Burnage (ward)
Ward in England
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Burnage is an electoral division of Manchester City Council which has been represented since 1950. It covers the suburb of Burnage in South Manchester.
Burnage | |
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Burnage ward (2018) within Manchester | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Interactive map of Burnage | |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Constituent country | England |
| Region | North West England |
| County | Greater Manchester |
| Metropolitan borough | Manchester |
| Created | May 1950 |
| Named for | Burnage |
| Government | |
| • Type | Unicameral |
| • Body | Manchester City Council |
| UK Parliamentary Constituency | Gorton and Denton |
Overview
Burnage ward was created in 1950,[1] covering that part of the Withington ward to the east of Parrs Wood Road. In 1971,[2] the ward's western boundary became the Styal Line. A further city-wide boundary revision in 1982 incorporated a small part of Didsbury into the ward,[3] these boundaries were left unchanged after another revision in 2004.[4] At the latest boundary revision in 2018[5], an area of Levenshulme ward to the north of the Fallowfield Loop was transferred to Burnage.
From its creation until 2024, the ward formed part of the Manchester Withington Parliamentary constituency.[6][7] Since 2024, it has formed part of the Gorton and Denton Parliamentary constituency.
The election of councillor Bev Craig to Mayor of Greater Manchester triggered a local by-election, which was held on 10 September 2026. This was the fourth election in 2026 for Burnage residents[8].
Councillors
| Election | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | R. H. Ackerley (Con) | C. B. Walker (Con) | G. Lord (Con) | |||
| 1951 | D. J. Edwards (Con) | C. B. Walker (Con) | G. Lord (Con) | |||
| 1952 | D. J. Edwards (Con) | C. B. Walker (Con) | G. Lord (Con) | |||
| 1953 | D. J. Edwards (Con) | L. W. Biggs (Con) | G. Lord (Con) | |||
| 1954 | D. J. Edwards (Con) | L. W. Biggs (Con) | G. Lord (Con) | |||
| 1955 | D. J. Edwards (Con) | L. W. Biggs (Con) | G. Lord (Con) | |||
| 1956 | D. J. Edwards (Con) | L. W. Biggs (Con) | G. Lord (Con) | |||
| 1957 | D. J. Edwards (Con) | L. W. Biggs (Con) | G. Lord (Con) | |||
| 1958 | D. J. Edwards (Con) | H. Platt (Con) | G. Lord (Con) | |||
| 1959 | D. J. Edwards (Con) | H. Platt (Con) | G. Lord (Con) | |||
| 1960 | D. J. Edwards (Con) | H. Platt (Con) | G. Lord (Con) | |||
| 1961 | D. J. Edwards (Con) | H. Platt (Con) | G. Lord (Con) | |||
| 1962 | D. J. Edwards (Con) | H. Platt (Con) | G. Lord (Con) | |||
| 1963 | D. J. Edwards (Con) | H. Platt (Con) | G. Lord (Con) | |||
| 1964 | D. J. Edwards (Con) | H. Platt (Con) | G. Lord (Con) | |||
| 1965 | D. J. Edwards (Con) | H. Platt (Con) | G. Lord (Con) | |||
| 1965 | D. J. Edwards (Con) | H. Platt (Con) | G. Lord (Con) | |||
| November 1965 | D. J. Edwards (Con) | H. Platt (Con) | B. J. Cox (Con) | |||
| 1966 | D. J. Edwards (Con) | H. Platt (Con) | B. J. Cox (Con) | |||
| 1967 | D. J. Edwards (Con) | H. Platt (Con) | B. J. Cox (Con) | |||
| January 1968 | W. L. Lund (Con) | H. Platt (Con) | B. J. Cox (Con) | |||
| 1968 | W. L. Lund (Con) | H. Platt (Con) | B. J. Cox (Con) | |||
| 1969 | W. L. Lund (Con) | H. Platt (Con) | B. J. Cox (Con) | |||
| 1970 | W. L. Lund (Con) | H. Platt (Con) | L. Howarth (Con) | |||
| 1971 | H. Platt (Con) | L. Howarth (Con) | W. L. Lund (Con) | |||
| 1972 | H. Platt (Con) | L. Howarth (Con) | W. L. Lund (Con) | |||
| 1973 | L. Howarth (Con) | W. L. Lund (Con) | H. Platt (Con) | |||
| 1975 | L. Howarth (Con) | W. L. Lund (Con) | H. Platt (Con) | |||
| 1976 | L. Howarth (Con) | W. L. Lund (Con) | H. Platt (Con) | |||
| 1978 | L. Howarth (Con) | W. L. Lund (Con) | H. Platt (Con) | |||
| 1979 | L. Howarth (Con) | W. L. Lund (Con) | H. Platt (Con) | |||
