Manchester City Council

Manchester City Council
Third of council elected three years out of four
Coat of arms
Type
Type	Metropolitan district council of Manchester
Houses	Unicameral
Term limits	None
History
Founded	1 April 1974
Leadership
Lord Mayor	Cllr Jane Hitchen, Labour since 16th May 2018
Leader of the Council	Cllr Richard Leese, Labour
Chief executive	Joanne Roney OBE since April 2017
Structure
Seats	96 councillors
Political groups	Administration      Labour (93) Opposition      Liberal Democrats (2) Vacancies      Vacant seats (1)
Joint committees	Greater Manchester Combined Authority Greater Manchester Police and Crime Panel
Elections
Voting system	First past the post
Last election	2018 (all councillors due to boundary changes) 2016 (one third of councillors) 2015 (one third of councillors) 2014 (one third of councillors)
Next election	2019 (one third of councillors) 2020 (one third of councillors) 2022 (one third of councillors)
Motto
Concilio et Labore
Meeting place
Manchester Town Hall, Albert Square, Manchester
Website
http://www.manchester.gov.uk

Manchester City Council is the local government authority for Manchester, a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. It is composed of 96 councillors, three for each of the 32 electoral wards of Manchester. The council is controlled by the Labour Party and led by Sir Richard Leese. The opposition is formed by the Liberal Democrats and led by former Manchester Withington MP John Leech. Joanne Roney is the chief executive. Many of the council's staff are based at Manchester Town Hall.

Contents

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  1 History
  


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  2 Political make up
  


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  3 Coat of arms
  


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  4 Controversy
  


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  5 Leaders
  


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  6 Leaders of the Opposition
  


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  7 City treasurer
  


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  8 Town Clerk
  


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  9 Chief executive
  


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  10 Wards
  
  
  
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    10.1 Councillors
    
  
  
  
  


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  11 Sources
  


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  12 Further reading
  


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  13 External links
  

History

Further information: History of Manchester

Manchester was incorporated in 1838 under the Municipal Corporations Act 1835 as the Corporation of Manchester or Manchester Corporation. It achieved city status in 1853, only the second such grant since the Reformation. The area included in the city has been increased many times, in 1885 (Bradford, Harpurhey and Rusholme), 1890 (Blackley, Crumpsall, part of Droylsden, Kirkmanshulme, Moston, Newton Heath, Openshaw, and West Gorton), 1903 (Heaton), 1904 (Burnage, Chorlton cum Hardy, Didsbury, and Moss Side), 1909 (Gorton, and Levenshulme), 1931 (Wythenshawe: Baguley, Northenden, and Northen Etchells), and Ringway. A new Town Hall was opened in 1877 (by Alderman Abel Heywood) and the Mayor of Manchester was granted the title of Lord Mayor in 1893.^[1]

Under the Local Government Act 1972 the council was reconstituted as a metropolitan borough council in 1974, and since then it has been controlled by the Labour Party. In 1980, Manchester was the first council to declare itself a nuclear-free zone. In 1984 it formed an equal opportunities unit as part of its opposition to Section 28.^[2]

Political make up

Elections are usually by thirds (a third of the seats elected, three years in every four), although the 2018 & 2004 elections saw all seats contested due to substantial boundary changes. Labour has controlled a majority of seats in every election since the council was reconstituted. Between 2014 and 2016 Labour occupied every seat with no opposition.^[3] In the local elections held on 5 May 2016, former Manchester Withington MP, John Leech, was elected with 53% of the vote signifying the first gain for any party other than Labour for the first time in six years in Manchester and providing an opposition for the first time in two years.^[4] On 7 March 2017, it was reported that City Centre Councillor Kevin Peel had been suspended from the Manchester Labour group after reports of bullying. He sat as an independent, still taking the Labour Group whip until he rejoined Labour.^[5]

Year		Labour		Lib Dems		Green		Conservative		Independent
2018	94		2		0		0		0
2017	94		1		0		0		1
2016	95		1		0		0		0
2015	96		0		0		0		0
2014	96		0		0		0		0
2012	86		9		0		0		1
2011	75		20		0		0		1
2010	62		31		0		1		2
2008	61		34		0		1		0
2007	61		33		1		1		0
2006	62		33		1		0		0
2004	57		38		1		0		0
2003	71		27		1		0		0
2002	76		22		0		0		1
2000	78		21		0		0		0
1999	82		17		0		0		0
1998	84		15		0		0		0
1996	84		15		0		0		0
1995	83		14		0		2		0
1994	79		15		0		4		1
1992	80		12		0		2		2
1991	85		9		0		5		0
1990	78		9		0		12		0
1987	77		9		0		13		0

