Manchester City Council’s local election is just around the corner and there are 33 seats up for grabs.
When polls open on May 4, a total of 143 candidates are seeking election to 33 places on the council – one in each of the city’s 32 wards plus an additional vacancy in Ardwick following the retirement of a sitting councillor. This comes after the decision by Coun Bernard Priest to retire from his post after years of service to his ward.
The 2023 local elections are the first to take place under new national legislation which means that anyone voting in a polling station will need to take approved photo ID. A full list of eligible photo ID can be found at www.electoralcommission.org.uk/voterID.
Acceptable photo ID can be used even if it is out of date as long as the photo is still a good likeness of the elector. Anyone who doesn’t have eligible photo ID can apply for a free Voter Authority Certificate (VAC) at www.gov.uk.
The deadline to apply for this certificate is 5pm on Tuesday 25 April. There is no need to apply for a VAC if you already have eligible photo ID.
The deadline to be registered to vote to take part in this year’s local elections is Monday, April 17. The deadline to register for a postal vote is 5pm on Tuesday, April 18.
Details on how to apply for a postal vote can be found at www.manchester.gov.uk/elections.
The election count results will take place overnight and be final in the early hours of May 5.
The full list of candidates has now been published by Manchester City Council:
Ancoats and Beswick
- Sarah Ajiboye (CON)
- Jacob Buffett (GREEN)
- Peter Clifford (IND)
- Mohammed Dar (LAB)
- Chris Northwood (LIB DEM)
Ardwick
- Amna Abdullatif (LAB)
- Abigail Bowden (LIB DEM)
- Norman Lewis (LIB DEM)
- George Morris (GREEN)
- Abdigafar Muse (LAB)
- Princetta Nicol (CON)
- Haider Raja (CON)
- Niall Wright (GREEN)
Baguley
- Luke Berry (CON)
- Phil Brickwell (LAB)
- Phil Manktelow (LIB DEM)
- Jake Welsh (GREEN)
Brooklands
- Grace Buczkowska (GREEN)
- Dylan Evans (REFORM)
- Glynn Evans (LAB)
- Stephen McHugh (CON)
- Mark Saunders (LIB DEM)
Burnage
- Azra Ali (LAB)
- John Cameron (LIB DEM)
- Md Shahed Hossain (CON)
- Dick Venes (GREEN)
Charlestown
- Basil Curley (LAB)
- Paul Hodges (GREEN)
- Arbab Khan (CON)
- Mohamed Sabbagh (LIB DEM)
Cheetham
- Iftikhar Ahmed (CON)
- Shazia Butt (LAB)
- Ben Dundas (GREEN)
- Roderick Morrison (LIB DEM)
Chorlton
- Matthew Benham (LAB)
- Keith Berry (CON)
- Rhona Brown (LIB DEM)
- Michael Elston (IND)
- Anne Power (GREEN)
Chorlton Park
- Amaan Hashmi (LIB DEM)
- Dave Rawson (LAB)
- Andrew Tang (CON)
- Richard Walton (GREEN)
Clayton and Openshaw
- Sean McHale (LAB)
- Billie Nagle (GREEN)
- Ramzi Swaray-Kella (CON)
- Maria Turner (LIB DEM)
Crumpsall
- Richard Clayton (LIB DEM)
- Samantha Days (Women’s Equality Party)
- Alison Hawdale (GREEN)
- Fatima Khan (CON)
- Fiaz Riasat (LAB)
Deansgate
- Joe Lynch (LIB DEM)
- Anthony McCaul (LAB)
- Chris Perriam (GREEN)
- Paul Wan (CON)
Didsbury East
- Bryn Coombe (LIB DEM)
- Anne Guy (GREEN)
- Anjenarra Huque (CON)
- Paula Matsikidze (IND)
- James Wilson (LAB)
Didsbury West
- Wendy Andrew (Social Democratic Party)
- Leslie Bell (LAB)
- Martin Cartwright (CON)
- Richard Kilpatrick (LIB DEM)
- James Young (GREEN)
Fallowfield
- Jade Doswell (LAB)
- Sabreena Hossain (CON)
- Charlie O’Brien (GREEN)
- Lynne Williams (LIB DEM)
Gorton and Abbey Hey
- Mokammel Alam (CON)
- Afia Kamal (LAB)
- Jackie Pearcey (LIB DEM)
- Natasha Turner (GREEN)
Harpurhey
- Gareth Brown (CON)
- Sam Cook (GREEN)
- Celia Craske (LIB DEM)
- Patrick Karney (LAB)
Higher Blackley
- Colin Jones (CON)
- Peter Matthews (LIB DEM)
- Vicky Matthews (GREEN)
- Martin Power (IND)
- Paula Sadler (LAB)
Hulme
- Chris Ogden (GREEN)
- Bernadette Ryan (LIB DEM)
- Samuel Stephenson (CON)
- Annette Wright (LAB)
Levenshulme
- Patience Assam (CON)
- John Bridges (LIB DEM)
- Amanda Gardner (GREEN)
- Alim Haider (Northern Heart Manchester)
- Jeremy Hoad (IND)
- Basat Sheikh (LAB)
Longsight
- Kobe Bibbon (LIB DEM)
- Shahana Choudhury (CON)
- Bernard Ekbery (GREEN)
- Suzanne Richards (LAB)
Miles Platting and Newton Heath
- Derek Brocklehurst (CON)
- John Flanagan (LAB)
- Jonathan Mbay Kazemb (GREEN)
- Charles Turner (LIB DEM)
Moss Side
- Thirza Asanga-Rae (GREEN)
- Michael Ciotkowski (CON)
- Robin Grayson (LIB DEM)
- Mahadi Sharif Mahamed
Moston
- Popoola Alabi (CON)
- Elizabeth Bain (LIB DEM)
- Yasmine Dar (LAB)
- Diane Kosandiak (GREEN)
Northenden
- Sir Oink A-Lot (The Official Monster Raving Loony Party)
- Sylvia Buchan (GREEN)
- Richard Fletcher (LAB)
- Jamie Hoyle (CON)
- Chris Rogers (LIB DEM)
Old Moat
- Laura Bannister (GREEN)
- Garry Bridges (LAB)
- Jon Martin (LIB DEM)
- Ugo Nzeribe (CON)
Piccadilly
- Luke Allan (LIB DEM)
- Malik Haris (CON)
- Scott Robinson (GREEN)
- Samuel Wheeler (LAB)
- Jeffrey Wong (REFORM)
Rusholme
- Ahmed Ali (LAB)
- Jason McLeod (CON)
- Dennis Pirdzuns (GREEN)
- Greg Sammons (LIB DEM)
Sharston
- Brian Candeland (GREEN)
- Daniel Johnson (CON)
- Ellin Saunders (LIB DEM)
- Tim Whiston (LAB)
Whalley Range
- Seb Bate (LIB DEM)
- Laura Potter (GREEN)
- Angeliki Stogia (LAB)
- Praveen Tomar (CON)
Withington
- Becky Chambers (LAB)
- Sam Easterby-Smith (GREEN)
- April Preston (LIB DEM)
- Benjamin Spencer (CON)
Woodhouse Park
- Anna Hablak (LIB DEM)
- Eric Houghton (CON)
- Dave Marsh (LAB)
- Anastasia Wiest (GREEN)
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