# Withington (ward)

Withington is an area and electoral ward of Manchester, England. It is represented in Westminster by Jeff Smith MP for Manchester Withington. The 2011 Census recorded a population of 13,422.

## Councillors

As of 2022, three councillors serve the ward: Becky Chambers (Lab), Chris Wills (Lab Co-op), and Angela Gartside (Lab).
| Election | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor |
| 2004 | Audrey Jones (Lib Dem) | Alison Firth (Lib Dem) | Helen Jones (Lib Dem) |
| 2006 | Simon Wheale (Lib Dem) | Alison Firth (Lib Dem) | Helen Jones (Lib Dem) |
| 2007 | Simon Wheale (Lib Dem) | Alison Firth (Lib Dem) | Helen Jones (Lib Dem) |
| 2008 | Simon Wheale (Lib Dem) | Alison Firth (Lib Dem) | Brendon Jones (Lib Dem) |
| 2010 | Simon Wheale (Lib Dem) | Alison Firth (Lib Dem) | Brendon Jones (Lib Dem) |
| 2011 | Simon Wheale (Lib Dem) | Chris Paul (Labour Co-op) | Brendon Jones (Lib Dem) |
| 2012 | Simon Wheale (Lib Dem) | Chris Paul (Labour Co-op) | Daniel Gillard (Lab) |
| 2014 | Rebecca Moore (Lab) | Chris Paul (Labour Co-op) | Daniel Gillard (Lab) |
| 2015 | Rebecca Moore (Lab) | Chris Paul (Labour Co-op) | Daniel Gillard (Lab) |
| 2016 | Rebecca Moore (Lab) | Chris Paul (Labour Co-op) | Chris Wills (Labour Co-op) |
| 2018 | Rebecca Moore (Lab) | Chris Paul (Labour Co-op) | Chris Wills (Labour Co-op) |
| 2019 | Rebecca Moore (Lab) | Becky Chambers (Lab) | Chris Wills (Labour Co-op) |
| 2021 | Rebecca Moore (Lab) | Becky Chambers (Lab) | Chris Wills (Labour Co-op) |
| 2022 | Angela Gartside (Lab) | Becky Chambers (Lab) | Chris Wills (Labour Co-op) |
indicates seat up for re-election.

## Elections in 2020s

* denotes incumbent councillor seeking re-election.

### May 2022

2022 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Angela Gartside | 1,525 | 47.5 | 11.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | April Preston | 1,279 | 39.8 | 6.8 |
| | Green | Sam Easterby-Smith | 303 | 9.4 | 6.0 |
| | Conservative | Michael Barnes | 87 | 2.7 | 1.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 246 | 7.7 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 17 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,211 | 29.4 | 1.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,931 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 9.1 | |

### May 2021

2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Chris Wills* | 2,146 | 54.2 | 5.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | April Preston | 1,277 | 32.3 | 0.8 |
| | Green | Sam Easterby-Smith | 377 | 9.5 | 5.9 |
| | Conservative | Cameron Cosh | 158 | 4.0 | 0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 869 | 21.9 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 23 | 0.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,981 | 34.1 | 3.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,718 | | |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | 3.0 | |

## Elections in 2010s
### May 2019

2019 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Becky Chambers | 1,442 | 44.6 | 11.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | April Preston | 1,339 | 41.4 | 8.4 |
| | Green | Nathan Rae | 331 | 10.2 | 5.2 |
| | Conservative | Shaden Jaradat | 101 | 3.1 | 1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 103 | 3.2 | 10.6 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 21 | 0.65 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,234 | 31.27 | 0.77 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,341 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 9.5 | |

### May 2018

2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Rebecca Moore* | 1,987 | 58.9 | |
| | Labour Co-op | Chris Wills* | 1,656 | 49.1 | |
| | Labour Co-op | Chris Paul* | 1,577 | 46.8 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | April Preston | 1,112 | 33.0 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alex Warren | 1,026 | 30.4 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Phil Manktelow | 1,014 | 30.1 | |
| | Green | Adam King | 519 | 15.4 | |
| | Conservative | Shaden Jaradat | 154 | 4.6 | |
| | Conservative | Peter Harrop | 149 | 4.4 | |
| | Conservative | Avigail Walker | 116 | 3.4 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 465 | 13.8 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 12 (full) 2 (partial) | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,372 | 30.5 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,057 | | |
| | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) |
| | Labour Co-op win (new boundaries) | Labour Co-op win (new boundaries) | Labour Co-op win (new boundaries) | Labour Co-op win (new boundaries) | Labour Co-op win (new boundaries) |
| | Labour Co-op win (new boundaries) | Labour Co-op win (new boundaries) | Labour Co-op win (new boundaries) | Labour Co-op win (new boundaries) | Labour Co-op win (new boundaries) |
| Party | Candidates | Seats Won | Votes | Vote % |
| Labour | 3 | 3 | 5,220 | 56.07 |
| Liberal Democrats | 3 | 0 | 3,152 | 33.86 |
| Green | 1 | 0 | 519 | 5.57 |
| Conservative | 3 | 0 | 419 | 4.50 |

