title: Burnage (ward)
text: # Burnage (ward)
  
  Burnage is an area and electoral ward of Manchester, England. Different parts of this ward are represented by different MPs following boundary changes in 2018; the majority of the ward is part of the Manchester Withington constituency but a portion is part of the Manchester Gorton constituency. The 2011 Census recorded a population of 15,227.
  
  ## Councillors
  
  As of 2021 three councillors serve the ward: Azra Ali (Lab), Ben Clay (Lab), and Bev Craig (Lab).
  
  | Election | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 2004 | Rodney Isherwood (Lib Dem) | Iain Donaldson (Lib Dem) | John Cameron (Lib Dem) |
  | 2006 | Rodney Isherwood (Lib Dem) | Iain Donaldson (Lib Dem) | John Cameron (Lib Dem) |
  | 2007 | Rodney Isherwood (Lib Dem) | Iain Donaldson (Lib Dem) | John Cameron (Lib Dem) |
  | 2008 | Rodney Isherwood (Lib Dem) | Iain Donaldson (Lib Dem) | John Cameron (Lib Dem) |
  | 2010 | William Fisher (Lib Dem) | Iain Donaldson (Lib Dem) | John Cameron (Lib Dem) |
  | 2011 | William Fisher (Lib Dem) | Carl Austin (Lab) | Bev Craig (Lab) |
  | 2012 | William Fisher (Lib Dem) | Carl Austin (Lab) | Bev Craig (Lab) |
  | 2014 | Azra Ali (Lab) | Carl Austin (Lab) | Bev Craig (Lab) |
  | 2015 | Azra Ali (Lab) | Carl Austin (Lab) | Bev Craig (Lab) |
  | 2016 | Azra Ali (Lab) | Carl Austin-Behan (Lab) | Bev Craig (Lab) |
  | 2018 | Azra Ali (Lab) | Bev Craig (Lab) | Ben Clay (Lab) |
  | 2019 | Azra Ali (Lab) | Bev Craig (Lab) | Ben Clay (Lab) |
  | 2021 | Azra Ali (Lab) | Bev Craig (Lab) | Ben Clay (Lab) |
  
  indicates seat up for re-election.  indicates seat won in by-election.
  
  ## Elections in 2020s
  
  * denotes incumbent councillor seeking re-election.
  
  ### May 2021
  
  2021 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Bev Craig* | 3,036 | 72.2 | 1.8 |
  | | Conservative | Shahed Hossain | 421 | 10.0 | 3.3 |
  | | Green | Brian Candeland | 341 | 8.1 | 4.2 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Jamie Dwan | 270 | 6.4 | 9.0 |
  | | Independent | Andrea Timoney | 137 | 3.3 | New |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,615 | 62.2 | |
  | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 43 | 1.0 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,248 | 30.7 | |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,045 | | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 2.6 | |
  
  ## Elections in 2010s
  
  ### May 2019
  
  2019 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Azra Ali* | 2,337 | 64.0 | 0.7 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Andrea Timoney | 570 | 15.6 | 2.2 |
  | | Green | Benjamin Dundas | 362 | 9.9 | 0.6 |
  | | UKIP | Ian Rae | 233 | 6.4 | n/a |
  | | Conservative | Shahed Hossain | 149 | 4.1 | 1.5 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,767 | 48.2 | 2.7 |
  | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 18 | 0.49 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,668 | 28.66 | 3.9 |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,800 | | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 1.45 | |
  
  ### May 2018
  
  2018 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Ben Clay | 2,913 | 69.5 | |
  | | Labour | Bev Craig* | 2,853 | 68.1 | |
  | | Labour | Azra Ali* | 2,652 | 63.3 | |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Andrea Timoney | 747 | 17.8 | |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Maria Turner | 541 | 12.9 | |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Mohamed Sabbagh | 457 | 10.9 | |
  | | Green | Lance Crookes | 442 | 10.5 | |
  | | Conservative | Samuel Baxter | 291 | 6.9 | |
  | | Conservative | Lexi Webster | 241 | 5.8 | |
  | | Conservative | Shahed Hossain | 234 | 5.6 | |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,191 | 32.6 | |
  | | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) |
  | | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) |
  | | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) |
  
  ### May 2016
  
  2016 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Bev Craig* | 2,291 | 63.20 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Maria Theresa Turner | 489 | 13.49 |
  | | UKIP | Liam Thomas Evans | 460 | 12.69 |
  | | Green | Sam Darby | 339 | 9.35 |
  | | Conservative | Sahed Hossain | 46 | 1.27 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,802 | 49.71 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,625 | 33.82 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
  
  ### May 2015
  
  2015 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Carl Jason Austin* | 4,010 | 60.9 | -2.1 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Maria Theresa Turner | 1,235 | 18.8 | -7.2 |
  | | Green | Sam Darby | 815 | 12.4 | +6.3 |
  | | Conservative | Shahed Hossain | 524 | 8.0 | +3.3 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,775 | 42.1 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,584 | 60.2 | +20.4 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### May 2014
  
