Piccadilly (ward)
Piccadilly | |
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_2018.png) Piccadilly electoral ward within Manchester City Council | |
 Coat of arms | |
| Motto: By wisdom and effort | |
 Interactive map of Piccadilly | |
| Coordinates: 53°28′51″N 2°14′02″W / 53.4807°N 2.2340°W | |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Constituent country | England |
| Region | North West England |
| County | Greater Manchester |
| Metropolitan borough | Manchester |
| Created | December 2017 |
| Named after | Piccadilly Gardens and the surrounding area |
| Government UK Parliament constituency: Manchester Central | |
| • Type | Unicameral |
| • Body | Manchester City Council |
| • Leader of the council | Bev Craig (Labour) |
| • Councillor | Ross Steven (Green) |
| • Councillor | Jon-Connor Lyons (Labour) |
| • Councillor | Sam Wheeler (Labour) |
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.[1]
It is represented in Westminster by Lucy Powell Labour Co-op MP for Manchester Central.[2]
Councillors
[edit]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.[1]
The ward is currently represented by Sam Wheeler (Lab)[3] and Jon-Connor Lyons (Lab)[4] and Ross Steven (Green).[5]
| Election | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Sam Wheeler (Lab) | Jon-Connor Lyons (Lab) | Adele Douglas (Lab) | |||
| 2019 | Sam Wheeler (Lab) | Jon-Connor Lyons (Lab) | Adele Douglas (Lab) | |||
| 2021 | Sam Wheeler (Lab) | Jon-Connor Lyons (Lab) | Adele Douglas (Lab) | |||
| 2022 | Sam Wheeler (Lab) | Jon-Connor Lyons (Lab) | Adele Douglas (Lab) | |||
| 2023 | Sam Wheeler (Lab) | Jon-Connor Lyons (Lab) | Adele Douglas (Lab) | |||
| 2024 | Sam Wheeler (Lab) | Jon-Connor Lyons (Lab) | Adele Douglas (Lab) | |||
| 2026 | Sam Wheeler (Lab) | Jon-Connor Lyons (Lab) | Ross Steven (Grn) | |||
indicates seat up for election.
Elections in 2020s
[edit]May 2026
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | Ross Steven | 1,684 | 50.9 |  29.9
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| Labour | Fiona Moinuddin | 1,030 | 31.1 |  28.0
| |
| Liberal Democrats | Kaleem Askar | 325 | 9.8 | 1.8
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| Reform | Peter Beckett | 172 | 5.2 | New | |
| Conservative | Paraic Delahunt | 96 | 2.9 | 4.9
| |
| Majority | 654 | 19.8 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 3,307 | 30.8 | 9.3
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| Green gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
May 2024
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Jon-Connor Lyons* | 1,453 | 56.6 | 5.5
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| Green | Scott Robinson | 815 | 31.8 | 12.1
| |
| Liberal Democrats | Allison Harrison | 140 | 5.5 | 5.7
| |
| Conservative | Praveen Tomar | 129 | 5.0 | 2.0
| |
| Communist Future | Sinead Rylance | 29 | 1.1 | New | |
| Majority | 638 | 24.8 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 26 | 1.0 | |||
| Turnout | 2,582 | 26.90 | |||
| Registered electors | 9,636 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | 8.8
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May 2023
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Samuel Wheeler* | 958 | 48.7 | 6.1
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| Green | Scott Robinson | 725 | 36.9 | 12.9
| |
| Liberal Democrats | Luke Allan | 127 | 6.5 | 19.0
| |
| Conservative | Malik Haris | 100 | 5.1 | 1.9
| |
| Reform | Jeffrey Wong | 45 | 2.3 | N/A | |
| Majority | 233 | 11.8 | 5.3
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| Rejected ballots | 11 | 0.6 | |||
| Turnout | 1966 | ||||
| Registered electors | 8,775 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | 3.4
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May 2022
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Adele Douglas* | 1,057 | 59.1 | 1.9
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| Green | Scott Robinson | 375 | 21.0 | 3.3
| |
| Liberal Democrats | Allison Harrison | 208 | 11.6 | 11.4
| |
| Conservative | Alexander Bramham | 139 | 7.8 | 1.4
| |
| Majority | 682 | 38.1 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 9 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,788 | 21.5 | 1.4
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| Registered electors | 8,329 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | 0.7
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May 2021
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Jon-Connor Lyons* | 1,381 | 62.1 | 4.4
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| Green | Chris Perriam | 438 | 19.7 | 4.6
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| Liberal Democrats | Chris Northwood | 250 | 11.2 | 9.3
| |
| Conservative | Siqi Lin | 156 | 7.0 | 1.3
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| Majority | 943 | 42.4 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 12 | 0.5 | 0.1
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| Turnout | 2,237 | 28.7 | 8.6
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| Registered electors | 7,783 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | 4.5
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Elections in 2010s
[edit]May 2019
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Sam Wheeler* | 596 | 42.6 | 9.7
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| Liberal Democrats | Joe Lynch | 357 | 25.5 | 3.5
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| Green | Brian Candeland | 336 | 24.0 | 0.3
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| Conservative | Paul Wan | 98 | 7.0 | 2.2
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| Majority | 239 | 17.1 | 11.9
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| Rejected ballots | 13 | 0.93 | 0.43
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| Turnout | 1,400 | 19.58 | 0.50
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| Registered electors | 7,149 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | 6.6
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May 2018
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Adele Douglas | 925 | 61.0 | ||
| Labour | Jon-Connor Lyons | 875 | 57.7 | ||
| Labour | Sam Wheeler | 793 | 52.3 | ||
| Green | Kara Ng | 368 | 24.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Martin Browne | 348 | 23.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Joe Lynch | 334 | 22.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Matthew Varnam | 250 | 16.5 | ||
| Conservative | Paul Wan | 140 | 9.2 | ||
| Conservative | Victoria Williams | 124 | 8.2 | ||
| Conservative | Levi Walker | 115 | 7.6 | ||
| Majority | 425 | 28.0 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 6 | 0.40 | |||
| Turnout | 1,516 | 20.08 | |||
| Registered electors | 7,550 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidates | Seats Won | Votes | Vote % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 3 | 3 | 2,593 | 60.70 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 3 | 0 | 932 | 21.82 | |
| Conservative | 3 | 0 | 379 | 8.87 | |
| Green | 1 | 0 | 368 | 8.61 | |
References
[edit]- ^ a b LGBCE (April 2017). Final recommendations on the new electoral arrangements for Manchester City Council (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 February 2018.
- ^ "Lucy Powell MP". parliament.uk. UK Parliament. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
- ^ "Councillor Sam Wheeler". manchester.gov.uk. Manchester City Council. Retrieved 10 May 2026.
- ^ "Councillor Jon-Connor Lyons". manchester.gov.uk. Manchester City Council. Retrieved 10 May 2026.
- ^ "Manchester local election results 2026 in full". Manchester Evening News. 8 May 2026. Retrieved 10 May 2026.
- ^ "3 May 2018 Local Government Election results". manchester.gov.uk. Manchester City Council. 5 May 2018. Archived from the original on 8 May 2018. Retrieved 8 May 2018.