| 1980 | L. Howarth (Con) | G. J. Martin (Lab) | H. Platt (Con) | |||
| 1982 | J. Kershaw (Con) | H. Platt (Con) | R. Nicholson (Con) | |||
| 1983 | J. Kershaw (Con) | H. Platt (Con) | M. Taylor (Lab) | |||
| 1984 | J. Kershaw (Con) | J. Clegg (Lab) | M. Taylor (Lab) | |||
| 1986 | R. Whyte (Lab) | J. Clegg (Lab) | M. Taylor (Lab) | |||
| 1987 | R. Whyte (Lab) | J. Clegg (Lab) | J. Leach (Con) | |||
| 1988 | R. Whyte (Lab) | J. Clegg (Lab) | J. Leach (Con) | |||
| 1990 | R. Whyte (Lab) | J. Clegg (Lab) | J. Leach (Con) | |||
| 1991 | R. Whyte (Lab) | J. Clegg (Lab) | R. Boyle (Lab) | |||
| March 1992 | R. Whyte (Ind. Lab) | A. Williams (Lab) | R. Boyle (Lab) | |||
| 1992 | R. Whyte (Ind. Lab) | A. Williams (Lab) | R. Boyle (Lab) | |||
| 1994 | M. Taylor (Lab) | A. Williams (Lab) | R. Boyle (Lab) | |||
| 1995 | M. Taylor (Lab) | A. Williams (Lab) | M. Green (Lab) | |||
| 1996 | M. Taylor (Lab) | K. Robinson (Lab) | M. Green (Lab) | |||
| 1998 | M. Taylor (Lab) | K. Robinson (Lab) | M. Green (Lab) | |||
| 1999 | M. Taylor (Lab) | K. Robinson (Lab) | M. Green (Lab) | |||
| 2000 | M. Taylor (Lab) | K. Robinson (Lab) | M. Green (Lab) | |||
| 2002 | M. Taylor (Lab) | K. Robinson (Lab) | M. Green (Lab) | |||
| 2003 | M. Taylor (Lab) | K. Robinson (Lab) | J. Cameron (Lib Dem) | |||
| 2004 | John Cameron (Lib Dem) | Iain Donaldson (Lib Dem) | Rodney Isherwood (Lib Dem) | |||
| 2006 | John Cameron (Lib Dem) | Iain Donaldson (Lib Dem) | Rodney Isherwood (Lib Dem) | |||
| 2007 | John Cameron (Lib Dem) | Iain Donaldson (Lib Dem) | Rodney Isherwood (Lib Dem) | |||
| 2008 | John Cameron (Lib Dem) | Iain Donaldson (Lib Dem) | Rodney Isherwood (Lib Dem) | |||
| 2010 | John Cameron (Lib Dem) | Iain Donaldson (Lib Dem) | William Fisher (Lib Dem) | |||
| 2011 | Bev Craig (Lab) | Carl Austin (Lab) | William Fisher (Lib Dem) | |||
| 2012 | Bev Craig (Lab) | Carl Austin (Lab) | William Fisher (Lib Dem) | |||
| 2014 | Bev Craig (Lab) | Carl Austin (Lab) | Azra Ali (Lab) | |||
| 2015 | Bev Craig (Lab) | Carl Austin (Lab) | Azra Ali (Lab) | |||
| 2016 | Bev Craig (Lab) | Carl Austin-Behan (Lab) | Azra Ali (Lab) | |||
| 2018 | Ben Clay (Lab) | Bev Craig (Lab) | Azra Ali (Lab) | |||
| 2019 | Ben Clay (Lab) | Bev Craig (Lab) | Azra Ali (Lab) | |||
| 2021 | Ben Clay (Lab) | Bev Craig (Lab) | Azra Ali (Lab) | |||
| 2022 | Murtaza Iqbal (Lab) | Bev Craig (Lab) | Azra Ali (Lab) | |||
| 2023 | Murtaza Iqbal (Lab) | Bev Craig (Lab) | Azra Ali (Lab) | |||
| 2024 | Murtaza Iqbal (Lab) | Bev Craig (Lab) | Azra Ali (Lab) | |||
| 2026 | Asma Alam (Grn) | Bev Craig (Lab) | Azra Ali (Lab) | |||
| September 2026 | Asma Alam (Grn) | Carl Austin-Behan (Lab) | Azra Ali (Lab) | |||
Elections
Elections in 2020s
September 2026 (by-election)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Carl Austin-Behan | 1,365 | 42.1 |  11.1 | |
| Green | Daoud Nawaz | 1,037 | 32.0 |  12.8 | |
| Workers Party | Gaz Ranjha | 466 | 14.4 | 2.3 | |
| Reform | Heather McDonagh | 315 | 9.7 | New | |
| Liberal Democrats | Abdullah Vavdiwala | 31 | 1.0 | 4.0 | |
| Conservative | Bhupinder Kumar | 27 | 0.8 | 3.8 | |
| Majority | 328 | 10.1 | 23.9 | ||
| Turnout | 3,241 | 23.6 | 8.5 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
May 2026
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | Asma Alam | 2,257 | 45.8 | 30.4 | |
| Labour | Murtaza Iqbal* | 1,446 | 29.3 | 37.5 | |
| Reform | Heather McDonagh | 837 | 17.0 | New | |
| Workers Party | Muhammad Nadim Taheer | 110 | 2.2 | New | |
| Conservative | Bhupinder Kumar | 107 | 2.2 | 5.3 | |
| Independent | Tenisha Nantume | 24 | 0.5 | New | |
| Liberal Democrats | Michael Nash-Whitmore | 152 | 3.1 | 6.5 | |
| Majority | 811 | 16.4 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 4,933 | 36.2 | 8.8 | ||
| Green gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
May 2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Bev Craig* | 2,257 | 53.2 | 19.0 | |
