Ancoats and Clayton was an electoral district or ward in the north of the City of Manchester in North West England. The population of this ward at the 2011 census was 16,141.[1] It includes the Ancoats and Clayton districts and part of the Northern Quarter. Under boundary changes by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England (LGBCE) the ward was abolished and replaced with the new electoral wards Ancoats and Beswick, Clayton and Openshaw, and Piccadilly from May 2018.[2]
| Ancoats and Clayton | |
|---|---|
 Paragon Mill on the corner of Murray Street and Jersey Street, Ancoats | |
  Ancoats and Clayton Location within Greater Manchester | |
| Population | 16,141 (2011) |
| OS grid reference | SJ8673998761 |
| Metropolitan borough | |
| Metropolitan county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | MANCHESTER |
| Postcode district | M4 M11 |
| Dialling code | 0161 |
| Police | Greater Manchester |
| Fire | Greater Manchester |
| Ambulance | North West |
| UK Parliament | |
| Councillors |
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Governance edit
Voters from the ward elected three councillors to Manchester City Council.
- Councillors
| Election | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Jim Battle (Lab) | Mick Loughman (Lab) | Mike Carmody (Lab) | |||
| 2006 | Jim Battle (Lab) | Mick Loughman (Lab) | Mike Carmody (Lab) | |||
| 2007 | Jim Battle (Lab) | Mick Loughman (Lab) | Mike Carmody (Lab) | |||
| 2008 | Jim Battle (Lab) | Mick Loughman (Lab) | Mike Carmody (Lab) | |||
| 2010 | Jim Battle (Lab) | Mick Loughman (Lab) | Mike Carmody (Lab) | |||
| 2011 | Jim Battle (Lab) | Mick Loughman (Lab) | Mike Carmody (Lab) | |||
| 2012 | Jim Battle (Lab) | Mick Loughman (Lab) | Mike Carmody (Lab) | |||
| By-election 10 October 2013[3][4] |
Donna Ludford (Lab) | Mick Loughman (Lab) | Mike Carmody (Lab) | |||
| By-election 5 December 2013[5] |
Donna Ludford (Lab) | Mick Loughman (Lab) | Ollie Manco (Lab) | |||
| 2014 | Donna Ludford (Lab) | Mick Loughman (Lab) | Ollie Manco (Lab) | |||
| 2015 | Donna Ludford (Lab) | Mick Loughman (Lab) | Ollie Manco (Lab) | |||
| 2016 | Donna Ludford (Lab) | Mick Loughman (Lab) | Ollie Manco (Lab) | |||
| 2018 | Ward abolished | Ward abolished | Ward abolished | |||
indicates seat up for re-election. indicates seat won in by-election. indicates ward abolished and replaced with Ancoats and Beswick, Clayton and Openshaw and Piccadilly.
References edit
- ^ "City of Manchester ward population 2011". neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk. Gov.uk. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
- ^ LGBCE (April 2017). Final recommendations on the new electoral arrangements for Manchester City Council (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 February 2018.
- ^ Williams, Jennifer (19 August 2013). "Council deputy Jim Battle leaves to take up police role". Manchester Evening News. Trinity Mirror. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- ^ "Ancoats and Clayton ward local by-election - Thursday 10 October 2013". manchester.gov.uk. Manchester City Council. 10 October 2013. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- ^ "Ancoats and Clayton, December 2013". englishelections.org.uk. English Elections. 5 December 2013. Archived from the original on 4 August 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
External links edit
- Ward boundary on MySociety (KML)
- manchester.gov.uk
- The Ancoats Building Preservation Trust
- Ancoats Community Web Site
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