Gorton North
Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English Template:Short descriptionScript error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 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.[1] 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.[2]
Governance
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Gorton North was in the parliamentary constituency of Manchester Gorton. It was represented in Westminster by Afzal Khan since June 2017.[3] The city councillors for the ward are Nilofar Siddiqi (Labour), John Hughes (Labour) and Afia Kamal (Labour).[4] 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)
| Election | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Bernadette Newing (Lib Dem) | style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Wendy Helsby (Lib Dem) | style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Jacqueline Pearcey (Lib Dem) |
| 2006 | style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Nilofar Siddiqi (Lab) | style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Wendy Helsby (Lib Dem) | style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Jacqueline Pearcey (Lib Dem) |
| 2007 | style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Nilofar Siddiqi (Lab) | style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Wendy Helsby (Lib Dem) | style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Jacqueline Pearcey (Lib Dem) |
| 2008 | style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Nilofar Siddiqi (Lab) | style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Wendy Helsby (Lib Dem) | style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Jacqueline Pearcey (Lib Dem) |
| 2010 | style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Nilofar Siddiqi (Lab) | style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Wendy Helsby (Lib Dem) | style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Jacqueline Pearcey (Lib Dem) |
| 2011 | style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Nilofar Siddiqi (Lab) | style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | John Hughes (Lab) | style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Jacqueline Pearcey (Lib Dem) |
| 2012 | style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Nilofar Siddiqi (Lab) | style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | John Hughes (Lab) | style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Afia Kamal (Lab) |
| 2014 | style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Nilofar Siddiqi (Lab) | style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | John Hughes (Lab) | style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Afia Kamal (Lab) |
| 2015 | style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Nilofar Siddiqi (Lab) | style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | John Hughes (Lab) | style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Afia Kamal (Lab) |
| 2016 | style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Nilofar Siddiqi (Lab) | style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | John Hughes (Lab) | style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | Afia Kamal (Lab) |
| 2018 | style="background-color: Template:Party color"| | Ward abolished | style="background-color: Template:Party color"| | Ward abolished | style="background-color: Template:Party color"| | Ward abolished |
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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.
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