| Green | Asma Alam | 815 | 19.2 | 11.1 | |
| Workers Party | Syed Ataur Rahman | 707 | 16.7 | New | |
| Liberal Democrats | Kobe Bibbon | 210 | 5.0 | 1.4 | |
| Conservative | Muhammad Tahir | 197 | 4.6 | 5.4 | |
| Majority | 1,442 | 34.0 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 53 | 1.3 | |||
| Turnout | 4,239 | 32.1 | |||
| Registered electors | 13,222 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | 14.9 |
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May 2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Azra Ali* | 2,376 | 66.1 | 2.1 | |
| Green | Dick Venes | 506 | 14.1 | 4.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | John Cameron | 497 | 13.8 | 1.8 | |
| Conservative | Md Shahed Hossain | 199 | 5.5 | 1.4 | |
| Majority | |||||
| Rejected ballots | 16 | 0.4 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | 12,982 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
May 2022
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Murtaza Iqbal | 2,359 | 66.8 | 2.7 | |
| Green | Dick Venes | 542 | 15.4 | 4.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Bryn Coombe | 340 | 9.6 | 8.2 | |
| Conservative | Md Hossain | 265 | 7.5 | 0.6 | |
| Majority | 1,817 | 51.8 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 25 | ||||
| Turnout | 3,506 | 27.4 | 5.2 | ||
| Registered electors | 12,908 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | 3.9 |
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May 2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Bev Craig* | 3,036 | 72.2 | 1.8 | |
| Conservative | Shahed Hossain | 421 | 10.0 | 3.3 | |
| Green | Brian Candeland | 341 | 8.1 | 4.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Jamie Dwan | 270 | 6.4 | 9.0 | |
| Independent | Andrea Timoney | 137 | 3.3 | New | |
| Majority | 2,615 | 62.2 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 43 | 1.0 | |||
| Turnout | 4,248 | 30.7 | |||
| Registered electors | 13,045 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | 2.6 |
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Elections in 2010s
May 2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Azra Ali* | 2,337 | 64.0 | 0.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Andrea Timoney | 570 | 15.6 | 2.2 | |
| Green | Benjamin Dundas | 362 | 9.9 | 0.6 | |
| UKIP | Ian Rae | 233 | 6.4 | n/a | |
| Conservative | Shahed Hossain | 149 | 4.1 | 1.5 | |
| Majority | 1,767 | 48.2 | 2.7 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 18 | 0.49 | |||
| Turnout | 3,668 | 28.66 | 3.9 | ||
| Registered electors | 12,800 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | 1.45 |
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May 2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Ben Clay | 2,913 | 69.5 | ||
| Labour | Bev Craig* | 2,853 | 68.1 | ||
| Labour | Azra Ali* | 2,652 | 63.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Andrea Timoney | 747 | 17.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Maria Turner | 541 | 12.9 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Mohamed Sabbagh | 457 | 10.9 | ||
| Green | Lance Crookes | 442 | 10.5 | ||
| Conservative | Samuel Baxter | 291 | 6.9 | ||
| Conservative | Lexi Webster | 241 | 5.8 | ||
| Conservative | Shahed Hossain | 234 | 5.6 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 4,191 | 32.6 | |||
| Labour win (new boundaries) | |||||
| Labour win (new boundaries) | |||||
| Labour win (new boundaries) | |||||
May 2016
May 2015
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Carl Austin* | 4,010 | 60.9 | −2.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Maria Theresa Turner | 1,235 | 18.8 | −7.2 | |
| Green | Sam Darby | 815 | 12.4 | +6.3 | |
| Conservative | Shahed Hossain | 524 | 8.0 | +3.3 | |
| Majority | 2,775 | 42.1 | |||
| Turnout | 6,584 | 60.2 | +20.4 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
