# 2012 Manchester City Council election

Elections to Manchester City Council took place on 3 May 2012, on the same day as other 2012 United Kingdom local elections. One third of the council was up for election, with those councillors elected in the 2008 Manchester Council election having defended their seats on this occasion with vote share changes compared on that basis.
The composition of the Council after the election was as follows:
| Party | Seats | ± |
| Labour | 86 | +25 |
| Liberal Democrat | 9 | -25 |
| Independent | 1 | +1 |

## Election result

Manchester Council Election Result 2012 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 32 | 12 | 0 | +12 | 100 | 65.73 | 59632 | +22.73 |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | -12 | -12 | 0 | 14.70 | 13341 | -15.7 |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.60 | 7801 | +0.3 |
| Conservative | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.71 | 6084 | -7.49 |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.24 | 2034 | +1.84 |
| TUSC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.99 | 898 | +0.99 |
| BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.52 | 472 | -1.38 |
| Pirate | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.29 | 259 | +0.29 |
| Respect | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.17 | 153 | -0.53 |
| Communist League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.06 | 52 | +0.06 |

## Ward results

Asterisks denote incumbent Councillors seeking re-election.

### Ancoats and Clayton

Ancoats and Clayton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mike Carmody* | 1,862 | 74.3 | +14.6 |
| | Green | Peter Birkinshaw | 215 | 8.6 | −0.9 |
| | Conservative | Mark Ford | 173 | 6.9 | −7.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Claude-Diele Nsumbu | 100 | 4.0 | −12.9 |
| | TUSC | Alex Davidson | 82 | 3.3 | N/A |
| | Pirate | Tim Dobson | 75 | 3.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,674 | 66.8 | +23.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2507 | 23.47 | +0.07 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Ardwick

Ardwick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Thomas O'Callaghan* | 1,729 | 80.4 | +18.3 |
| | Green | Patrick Sudlow | 146 | 6.8 | −.2 |
| | Conservative | Rob Manning | 111 | 5.2 | −6.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Susan Alman | 101 | 4.7 | −13.5 |
| | TUSC | Shari Holden | 64 | 3.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,683 | 78.2 | +34.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,151 | 18.1 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Baguley

Baguley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Luke Raikes | 1,485 | 63.4 | +16.7 |
| | UKIP | Christopher Cassidy | 281 | 12.0 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Ralph Ellerton | 259 | 11.1 | −12.4 |
| | TUSC | Lynn Worthington | 115 | 4.9 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Yvonne Donaghey | 102 | 4.4 | −5.7 |
| | Green | Jostine Loubster | 101 | 4.3 | −3.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,204 | 51.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,343 | 21.64 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Bradford

Bradford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Neil Swannick* | 1,903 | 77.7 | +10.6 |
| | Conservative | Sarah Bennett | 159 | 6.5 | −3.7 |
| | Green | Lorna Bowen | 141 | 5.8 | −3.8 |
| | Pirate | Loz Kaye | 127 | 5.2 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Charles Turner | 106 | 4.3 | −8.8 |
| | Communist League | Peter Clifford | 14 | 0.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,744 | 71.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,450 | 21.21 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Brooklands

Brooklands :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Glynn Evans* | 1,629 | 53.7 | +9.5 |
| | Conservative | Stephen Woods | 532 | 17.6 | −20.8 |
| | UKIP | Nathan Gilbert | 279 | 9.2 | N/A |
| | Green | Eithne Quinn | 140 | 4.6 | −0.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Maxson | 111 | 3.7 | −8.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,097 | 40.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,691 | 28.6 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Burnage

Burnage :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Bev Craig* | 2,416 | 72.0 | +48.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Grace Baynham | 513 | 15.3 | −49.5 |
| | Green | Sam Darby | 262 | 7.8 | +3.4 |
| | Conservative | Peter Schofield | 163 | 4.9 | −2.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,903 | 56.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,354 | 31.2 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Charlestown

