Miles Platting and Newton Heath
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Use British English|date=June 2025}}
{{Infobox UK place
| country = England
| map_type = Greater Manchester
| official_name = Miles Platting and Newton Heath
| coordinates = {{coord|53.4692|-2.2186|display=inline,title}}
| population = 14,693
| population_ref = (2011 Census
| metropolitan_borough = City of Manchester
| metropolitan_county = Greater Manchester
| region = North West England
| constituency_westminster = Manchester Central
| councillor1 = John Flanagan
| party1 = Labour
| councillor2 = June Hitchin
| party2 = Labour
| councillor3 = Carmine Grimshaw
| party3 = Labour
| post_town = MANCHESTER
| postcode_area = M
| postcode_district = M40
| dial_code = 0161
| os_grid_reference = SJ8558696962
| static_image_name = Miles Platting and Newton Heath (Manchester City Council ward) 2018.png
| static_image_width = 240px
| static_image_caption = Miles Platting and Newton Heath electoral ward within Manchester City Council
}}
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.{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=13689216&c=Miles+Platting&d=14&e=62&g=6342473&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1451995064574&enc=1|title=City of Manchester Ward population 2011|accessdate=5 January 2016}}
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Councillors
File:Rochdale Canal at Newton Heath - geograph.org.uk - 1551.jpg at Newton Heath.]]
The three Labour Party councilors who represent the ward are John Flanagan,{{cite web | title = John Flanagan | url = http://www.manchester.gov.uk/site/custom_scripts/councillors/index.php?cllr-id=92&cllr-type=id | website = manchester.gov.uk | publisher = Manchester City Council | access-date = 24 May 2018 }} June Hitchen{{cite web | title = June Hitchen | url = http://www.manchester.gov.uk/site/custom_scripts/councillors/index.php?cllr-id=94&cllr-type=id | website = manchester.gov.uk | publisher = Manchester City Council | access-date = 24 May 2018 }} and Carmine Grimshaw.{{cite web | title = Carmine Grimshaw | url = http://www.manchester.gov.uk/site/custom_scripts/councillors/index.php?cllr-id=262&cllr-type=id | website = manchester.gov.uk | publisher = Manchester City Council | access-date = 24 May 2018 }}
| class="wikitable" | |||
| Election | colspan="2"|Councillor | colspan="2"|Councillor | colspan="2"|Councillor |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004
|style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | |bgcolor="#99CCFF"| John Flanagan (Lab) | style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | |bgcolor="#99CCFF"| June Hitchin (Lab) | style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | |bgcolor="#99CCFF"| Christine Carroll (Lab) | |||
| 2006
|style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | |bgcolor="#99CCFF"| John Flanagan (Lab) | style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | | June Hitchin (Lab) | style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | | Christine Carroll (Lab) | |||
| 2007
|style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | | John Flanagan (Lab) | style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | |bgcolor="#99CCFF"| June Hitchin (Lab) | style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | | Christine Carroll (Lab) | |||
| 2008
|style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | | John Flanagan (Lab) | style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | | June Hitchin (Lab) |style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}" | |bgcolor="#99CCFF"| Damien O'Connor (Lib Dem) | |||
| 2010
|style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | |bgcolor="#99CCFF"| John Flanagan (Lab) | style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | | June Hitchin (Lab) |style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}" | | Damien O'Connor (Lib Dem) | |||
| 2011
|style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | | John Flanagan (Lab) | style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | |bgcolor="#99CCFF"| June Hitchin (Lab) |style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}" | | Damien O'Connor (Lib Dem) | |||
| 2012
|style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | | John Flanagan (Lab) | style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | | June Hitchin (Lab) | style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | |bgcolor="#99CCFF"| Carmine Grimshaw (Lab) | |||
| 2014
|style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | |bgcolor="#99CCFF"| John Flanagan (Lab) | style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | | June Hitchin (Lab) | style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | | Carmine Grimshaw (Lab) | |||
| 2015
|style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | | John Flanagan (Lab) | style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | |bgcolor="#99CCFF"| June Hitchin (Lab) | style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | | Carmine Grimshaw (Lab) | |||
| 2016
|style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | | John Flanagan (Lab) | style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | | June Hitchin (Lab) | style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | | bgcolor="#99CCFF"| Carmine Grimshaw (Lab) | |||
| 2018
| style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | | bgcolor="#99CCFF"| John Flanagan (Lab) | style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | | bgcolor="#99CCFF"| June Hitchin (Lab) | style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | | bgcolor="#99CCFF"| Carmine Grimshaw (Lab) | |||
| 2019
{{Elected official with party link | party=Labour Party (UK)|name=John Flanagan |bgcolor=#99CCFF}}
{{Elected official with party link | party=Labour Party (UK)|name=June Hitchin }}
{{Elected official with party link | party=Labour Party (UK)|name=Carmine Grimshaw }} |
| 2021
{{Elected official with party link | party=Labour Party (UK)|name=John Flanagan }}
{{Elected official with party link | party=Labour Party (UK)|name=June Hitchin |bgcolor=#99CCFF}}
{{Elected official with party link | party=Labour Party (UK)|name=Carmine Grimshaw }} |
{{Color box|#99CCFF|border=darkgray}} indicates seat up for re-election.