May 2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Azra Ali | 2,055 | 55.65 | +13.25 | |
| Green | Sam Darby | 685 | 18.55 | +14.55 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Ronan Stafford | 684 | 18.52 | −26.88 | |
| Conservative | Josh Lelliot | 269 | 7.28 | +2.4 | |
| Majority | 1,370 | 37.10 | |||
| Turnout | 3,693 | 33.76 | |||
| Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
May 2012
May 2011
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Carl Austin | 2,668 | 63.0 | ||
| Labour | Bev Craig | 2,283 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Grace Baynham | 1,103 | 26.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Iain Donaldson* | 1,005 | |||
| Green | Dan Collinson | 260 | 6.1 | ||
| Conservative | Jean Mee | 203 | 4.8 | ||
| Conservative | Peter Schofield | 196 | |||
| Majority | 1,180 | 37.0 | |||
| Turnout | 4,234 | 39.8 | |||
| Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
| Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
May 2010
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | William David Fisher | 2,735 | 45.4 | −19.4 | |
| Labour | Carl Austin | 2,552 | 42.4 | +18.7 | |
| Conservative | Peter Malcolm Schofield | 489 | 8.1 | +1.0 | |
| Green | Dan Collinson | 243 | 4.0 | −0.4 | |
| Majority | 183 | 3.0 | −38.1 | ||
| Turnout | 6,019 | 57.6 | +26.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | -19.0 | |||
Elections in 2000s
May 2008
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | John Cameron* | 2,096 | 64.8 | +10.5 | |
| Labour | Tom Murphy | 768 | 23.7 | −12.3 | |
| Conservative | Peter Schofield | 228 | 7.1 | +1.3 | |
| Green | Angela Tibke | 142 | 4.4 | +0.5 | |
| Majority | 1,328 | 41.1 | +22.8 | ||
| Turnout | 3,234 | 31.0 | −1.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +11.4 | |||
May 2007
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Iain Donaldson* | 1,825 | 54.3 | +6.8 | |
| Labour | Frank Duffy | 1,209 | 36.0 | −2.0 | |
| Conservative | Peter Schofield | 194 | 5.8 | −2.4 | |
| Green | Joseph Gair | 132 | 3.9 | −0.9 | |
| Majority | 616 | 18.3 | +8.8 | ||
| Turnout | 3,360 | 32.0 | +2.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +4.4 | |||
May 2006
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Rodney Alan Isherwood* | 1,460 | 47.5 | −10.4 | |
| Labour | Frank Oliver Duffy | 1,169 | 38.0 | +12.7 | |
| Conservative | Dorothy Helen Keller | 252 | 8.2 | −0.5 | |
| Green | Elindsay James | 149 | 4.8 | −3.2 | |
| Majority | 291 | 9.5 | −23.1 | ||
| Turnout | 3,073 | 29.8 | −10.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | -11.5 | |||
June 2004
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | John Cameron* | 2,484 | 61.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Iain Donaldson* | 1,925 | 47.7 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Rodney Isherwood | 1,846 | 45.8 | ||
| Labour | Frank Duffy | 1,085 | 26.9 | ||
| Labour | Bernard Selby* | 964 | 23.9 | ||
| Labour | William Parbury | 542 | 13.4 | ||
| Conservative | Gregory Stevens | 373 | 9.2 | ||
| Green | Matthew Payne | 344 | 8.5 | ||
| Green | Michael Shaw | 263 | 6.5 | ||
| Green | Barry McAtarsney | 230 | 5.7 | ||
| Majority | 761 | 18.9 | |||
| Turnout | 4,034 | 40.1 | |||
| Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
| Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
| Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
May 2003
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | John Cameron | 1,758 | 60.8 | +18.7 | |
| Labour | Michael Green* | 914 | 31.6 | −14.7 | |
| Conservative | Peter Schofield | 142 | 4.9 | −3.6 | |
| Green | Michael Shaw | 79 | 2.7 | −0.5 | |
| Majority | 844 | 29.2 | +25.1 | ||
| Turnout | 2,893 | 29.1 | +0.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | +16.7 | |||
May 2002
