Benchill was an electoral division of Manchester City Council which was represented from 1954 until 1971, and again from 1982 until 2004. It covered the Benchill area of Wythenshawe.
Overview
Benchill ward was created in 1954,LABOUR TALKES FIVE TORY SEATS: WINS SIX NEW ONES, Manchester Guardian, May 14, 1954, p.4 following the City Council's successful application to create two new wards for the Wythenshawe estate.MUNICIPAL WARD SPLIT INTO THREE, Manchester Guardian, January 13, 1954, p.4 The ward covered the eastern portion of the former Wythenshawe ward and inherited its councillors. In 1971,Council graph shows new records, The Guardian, May 24, 1971, p.6 the ward was abolished and its area was divided between the new Crossacres ward and Northenden ward.
After a city-wide boundary revision in 1982, the ward was revived.Manchester City Council Election Results, 2nd Edition, Swarbrick (1993). It would continue to cover the Benchill area until it was abolished again in 2004.
During both periods of its existence, the ward formed part of the Manchester Wythenshawe Parliamentary constituency.
Councillors
ElectionCouncillorCouncillorCouncillor 1954 H. S. Gatley (Lab) H. Lloyd (Lab) W. Frost (Lab) 1955 H. S. Gatley (Lab) H. Lloyd (Lab) W. Frost (Lab) 1956 H. S. Gatley (Lab) H. Lloyd (Lab) R. L. Griffiths (Lab) 1957 H. S. Gatley (Lab) H. Lloyd (Lab) R. L. Griffiths (Lab) 1958 H. S. Gatley (Lab) H. Lloyd (Lab) R. L. Griffiths (Lab) 1959 H. S. Gatley (Lab) H. Lloyd (Lab) R. L. Griffiths (Lab) 1960 H. S. Gatley (Lab) H. Lloyd (Lab) A. Williamson (Con) 1961 H. S. Gatley (Lab) D. L. Cooke (Con) A. Williamson (Con) 1962 H. S. Gatley (Lab) D. L. Cooke (Con) A. Williamson (Con) 1963 H. S. Gatley (Lab) D. L. Cooke (Con) J. Hussey (Lab) 1964 H. S. Gatley (Lab) H. Brown (Lab) J. Hussey (Lab) 1965 B. B. Williams (Con) H. Brown (Lab) J. Hussey (Lab) 1966 B. B. Williams (Con) H. Brown (Lab) N. Pritchard (Con) 1967 B. B. Williams (Con) A. A. O'Connor (Con) N. Pritchard (Con) 1968 B. B. Williams (Con) A. A. O'Connor (Con) N. Pritchard (Con) 1969 B. B. Williams (Con) A. A. O'Connor (Con) N. Pritchard (Con) 1970 B. B. Williams (Con) R. L. Griffiths (Lab) N. Pritchard (Con) Ward abolished (1971-1982) 1982 A. Home (Lab) V. Myers (Lab) N. Warren (Lab) 1983 A. Home (Lab) V. Myers (Lab) N. Warren (Lab) 1984 A. Home (Lab) V. Myers (Lab) N. Warren (Lab) 1986 A. Home (Lab) V. Myers (Lab) N. Warren (Lab) 1987 A. Home (Lab) V. Myers (Lab) N. Warren (Lab) 1988 A. Home (Lab) V. Myers (Lab) N. Warren (Lab) 1990 D. Lunts (Lab) V. Myers (Lab) N. Warren (Lab) 1991 D. Lunts (Lab) V. Myers (Lab) N. Warren (Lab) 1992 D. Lunts (Lab) V. Myers (Lab) N. Warren (Lab) 1994 A. Harding (Lab) V. Myers (Lab) N. Warren (Lab) 1995 A. Harding (Lab) V. Myers (Lab) N. Warren (Lab) 1996 A. Harding (Lab) V. Myers (Lab) N. Warren (Lab) 1998 A. Harding (Lab) V. Myers (Lab) N. Warren (Lab) 1999 A. Harding (Lab) V. Myers (Lab) N. Warren (Lab) June 1999 I. Freeman (Lab) V. Myers (Lab) N. Warren (Lab) 2000 I. Freeman (Lab) V. Myers (Lab) N. Warren (Lab) 2002 I. Freeman (Lab) V. Myers (Lab) N. Warren (Lab) June 2002 I. Freeman (Lab) I. Wilmott (Lab) N. Warren (Lab) 2003 R. Unwin (Lab) I. Wilmott (Lab) T. Cross (Lab)
Elections
Elections in 1950s
May 1954
May 1955
May 1956
May 1957
May 1958
May 1959
Elections in 1960s
May 1960
May 1961
May 1962
May 1963
May 1964
May 1965
May 1966
May 1967
May 1968
May 1969
Elections in 1970s
May 1970
Elections in 1980s
May 1982
May 1983
May 1984
May 1986
May 1987
May 1988
Elections in 1990s
May 1990
May 1991
May 1992
May 1994
May 1995
May 1996
May 1998
May 1999
June 1999 (by-election)
Elections in 2000s
May 2000
May 2002
June 2002 (by-election)
May 2003
See also Manchester City Council Manchester City Council elections
References