  2014 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Azra Ali | 2,055 | 55.65 | +13.25 |
  | | Green | Sam Darby | 685 | 18.55 | +14.55 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Ronan Stafford | 684 | 18.52 | -26.88 |
  | | Conservative | Josh Lelliot | 269 | 7.28 | +2.4 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,370 | 37.10 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,693 | 33.76 | |
  | | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
  
  ### May 2012
  
  2012 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Bev Craig* | 2,416 | 72.0 | +48.3 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Grace Baynham | 513 | 15.3 | -49.5 |
  | | Green | Sam Darby | 262 | 7.8 | +3.4 |
  | | Conservative | Peter Schofield | 163 | 4.9 | -2.2 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,903 | 56.7 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,354 | 31.2 | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### May 2011
  
  2011 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Carl Austin | 2,668 | 63.0 |
  | | Labour | Bev Craig | 2,283 | |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Grace Baynham | 1,103 | 26.0 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Iain Donaldson* | 1,005 | |
  | | Green | Dan Collinson | 260 | 6.1 |
  | | Conservative | Jean Mee | 203 | 4.8 |
  | | Conservative | Peter Schofield | 196 | |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,180 | 37.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,234 | 39.8 |
  | | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |
  | | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |
  
  ### May 2010
  
  2010 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | William David Fisher | 2,735 | 45.4 | -19.4 |
  | | Labour | Carl Jason Austin | 2,552 | 42.4 | +18.7 |
  | | Conservative | Peter Malcolm Schofield | 489 | 8.1 | +1.0 |
  | | Green | Dan Collinson | 243 | 4.0 | -0.4 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 183 | 3.0 | -38.1 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,019 | 57.6 | +26.6 |
  | | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | -19.0 | |
  
  ## Elections in 2000s
  
  2008 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | John Cameron* | 2,096 | 64.8 | +10.5 |
  | | Labour | Tom Murphy | 768 | 23.7 | -12.3 |
  | | Conservative | Peter Schofield | 228 | 7.1 | +1.3 |
  | | Green | Angela Tibke | 142 | 4.4 | +0.5 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,328 | 41.1 | +22.8 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,234 | 31.0 | -1.0 |
  | | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +11.4 | |
  
  2007 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Iain Donaldson* | 1,825 | 54.3 | +6.8 |
  | | Labour | Frank Duffy | 1,209 | 36.0 | -2.0 |
  | | Conservative | Peter Schofield | 194 | 5.8 | -2.4 |
  | | Green | Joseph Gair | 132 | 3.9 | -0.9 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 616 | 18.3 | +8.8 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,360 | 32.0 | +2.2 |
  | | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +4.4 | |
  
  2006 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Rodney Alan Isherwood* | 1,460 | 47.5 | -10.4 |
  | | Labour | Frank Oliver Duffy | 1,169 | 38.0 | +12.7 |
  | | Conservative | Dorothy Helen Keller | 252 | 8.2 | -0.5 |
  | | Green | Elindsay James | 149 | 4.8 | -3.2 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 291 | 9.5 | -23.1 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,073 | 29.8 | -10.3 |
  | | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | -11.5 | |
  
  2004 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | John Cameron* | 2,484 | 57.9 | N/A |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Iain Donaldson* | 1,925 | | |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Rodney Isherwood | 1,846 | | |
  | | Labour | Frank Duffy | 1,085 | 25.3 | N/A |
  | | Labour | Bernard Selby* | 964 | | |
  | | Labour | William Parbury | 542 | | |
  | | Conservative | Gregory Stevens | 373 | 8.7 | N/A |
  | | Green | Matthew Payne | 344 | 8.0 | N/A |
  | | Green | Michael Shaw | 263 | | |
  | | Green | Barry McAtarsney | 230 | | |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 761 | 32.6 | N/A |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,286 | 40.1 | N/A |
  | | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
  | | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
  | | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
  
  2003 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | John Cameron | 1,758 | 60.8 | +18.7 |
  | | Labour | Michael Green* | 914 | 31.6 | -14.7 |
  | | Conservative | Peter Schofield | 142 | 4.9 | -3.6 |
  | | Green | Michael Shaw | 79 | 2.7 | -0.5 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 844 | 29.2 | +25.1 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,893 | 29.1 | +0.6 |
  | | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | +16.7 | |
  
  2002 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Marilyn Taylor* | 1,330 | 46.3 | +0.9 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | John Cameron | 1,211 | 42.1 | +15.2 |
  | | Conservative | Peter Schofield | 243 | 8.5 | -9.2 |
  | | Green | Michael Shaw | 91 | 3.2 | -6.8 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 119 | 4.1 | -14.4 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,875 | 28.5 | +6.6 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -7.1 | |
  
  2000 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Kathleen Robinson* | 956 | 45.4 | -15.3 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | John Cameron | 567 | 26.9 | +11.6 |
  | | Conservative | Peter Schofield | 372 | 17.7 | -1.7 |
  | | Green | Adrian Crawford | 210 | 10.0 | +6.6 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 389 | 18.5 | -22.7 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,105 | 21.9 | +0.6 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -13.4 | |
  