Didsbury West is an electoral ward of the metropolitan borough of Manchester, England. It returns three councillors to Manchester City Council who are currently Richard Kilpatrick, John Leech and Debbie Hilal. It is within the parliamentary constituency of Manchester Withington and represented in Westminster by Jeff Smith. The 2011 Census recorded a population of 12,455.
Councillors
ElectionCouncillorCouncillorCouncillor 2004 Simon Wheale (Lib Dem) Neil Trafford (Lib Dem) Graham Shaw (Lib Dem) 2006 Richard Clayton (Lib Dem) Neil Trafford (Lib Dem) Graham Shaw (Lib Dem) 2007 Richard Clayton (Lib Dem) Neil Trafford (Lib Dem) Graham Shaw (Lib Dem) 2008 Richard Clayton (Lib Dem) Neil Trafford (Lib Dem) Graham Shaw (Lib Dem) By-election29 January 2009 Richard Clayton (Lib Dem) Lianne Williams (Lib Dem) Graham Shaw (Lib Dem) 2010 Mark Clayton (Lib Dem) Lianne Williams (Lib Dem) Graham Shaw (Lib Dem) 2011 Mark Clayton (Lib Dem) David Ellison (Lab) Graham Shaw (Lib Dem) 2012 Mark Clayton (Lib Dem) David Ellison (Lab) Carl Ollerhead (Lab) 2014 Josie Teubler (Lab) David Ellison (Lab) Carl Ollerhead (Lab) 2015 Josie Teubler (Lab) David Ellison (Lab) Carl Ollerhead (Lab) 2016 Josie Teubler (Lab) David Ellison (Lab) John Leech (Lib Dem) 2018 David Ellison (Lab) Richard Kilpatrick (Lib Dem) John Leech (Lib Dem) 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 indicates seat up for re-election. indicates seat won in by-election. indicates councillor changed party.
Elections in the 2020s * denotes incumbent councillor seeking re-election.
May 2026
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May 2023
May 2022
May 2021
Elections in the 2010s
May 2019
May 2018
Party Candidates Seats Won Votes Vote % 3 2 6,396 49.27 3 1 5,247 40.42 3 0 752 5.79 1 0 587 4.52
May 2016
Leech's win signified the first gain for any party in Manchester other than Labour for the first time in six years and provided Manchester with its first opposition for two years.
May 2015
May 2014
May 2012
May 2011
May 2010
Elections in 2000s
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