Charlestown :
| 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 | | |

### Cheetham

Cheetham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Shaukat Ali | 2,854 | 62.3 | +12.4 |
| | Independent | Shazia Butt | 1,121 | 24.5 | N/A |
| | Green | Luke Smith | 261 | 5.7 | +1.6 |
| | Conservative | Sham Akhtar | 213 | 4.7 | −14.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rodney Isherwood | 130 | 2.8 | −9.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,733 | 38 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,579 | 30.64 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Chorlton

Chorlton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Sheila Newman* | 2,433 | 56.8 | +11.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Matt Gallagher | 797 | 18.6 | −21.1 |
| | Green | Brian Candeland | 503 | 11.8 | +2.3 |
| | TUSC | Mark Krantz | 368 | 8.6 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Beardmore | 180 | 4.2 | −1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,636 | 38 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,281 | 39.19 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Chorlton Park

Chorlton Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Joanna Midgley | 2,083 | 56.2 | +32.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bernie Ryan* | 1,115 | 30.1 | −23.3 |
| | Green | Leon Patsalides | 354 | 9.6 | −1.7 |
| | Conservative | Leo Schindler | 156 | 4.2 | −7.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 968 | 26 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,708 | 32.8 | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### City Centre

City Centre :
| 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 | | |

### Crumpsall

Crumpsall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Richard Leese* | 2,499 | 78.6 | +22.1 |
| | Conservative | Samuel Jacob | 225 | 7.1 | −11.9 |
| | UKIP | Robert Willescroft | 221 | 7.0 | +0.4 |
| | Green | Kim Alwyn | 157 | 4.9 | −1.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Adam Hewitt | 77 | 2.4 | −8.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,274 | 72 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,179 | 29.2 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Didsbury East

Didsbury East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Bridie Adams | 2,039 | 50.5 | +23.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Sandiford* | 1,398 | 34.6 | −17.9 |
| | Green | Amy Webber | 318 | 7.9 | +0.0 |
| | Conservative | Jamie Williams | 280 | 6.9 | −5.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 641 | 16 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,035 | 37.6 | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### Didsbury West

Didsbury West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Carl Ollerhead | 1,393 | 47.5 | +24.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Graham Shaw* | 909 | 31.0 | −16.2 |
| | Green | Gareth Price-Thomas | 317 | 10.8 | +0.5 |
| | Conservative | Dola Miah | 246 | 8.4 | −8.2 |
| | Democracy First | Robert Gutfreund-Walmsley | 69 | 2.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 484 | 16 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,934 | 27.9 | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### Fallowfield

Fallowfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | David Royle* | 1,733 | 77.9 | +26.5 |
| | Green | Rosie Dammers | 198 | 8.9 | −0.1 |
| | Conservative | Charles Bailey | 144 | 6.5 | −5.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ronan Stafford | 80 | 3.6 | −24.5 |
| | TUSC | Katen Verma | 70 | 3.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,535 | 69 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,225 | 19.4 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Gorton North

Gorton North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Afia Kamal | 1,478 | 53.0 | +14.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jackie Pearcey* | 987 | 35.4 | −13.3 |
| | Green | Karl Wardlaw | 187 | 6.7 | +1.7 |
| | Conservative | Abiodun Opesan | 101 | 3.6 | −4.4 |
| | Communist League | Andres Mendoza | 38 | 1.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 491 | 18 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,791 | 24.9 | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### Gorton South

Gorton South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Bernard Stone | 2,091 | 53.8 | +19.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Charles Glover* | 1,198 | 30.8 | −12.0 |
| | UKIP | Robert Catterall | 202 | 5.2 | N/A |
| | Green | Ryan Bestford | 161 | 4.2 | −1.4 |
| | Respect | Marie-Angelique Bueler | 153 | 3.9 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Tmo Opesan | 79 | 2.0 | −5.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 893 | 23 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,884 | 30.7 | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### Harpurhey