Coat of arms

Gules, three bendlets enhanced Or; a chief argent, thereon on waves of the sea a ship under sail proper. On a wreath of colours, a terrestrial globe semée of bees volant, all proper. On the dexter side a heraldic antelope argent, attired, and chain reflexed over the back Or, and on the sinister side a lion guardant Or, murally crowned Gules; each charged on the shoulder with a rose of the last. Motto: "Concilio et Labore"

A coat of arms was granted to the Manchester Corporation in 1842, passing on to Manchester City Council when the borough of Manchester was granted the title of city in 1853.^[6]

• The Shield: red (Gules) with three gold (Or) bands drawn diagonally across to the right hand side.


• The Chief (the white (Argent) top segment): shows a ship at sea in full sail. This is a reference to the city's trading base.


• The Crest: On a multicoloured wreath stands a terrestrial globe, signifying Manchester's world trade, and covered by a swarm of flying bees. The bee was adopted in the 19th century as a symbol of industrial Manchester being the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution.


• The Supporters: On the left, a heraldic antelope with a chain attached to a gold (Or) collar, representing engineering industries, and hanging at the shoulder, the red rose of Lancashire, reflecting Manchester's historic position in Lancashire. On the right, a golden lion stands guardant (facing us), crowned with a red (Gules) castle (a reference to the Roman fort at Castlefield from which the city originated). The lion also wears the Red Rose of Lancashire.


• Motto: Concilio et Labore, loosely translated "By wisdom and effort" (or "By counsel and hard work").

In 1954 the Manchester Corporation successfully took the Manchester Palace of Varieties to court for improperly using the Corporation's arms in its internal decoration and its company seal. The case of Manchester Corporation v Manchester Palace of Varieties Ltd;^[7] was the first sitting of the Court of Chivalry for two hundred years, and it has not sat since.^[8]

In April 2013, Manchester City Council threatened to take legal action against The Manchester Gazette, for its use of the City's coat of arms on their website. The News Outlet claimed it already gained permission and continued to use it for a further 8 months in spite of the warnings. Withington MP John Leech said the town hall's latest move a ‘massive over-reaction and waste of money’, adding: “Have the council’s legal department got nothing better to do?”^[9][10]

Controversy

On 14 April 2010 the BBC reported that council leader Richard Leese had stood down temporarily from his post as leader of Manchester City Council after having been arrested on suspicion of the common assault of his 16-year-old stepdaughter. He was released after accepting a police caution and admitting striking his stepdaughter across the face. ^[11][12]

On 7 March 2017, it was reported that City Centre Councillor Kevin Peel had been suspended from the Manchester Labour group after reports of bullying. He sat as an independent, still taking the Labour Group whip until he rejoined Labour. ^[13] He did not stand in the following election.^[14]

On 9 April 2018, it was reported that the Labour Party had received formal complaints about Chris Paul, Labour councillor for Withington since 2011. There were social media comments describing women as “cows”, “slobs” and “bitches”, and inciting violence against women. ^[15] Greater Manchester Police, The Labour Party and Manchester City Council all launched investigations and Paul eventually apologised. Paul was re-elected in Withington ward with a reduced majority beating Lib Dem candidate April Preston.^[16][17] Manchester Council bosses banned elected opposition members from asking questions about Paul and on 18th July 2018, more than three months after initial reports surfaced, The Sun newspaper reported that Paul was still under investigation. It also revealed that Manchester Withington MP Jeff Smith posted a selfie photograph with the councillor on Twitter which was met negatively by some local people.^[18]

On 12 February 2019, an 'enormous political row' ^[19] erupted after Manchester Council announced it was consulting the public on a new Public Spare Protection Order which, among other things, targeted ‘aggressive’ begging and rough sleepers who pitch tents or sleep in doorways. ^[20] The Council’s Opposition Leader, and former Lib Dem MP, John Leech sparked further controversy when he tweeted that the potential council policy which was still out for public consultation was “absolute crap”. ^[21] When asked to clarify his comments by local media, Leech refused to apologise and instead went on to describe the policy as “social cleansing”, promising his party would “oppose it until the end of time.” ^[22] Twitter users dubbed the controversey #CrapGate. ^[23] Labour Deputy Council Leader and City Centre councillor Sam Wheeler both defended the policy claiming the intention is only to target those caught 'aggressively begging'.