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Marilyn Taylor* | 1,330 | 46.3 | +0.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | John Cameron | 1,211 | 42.1 | +15.2 | |
| Conservative | Peter Schofield | 243 | 8.5 | −9.2 | |
| Green | Michael Shaw | 91 | 3.2 | −6.8 | |
| Majority | 119 | 4.1 | −14.4 | ||
| Turnout | 2,875 | 28.5 | +6.6 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | -7.1 | |||
May 2000
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Kathleen Robinson* | 956 | 45.4 | −15.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | John Cameron | 567 | 26.9 | +11.6 | |
| Conservative | Peter Schofield | 372 | 17.7 | −1.7 | |
| Green | Adrian Crawford | 210 | 10.0 | +6.6 | |
| Majority | 389 | 18.5 | −22.7 | ||
| Turnout | 2,105 | 21.9 | +0.6 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | -13.4 | |||
Elections in 1990s
May 1999
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Michael Green* | 1,274 | 60.7 | −2.3 | |
| Conservative | Peter Schofield | 408 | 19.4 | +0.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Robert Harrison | 321 | 15.3 | +0.1 | |
| Green | Michael Shaw | 72 | 3.4 | +0.1 | |
| Independent Labour | Michael Robinson | 25 | 1.2 | +1.2 | |
| Majority | 866 | 41.2 | −3.2 | ||
| Turnout | 2,100 | 21.3 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | -1.6 | |||
May 1998
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Marilyn Taylor* | 1,345 | 63.0 | −3.8 | |
| Conservative | Jeffrey Leach | 396 | 18.5 | +3.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Robert Harrison | 325 | 15.2 | −0.6 | |
| Green | Jane Hutchins | 70 | 3.3 | +3.3 | |
| Majority | 949 | 44.4 | −6.6 | ||
| Turnout | 2,136 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | -3.6 | |||
May 1996
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Kathleen Robinson | 1,834 | 66.8 | −4.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | J. Parkinson | 434 | 15.8 | +1.1 | |
| Conservative | Christopher Brown | 415 | 15.1 | +3.9 | |
| Residents | C. Mumford | 63 | 2.3 | +2.3 | |
| Majority | 1,400 | 51.0 | −5.9 | ||
| Turnout | 2,746 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | -2.9 | |||
May 1995
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Michael Green | 2,260 | 71.6 | +11.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | J. Parkinson | 464 | 14.7 | −0.4 | |
| Conservative | Jeffrey Leach | 353 | 11.2 | −8.6 | |
| Independent | Z. Elford | 78 | 2.5 | −2.6 | |
| Majority | 1,796 | 56.9 | +16.7 | ||
| Turnout | 3,155 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | +6.0 | |||
May 1994
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | M. Taylor | 2,308 | 60.0 | +17.0 | |
| Conservative | J. Leach | 761 | 19.8 | −20.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | J. Lawley | 581 | 15.1 | +1.9 | |
| Independent Labour | R. Whyte* | 196 | 5.1 | +5.1 | |
| Majority | 1,547 | 40.2 | +37.2 | ||
| Turnout | 3,846 | ||||
| Labour gain from Independent Labour | Swing | +18.8 | |||
May 1992
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | A. Williams | 1,363 | 43.0 | −3.5 | |
| Conservative | J. Leach | 1,282 | 40.5 | +5.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | R. Harrison | 418 | 13.2 | −1.2 | |
| Green | P. Thompson | 104 | 3.3 | −0.6 | |
| Majority | 81 | 3.0 | −8.3 | ||
| Turnout | 3,167 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | -4.4 | |||
May 1991
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | R. Boyle | 1,968 | 46.5 | −7.0 | |
| Conservative | J. Leach* | 1,491 | 35.2 | +6.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | R. Harrison | 611 | 14.4 | +2.3 | |
| Green | J. Foster | 166 | 3.9 | −1.5 | |
| Majority | 477 | 11.3 | −13.2 | ||
| Turnout | 4,236 | 41.3 | |||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | -6.6 | |||
May 1990
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | R. Whyte* | 2,481 | 53.5 | +3.8 | |