Harpurhey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Pat Karney* | 1,890 | 76.2 | +18.9 |
| | Conservative | William Clapham | 250 | 10.1 | −9.3 |
| | Green | Simon Gibbins | 227 | 9.2 | −1.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mellissa Houlding | 112 | 4.5 | −7.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,640 | 66 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,479 | 20.24 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Higher Blackley

Higher Blackley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Shelley Lanchbury | 1,753 | 67.5 | +23.7 |
| | Conservative | Malcolm Evans | 226 | 8.7 | −6.7 |
| | BNP | Derek Adams | 221 | 8.5 | −18.8 |
| | UKIP | Allison Newsham | 198 | 7.6 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Maria Turner | 100 | 3.8 | −4.4 |
| | Green | Nick Good | 98 | 3.8 | −1.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,527 | 59 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,596 | 24.6 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Hulme

Hulme :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Amina Lone* | 1,301 | 60.9 | +18.7 |
| | Green | Deyika Nzeribe | 595 | 27.8 | −12.2 |
| | Conservative | Jack Kelly | 117 | 5.5 | −34.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dom Hardwick | 94 | 4.4 | −3.9 |
| | Independent | James Guise | 30 | 1.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 706 | 33 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,137 | 16.98 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Levenshulme

Levenshulme :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Nasrin Ali | 1,722 | 50.3 | +24.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Commons | 955 | 27.9 | −27.8 |
| | Green | David Mottram | 674 | 19.7 | +7.8 |
| | Conservative | Ryan El-Idrissi | 73 | 2.1 | −9.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 767 | 22 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,424 | 30.6 | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### Longsight

Longsight :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Luthfur Rahman* | 2,754 | 76.0 | +14.4 |
| | Conservative | Mohammed Afzal | 436 | 12.0 | +7.3 |
| | Green | Wendy Lynas | 301 | 8.3 | +1.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mohammad Panwar | 134 | 3.7 | −22.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,318 | 64 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,625 | 31.95 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Miles Platting and Newton Heath

Miles Platting and Newton Heath :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Carmine Grimshaw | 1,807 | 65.0 | +25.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Damien O'Connor* | 830 | 29.8 | −15.8 |
| | Green | Jacob Lay | 145 | 5.2 | +2.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 977 | 35 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,782 | 25.76 | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### Moss Side

Moss Side :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | William Alistair Cox* | 2,545 | 84.3 | +16.3 |
| | Green | Richard Lane | 153 | 5.1 | −3.5 |
| | TUSC | Colette Williams | 121 | 4.0 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Will Stobart | 120 | 4.0 | −3.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Gadsden | 79 | 2.6 | −7.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,392 | 79 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,018 | 24.40 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Moston

Moston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Paul Murphy* | 1,801 | 53.8 | +4.3 |
| | Independent | Bob Hill | 930 | 27.8 | N/A |
| | Conservative | H.C.H. Hill | 257 | 7.7 | −22.2 |
| | BNP | Gareth Black | 251 | 7.5 | N/A |
| | Green | Barnaby Wolfram | 111 | 3.3 | −4.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 871 | 26 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,350 | 30.06 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Northenden

Northenden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Fran Shone | 1,983 | 64.3 | +20.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Hardwick | 405 | 13.1 | −30.7 |
| | Conservative | Stephen Heath | 242 | 8.0 | −0.2 |
| | UKIP | Eugene Cassidy | 237 | 7.7 | N/A |
| | Green | Chris Gibbins | 215 | 7.0 | +2.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,578 | 51 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,082 | 27.6 | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### Old Moat

Old Moat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Andrew Fender* | 1,822 | 74.1 | +23.6 |
| | Green | Amy Howard | 278 | 11.3 | +3.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nicholas Prescott | 221 | 9.0 | −25.4 |
| | Conservative | Nicholas Savage | 139 | 5.7 | −1.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,544 | 63 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,460 | 22 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Rusholme