On 8 March 2019, at a routine council budget meeting, an extraordinary row erupted before proceedings had began. ^[24] The argument was prompted by a sign put up by Labour above the Lord Mayor’s chair at the front of the council chamber, reading ‘10 Years of Tory And Lib Dem Cuts’. When the Lib Dem leader John Leech entered the chamber, he took down the message - prompting senior Labour Councillor Pat Karney to ‘thunder’ across the chamber. ^[25] He began ‘screaming’ and ‘shouting’ and Leech and told him to hand over the laminated A4 pieces of paper at least 11 times. ^[26] Reports claim Leech remained quiet in his seat whilst Karney ‘aggressively shouted’ at him whilst ‘standing intimidatingly over him’. A statement from the Lib Dems after said they had reported the events and didn’t tolerate bullying, intimidation or abuse. ^[27]

Leaders

Year	Leader	Party
1982–1984	Bill Egerton	Labour Party
1984–1996	Graham Stringer	Labour Party
1996-present	Sir Richard Leese	Labour Party

Leaders of the Opposition

Year	Leader	Party	Notes
1973-1990	Harold Tucker	Conservative Party
1991-1997	James Ashley	Liberal Democrats	James Ashley was Lord Mayor of Manchester from 17 May 2006 to 12 August 2006. He died in office at age 66.
1997–2011	Simon Ashley	Liberal Democrats
2011–2014	Simon Wheale	Liberal Democrats
2014–2018	Vacant	N/A	John Leech was the sole opposition member from 2016-18.
2018-Present	John Leech	Liberal Democrats	John Leech was Deputy Leader of the Opposition 1998-2005, MP for Manchester Withington 2005-15, and the city's sole opposition member 2016-18.

City treasurer

• Carol Culley (since 2015)^[28]
  

Town Clerk

• Sir Philip Burrington Dingle (1906–1978), Town Clerk of Manchester: 1944–66.^[29]
  

Chief executive

• 
  Joanne Roney 1 April 2017 – incumbent


• 
  Howard Bernstein 1998– 31 March 2017

Wards

Wards within Manchester City Council

Blackley and Broughton	Manchester Gorton	Wythenshawe and Sale East
Higher Blackley Crumpsall Charlestown Cheetham Harpurhey This constituency also contains Broughton and Kersal in neighbouring Salford City Council.	Gorton and Abbey Hey Longsight Whalley Range Fallowfield Rusholme Levenshulme	Northenden Brooklands (Manchester) Baguley Sharston Woodhouse Park This constituency also contains Brooklands (Trafford), Priory and Sale Moor in neighbouring Trafford Council.
Manchester Central	Manchester Withington
Moston Miles Platting & Newton Heath Deansgate Piccadilly Ancoats and Beswick Clayton and Openshaw Hulme Ardwick Moss Side	Chorlton Chorlton Park Old Moat Withington Burnage Didsbury West Didsbury East

Councillors

Each ward is represented by three councillors.^[30]

