Old Moat (ward)

Old Moat (Manchester)
Old Moat (Manchester)
Electoral ward
	Old Moat electoral ward within Manchester City Council
	Coat of arms
	Motto: By wisdom and effort
	Interactive map of Old Moat (Manchester)
	Coordinates: 53°26′09″N 2°14′06″W / 53.4358°N 2.2350°W
Country	United Kingdom
Constituent country	England
Region	North West England
County	Greater Manchester
Metropolitan borough	Manchester
Created	May 1973
Named after	Old Moat
Government UK Parliament constituency: Manchester Withington
• Type	Unicameral
• Body	Manchester City Council
• Leader of the council	Bev Craig (Labour)
• Councillor	Gary Bridges (Labour)
• Councillor	Gavin White (Labour)
• Councillor	Suzannah Reeves (Labour)
Population
• Total	14,490
	Area and population statistics from the 2011 Census

CreatedMay 1973

Old Moat is an area and electoral ward in Manchester, England.^[2] It is represented in Westminster by Jeff Smith MP for Manchester Withington.^[3] The 2011 Census recorded a population of 14,490.^[1]

Election
2004	Brian Harrison (Lab)	Jeffrey Smith (Lab)	Andrew Fender (Lab)
2006	Brian Harrison (Lab)	Jeffrey Smith (Lab)	Andrew Fender (Lab)
2007	Brian Harrison (Lab)	Jeffrey Smith (Lab)	Andrew Fender (Lab)
2008	Brian Harrison (Lab)	Jeffrey Smith (Lab)	Andrew Fender (Lab)
2010	Suzannah Reeves (Lab)	Jeffrey Smith (Lab)	Andrew Fender (Lab)
2011	Suzannah Reeves (Lab)	Jeffrey Smith (Lab)	Andrew Fender (Lab)
2012	Suzannah Reeves (Lab)	Jeffrey Smith (Lab)	Andrew Fender (Lab)
2014	Suzannah Reeves (Lab)	Jeffrey Smith (Lab)	Andrew Fender (Lab)
2015	Suzannah Reeves (Lab)	Garry Bridges (Lab)	Andrew Fender (Lab)
2016	Suzannah Reeves (Lab)	Garry Bridges (Lab)	Andrew Fender (Lab)
2018	Suzannah Reeves (Lab)	Garry Bridges (Lab)	Gavin White (Lab)
2019	Suzannah Reeves (Lab)	Garry Bridges (Lab)	Gavin White (Lab)
2021	Suzannah Reeves (Lab)	Garry Bridges (Lab)	Gavin White (Lab)
2022	Suzannah Reeves (Lab)	Garry Bridges (Lab)	Gavin White (Lab)
2023	Suzannah Reeves (Lab)	Garry Bridges (Lab)	Gavin White (Lab)
2024	Suzannah Reeves (Lab)	Garry Bridges (Lab)	Gavin White (Lab)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Gavin White*	2,078	63.8	8.6
	Green	Laura Bannister	777	23.9	10.3
	Liberal Democrats	Jon Martin	250	7.7	0.9
	Conservative	Misbah Ahmed	116	3.6	2.6
Majority			1,301	40.0
Rejected ballots			34	1.0
Turnout			3,255	28.13
Registered electors			11.572
	Labour hold		Swing	9.4

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Garry Bridges*	2,096	74.0	11.1
	Green	Laura Bannister	436	15.4	1.4
	Liberal Democrats	Jon Martin	192	6.8	7.0
	Conservative	Ugo Nzeribe	109	3.8	1.4
Majority			1,660
Rejected ballots			12
Turnout				25.82
Registered electors			11,017
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Suzannah Reeves*	2,020	71.8	0.3
	Green	Stace Wright	343	12.2	4.4
	Liberal Democrats	Jon Martin	272	9.7	4.3
	Conservative	Cillian Neil	162	5.8	0.5
Majority			1,677	59.6
Rejected ballots			15
Turnout			2,812	24.2	3.6
Registered electors			11,623
	Labour hold		Swing	2.4

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Gavin White*	2,568	72.4	3.6
	Green	Stacey Wright	476	13.6	3.0
	Liberal Democrats	Jon Martin	238	6.8	7.2
	Conservative	Gary Wilkinson	218	6.2	0.3
Majority			2,092	59.8
Rejected ballots			36	1.0
Turnout			3,536	30.0	2.2
Registered electors			11,774
	Labour hold		Swing	3.3

Elections in 2020s

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Garry Bridges*	1,754	62.9	5.4
	Green	Bonnie Boulton	468	16.8	0.2
	Liberal Democrats	Jon Martin	386	13.8	0.2
	Conservative	Tom Benbow	144	5.2	0.9
Majority			1,286	46.1	5.6
Rejected ballots			37	1.33
Turnout			2,789	26.27	1.5
Registered electors			10,628
	Labour hold		Swing	2.8

