Gorton South was an electoral division of Manchester City Council which was represented from 1909 until 2018. It covered parts of Gorton and Levenshulme in East Manchester.
Overview
Gorton South ward was created in 1909,CIVIC ELECTIONS, Manchester Courier, November 2, 1909, p.9 as a result of the Manchester Extension Scheme 1909, which transferred the urban districts of Gorton and Levenshulme to the Manchester corporation.GREATER MANCHESTER, Manchester Guardian, January 27, 1909, p.9 Its initial boundaries were unaffected by city-wide boundary revisions in 1919. After boundary revisions in 1950,"Tories' Net Gain of Two Seats in Manchester", Manchester Guardian, May 12, 1950, p. 8 the ward's northern boundary became Hyde Road, further revisions in 1971 left the ward's boundaries in place.Council graph shows new records, The Guardian, May 24, 1971, p.6 In 1982,Manchester City Council Election Results, 2nd Edition, Swarbrick (1993). a large part of Levenshulme was transferred to the ward from the Levenshulme ward. Following another boundary revision in 2004, the ward's northern boundary became the Gore Brook.Manchester Evening News, 11 June 2004. In 2018, the ward was abolished, and its remaining area was divided between the new Gorton and Abbey Hey ward and the Levenshulme and Longsight wards.Manchester City Council's submission on Warding Patterns John Leech
From 1909 until 1918, the ward formed part of the Gorton Parliamentary constituency.Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 c.23, Schedule 6: Divisions of Boroughs From 1918 until its abolition, it was part of the Manchester Gorton Parliamentary constituency.
Councillors
ElectionCouncillorCouncillorCouncillor 1909 T. R. Day (Ind) S. Hague (Lab) G. A. Genny (Lib) 1910 T. R. Day (Ind) S. Hague (Lab) T. Lowth (Lab) 1911 T. R. Day (Ind) S. Hague (Lab) T. Lowth (Lab) 1912 T. R. Day (Ind) S. Hague (Lab) T. Lowth (Lab) 1913 T. R. Day (Ind) S. Hague (Lab) R. J. Davies (Lab) 1914 T. R. Day (Ind) S. Hague (Lab) R. J. Davies (Lab) 1919 A. Lee (Lab) S. Hague (Lab) R. J. Davies (Lab) 1920 A. Lee (Lab) S. Hague (Lab) R. J. Davies (Lab) 1921 A. Lee (Lab) S. Hague (Lab) R. J. Davies (Lab) 1922 A. Lee (Lab) S. Hague (Lab) R. J. Davies (Lab) 1923 A. Lee (Lab) S. Hague (Lab) E. C. Wilkinson (Lab) 1924 A. Lee (Lab) J. Brown (Lab) E. C. Wilkinson (Lab) 1925 A. Lee (Lab) J. Brown (Lab) E. C. Wilkinson (Lab) 1926 A. Lee (Lab) J. Brown (Lab) T. H. Adams (Lab) 1927 A. Lee (Lab) J. Brown (Lab) T. H. Adams (Lab) 1928 A. Lee (Lab) J. Brown (Lab) T. H. Adams (Lab) 1929 A. Lee (Lab) J. Brown (Lab) T. H. Adams (Lab) 1930 A. Lee (Lab) J. H. Cox (Lab) T. H. Adams (Lab) 1931 A. Lee (Lab) J. H. Cox (Lab) T. H. Adams (Lab) September 1932 A. Lee (Lab) J. H. Cox (ILP) T. H. Adams (Lab) 1932 A. Lee (Lab) J. H. Cox (ILP) T. H. Adams (Lab) 1933 A. Lee (Lab) G. R. Leslie (Lab) T. H. Adams (Lab) 1934 A. Lee (Lab) G. R. Leslie (Lab) T. H. Adams (Lab) 1935 A. Lee (Lab) G. R. Leslie (Lab) T. H. Adams (Lab) July 1936 J. Sutton(Lab) G. R. Leslie (Lab) T. H. Adams (Lab) 1936 J. Sutton (Lab) G. R. Leslie (Lab) T. H. Adams (Lab) 1937 J. Sutton (Lab) G. R. Leslie (Lab) T. H. Adams (Lab) 1938 J. Sutton (Lab) G. R. Leslie (Lab) T. H. Adams (Lab) 1945 J. Sutton (Lab) G. R. Leslie (Lab) E. Kirkman (Lab) 1946 J. Sutton (Lab) G. R. Leslie (Lab) E. Kirkman (Lab) 1947 J. Sutton (Lab) G. R. Leslie (Lab) E. Kirkman (Lab) 1949 J. Sutton (Lab) E. A. Yarwood (Lab) E. Kirkman (Lab) 1950 J. Sutton (Lab) E. A. Yarwood (Lab) E. Kirkman (Lab) 1951 J. Sutton (Lab) E. A. Yarwood (Lab) E. Kirkman (Lab) 1952 J. Sutton (Lab) E. A. Yarwood (Lab) E. Kirkman (Lab) 1953 J. Sutton (Lab) E. A. Yarwood (Lab) E. Kirkman (Lab) 1954 J. Sutton (Lab) E. A. Yarwood (Lab) E. Kirkman (Lab) March 1955 H. Wimbury (Lab) E. A. Yarwood (Lab) E. Kirkman (Lab) 1955 H. Wimbury (Lab) E. A. Yarwood (Lab) E. Kirkman (Lab) March 1956 H. Wimbury (Lab) H. J. Batson (Lab) E. Kirkman (Lab) 1956 H. Wimbury (Lab) H. J. Batson (Lab) E. Kirkman (Lab) 1957 H. Wimbury (Lab) H. J. Batson (Lab) E. Kirkman (Lab) 1958 H. Wimbury (Lab) H. J. Batson (Lab) E. Kirkman (Lab) 1959 H. Wimbury (Lab) H. J. Batson (Lab) E. Kirkman (Lab) 1960 H. Wimbury (Lab) H. J. Batson (Lab) E. Kirkman (Lab) 1961 H. Wimbury (Lab) H. J. Batson (Lab) E. Kirkman (Lab) 1962 H. Wimbury (Lab) H. J. Batson (Lab) E. Kirkman (Lab) October 1962 H. Wimbury (Lab) H. J. Batson (Lab) D. Barker (Lab) 1963 H. Wimbury (Lab) H. J. Batson (Lab) D. Barker (Lab) 1964 G. Conquest (Lab) H. J. Batson (Lab) D. Barker (Lab) 1965 G. Conquest (Lab) H. J. Batson (Lab) D. Barker (Lab) 1966 G. Conquest (Lab) H. J. Batson (Lab) D. Barker (Lab) 1967 G. Conquest (Lab) D. E. Lindsey (Con) D. Barker (Lab) 1968 L. H. Nield (Con) D. E. Lindsey (Con) D. Barker (Lab) 1969 L. H. Nield (Con) D. E. Lindsey (Con) V. R. Cattan (Con) 1970 L. H. Nield (Con) D. Barker (Lab) V. R. Cattan (Con) 1971 D. Barker (Lab) H. Conway (Lab) K. Franklin (Lab) 1972 D. Barker (Lab) H. Conway (Lab) K. Franklin (Lab) 1973 H. Conway (Lab) D. Barker (Lab) K. Franklin (Lab) 1975 H. Conway (Lab) D. Barker (Lab) K. Franklin (Lab) 1976 H. Conway (Lab) D. Barker (Lab) K. Franklin (Lab) 1978 H. Conway (Lab) D. Barker (Lab) K. Franklin (Lab) 1979 H. Conway (Lab) D. Barker (Lab) K. Franklin (Lab) 1980 H. Conway (Lab) D. Barker (Lab) K. Franklin (Lab) September 1980 R. Sadler (Lab) D. Barker (Lab) K. Franklin (Lab) 1982 D. Barker (Lab) K. Franklin (Lab) V. Stevens (Lab) 1983 D. Barker (Lab) K. Franklin (Lab) V. Stevens (Lab) 1984 D. Barker (Lab) N. Litherland (Lab) V. Stevens (Lab) 1986 D. Barker (Lab) N. Litherland (Lab) V. Stevens (Lab) 1987 D. Barker (Lab) N. Litherland (Lab) J. Ashley (Lib) August 1987 D. Barker (Lab) J. Bridges (Lib) J. Ashley (Lib) 1988 D. Barker (Lab) B. Stone (Lab) J. Ashley (SLD) 1990 D. Barker (Lab) B. Stone (Lab) J. Ashley (Lib Dem) 1991 D. Barker (Lab) B. Stone (Lab) J. Ashley (Lib Dem) 1992 D. Barker (Lab) S. Ashley (Lib Dem) J. Ashley (Lib Dem) March 1993 J. Bridges (Lib Dem) S. Ashley (Lib Dem) J. Ashley (Lib Dem) 1994 J. Bridges (Lib Dem) S. Ashley (Lib Dem) J. Ashley (Lib Dem) 1995 J. Bridges (Lib Dem) S. Ashley (Lib Dem) J. Ashley (Lib Dem) 1996 J. Bridges (Lib Dem) S. Ashley (Lib Dem) J. Ashley (Lib Dem) 1998 J. Bridges (Lib Dem) S. Ashley (Lib Dem) J. Ashley (Lib Dem) 1999 J. Bridges (Lib Dem) S. Ashley (Lib Dem) J. Ashley (Lib Dem) 2000 J. Bridges (Lib Dem) S. Ashley (Lib Dem) J. Ashley (Lib Dem) 2002 J. Bridges (Lib Dem) S. Ashley (Lib Dem) J. Ashley (Lib Dem) 2003 J. Bridges (Lib Dem) S. Ashley (Lib Dem) J. Ashley (Lib Dem) 2004 James Ashley (Lib Dem) Simon Ashley (Lib Dem) John Bridges (Lib Dem) 2006 James Ashley (Lib Dem) Simon Ashley (Lib Dem) John Bridges (Lib Dem) October 2006 Charles Glover (Lib Dem) Simon Ashley (Lib Dem) John Bridges (Lib Dem) 2007 Charles Glover (Lib Dem) Simon Ashley (Lib Dem) John Bridges (Lib Dem) 2008 Charles Glover (Lib Dem) Simon Ashley (Lib Dem) John Bridges (Lib Dem) 2010 Charles Glover (Lib Dem) Simon Ashley (Lib Dem) Julie Reid (Lab) 2011 Charles Glover (Lib Dem) Peter Cookson (Lab) Julie Reid (Lab) 2012 Bernard Stone (Lab) Peter Cookson (Lab) Julie Reid (Lab) 2014 Bernard Stone (Lab) Peter Cookson (Lab) Julie Reid (Lab) 2015 Bernard Stone (Lab) Peter Cookson (Lab) Julie Reid (Lab) 2016 Bernard Stone (Lab) Peter Cookson (Lab) Julie Reid (Lab)
Elections
Elections in 1900s
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November 1919
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November 1945
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March 1955 (by-election)
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May 1963
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May 1982
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May 1994
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Elections in 2000s
May 2000
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October 2006 (by-election)
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Elections in 2010s
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See also Manchester City Council Manchester City Council elections
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