| Conservative | M. Logan | 1,345 | 29.0 | −10.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | S. W. Lawley | 559 | 12.1 | +2.7 | |
| Green | J. Foster | 250 | 5.4 | +3.5 | |
| Majority | 1,136 | 24.5 | +13.9 | ||
| Turnout | 4,635 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | +6.9 | |||
Elections in 1980s
May 1988
May 1987
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Jeffrey Leach | 2,231 | 40.2 | +15.3 | |
| Labour | Marilyn Taylor* | 1,992 | 35.9 | −12.9 | |
| SDP | Robert Harrison | 1,231 | 22.2 | +7.0 | |
| Green | Edwin Howard | 90 | 1.6 | +0.1 | |
| Majority | 239 | 4.3 | |||
| Turnout | 5,544 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +14.1 | |||
May 1986
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | R. Whyte | 2,412 | 48.8 | −0.1 | |
| Conservative | L. Houston | 1,231 | 24.9 | −12.5 | |
| SDP | A. Muir | 749 | 15.2 | +1.5 | |
| Green | J. Foster | 74 | 1.5 | +1.5 | |
| Majority | 1,181 | 23.9 | +12.3 | ||
| Turnout | 4,943 | ||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +6.2 | |||
May 1984
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | J. Clegg | 2,418 | 48.9 | +4.8 | |
| Conservative | Ronald Nicholson | 1,847 | 37.4 | −3.4 | |
| SDP | Kenneth McKeon | 678 | 13.7 | −1.4 | |
| Majority | 571 | 11.6 | +8.3 | ||
| Turnout | 4,943 | ||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +4.1 | |||
May 1983
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Marilyn Taylor | 2,294 | 44.1 | +7.7 | |
| Conservative | Ronald Nicholson* | 2,121 | 40.8 | +0.6 | |
| SDP | Kenneth McKeon | 783 | 15.1 | −8.3 | |
| Majority | 173 | 3.3 | |||
| Turnout | 5,198 | ||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +3.5 | |||
May 1982
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Kershaw | 1,924 | 37.7 | ||
| Conservative | Horace Platt* | 1,920 | 37.6 | ||
| Conservative | Ronald Nicholson | 1,892 | 37.0 | ||
| Labour | Graham Martin* | 1,743 | 34.1 | ||
| Labour | Marilyn Taylor | 1,721 | 33.7 | ||
| Labour | John Wilson | 1,618 | 31.7 | ||
| SDP | Christopher Muir | 1,116 | 21.8 | ||
| SDP | Thomas Burgess | 1,114 | 21.8 | ||
| Liberal | Margaret Boyle | 1,096 | 21.5 | ||
| Majority | 149 | 2.9 | |||
| Turnout | 5,109 | 47.3 | |||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
May 1980
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | G. J. Martin | 2,503 | 49.8 | +6.7 | |
| Conservative | R. Nicholson | 2,045 | 40.7 | −5.6 | |
| Liberal | C. Dowse | 474 | 9.4 | −1.2 | |
| Majority | 458 | 9.1 | |||
| Turnout | 5,022 | 44.1 | −30.5 | ||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +6.1 | |||
Elections in 1970s
May 1979
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | H. Platt* | 3,872 | 46.3 | −14.3 | |
| Labour | A. Lister | 3,604 | 43.1 | +3.7 | |
| Liberal | G. Shaw | 885 | 10.6 | +10.6 | |
| Majority | 268 | 3.2 | −18.5 | ||
| Turnout | 8,361 | 74.6 | +37.0 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | -9.0 | |||
May 1978
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | L. Howarth* | 2,647 | 60.6 | +1.1 | |
| Labour | K. Robinson | 1,724 | 39.4 | +7.1 | |
| Majority | 950 | 21.7 | −5.5 | ||
| Turnout | 4,371 | 37.6 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | -3.0 | |||
May 1976
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | W. L. Lund* | 2,966 | 59.5 | +8.1 | |
| Labour | G. Stringer | 1,609 | 32.3 | −0.1 | |
| Liberal | G. Shaw | 411 | 8.2 | +10.7 | |
| Majority | 1,357 | 27.2 | +8.3 | ||
| Turnout | 4,986 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +4.1 | |||
May 1975
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | H. Platt* | 2,405 | 51.4 | −13.1 | |
| Labour | E. H. Spencer | 1,518 | 32.4 | −3.0 | |
| Liberal | F. Turner | 759 | 16.2 | +16.2 | |
| Majority | 887 | 18.9 | −10.1 | ||
| Turnout | 4,682 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | -5.0 | |||
May 1973
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | L. Howarth* | 2,487 | 61.8 | −1.6 | |