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Suzannah Reeves*	2,165	71.5
	Labour	Gavin White	2,086	68.8
	Labour	Garry Bridges*	2,071	68.3
	Green	Bonnie Boulton	502	16.6
	Liberal Democrats	Jon Martin	425	14.0
	Liberal Democrats	Brigitte Sapriel	363	12.0
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew McGuinness	359	11.8
	Conservative	Luke Dyks	191	6.3
	Conservative	Nicola Dixon	181	6.0
	Conservative	Michael Lister-Geddes	179	5.9
Majority
Turnout			3,030	27.8
	Labour win (new boundaries)
	Labour win (new boundaries)
	Labour win (new boundaries)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Andrew Henryk Fender*	2,244	67.29
	Liberal Democrats	April Preston	561	16.82
	Green	Nathan Rae	329	9.87
	Conservative	Phillip Gallagher	138	4.14
	TUSC	Jane Elizabeth Lee	63	1.89
Majority			1,683	50.46
Turnout			3,335	31.85
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Garry Paul Bridges	3,854	57.2	−8.5
	Green	Glen Marsden	1,103	16.3	+5.9
	Liberal Democrats	April Preston	949	14.1	+2.4
	Conservative	Peter Jacques Werner	699	10.4	+1.4
	TUSC	Jane E Lee	132	2.0	N/A
Majority			2,751	40.9
Turnout			6,737	62.4	+30.4
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Suzannah Mary Reeves	1,924	56.91
	Green	Joel Smith	699	20.67
	Liberal Democrats	Christopher Kane	365	10.80
	Conservative	Peter Schofield	253	7.48
	TUSC	Jane Lee	107	3.16
	Motorcycle Alliance	James Gordon Torrance	33	0.98
Majority			1,225	36.2
Turnout			3,381	29.6
	Labour hold		Swing

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			1,544	63
Turnout			2,460	22
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jeffrey Smith*	2,311	65.7	+12.0
	Liberal Democrats	Robert Mackle	413	11.7	−17.4
	Green	Barney Wolfram	373	10.6	+1.7
	Conservative	Luke Springthorpe	315	9.0	+0.6
	Independent	Yasmin Zalzala	103	2.9	N/A
Majority			1,898	54.0
Turnout			3,515	32.0
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Suzannah Mary Reeves	2,531	43.8	−6.7
	Liberal Democrats	Rob Mackle	2,216	38.3	+3.9
	Conservative	Shaden Jaradat	489	8.5	+1.1
	Green	Rowan William Smith	410	7.1	−0.6
	Independent	Yasmin Zalzala	133	2.3	+2.3
Majority			315	5.5	−10.6
Turnout			5,779	54.6	+27.8
	Labour hold		Swing	-5.3

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Andrew Fender*	1,391	50.5	−3.2
	Liberal Democrats	Sufiyan Rana	947	34.4	+5.3
	Green	Lia Sims	213	7.7	−1.2
	Conservative	Paul Lally	205	7.4	−1.0
Majority			444	16.1	−8.5
Turnout			2,756	26.8	+1.3
	Labour hold		Swing	-4.2

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	*Jeffrey Smith'**	1,382	53.7	−0.7
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Wilson	748	29.1	+2.2
	Green	Alice Coren	230	8.9	−2.1
	Conservative	Andrew Perfect	215	8.4	+0.7
Majority			634	24.6	3.0
Turnout			2,575	25.5	−3.7
	Labour hold		Swing	-1.4

2006^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Brian Harrison*	1,567	54.4	+5.0
	Liberal Democrats	Tina Maache	773	26.9	−0.4
	Green	Robin-Ella Davies	317	11.0	−1.4
	Conservative	Daniel Rossall Valentine	221	7.7	−3.2
Majority			794	27.6	+5.4
Turnout			2,878	29.2	−3.2
	Labour hold		Swing	+2.7

2000^[20]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Brian Harrison*	1,523	47.1	−2.5
	Liberal Democrats	Yasmin Zalzala	1,413	43.7	+2.7
	Conservative	Graham Betton	139	4.3	−1.1
	Green	Ernest Roberts	104	3.2	−0.9
	Action for Better Local Education	Thomas Franklin	45	1.4	+1.4
	Independent Labour	Kevin Robinson	10	0.3	+0.3
Majority			110	3.4	−5.2
Turnout			3,234	26.0	+0.4
	Labour hold		Swing	-2.6

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Andrew Fender*	1,599	49.4	*N/A*
	Labour	Jeffrey Smith*	1,572
	Labour	Brian Harrison*	1,541
	Liberal Democrats	Enid Saunders	884	27.3	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Shakeel Ahmad	881
	Liberal Democrats	John Reyes	865
	Green	Paul Dundon	403	12.4	N/A
	Green	Susan Fairweather	392
	Conservative	Nicholas Wilson	352	10.9	N/A
	Green	Steven Flower	335
Majority			657	22.1	N/A
Turnout			3,238	32.4	N/A
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jeffrey Smith*	1,322	46.5	−3.7
	Liberal Democrats	Yasmin Zalzala	1,141	40.2	+1.3
	Green	Brian Candeland	209	7.4	+1.8
	Conservative	Gary Kaye	169	5.9	+0.6
Majority			181	6.4	−4.9
Turnout			2,841	22.5	−4.1
	Labour hold		Swing	-2.5

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Andrew Fender*	1,746	50.2	+3.1
	Liberal Democrats	Yasmin Zalzala	1,352	38.9	−4.8
	Green	Brian Candeland	196	5.6	+2.4
	Conservative	Elliot Gold	185	5.3	+1.0
Majority			394	11.3	+7.9
Turnout			3,479	26.6	+0.6
	Labour hold		Swing	+3.9