Parliamentary constituency	Ward		Councillor	Party	Term of office
Blackley and Broughton constituency	Charlestown		Basil Curley	Labour	2018–19
			Hannah Priest	Labour	2018–20
			Veronica Kirkpatrick	Labour	2018–22
	Cheetham		Julie Connolly	Labour	2018–19
			Shaukat Ali	Labour	2018–20
			Naeem-Ul Hassam	Labour	2018–22
	Crumpsall		Fiaz Riasat	Labour	2018–19
			Nasrin Ali	Labour	2018–20
			Richard Leese	Labour	2018–22
	Harpurhey		Pat Karney	Labour	2018–19
			Joanne Green	Labour	2018–20
			Sandra Collins	Labour	2018–22
	Higher Blackley		Paula Sadler	Labour	2018–19
			Shelley Lanchubury	Labour	2018–20
			John Farrell	Labour	2018–22
Manchester Central constituency	Ancoats and Beswick		Mohammed Majid Dar	Labour	2018–19
			Emma Taylor	Labour	2018–20
			Rosa Battle	Labour	2018–22
	Ardwick		Mavis Smitheman	Labour	2018–19
			Bernard Priest	Labour	2018–20
			Tina Hewitson	Labour	2018–22
	Clayton and Openshaw		Sean McHale	Labour	2018–19
			Donna Ludford	Labour	2018–20
			Andy Harland	Labour	2018–22
	Deansgate		William Jeavons	Labour	2018–19
			Marcus Johns	Labour	2018–20
			Joan Davies	Labour	2018–22
	Hulme		Annette Wright	Labour	2018–19
			Nigel Murphy	Labour	2018–20
			Lee-Ann Igbon	Labour	2018–22
	Miles Platting and Newton Heath		John Flanagan	Labour	2018–19
			June Hitchin	Labour	2018–20
			Carmine Grimshaw	Labour	2018–22
	Moss Side		Mahadi Hussein Sharif Mahamed	Labour	2018–19
			Emily Rowles	Labour	2018–20
			Sameen Ali	Labour	2018–22
	Moston		Yasmine Dar	Labour	2018–19
			Carl Ollerhead	Labour	2018–20
			Paula Appleby	Labour	2018–22
	Piccadilly		Sam Wheeler	Labour	2018–19
			Jon-Connor Lyons	Labour	2018–20
			Adele Douglas	Labour	2018–22
Manchester Gorton constituency	Fallowfield		Ali R. Ilyas	Labour	2018–19
			Zahra Alijah	Labour	2018–20
			Vacant[31]		2019–22
	Gorton and Abbey Hey		Afia Kamal	Labour	2018–19
			Julie Reid	Labour	2018–20
			Louis Hughes	Labour	2018–22
	Levenshulme		Basat Sheikh	Labour	2018–19
			Bernard Stone	Labour	2018–20
			Dzidra Noor	Labour	2018–22
	Longsight		Suzanne Richards	Labour	2018–19
			Luthfur Rahman	Labour	2018–20
			Abid Chohan	Labour	2018–22
	Rusholme		Ahmed Ali	Labour	2018–19
			Jill Lovecy	Labour	2018–20
			Rabnawaz Akbar	Labour	2018–22
	Whalley Range		Angeliki Stogia	Labour	2018–19
			Mary Watson	Labour	2018–20
			Aftab Razaq	Labour	2018–22
Manchester Withington constituency	Burnage		Azra Ali	Labour	2018–19
			Bev Craig	Labour	2018–20
			Ben Clay	Labour	2018–22
	Chorlton		Matt Strong	Labour	2018–19
			Eve Holt	Labour	2018–20
			John Hacking	Labour	2018–22
	Chorlton Park		Dave Rawson	Labour	2018–19
			Mandie Shilton-Goodwin	Labour	2018–20
			Joanna Midgley	Labour	2018–22
	Didsbury East		James Wilson	Labour	2018–19
			Kelly Simcock	Labour	2018–20
			Andrew Simcock	Labour	2018–22
	Didsbury West		David Ellison	Labour	2018–19
			Richard Kilpatrick	Lib Dem	2018–20
			John Leech	Lib Dem	2018–22
	Old Moat		Garry Bridges	Labour	2018–19
			Gavin White	Labour	2018–20
			Suzannah Reeves	Labour	2018–22
	Withington		Chris Paul	Labour Co-op	2018–19
			Chris Wills	Labour Co-op	2018–20
			Rebecca Moore	Labour	2018–22
Wythenshawe and Sale East constituency	Baguley		Luke Raikes	Labour	2018–19
			Tracy Rawlins	Labour	2018–20
			Paul Andrews	Labour	2018–22
	Brooklands		Sue Murphy	Labour	2018–19
			Glynn Evans	Labour	2018–20
			Sue Cooley	Labour	2018–22
	Northenden		Sarah Russell	Labour	2018–19
			Sam Lynch	Labour	2018–20
			Mary Monaghan	Labour	2018–22
	Sharston		Hugh Barrett	Labour	2018–19
			Maddy Monaghan	Labour	2018–20
			Tommy Judge	Labour	2018–22
	Woodhouse Park		Edward Newman	Labour	2018–19
			Brian O'Neil	Labour	2018–20
			Sarah Judge	Labour	2018–22

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Further reading

• McKechnie, H. M. (ed.) (1915) Manchester in Nineteen Hundred and Fifteen. Manchester U. P.; "Undertakings of the City Council; Social Amelioration in Manchester; Elementary Education in Manchester; Secondary Schools in Manchester; The Evening School System of Manchester", by E. D. Simon, et al.


• Manchester City Council. "Concilio et Labore" Series. No. 1-11. (Each pamphlet describes part of the council's work, e.g. no. 4: the City Treasurer.


• Redford, Arthur (1939) The History of City Government in Manchester; Vol. 2 & 3: Borough and City; The Last Half Century.


• 
  Simon, Ernest D. (1926) A City Council from Within. London: Longmans, Green


• 
  Simon, Shena D. (1938) A Century of City Government: Manchester 1838–1938. London: G. Allen & Unwin


• Tomlinson, H. E. (1943) "The Heraldry of Manchester" in: Bulletin of the John Rylands Library; vol. XXVIII, pp. 207–27

External links

• Manchester City Council


• Labour Party in Manchester


• Liberal Democrat Party in Manchester


• Green Party in Manchester


• Conservative Party in Manchester


• Open Data on Manchester City Council from OpenlyLocal

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