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.^[1] Voters from this ward elect three councillors to Manchester City Council.

Charlestown
Electoral ward
Charlestown electoral ward within Manchester City Council
Coat of arms
Motto(s):  By wisdom and effort
Coordinates: 53.5262°N 2.1977°W / 53.5262; -2.1977
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Constituent country	England
Region	North West
County	Greater Manchester
Metropolitan borough	Manchester
Created	May 1973
Named for	Charlestown, Manchester
Government
• Type	Unicameral
• Body	Manchester City Council
• Leader of the council	Bev Craig (Labour)
• Councillor	Basil Curley (Labour)
• Councillor	Hannah Priest (Labour)
• Councillor	Veronica Kirkpatrick (Labour)
Population
• Total	14,332
UK Parliamentary Constituency	Blackley and Broughton
Member of Parliament	Graham Stringer
UK Parliamentary Constituency	Manchester Central
Member of Parliament	Lucy Powell
Area and population statistics from the 2011 Census[1]

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),^[2] Hannah Priest (Lab),^[3] and Veronica Kirkpatrick (Lab),^[4]

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[5][6]		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		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			1388	46.6
Rejected ballots			25	0.8
Turnout			3,003	24.76
Registered electors			12,130
	Labour hold		Swing	3.8

Elections in 2010s

May 2019

2019

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			972	37.0	0.9
Rejected ballots			13	0.49
Turnout			2,629	22.25	0.8
Registered electors			11,817
	Labour hold		Swing	0.55

May 2018

2018^[7]

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
Turnout			2,732	23.1
	Labour win (new boundaries)
	Labour win (new boundaries)
	Labour win (new boundaries)

May 2016

2016^[8]

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			901	32.02
Turnout			2,814	27.75
	Labour hold		Swing

May 2015

2015^[9]

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			1,589	29.3
Turnout			5,410	52.4	+22.0
	Labour hold		Swing

May 2014

2014^[10]

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			711	23.4
Turnout			3,039	30.45
	Labour hold		Swing

May 2012

2012^[11]

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			1,663	64
Turnout			2,597	25.36
	Labour hold		Swing

May 2011

2011^[12]

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			1,809	58.5
Turnout			3,094	30.4
	Labour hold		Swing

May 2010

2010^[13]

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			2,026	39.1	+16.9
Turnout			5179	51.2	+21.4
	Labour hold		Swing	+8.4

Elections in 2000s

2008^[14]

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			641	22.2	−20.7
Turnout			2,888	29.8	+2.0
	Labour hold		Swing	-18.4

2007^[15]

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			1,123	42.9	+3.3
Turnout			2,615	27.8	−1.4
	Labour hold		Swing	+1.7

2006^[16]

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			1,047	39.6	+5.2
Turnout			2,642	29.2	−5.2
	Labour hold		Swing	-1.6

2004^[17]

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			745	34.4	N/A
Turnout			3,284	34.4	N/A
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

2003^[18]

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			545	28.3	+2.6
Turnout			1,927	22.0	−3.3
	Labour hold		Swing	+1.3

2002^[19]

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			577	25.7	+6.0
Turnout			2,245	25.3	+5.7
	Labour hold		Swing	+3.0

2000^[20]

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			319	19.7	−17.2
Turnout			1,621	19.6	+0.4
	Labour hold		Swing	-8.5

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