| Conservative | W. L. Lund* | 2,477 | 61.6 | −1.8 | |
| Conservative | H. Platt* | 2,455 | 61.0 | −2.4 | |
| Labour | A. Burns | 1,367 | 34.0 | −2.6 | |
| Labour | J. McKinnon | 1,347 | 33.5 | −3.1 | |
| Labour | L. R. Williams | 1,328 | 33.0 | −3.6 | |
| Majority | 1,088 | 27.1 | +0.3 | ||
| Turnout | 4,022 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
May 1972
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | W. L. Lund* | 2,746 | 63.4 | +9.9 | |
| Labour | B. W. McColgan | 1,583 | 36.6 | −10.5 | |
| Majority | 1,163 | 26.8 | +21.2 | ||
| Turnout | 4,329 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
May 1971
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | H. Platt* | 2,612 | 53.5 | ||
| Conservative | L. Howarth* | 2,570 | 52.7 | ||
| Conservative | W. I. Lund* | 2,569 | 52.7 | ||
| Labour | T. T. Farrell | 2,296 | 47.1 | ||
| Labour | S. Corless | 2,256 | 46.2 | ||
| Labour | P. Bednarski | 2,087 | 42.8 | ||
| Communist | N. J. Gilroy | 243 | 5.0 | ||
| Majority | 273 | 5.6 | |||
| Turnout | 4,878 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
May 1970
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | L. Howarth | 3,026 | 59.8 | −1.4 | |
| Labour | S. H. Higgins | 2,038 | 40.2 | +16.5 | |
| Majority | 988 | 19.6 | −17.9 | ||
| Turnout | 5,064 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in 1960s
May 1969
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | W. L. Lund* | 2,788 | 61.2 | −7.3 | |
| Labour | S. H. Higgins | 1,082 | 23.7 | +4.4 | |
| Liberal | P. J. Brindle | 689 | 15.1 | +2.9 | |
| Majority | 1,706 | 37.5 | −11.7 | ||
| Turnout | 4,559 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
May 1968
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | H. Platt* | 2,842 | 68.5 | +1.0 | |
| Labour | J. F. Lilley | 799 | 19.3 | −4.8 | |
| Liberal | S. B. Downs | 508 | 12.2 | +3.8 | |
| Majority | 2,043 | 49.2 | +5.8 | ||
| Turnout | 4,149 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
January 1968 (by-election)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | W. L. Lund | 1,795 | 62.8 | −4.7 | |
| Labour | J. F. Lilley | 620 | 21.7 | −2.4 | |
| Liberal | S. B. Downs | 445 | 15.5 | +7.1 | |
| Majority | 1,175 | 41.1 | −2.3 | ||
| Turnout | 2,860 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
May 1967
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | B. J. Cox* | 2,899 | 67.5 | +7.4 | |
| Labour | J. F. Lilley | 1,035 | 24.1 | −15.8 | |
| Liberal | S. B. Downs | 359 | 8.4 | N/A | |
| Majority | 1,864 | 43.4 | +23.2 | ||
| Turnout | 4,293 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
May 1966
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | D. J. Edwards* | 2,826 | 60.1 | +5.0 | |
| Labour | C. Stewart | 1,879 | 39.9 | +11.0 | |
| Majority | 947 | 20.2 | −6.0 | ||
| Turnout | 4,705 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
November 1965 (by-election)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | B. J. Cox | 1,938 | 51.0 | −4.1 | |
| Labour | C. Stewart | 1,287 | 33.9 | +5.0 | |
| Liberal | W. M Drape | 575 | 15.1 | −0.9 | |
| Majority | 651 | 17.1 | −9.1 | ||
| Turnout | 3,800 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
May 1965
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | H. Platt* | 2,988 | 55.1 | +8.0 | |
| Labour | C. Stewart | 1,568 | 28.9 | −2.1 | |
| Liberal | W. M Drape | 871 | 16.0 | −5.9 | |
| Majority | 1,420 | 26.2 | +10.1 | ||
| Turnout | 5,427 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
May 1964
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | G. Lord* | 2,617 | 47.1 | +9.7 | |
| Labour | B. Smith | 1,721 | 31.0 | +0.1 | |
| Liberal | A. T. Parkinson | 1,219 | 21.9 | −9.8 | |
| Majority | 896 | 16.1 | +10.4 | ||
| Turnout | 5,557 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
May 1963
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | D. J. Edwards* | 2,270 | 37.4 | −1.4 | |
