Gorton South
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Use British English|date=June 2025}}
{{Infobox UK place
| map_type = Greater Manchester
| country = England
| official_name = Gorton South
| coordinates = {{coord|53.4554|-2.1812|display=inline,title}}
| population = 19,615
| population_ref = (2011)
| metropolitan_borough = City of Manchester
| metropolitan_county = Greater Manchester
| region = North West England
| constituency_westminster = Manchester Gorton
| councillor1 = Julie Reid
| party1 = Labour
| councillor2 = Peter Cookson
| party2 = Labour
| councillor3 = Bernard Stone
| party3 = Labour
| post_town = MANCHESTER
| postcode_district = M18
| postcode_area = M
| dial_code = 0161
| os_grid_reference = SJ8806595420
| static_image_name = Levenshulme Road, Ryder Brow - panoramio.jpg
| static_image_width = 240px
| static_image_caption = Levenshulme Road, Ryder Brow in Gorton South
}}
Gorton South is a defunct Local Government ward in the Gorton area of the City of Manchester. The population of Gorton South ward at the 2011 census was 19,615.{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=13689210&c=M18+7PR&d=14&e=62&g=6342812&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=0&s=1490266796844&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/20170324000457/http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=13689210&c=M18%207PR&d=14&e=62&g=6342812&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=0&s=1490266796844&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 South (Manchester City Council ward).png.]]
Gorton South is in the parliamentary constituency of Manchester Gorton. It has been 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}} The city councillors for the ward are Julie Reid (Labour), Peter Cookson (Labour) and Bernard Stone (Labour).{{cite web | title = Gorton South Councillors | url = http://www.manchester.gov.uk/site/scripts/councillors.php?viewBy=specificWard&wardID=12 | website = manchester.gov.uk | publisher = Manchester City Council | access-date = 23 March 2017 }}
The area was previously represented by James Ashley who was Lord Mayor of Manchester at the time of his death in 2006.{{cite news | last = Staff writer | title = Mayor loses cancer battle | url = http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/local-news/mayor-loses-cancer-battle-1040701 | work = Manchester Evening News | publisher = Trinity Mirror | date = 18 August 2006 | access-date = 23 March 2017 }}
;Councillors
Julie Reid (Lab), Peter Cookson (Lab), and Bernard Stone (Lab)
| class="wikitable" | |||
| Election | colspan="2"|Councillor | colspan="2"|Councillor | colspan="2"|Councillor |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004
| style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}" | |bgcolor="#99CCFF"| John Bridges (Lib Dem) | style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}" | |bgcolor="#99CCFF"| Simon Ashley (Lib Dem) |style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}" | |bgcolor="#99CCFF"| James Ashley (Lib Dem) | |||
| 2006
|style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}" | |bgcolor="#99CCFF"| John Bridges (Lib Dem) | style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}" | | Simon Ashley (Lib Dem) | style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}" | | James Ashley (Lib Dem) | |||
| By-election 19 October 2006{{cite web | title = Gorton South ward local by-election - Thursday 19 October 2006 | url = http://www.manchester.gov.uk/directory_record/224173/gorton_south_ward_local_by-election_-_thursday_19_october_2006/category/1393/local_by-elections | website = manchester.gov.uk | publisher = Manchester City Council | date = 19 October 2006 | access-date = 30 April 2017}} |style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}" | | John Bridges (Lib Dem) | style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}" | | Simon Ashley (Lib Dem) | style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}" | |bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| Charles Glover (Lib Dem) | |||
| 2007
|style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}" | | John Bridges (Lib Dem) | style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}" | |bgcolor="#99CCFF"| Simon Ashley (Lib Dem) | style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}" | | Charles Glover (Lib Dem) | |||
| 2008
|style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}" | | John Bridges (Lib Dem) | style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}" | | Simon Ashley (Lib Dem) | style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}" | |bgcolor="#99CCFF"| Charles Glover (Lib Dem) | |||
| 2010
|style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | |bgcolor="#99CCFF"| Julie Reid (Lab) | style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}" | | Simon Ashley (Lib Dem) | style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}" | | Charles Glover (Lib Dem) | |||
| 2011
|style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | | Julie Reid (Lab) |style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | |bgcolor="#99CCFF"| Peter Cookson (Lab) | style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}" | | Charles Glover (Lib Dem) | |||
| 2012
|style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | | Julie Reid (Lab) |style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | | Peter Cookson (Lab) | style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | |bgcolor="#99CCFF"| Bernard Stone (Lab) | |||
| 2014
|style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | |bgcolor="#99CCFF"| Julie Reid (Lab) |style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | | Peter Cookson (Lab) | style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | | Bernard Stone (Lab) | |||
| 2015
|style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | | Julie Reid (Lab) |style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | |bgcolor="#99CCFF"| Peter Cookson (Lab) | style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | | Bernard Stone (Lab) | |||
| 2016
|style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | | Julie Reid (Lab) |style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | | Peter Cookson (Lab) | style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | |bgcolor="#99CCFF"| Bernard Stone (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|#C0C0C0|border=darkgray}} indicates seat won in by-election.
{{Color box|#FF8C00|border=darkgray}} indicates ward abolished and replaced with new ward: Gorton and Abbey Hey.
Geography
Gorton South is bounded by the neighbourhoods of Gorton North to the north, Longsight to the east, Levenshulme to the south and Denton West and Reddish North to the west.
References
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External links
- [http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=13689210&c=M18+7PR&d=14&e=62&g=6342812&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=0&s=1490266796844&enc=1 Office for National Statistics] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170324000457/http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=13689210&c=M18+7PR&d=14&e=62&g=6342812&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=0&s=1490266796844&enc=1 |date=24 March 2017 }}
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Category:Manchester City Council Wards
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