Gorton North
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Use British English|date=June 2025}}
{{Infobox UK place
| map_type = Greater Manchester
| country = England
| official_name = Gorton North
| coordinates = {{coord|53.4599|-2.1707|display=inline,title}}
| population = 16,440
| population_ref = (2011)
| metropolitan_borough = City of Manchester
| metropolitan_county = Greater Manchester
| region = North West England
| constituency_westminster = Manchester Gorton
| councillor1 = Nilofar Siddiqi
| party1 = Labour
| councillor2 = John Hughes
| party2 = Labour
| councillor3 = Afia Kamal
| party3 = Labour
| post_town = MANCHESTER
| postcode_district = M12
| postcode_area = M
| dial_code = 0161
| os_grid_reference = SJ8876395919
| static_image_name = The Old Gorton Monastery on Gorton Lane - geograph.org.uk - 4702.jpg
| static_image_width = 240px
| static_image_caption = Gorton Monastery on Gorton Lane
}}
Gorton North is a defunct local government ward in the Gorton area of the City of Manchester. The population of Gorton North ward at the 2011 census was 16,440.{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=13689209&c=M12+5WF&d=14&e=62&g=6342748&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=0&s=1490264540344&enc=1|title=City of Manchester ward population 2011|accessdate=23 March 2017|archive-date=24 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170324000238/http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=13689209&c=M12+5WF&d=14&e=62&g=6342748&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=0&s=1490264540344&enc=1|url-status=dead}} Under boundary changes by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England (LGBCE) the ward was abolished and replaced with the new electoral ward Gorton and Abbey Hey from May 2018.{{cite book | last = LGBCE | author-link = Local Government Boundary Commission for England | title = Final recommendations on the new electoral arrangements for Manchester City Council | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180204192110/http://www.lgbce.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0014/33017/Manchester-Final-Recommendations.pdf | archive-date = 4 February 2018 | url = http://www.lgbce.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0014/33017/Manchester-Final-Recommendations.pdf | publisher = Local Government Boundary Commission for England | date = April 2017 }}
Governance
File:Gorton North (Manchester City Council ward).png.]]
Gorton North was in the parliamentary constituency of Manchester Gorton. It was represented in Westminster by Afzal Khan since June 2017.{{cite web | title = Afzal Khan MP | url = https://www.parliament.uk/biographies/commons/afzal-khan/4671 | website = parliament.uk | publisher = UK Parliament | accessdate = 3 February 2018 | archive-date = 17 January 2018 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180117195705/http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/commons/afzal-khan/4671 | url-status = live }} The city councillors for the ward are Nilofar Siddiqi (Labour), John Hughes (Labour) and Afia Kamal (Labour).{{cite web | title = Gorton North Councillors | url = http://www.manchester.gov.uk/site/scripts/councillors.php?viewBy=specificWard&wardID=18 | website = manchester.gov.uk | publisher = Manchester City Council | access-date = 23 March 2017 | archive-date = 23 March 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170323233825/http://www.manchester.gov.uk/site/scripts/councillors.php?viewBy=specificWard&wardID=18 | url-status = live }} Historically Gorton North was a safe Labour seat. Previous Labour councillors for Gorton North were Colin Brierley, Tom Hamnett and Anne Unwin (previously Anne McQueen).
;Councillors
Nilofar Siddiqi (Lab), John Hughes (Lab), and Afia Kamal (Lab)
| class="wikitable" | |||
| Election | colspan="2"|Councillor | colspan="2"|Councillor | colspan="2"|Councillor |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004
| style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}" | |bgcolor="#99CCFF"| Bernadette Newing (Lib Dem) | style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}" | |bgcolor="#99CCFF"| Wendy Helsby (Lib Dem) |style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}" | |bgcolor="#99CCFF"| Jacqueline Pearcey (Lib Dem) | |||
| 2006
|style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | |bgcolor="#99CCFF"| Nilofar Siddiqi (Lab) | style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}" | | Wendy Helsby (Lib Dem) | style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}" | | Jacqueline Pearcey (Lib Dem) | |||
| 2007
|style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | | Nilofar Siddiqi (Lab) | style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}" | |bgcolor="#99CCFF"| Wendy Helsby (Lib Dem) | style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}" | | Jacqueline Pearcey (Lib Dem) | |||
| 2008
|style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | | Nilofar Siddiqi (Lab) | style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}" | | Wendy Helsby (Lib Dem) | style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}" | |bgcolor="#99CCFF"| Jacqueline Pearcey (Lib Dem) | |||
| 2010
|style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | |bgcolor="#99CCFF"| Nilofar Siddiqi (Lab) | style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}" | | Wendy Helsby (Lib Dem) | style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}" | | Jacqueline Pearcey (Lib Dem) | |||
| 2011
|style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | | Nilofar Siddiqi (Lab) |style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | |bgcolor="#99CCFF"| John Hughes (Lab) | style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}" | | Jacqueline Pearcey (Lib Dem) | |||
| 2012
|style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | | Nilofar Siddiqi (Lab) |style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | | John Hughes (Lab) | style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | |bgcolor="#99CCFF"| Afia Kamal (Lab) | |||
| 2014
|style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | |bgcolor="#99CCFF"| Nilofar Siddiqi (Lab) |style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | | John Hughes (Lab) | style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | | Afia Kamal (Lab) | |||
| 2015
|style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | | Nilofar Siddiqi (Lab) |style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | |bgcolor="#99CCFF"| John Hughes (Lab) | style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | | Afia Kamal (Lab) | |||
| 2016
|style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | | Nilofar Siddiqi (Lab) |style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | | John Hughes (Lab) | style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | |bgcolor="#99CCFF"| Afia Kamal (Lab) | |||
| 2018
| style="background-color: {{party color|Independent (politician)}}"| | bgcolor="#FF8C00"| Ward abolished | style="background-color: {{party color|Independent (politician)}}"| | bgcolor="#FF8C00"| Ward abolished | style="background-color: {{party color|Independent (politician)}}"| | bgcolor="#FF8C00"| Ward abolished |
{{Color box|#99CCFF|border=darkgray}} indicates seat up for re-election.
{{Color box|#FF8C00|border=darkgray}} indicates ward abolished and replaced with new ward: Gorton and Abbey Hey.
Geography
Gorton North was bounded by the neighbourhoods of Bradford to the north, Ardwick to the east, Longsight and Gorton South to the south and Fairfield, Tameside to the west. It contained Belle Vue Stadium and Gorton Monastery.
References
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External links
- [http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=13689209&c=M12+5WF&d=14&e=62&g=6342748&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=0&s=1490264540344&enc=1 Office for National Statistics] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170324000238/http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=13689209&c=M12+5WF&d=14&e=62&g=6342748&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=0&s=1490264540344&enc=1 |date=24 March 2017 }}
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Category:Manchester City Council Wards
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