# Ancoats and Beswick

Ancoats and Beswick is an electoral ward of Manchester, England created by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England (LGBCE) replacing the previous electoral wards of Ancoats & Clayton and Bradford for the local elections 2018.
It is represented in Westminster by Lucy Powell MP for Manchester Central. The first councillors for the ward were elected at the 2018 local elections.

## Councillors

The current councillors for the ward are Chris Northwood (Liberal Democrats), Irene Robinson (Labour), and Alan Good (Liberal Democrats).
On 24 July 2019 it was reported that Majid Dar had been suspended by the Labour party. He was readmitted to the party and to the Labour group on the council shortly after.
| Election | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor |
| 2018 | Majid Dar (Lab) | Emma Taylor (Lab) | Rosa Battle (Lab) |
| 2019 | Majid Dar (Lab) | Emma Taylor (Lab) | Rosa Battle (Lab) |
| 2021 | Majid Dar (Lab) | Marcia Ann Hutchinson (Lab) | Rosa Battle (Lab) |
| Feb 2022 | Majid Dar (Lab) | Alan Good (Lib Dem) | Rosa Battle (Lab) |
| 2022 | Majid Dar (Lab) | Alan Good (Lib Dem) | Irene Robinson (Lab) |
| 2023 | Chris Northwood (Lib Dem) | Alan Good (Lib Dem) | Irene Robinson (Lab) |
| 2024 | Chris Northwood (Lib Dem) | Alan Good (Lib Dem) | Irene Robinson (Lab) |
indicates seat up for re-election.  indicates seat won in by-election.

## Elections in 2020s

* denotes incumbent councillor seeking re-election.

### May 2024

2024 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan Good* | 1,900 | 49.8 | 27.8 |
| | Labour | Julie Jarman | 1,420 | 37.2 | 20.7 |
| | Green | Kate Sophie Walsh Benson | 366 | 9.6 | 1.2 |
| | Conservative | Paul Wan | 76 | 2.0 | 6.3 |
| | Communist Future | Chris Strafford | 33 | 0.9 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 480 | 12.6 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 19 | 0.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,814 | 30.1 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,679 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | 24.3 | |
Alan Good was elected in a by-election in 2022; changes in vote share are compared with the regular May 2021 election cycle and on that basis this is a notional Liberal Democrat gain.

### May 2023

2023 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Chris Northwood | 1,543 | 49.5 | 38.5 |
| | Labour | Majid Dar* | 1,208 | 38.7 | 16.9 |
| | Green | Jacob Buffett | 250 | 9.6 | 8.0 |
| | Conservative | Sarah Ajiboye | 94 | 3.0 | 5.7 |
| | Independent | Peter Clifford | 9 | 0.3 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 335 | 10.8 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 15 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,119 | 25.79 | 4.51 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,093 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | 27.7 | |

### May 2022

2022 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Irene Robinson | 1,332 | 46.4 | 25.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Chris Northwood | 1,234 | 43.0 | 31.6 |
| | Green | Chris Perriam | 190 | 6.6 | 10.2 |
| | Conservative | Steven Kelly | 99 | 3.4 | 8.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 98 | 3.4 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 16 | 0.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,871 | 24.1 | 3.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,925 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 28.6 | |

### February 2022

On 30 November 2021 councillor Marcia Hutchinson resigned from her seat in Ancoats & Beswick, citing allegations of bullying and racism within the Labour group. A by-election was held on 3 February 2022, which was won by the Liberal Democrat candidate Alan Good.
February 2022 by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan Good | 1,113 | 53.2 | 31.0 |
| | Labour | Gareth Worthington | 793 | 37.9 | 20.6 |
| | Green | Chris Perriam | 119 | 5.7 | 5.3 |
| | Conservative | Alexander Bramham | 66 | 3.2 | 5.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 320 | 15.3 | 10.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,091 | 17.84 | 12.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | 25.6 | |

### May 2021

2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Marcia Hutchinson | 2,052 | 57.9 | 5.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan Good | 779 | 22.0 | 12.9 |
| | Green | Ryan Johns | 384 | 10.8 | 6.0 |
| | Conservative | Alexander Bramham | 293 | 8.3 | 2.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,273 | 25.9 | 13.5 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 39 | 1.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,547 | 30.3 | 9.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,702 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 9.2 | |

## Elections in 2010s
### May 2019

2019 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mohammed Majid Dar* | 1,192 | 55.6 | 0.6 |
| | Green | Robyn Schreibke | 378 | 17.6 | 0.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jane McQueen | 236 | 11.0 | 2.0 |
| | Conservative | Daniel Bell | 187 | 8.7 | 2.1 |
| | UKIP | Trevor Wongsam | 143 | 6.7 | n/a |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 814 | 37.9 | 1.4 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 9 | 0.42 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,145 | 21.28 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,079 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 0.75 | |

### May 2018

2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Rosa Battle* | 1,475 | 72.0 | |
| | Labour | Emma Taylor* | 1,272 | 62.1 | |
| | Labour | Mohammed Majid Dar | 1,152 | 56.2 | |
| | Green | Eliza Tyrrell | 345 | 16.8 | |
| | Conservative | Michael Barnes | 253 | 12.3 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Wilkinson | 233 | 11.4 | |
| | Conservative | Barney Watson | 223 | 10.9 | |
| | Conservative | Adam Williams | 189 | 9.2 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lynne Williams | 169 | 8.2 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Simon Lepori | 157 | 7.7 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 807 | 39.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,049 | 21 | |
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