| Liberal | A. T. Parkinson | 1,925 | 31.7 | −5.9 | |
| Labour | C. W. Drew | 1,879 | 30.9 | +7.3 | |
| Majority | 345 | 5.7 | +4.5 | ||
| Turnout | 6,074 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
May 1962
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | H. Platt* | 2,224 | 38.8 | −7.9 | |
| Liberal | W. Thorpe | 2,149 | 37.6 | +8.8 | |
| Labour | H. Conway | 1,349 | 23.6 | −0.9 | |
| Majority | 75 | 1.2 | −16.7 | ||
| Turnout | 5,722 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
May 1961
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | G. Lord* | 2,409 | 46.7 | −5.1 | |
| Liberal | W. Thorpe | 1,486 | 28.8 | +8.6 | |
| Labour | H. Conway | 1,267 | 24.5 | −3.5 | |
| Majority | 923 | 17.9 | −5.9 | ||
| Turnout | 5,162 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
May 1960
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | D. J. Edwards* | 2,431 | 51.8 | +1.5 | |
| Labour | W. S. Spink | 1,314 | 28.0 | −2.7 | |
| Liberal | H. Tobias | 947 | 20.2 | +1.2 | |
| Majority | 1,117 | 23.8 | +4.2 | ||
| Turnout | 4,692 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in 1950s
May 1959
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | H. Platt* | 3,115 | 50.3 | −10.1 | |
| Labour | W. S. Spink | 1,900 | 30.7 | −11.5 | |
| Liberal | H. Tobias | 1,178 | 19.0 | N/A | |
| Majority | 1,215 | 19.6 | +3.4 | ||
| Turnout | 6,193 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
May 1958
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | G. Lord* | 3,284 | 60.4 | +5.0 | |
| Conservative | H. Platt | 3,176 | 58.4 | +3.0 | |
| Labour | W. S. Spink | 2,294 | 42.2 | −2.4 | |
| Labour | H. Rowley | 2,121 | 39.0 | −5.6 | |
| Majority | 882 | 16.2 | +5.4 | ||
| Turnout | 5,438 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
May 1957
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | D. J. Edwards* | 3,000 | 55.4 | −5.5 | |
| Labour | W. S. Spink | 2,414 | 44.6 | +5.5 | |
| Majority | 586 | 10.8 | −11.0 | ||
| Turnout | 5,414 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
May 1956
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | L. W. Biggs* | 3,068 | 60.9 | −3.5 | |
| Labour | J. S. Goldstone | 1,968 | 39.1 | +3.5 | |
| Majority | 1,100 | 21.8 | −7.0 | ||
| Turnout | 5,036 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
May 1955
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | G. Lord* | 3,743 | 64.4 | +8.2 | |
| Labour | M. E. Morley | 2,073 | 35.6 | −8.2 | |
| Majority | 1,670 | 28.8 | +16.4 | ||
| Turnout | 5,816 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
May 1954
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | D. J. Edwards* | 3,666 | 56.2 | −2.9 | |
| Labour | D. Supree | 2,855 | 43.8 | +2.9 | |
| Majority | 811 | 12.4 | −5.8 | ||
| Turnout | 6,521 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
May 1953
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | L. W. Biggs* | 4,220 | 59.1 | +3.0 | |
| Labour | L. L. Hanbridge | 2,918 | 40.9 | −3.0 | |
| Majority | 1,302 | 18.2 | +6.0 | ||
| Turnout | 7,138 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
May 1952
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | G. Lord | 4,368 | 56.1 | −9.8 | |
| Labour | J. Stuart Cole | 3,420 | 43.9 | +9.8 | |
| Majority | 948 | 12.2 | −19.6 | ||
| Turnout | 7,788 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
May 1951
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | D. J. Edwards | 4,860 | 65.9 | +6.3 | |
| Labour | J. Barlow | 2,517 | 34.1 | −6.3 | |
| Majority | 2,343 | 31.8 | +12.6 | ||
| Turnout | 7,377 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
May 1950
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | C. B. Walker* | 4,349 | 59.6 | ||
| Labour | W. Frost | 2,946 | 40.4 | ||
| Majority | 1,403 | 19.2 | |||
| Turnout | 7,295 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||