Miles Platting and Newton Heath

Miles Platting and Newton Heath
Miles Platting and Newton Heath
	Miles Platting and Newton Heath electoral ward within Manchester City Council
	Miles Platting and Newton Heath Location within Greater Manchester
Population	14,693 (2011 Census
OS grid reference	SJ8558696962
Metropolitan borough	City of Manchester;
Metropolitan county	Greater Manchester;
Region	North West;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	MANCHESTER
Postcode district	M40
Dialling code	0161
Police	Greater Manchester
Fire	Greater Manchester
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Manchester Central;
Councillors	John Flanagan (Labour); June Hitchin (Labour); Carmine Grimshaw (Labour);
	List of places UK England Greater Manchester 53°28′09″N 2°13′07″W / 53.4692°N 2.2186°W

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.^[1]

Councillors

The three Labour Party councilors who represent the ward are John Flanagan,^[2] June Hitchen^[3] and Carmine Grimshaw.^[4]

Election
2004	John Flanagan (Lab)	June Hitchin (Lab)	Christine Carroll (Lab)
2006	John Flanagan (Lab)	June Hitchin (Lab)	Christine Carroll (Lab)
2007	John Flanagan (Lab)	June Hitchin (Lab)	Christine Carroll (Lab)
2008	John Flanagan (Lab)	June Hitchin (Lab)	Damien O'Connor (Lib Dem)
2010	John Flanagan (Lab)	June Hitchin (Lab)	Damien O'Connor (Lib Dem)
2011	John Flanagan (Lab)	June Hitchin (Lab)	Damien O'Connor (Lib Dem)
2012	John Flanagan (Lab)	June Hitchin (Lab)	Carmine Grimshaw (Lab)
2014	John Flanagan (Lab)	June Hitchin (Lab)	Carmine Grimshaw (Lab)
2015	John Flanagan (Lab)	June Hitchin (Lab)	Carmine Grimshaw (Lab)
2016	John Flanagan (Lab)	June Hitchin (Lab)	Carmine Grimshaw (Lab)
2018	John Flanagan (Lab)	June Hitchin (Lab)	Carmine Grimshaw (Lab)
2019	John Flanagan (Lab)	June Hitchin (Lab)	Carmine Grimshaw (Lab)
2021	John Flanagan (Lab)	June Hitchin (Lab)	Carmine Grimshaw (Lab)

indicates seat up for re-election.

* denotes incumbent councillor seeking re-election.

2021
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	June Hitchin*	1,997	69.8	10.3
	Conservative	Paul Wan	336	11.7	1.3
	Green	Paul Hodges	269	9.4	5.6
	Reform UK	Derek Brocklehurst	140	4.9	New
	Liberal Democrats	Samuel Olanrewaju	118	4.1	New
Majority			1,661	58.1
Rejected ballots			32	1.1
Turnout			2,892	22.2	0.2
Registered electors			13,032
	Labour hold		Swing	5.8

2019
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Flanagan*	1,601	60.3	3.0
	UKIP	Christopher Owen	459	17.3	6.7
	Green	Stephanie Wyatt	213	8.0	1.6
	Independent	Francesco Falcioni	133	5.0	n/a
	Conservative	Michael Ciotkowski	128	4.8	4.0
	Liberal Democrats	Simon Lepori	101	3.8	n/a
Majority			1,142	43.0	9.7
Rejected ballots			21	0.79
Turnout			2,656	21.25	1.1
Registered electors			12,499
	Labour hold		Swing	4.95

2018^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Carmine Grimshaw*	1,969	70.5
	Labour	June Hitchen*	1,953	69.9
	Labour	John Flanaghan*	1,769	63.3
	UKIP	Martin Power	297	10.6
	Conservative	Beverley Cottrell	276	9.9
	Green	Paul Madley	268	9.6
	Conservative	Vera Berry	250	8.9
	Conservative	Jacqueline Mountaine	212	7.6
	TUSC	Bridget Taylor	115	4.1
Majority
Turnout			2,794	22.4
	Labour win (new boundaries)
	Labour win (new boundaries)
	Labour win (new boundaries)

2016
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Carmine Geatano Grimshaw*	1,938	78.49
	Conservative	Harry Kagkouras	193	7.82
	Green	Isobel Mary Patience	134	5.43
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Martin Kilpatrick	116	4.70
	TUSC	Bridget Taylor	88	3.56
Majority			1,745	70.68
Turnout			2,469	24.12
	Labour hold		Swing

2015
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	June Hitchen*	3,635	73.1	+4.8
	Conservative	Harry Kagouras	530	10.7	+7.1
	Green	Nathan Rae	350	7.0	+3.4
	Liberal Democrats	John Richard Bridges	257	5.2	−13.0
	TUSC	Tom Simpson	202	4.0	N/A
Majority			3,105	62.4
Turnout			4,974	47.4	+19.5
	Labour hold		Swing

2014
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	John Flanagan	1,826	65.24
	BNP	Gareth Black	397	14.18
	Green	Jake Lay	242	8.65
	Conservative	Benjamin John Michael Thacker	190	6.79
	Liberal Democrats	Grace Baynham	144	5.14
Majority			1,429	51.1
Turnout			2,799	25.82
	Labour hold		Swing

2012
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Carmine Grimshaw	1,807	65.0	+25.5
	Liberal Democrats	Damien O'Connor*	830	29.8	−15.8
	Green	Jacob Lay	145	5.2	+2.6
Majority			977	35
Turnout			2,782	25.76
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

2011
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	June Hitchen*	2,039	68.3	+25.7
	Liberal Democrats	Victoria Roberts	544	18.2	−22.4
	BNP	Joseph Cegla	186	6.2	−2.0
	Conservative	Natalie Chapman	108	3.6	−0.4
	Green	Christopher Hyland	108	3.6	+1.2
Majority			1,495	50.1
Turnout			2,985	27.9
	Labour hold		Swing

2010
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Flanagan*	2,402	50.1	+10.6
	Liberal Democrats	Gerry Diamond	1,596	33.3	−12.3
	BNP	John O'Shaughnessy	400	8.3	+0.4
	Conservative	Sheraz Sherazi	265	5.5	+0.9
	Green	Christopher Hyland	80	1.7	−0.9
	Libertarian	Stuart Charles Heal	55	1.1	+1.1
Majority			806	16.8	+11.0
Turnout			4,79	45.8	+14.8
	Labour hold		Swing	+11.4

^ "City of Manchester Ward population 2011". Retrieved 5 January 2016.
^ "John Flanagan". manchester.gov.uk. Manchester City Council. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
^ "June Hitchen". manchester.gov.uk. Manchester City Council. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
^ "Carmine Grimshaw". manchester.gov.uk. Manchester City Council. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
^ "Election results (wards M to W)". manchester.gov.uk. Manchester City Council. 4 May 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2018.