Rusholme :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ahmed Ali | 2,100 | 74.8 | +47.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Shannon* | 352 | 12.5 | −30.2 |
| | Green | Dane Lam | 220 | 7.8 | +1.6 |
| | Conservative | James Johnson | 96 | 3.4 | −8.0 |
| | Independent | Pip Moss | 41 | 1.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,748 | 62 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,809 | 26 | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### Sharston

Sharston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Tommy Judge* | 1,666 | 69.5 | +22.3 |
| | UKIP | Dean Roberts | 244 | 10.2 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Jim McCullough | 218 | 9.1 | −23.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dave Page | 100 | 4.2 | −7.4 |
| | Green | Alison Hunt | 91 | 3.8 | −4.6 |
| | TUSC | Trevor Prior | 78 | 3.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,422 | 59 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2397 | 20.44 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Whalley Range

Whalley Range :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Angeliki Stogia | 2,517 | 65.7 | +36.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Grant* | 759 | 19.8 | −19.5 |
| | Green | Mary Candeland | 426 | 11.1 | +2.2 |
| | Conservative | Amjad Nasir | 127 | 3.3 | −18.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,758 | 46 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,829 | 33.4 | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### Withington

Withington :
| 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 | | |

### Woodhouse Park

Woodhouse Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Brian O'Neil* | 1,449 | 71.1 | +10.5 |
| | UKIP | Pamela Shotton | 279 | 13.7 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Stephen McHugh | 148 | 7.3 | −16.1 |
| | Green | Kathleen Molteno | 113 | 5.6 | −2.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Kierman | 51 | 2.5 | −5.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,170 | 57 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,040 | 19.98 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

## By-elections between 2012 and 2013
### Ardwick: 15 November 2012

Ardwick: 15 November 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Tina Hewitson | 1,904 | 80.47 | +0.09 |
| | Green | Karl Wardlaw | 120 | 5.07 | −1.72 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Liaquat Ali | 94 | 3.97 | −0.72 |
| | Conservative | Jamie Williams | 92 | 3.89 | −1.27 |
| | UKIP | Allison Newsham | 61 | 2.58 | N/A |
| | TUSC | Shari Holden | 52 | 2.20 | −0.78 |
| | BNP | Steven Carden | 43 | 1.82 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,784 | 75.40 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,395 | 20 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Ancoats and Clayton: 10 October 2013

Ancoats and Clayton: 10 October 2013 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Donna Ludford | 1,239 | 70.5 | −3.8 |
| | UKIP | Adrienne Shaw | 166 | 9.4 | New |
| | Green | Pete Birkinshaw | 89 | 5.1 | −3.5 |
| | Conservative | Nicholas Savage | 82 | 4.7 | −2.2 |
| | Pirate | Loz Kaye | 79 | 4.5 | +1.5 |
| | BNP | Gareth Black | 58 | 3.3 | New |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Bridges | 44 | 2.5 | −1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,073 | 61.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,771 | 13.6 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Ancoats and Clayton: 5 December 2013

Ancoats and Clayton: 5 December 2013 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ollie Manco | 965 | 57.5 | −16.8 |
| | Liberal | Ken Dobson | 219 | 13.1 | New |
| | UKIP | Martin Power | 138 | 8.2 | New |
| | Green | Pete Birkinshaw | 106 | 6.3 | −2.3 |
| | Conservative | David Semple | 75 | 4.5 | −2.4 |
| | Pirate | Loz Kaye | 72 | 4.3 | +1.3 |
| | BNP | Gareth Black | 46 | 2.7 | New |
| | Liberal Democrats | Claude Nsumbu | 31 | 1.8 | −2.2 |
| | TUSC | Alex Davidson | 17 | 1.0 | −2.3 |
| | Communist League | Caroline Bellamy | 9 | 0.5 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 746 | 44.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,686 | 10.7 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |