Piccadilly (ward)
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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name = Piccadilly
| settlement_type = Electoral ward
| image_skyline = Piccadilly (Manchester City Council ward) 2018.png
| image_alt =
| image_caption = Piccadilly electoral ward within Manchester City Council
| image_shield = Arms of the City of Manchester.svg
| shield_alt =
| etymology =
| nickname =
| motto = By wisdom and effort
| coordinates = {{coord|53.4807|-2.2340|region:GB-MAN_type:adm3rd|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = United Kingdom
| subdivision_type1 = Constituent country
| subdivision_name1 = England
| subdivision_type2 = Region
| subdivision_name2 = North West England
| subdivision_type3 = County
| subdivision_name3 = Greater Manchester
| subdivision_type4 = Metropolitan borough
| subdivision_name4 = Manchester
| established_title = Created
| established_date = December 2017
| named_for = Piccadilly Gardens and the surrounding area
| government_footnotes = {{space}} UK Parliament constituency: Manchester Central
| government_type = Unicameral
| governing_body = Manchester City Council
| leader_party = Labour
| leader_title = Leader of the council
| leader_name = Bev Craig
| leader_title1 = Councillor
| leader_name1 = Adele Douglas (Labour)
| leader_title2 = Councillor
| leader_name2 = Jon-Connor Lyons (Labour)
| leader_title3 = Councillor
| leader_name3 = Sam Wheeler (Labour)
| area_total_sq_mi =
| population_total =
| footnotes =
| website =
}}
The Piccadilly electoral ward of Manchester City Council was created by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England to replace parts of the City Centre and Ancoats & Clayton wards in 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 }}
It is represented in Westminster by Lucy Powell Labour Co-op MP for Manchester Central.{{cite web | title= Lucy Powell MP | url = https://www.parliament.uk/biographies/commons/lucy-powell/4263 | website = parliament.uk | publisher = UK Parliament | access-date=5 February 2018}}
Councillors
The ward is represented by three councillors on the city council. The first councillors for the new ward were elected in the local elections 2018; the candidate with the most votes receiving a 4-year term, second-most votes a 2-year term and third-most votes a 1-year term. From 2019 the council returns to electing one-third of councillors at each election.
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Election | colspan="2"|Councillor | colspan="2"|Councillor | colspan="2"|Councillor |
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2018
{{Elected official with party link | party=Labour Party (UK)|name=Sam Wheeler|bgcolor=#99CCFF}}
{{Elected official with party link | party=Labour Party (UK)|name=Jon-Connor Lyons|bgcolor=#99CCFF}}
{{Elected official with party link | party=Labour Party (UK)|name=Adele Douglas|bgcolor=#99CCFF}} |
2019
{{Elected official with party link | party=Labour Party (UK)|name=Sam Wheeler|bgcolor=#99CCFF}}
{{Elected official with party link | party=Labour Party (UK)|name=Jon-Connor Lyons}}
{{Elected official with party link | party=Labour Party (UK)|name=Adele Douglas}} |
2021
{{Elected official with party link | party=Labour Party (UK)|name=Sam Wheeler}}
{{Elected official with party link | party=Labour Party (UK)|name=Jon-Connor Lyons|bgcolor=#99CCFF}}
{{Elected official with party link | party=Labour Party (UK)|name=Adele Douglas}} |
{{Color box|#99CCFF|border=darkgray}} indicates seat up for election.
Elections in 2020s
= May 2021 =
{{Election box begin | title=2021}}
{{trim|{{#section-h:2021 Manchester City Council election|Piccadilly}}}}
Elections in 2010s
= May 2019 =
{{Election box begin | title=2019}}
{{trim|{{#section-h:2019 Manchester City Council election|Piccadilly}}}}
= May 2018 =
{{Election box begin | title=2018{{cite web | title = 3 May 2018 Local Government Election results | 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 = 5 May 2018 | access-date = 8 May 2018 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180508140846/http://www.manchester.gov.uk/info/362/elections_and_voting/7644/3_may_2018_local_government_election_results/3 | archive-date = 8 May 2018 | url-status = dead }}}}
{{trim|{{#section-h:2018 Manchester City Council election|Piccadilly}}}}
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colspan=2 | Party | scope="col" text-align="right" | Candidates | Seats Won | Votes | Vote % |
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| {{Party name with colour|Labour Party (UK)}} | 3 | 3 | 2,593 | 60.70 |
{{Party name with colour|Liberal Democrats (UK)}} | 3 | 0 | 932 | 21.82 |
{{Party name with colour|Conservative Party (UK)}} | 3 | 0 | 379 | 8.87 |
{{Party name with colour|Green Party of England and Wales}} | 1 | 0 | 368 | 8.61 |