Miles Platting and Newton Heath

Miles Platting and Newton Heath

Miles Platting and Newton Heath electoral ward within Manchester City Council
Miles Platting and Newton Heath
Miles Platting and Newton Heath shown within Greater Manchester
Population 14,693 (2011 Census
OS grid reference SJ8558696962
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town MANCHESTER
Postcode district M40
Dialling code 0161
Police Greater Manchester
Fire Greater Manchester
Ambulance North West
EU Parliament North West England
UK Parliament
Councillors
  • John Flanagan (Labour)
  • June Hitchin (Labour)
  • Carmine Grimshaw (Labour)

Miles Platting and Newton Heath is an electoral ward in the city of Manchester, North West England which covers the districts of Miles Platting and Newton Heath. The population of this ward at the 2011 census was 14,693.[1]


Councillors

Rochdale Canal at Newton Heath.

The three Labour Party councilors who represent the ward are John Flanagan,[2] June Hitchen[3] and Carmine Grimshaw.[4]

ElectionCouncillorCouncillorCouncillor
2004 John Flanagan (Lab) June Hitchin (Lab) Christine Carroll (Lab)
2006 John Flanagan (Lab) June Hitchin (Lab) Christine Carroll (Lab)
2007 John Flanagan (Lab) June Hitchin (Lab) Christine Carroll (Lab)
2008 John Flanagan (Lab) June Hitchin (Lab) Damien O'Connor (Lib Dem)
2010 John Flanagan (Lab) June Hitchin (Lab) Damien O'Connor (Lib Dem)
2011 John Flanagan (Lab) June Hitchin (Lab) Damien O'Connor (Lib Dem)
2012 John Flanagan (Lab) June Hitchin (Lab) Carmine Grimshaw (Lab)
2014 John Flanagan (Lab) June Hitchin (Lab) Carmine Grimshaw (Lab)
2015 John Flanagan (Lab) June Hitchin (Lab) Carmine Grimshaw (Lab)
2016 John Flanagan (Lab) June Hitchin (Lab) Carmine Grimshaw (Lab)
2018 John Flanagan (Lab) June Hitchin (Lab) Carmine Grimshaw (Lab)

     indicates seat up for re-election.

Elections in 2010s

May 2018

2018[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Carmine Grimshaw* 1,969
Labour June Hitchen* 1,953
Labour John Flanaghan* 1,769
UKIP Martin Power 297
Conservative Beverley Cottrell 276
Green Paul Madley 268
Conservative Vera Berry 250
Conservative Jacqueline Mountaine 212
TUSC Bridget Taylor 115
Majority
Turnout 2,794 22.4%
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

May 2016

2016
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Carmine Geatano Grimshaw* 1,938 78.49
Conservative Harry Kagkouras 193 7.82
Green Isobel Mary Patience 134 5.43
Liberal Democrat Richard Martin Kilpatrick 116 4.70
TUSC Bridget Taylor 88 3.56
Majority 1,745 70.68
Turnout 2,469 24.12
Labour hold Swing

May 2015

2015
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour June Hitchen* 3,635 73.1 +4.8
Conservative Harry Kagouras 530 10.7 +7.1
Green Nathan Rae 350 7.0 +3.4
Liberal Democrat John Richard Bridges 257 5.2 -13.0
TUSC Tom Simpson 202 4.0 N/A
Majority 3,105 62.4
Turnout 4,974 47.4 +19.5
Labour hold Swing

May 2014

2014
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour John Flanagan 1,826 65.24
BNP Gareth Black 397 14.18
Green Jake Lay 242 8.65
Conservative Benjamin John Michael Thacker 190 6.79
Liberal Democrat Grace Baynham 144 5.14
Majority 1,429 51.1
Turnout 2,799 25.82
Labour hold Swing

May 2012

2012
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Carmine Grimshaw 1,807 65.0 +25.5
Liberal Democrat Damien O'Connor* 830 29.8 -15.8
Green Jacob Lay 145 5.2 +2.6
Majority 977 35
Turnout 2,782 25.76
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat Swing

May 2011

2011
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour June Hitchen* 2,039 68.3 +25.7
Liberal Democrat Victoria Roberts 544 18.2 -22.4
BNP Joseph Cegla 186 6.2 -2.0
Conservative Natalie Chapman 108 3.6 -0.4
Green Christopher Hyland 108 3.6 +1.2
Majority 1,495 50.1
Turnout 2,985 27.9
Labour hold Swing

May 2010

2010
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour John Flanagan* 2,402 50.1 +10.6
Liberal Democrat Gerry Diamond 1,596 33.3 -12.3
BNP John O'Shaughnessy 400 8.3 +0.4
Conservative Sheraz Sherazi 265 5.5 +0.9
Green Christopher Hyland 80 1.7 -0.9
Libertarian Stuart Charles Heal 55 1.1 +1.1
Majority 806 16.8 +11.0
Turnout 4,79 45.8 +14.8
Labour hold Swing +11.4

References

  1. ↑ "City of Manchester Ward population 2011". Retrieved 5 January 2016.
  2. ↑ "John Flanagan". manchester.gov.uk. Manchester City Council. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  3. ↑ "June Hitchen". manchester.gov.uk. Manchester City Council. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  4. ↑ "Carmine Grimshaw". manchester.gov.uk. Manchester City Council. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  5. ↑ "Election results (wards M to W)". manchester.gov.uk. Manchester City Council. 4 May 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
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