Elections in 2020s
= May 2021 =
{{Election box begin | title=2021}}
{{trim|{{#section-h:2021 Manchester City Council election|Miles Platting and Newton Heath}}}}
Elections in 2010s
= May 2019 =
{{Election box begin | title=2019}}
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= May 2018 =
{{Election box begin | title=2018{{cite web | title = Election results (wards M to W) | url = http://www.manchester.gov.uk/info/362/elections_and_voting/7644/3_may_2018_local_government_election_results/3 | website = manchester.gov.uk | publisher = Manchester City Council | date = 4 May 2018 | access-date = 24 May 2018}}}}
{{trim|{{#section-h:2018 Manchester City Council election|Miles Platting and Newton Heath}}}}
= May 2016 =
{{Election box begin | title=2016}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Carmine Geatano Grimshaw*
|votes = 1,938
|percentage = 78.49
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Harry Kagkouras
|votes = 193
|percentage = 7.82
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Isobel Mary Patience
|votes = 134
|percentage = 5.43
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Richard Martin Kilpatrick
|votes = 116
|percentage = 4.70
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
|candidate = Bridget Taylor
|votes = 88
|percentage = 3.56
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,745
|percentage = 70.68
|change =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 2,469
|percentage = 24.12
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
= May 2015 =
{{Election box begin | title=2015}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = June Hitchen*
|votes = 3,635
|percentage = 73.1
|change = +4.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Harry Kagouras
|votes = 530
|percentage = 10.7
|change = +7.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Nathan Rae
|votes = 350
|percentage = 7.0
|change = +3.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = John Richard Bridges
|votes = 257
|percentage = 5.2
|change = -13.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
|candidate = Tom Simpson
|votes = 202
|percentage = 4.0
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 3,105
|percentage = 62.4
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 4,974
|percentage = 47.4
|change = +19.5
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
= May 2014 =
{{Election box begin | title=2014}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = John Flanagan
|votes = 1,826
|percentage = 65.24
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = British National Party
|candidate = Gareth Black
|votes = 397
|percentage = 14.18
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Jake Lay
|votes = 242
|percentage = 8.65
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Benjamin John Michael Thacker
|votes = 190
|percentage = 6.79
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Grace Baynham
|votes = 144
|percentage = 5.14
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,429
|percentage = 51.1
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 2,799
|percentage = 25.82
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
= May 2012 =
{{Election box begin | title=2012}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Carmine Grimshaw
|votes = 1,807
|percentage = 65.0
|change = +25.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Damien O'Connor*
|votes = 830
|percentage = 29.8
|change = -15.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Jacob Lay
|votes = 145
|percentage = 5.2
|change = +2.6
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 977
|percentage = 35
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 2,782
|percentage = 25.76
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|loser = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
= May 2011 =
{{Election box begin | title=2011}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = June Hitchen*
|votes = 2,039
|percentage = 68.3
|change = +25.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Victoria Roberts
|votes = 544
|percentage = 18.2
|change = -22.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = British National Party
|candidate = Joseph Cegla
|votes = 186
|percentage = 6.2
|change = -2.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Natalie Chapman
|votes = 108
|percentage = 3.6
|change = -0.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Christopher Hyland
|votes = 108
|percentage = 3.6
|change = +1.2
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,495
|percentage = 50.1
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 2,985
|percentage = 27.9
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
= May 2010 =
{{Election box begin | title=2010}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = John Flanagan*
|votes = 2,402
|percentage = 50.1
|change = +10.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Gerry Diamond
|votes = 1,596
|percentage = 33.3
|change = -12.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = British National Party
|candidate = John O'Shaughnessy
|votes = 400
|percentage = 8.3
|change = +0.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Sheraz Sherazi
|votes = 265
|percentage = 5.5
|change = +0.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Christopher Hyland
|votes = 80
|percentage = 1.7
|change = -0.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Libertarian Party (UK)
|candidate = Stuart Charles Heal
|votes = 55
|percentage = 1.1
|change = +1.1
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 806
|percentage = 16.8
|change = +11.0
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 4,79
|percentage = 45.8
|change = +14.8
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = +11.4
}}
{{Election box end}}