Charlestown is a
ward in the suburban north of the
city
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of
Manchester
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, England. The population of the ward at the
2011 census was 14,332.
Voters from this ward elect three councillors to
Manchester City Council
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.
The Ward lies mostly within the lower part of the suburb of
Blackley
Blackley is a suburban area of Manchester, in the county of Greater Manchester, England. Historically in Lancashire, it is approximately north of Manchester city centre, on the River Irk.
History
The hamlet of Blackley was mentioned in the Do ...
, with Blackley Golf club acting as the ward boundary. Different parts of this ward are represented by different MPs following boundary changes in 2018; the majority of the ward is part of the
Blackley and Broughton constituency but a small portion (in Moston) is part of the
Manchester Central constituency.
Councillors
Three councillors serve the ward: Basil Curley (Lab), Hannah Priest (Lab), and Veronica Kirkpatrick (Lab),
indicates seat up for re-election.
indicates seat won in by-election.
Elections in 2020s
* denotes incumbent councillor seeking re-election.
May 2021
Elections in 2010s
May 2019
May 2018
May 2016
May 2015
May 2014
May 2012
May 2011
May 2010
Elections in 2000s
References
{{Manchester
Manchester City Council Wards