrin Louise Brock | 780 | 22.02 | +17.11 |
| | Conservative | Jack Murray | 362 | 10.22 | −1.44 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dave Page | 140 | 3.95 | −29.13 |
| | TUSC | Zoe Frances Brunswick | 80 | 2.26 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,401 | 39.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,543 | 30.62 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Gorton North

Gorton North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Nilofar Siddiqi* | 2,016 | 62.09 |
| | Green | Karl Wardlaw | 516 | 15.89 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Peter Hickey | 428 | 13.18 |
| | Conservative | John Wadsworth-Ladkin | 287 | 8.84 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,500 | 46.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,247 | 28.16 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Gorton South

Gorton South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Julie Reid* | 2,548 | 60.44 |
| | UKIP | Bob Catterall | 787 | 18.67 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Charles Leslie Glover | 375 | 8.89 |
| | Green | Martin Burke | 369 | 8.75 |
| | Conservative | Tmo Opesan | 137 | 3.25 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,761 | 41.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,216 | 31.74 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Harpurhey

Harpurhey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Sandra Collins | 2,174 | 68.56 |
| | Green | Mildred Willner | 552 | 17.41 |
| | Conservative | Tom Clarke | 341 | 10.75 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bernadette Ryan | 104 | 3.28 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,622 | 51.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,171 | 25.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Higher Blackley

Councillor Anna Trotman stood down for family reasons and was replaced in February 2016 by Paula Sadler, also of Labour in a by-election.
Higher Blackley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Anna Margaret Trotman* | 1,737 | 54.76 | |
| | UKIP | Martin Power | 1,046 | 32.98 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Alexandru Stelian Stancu | 194 | 6.12 | |
| | Green | James Sheppard | 142 | 4.48 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Maria Theresa Turner | 53 | 1.67 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 691 | 21.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,172 | 34.58 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Hulme

Hulme :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Nigel Joseph Murphy* | 1,731 | 57.70 |
| | Green | Deyika Nzeribe | 706 | 23.53 |
| | UKIP | Phil Eckersley | 189 | 6.30 |
| | Conservative | Harry Williams | 182 | 6.07 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Gadsen | 152 | 5.07 |
| | TUSC | Conor Daniel Price | 40 | .1.33 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,025 | 34.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,000 | 35 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Levenshulme

Levenshulme :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Dzidra Noor | 1,885 | 43.83 |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Hennigan* | 1,551 | 36.06 |
| | Green | Dick Venes | 718 | 16.69 |
| | Conservative | Shaden Jaradat | 147 | 3.42 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 334 | 7.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,301 | 38.4 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |

### Longsight

Longsight :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Suzanne Richards* | 2,888 | 70.77 |
| | Conservative | Mohammed Afzal | 433 | 10.61 |
| | Green | Ryan John Bestford | 376 | 9.21 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Liaqat Ali | 275 | 6.74 |
| | Independent | Mohammad Raisahmad Khan | 109 | 2.67 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,455 | 60.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,081 | 36 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Miles Platting and Newton Heath

Miles Platting and Newton Heath :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | John Flanagan* | 1,826 | 65.24 |
| | BNP | Gareth Black | 397 | 14.18 |
| | Green | Jake Lay | 242 | 8.65 |
| | Conservative | Benjamin John Michael Thacker | 190 | 6.79 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Grace Baynham | 144 | 5.14 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,429 | 51.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,799 | 25.82 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Moss Side

Moss Side :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Emily Rowles | 2,811 | 65.75 |
| | Independent | Muhammad Anwar Shahzad | 648 | 15.16 |
| | Green | Clifford Fleming | 463 | 10.83 |
| | Conservative | Eleanor Hughes | 143 | 3.35 |
| | Respect | Colette Claire Williams | 108 | 2.53 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lynne Williams | 102 | 2.39 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,163 | 50.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,275 | 31 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Moston

Moston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Yasmine Dar | 1,543 | 42.55 |
| | UKIP | Nigel F. Houston | 1,406 | 38.78 |
| | Conservative | Daniel Kallmunzer | 321 | 8.85 |
| | Green | Luke James Smith | 203 | 5.60 |
| | BNP | Stephen Carden | 153 | 4.22 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 137 | 3.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,626 | 31.38 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Northenden

Northenden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Sarah Russell | 1,842 | 57.96 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mary Eileen Di Mauro* | 514 | 16.17 |
| | Conservative | Fiona Mary Green | 471 | 14.82 |
| | Green | Simon Edge | 351 | 11.04 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,328 | 41.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,178 | 28.03 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |

### Old Moat

Old Moat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Suzannah Mary Reeves* | 1,924 | 56.91 |
| | Green | Joel Smith | 699 | 20.67 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Kane | 365 | 10.80 |
| | Conservative | Peter Schofield | 253 | 7.48 |
| | TUSC | Jane Lee | 107 | 3.16 |
| | Motorcycle Alliance | James Gordon Torrance | 33 | 0.98 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,225 | 36.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,381 | 29.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Rusholme

Rusholme :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Rabnawaz Akbar* | 2,438 | 69.72 |
| | Green | Joseph Ian Clough | 517 | 14.78 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Abu Mohiuddin Chowdhury | 261 | 7.46 |
| | Conservative | Georgina Elizabeth Calle | 191 | 5.46 |
| | TUSC | John William McFarlane | 90 | 2.57 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,921 | 54.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,497 | 32.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Sharston

Sharston (2 Seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Madeleine Monaghan | 1,450 | |
| | Labour | Hugh Barrett* | 1,406 | |
| | UKIP | Bob Burke | 848 | |
| | Conservative | David Morgan | 307 | |
| | Green | Alison Jane Hunt | 216 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Frazer Yorke-Davenport | 142 | |
| | Respect | Catherine Higgins | 141 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Summerill | 89 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 558 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 23.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Whalley Range

Whalley Range :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Mary Rose Watson* | 2,959 | 64.31 |
| | Green | Mary Candeland | 883 | 19.19 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Grant | 475 | 10.32 |
| | Conservative | Shahed Hossain | 284 | 6.17 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,076 | 45.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,601 | 39.43 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Withington

Withington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Rebecca Moore | 1,386 | 40.75 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Simon David Wheale* | 1,098 | 32.28 |
| | Green | Laura Bannister | 657 | 19.32 |
| | Conservative | Peter Jacques Werner | 194 | 5.70 |
| | TUSC | Liam David Curless | 66 | 1.94 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 288 | 8.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,401 | 30.34 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |

### Woodhouse Park

Woodhouse Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Edward Newman* | 1,486 | 61.79 |
| | UKIP | Tony Welch | 563 | 23.41 |
| | Conservative | Stephen James McHugh | 177 | 7.36 |
| | Green | May Molteno | 123 | 5.11 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Colin Anthony Bannister | 56 | 2.33 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 923 | 38.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,405 | 22.86 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |