Manchester Elects

Polling, predictions, election results and meaningless gossip from Manchester’s political scene. Next Local Election: 07/05/26

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Baguley (Manchester) Council by-election result:

🌹 Labour: 46.9% (-15.9%)
🌻Green: 21.2% (+8.6%)
🌳 Conservatives: 18.3% (-1.6%)
🔶 Lib Dems: 8.3% (+2.4%)
✊ Social Democrats: 5.3% (new)

Labour HOLD.

Changes with 2024 Election.

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A by-election is due to take place in Baguley ward on 5 September 2024 after Phil Brickell resigned his seat on Manchester council following his election as the new MP for Bolton West in July’s general election.

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Manchester Rusholme

Lab: 51.9% (-26.7)
Grn: 23.5% (+19.2)
WPB: 12.6% (+12.6)
Con: 5.8% (-3.3)
Ref: 4.5% (+0.5)
Ind: 1.2% (+1.2)
ComLea: 0.6% (+0.6)

Lab HOLD

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Manchester Central

Lab: 50.8% (-14.6)
Grn: 16.1% (+13.2)
Ref: 12% (+7.5)
LDem: 7.7% (+1.6)
Con: 7.1% (-13.9)
WPB: 4.8% (+4.8)
SDP: 0.6% (+0.6)

Lab HOLD

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Manchester Withington

Lab: 52.9% (-13.6)
Grn: 19.4% (+15.3)
LDem: 13% (-2.7)
Con: 5.5% (-5.8)
Ref: 4.7% (+2.2)
WPB: 4.3% (+4.3)
SDP: 0.4% (+0.4)

Lab HOLD

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Polls are now open across Manchester. Vote!

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Correction: Manchester's electoral office originally incorrectly listed Sam Easerby-Smith as "Social Democratic", and we reported the candidates based on that information. He is actually the Green Party candidate for Manchester Withington.

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Manchester Withington:
🔴SDP, Wendy Andrew
✊Social Democratic, Sam Easterby-Smith
🌳Conservatives, Sarah Garcia De Bustos
🔳Workers Party, Lizzie Greenwood
🔶Lib Dems, Richard Kilpatrick
🌹Labour, Jeff Smith
➡️Reform UK, Kaine Williams

No Green candidate

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@shornKOOMINS @FinnWhiteGPEW @LeftieStats @democlub He is listed as “Social Democratic” on the statement of people nominated.

https://t.co/RwjBxgJIVt

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Wythenshawe and Sale East:
🔳Workers Party, John Barstow
🌳Conservatives, Sarah Beament
🌻Greens, Melanie Earp
➡️Reform UK, Julie Fousert
🌹Labour, Mike Kane
🔶Lib Dems, Simon Lepori
🔴SDP, Hilary Salt

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The full list of candidates standing in the 2024 General Election in Manchester:

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Manchester Withington:
🔴SDP, Wendy Andrew
✊Social Democratic, Sam Easterby-Smith
🌳Conservatives, Sarah Garcia De Bustos
🔳Workers Party, Lizzie Greenwood
🔶Lib Dems, Richard Kilpatrick
🌹Labour, Jeff Smith
➡️Reform UK, Kaine Williams

No Green candidate

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Greater Manchester Mayoral Election result:
🌹 Burnham, Labour 63% (-4%)
🌳 Evans, Conservatives 10% (-9%)
ℹ️ Buckley, Independent 8% (+8%)
➡️ Barker, Reform 7% (+5%)
🌻 Spencer, Greens 7% (+3%)
🔶 Austin, Lib Dems 4% (+1%)

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New makeup of Manchester Council

🌹 Labour 87 (-1)
🔶 Lib Dem: 4 (≠)
🌻 Green Party: 3 (≠)
🔳 Workers’ Party: 1 (+1)

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Longsight: @georgegalloway’s Workers’ Party GAIN from Labour unseating the Deputy Leader of Manchester Council.

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All eyes now on Longsight where @georgegalloway’s Workers’ Party is set to take Longsight and unseat Manchester Council Deputy Leader Luthfur Rahman.

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Hulme: Labour hold