### May 2016

2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour Co-op | Chris Wills | 1,683 | 55.25 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Simon David Wheale | 844 | 27.71 |
| | Green | Lucy Jane Bannister | 370 | 12.15 |
| | Conservative | Shaden Jaradat | 113 | 3.71 |
| | TUSC | Zoe Brunswick | 36 | 1.18 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 839 | 27.54 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,046 | 31.47 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### May 2015

2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Chris Paul* | 3,032 | 47.3 | +3.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Simon David Wheale | 1,382 | 21.6 | −12.8 |
| | Green | Harriet Emilia Pugh | 1,272 | 19.9 | +4.7 |
| | Conservative | Shaden Jaradat | 621 | 9.6 | +3.0 |
| | TUSC | Mercedes Caccia Mesorio | 102 | 1.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,650 | 25.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,409 | 65.1 | +35.3 |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | | |

### May 2014

2014 :
| 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 | |

### May 2012

2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Daniel Gillard | 1,107 | 46.6 | +23.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brendon Jones* | 862 | 36.3 | −21.4 |
| | Green | Laura Bannister | 251 | 10.6 | −0.4 |
| | Conservative | Lorna McHugh | 88 | 3.7 | −5.4 |
| | UKIP | James Howson | 68 | 2.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 245 | 10 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,376 | 21 | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### May 2011

2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Chris Paul | 1,476 | 43.8 | +21.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alison Firth* | 1,161 | 34.4 | −26.3 |
| | Green | Laura Bannister | 513 | 15.2 | +5.5 |
| | Conservative | Shumaila Malik | 223 | 6.6 | −0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 315 | 9.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,373 | 29.8 | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### May 2010

2010 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Simon David Wheale* | 2,849 | 51.4 | −6.3 |
| | Labour Co-op | Chris Paul | 1,558 | 28.1 | +5.0 |
| | Conservative | Shumaila Malik | 600 | 10.8 | +1.7 |
| | Green | Laura Alice Bannister | 534 | 9.6 | −0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,291 | 23.3 | −11.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,541 | 50.6 | +30.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | -5.6 | |

## Elections in 2000s

2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brendon Jones | 1,267 | 57.7 | −3.0 |
| | Labour | Leif Jerram | 508 | 23.1 | +0.6 |
| | Green | Felicity Paris | 223 | 10.2 | +0.5 |
| | Conservative | Zoe Slater | 199 | 9.1 | +2.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 759 | 34.5 | −3.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,197 | 20.6 | −0.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | -1.8 | |
2007 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alison Firth* | 1,346 | 60.7 | +12.9 |
| | Labour | Andrew Simcock | 499 | 22.5 | −5.1 |
| | Green | Felicity Paris | 216 | 9.7 | −5.6 |
| | Conservative | Adele Douglas | 157 | 7.1 | −2.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 847 | 38.2 | +17.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,218 | 21.5 | −0.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +9.0 | |
2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Simon David Wheale | 1,064 | 47.8 | −10.6 |
| | Labour | Delores Elizabeth Long | 613 | 27.6 | +9.0 |
| | Green | Sarah Stuart | 340 | 15.3 | +0.9 |
| | Conservative | Andrew Christopher Perfect | 207 | 9.3 | +0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 451 | 20.3 | −19.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,224 | 22.3 | −8.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | -9.8 | |
2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Audrey Jones* | 1,811 | 58.4 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alison Firth* | 1,747 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Helen Jones | 1,537 | | |
| | Labour | Gerard Collier | 578 | 18.6 | N/A |
| | Labour | Mark Bowcock | 509 | | |
| | Green | Gregory Griffin | 446 | 14.4 | N/A |
| | Labour | Steve Nuttall | 439 | | |
| | Green | Bushra Hussain | 409 | | |
| | Conservative | Andrew Perfect | 267 | 8.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 959 | 12.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,102 | 30.7 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
2003 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brendon Jones* | 1,621 | 61.6 | +0.1 |
| | Labour | Gerard Collier | 593 | 22.5 | −1.7 |
| | Socialist Alliance | Rachel Green | 149 | 5.7 | +2.5 |
| | Conservative | Stuart Penketh | 145 | 5.5 | +0.4 |
| | Green | Bushra Hussain | 125 | 4.7 | −1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,028 | 39.0 | +1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,633 | 21.6 | −2.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +0.9 | |
2002 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Audrey Jones* | 1,822 | 61.5 | +0.2 |
| | Labour | Kate Torkington | 717 | 24.2 | +1.2 |
| | Green | June Buchan | 178 | 6.0 | −1.7 |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Smith | 152 | 5.1 | −3.0 |
| | Socialist Alliance | Toby Gibbons | 96 | 3.2 | +3.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,105 | 37.3 | −1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,965 | 23.7 | +1.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | -0.5 | |
2000 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alison Firth* | 1,586 | 61.3 | +3.9 |
| | Labour | Pamela Smyth | 595 | 23.0 | −8.7 |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Smith | 209 | 8.1 | +2.3 |
| | Green | Susan Thorpe | 198 | 7.7 | +2.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 991 | 38.3 | +12.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,588 | 21.9 | −4.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +6.3 | |