2008 Manchester City Council election
# 2008 Manchester City Council election

Elections to Manchester City Council took place on 1 May 2008. One third of the council was up for election - every ward of the city returned one councillor at this election out of the three councillors a ward in the city has.

Four national political parties - the Conservative Party, Labour, Liberal Democrats and the Green Party - each stood a candidate in every ward in this election. There were candidates from other political parties standing in some of the wards, but there were no independent candidates standing for election this year in the city.

The Labour party retained overall control of the council. The Green party lost their only seat in Hulme to Labour, and the Conservatives failed to gain their first elected councillor, though became the third party on the council due to having one councillor through an earlier defection. The Liberal Democrats, who had suffered two defections since the last election - firstly the aforementioned Tory defection, and another to Labour - gained two councillors (in Miles Platting & Newton Heath and Northenden) but lost one (in Longsight) to Labour.

Voting took place between 7am and 10pm on Thursday 1 May 2008 and counting took place that night at the Town Hall. Overall turnout fell slightly to 27%.

## Election result

Changes compared to the 2007 election.

Manchester Council Election Result :

| Party | Party | This election | This election | This election | Full council | Full council | Full council | This election | This election | This election |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Party | Party | Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− |
| | Labour | 19 | | 59.4 | 42 | 61 | 62.5 | 39,300 | 43.0 | 2.4% |
| | Liberal Democrats | 13 | 1 | 40.6 | 21 | 34 | 35.4 | 27,773 | 30.4 | 1.4% |
| | Conservative | 0 | | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 1.1 | 12,999 | 14.2 | 3.2% |
| | Green | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 7,602 | 8.3 | 0.1% |
| | BNP | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1,765 | 1.9 | 0.8% |
| | Respect | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 655 | 0.6 | 0.1% |
| | Left List | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 612 | 0.6 | n/a |
| | UKIP | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 371 | 0.4 | 0.7% |
| | Socialist Alternative | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 295 | 0.3 | |

## Ward results

Below is a list of the 32 individual wards with the candidates standing in those wards and the number of votes the candidates acquired. The winning candidate per ward is in bold.

### Ancoats and Clayton

Ancoats and Clayton :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Mike Carmody* | 1,428 | 59.7 | -4.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Carol Connell | 403 | 16.9 | -3.2 |
| | Conservative | David Morgan | 334 | 14.0 | +8.3 |
| | Green | Sophy Hansford | 226 | 9.5 | +3.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,025 | 42.9 | -1.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,391 | 23.4 | -1.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -0.8 | |

### Ardwick

Ardwick :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Tom O'Callaghan* | 1,180 | 62.1 | +4.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mohammed Sajjad | 346 | 18.2 | -6.6 |
| | Conservative | Claire Babington | 221 | 11.6 | +4.3 |
| | Green | Andrew Speke | 152 | 8.0 | -2.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 836 | 44.0 | +11.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,899 | 17.9 | -3.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +5.6 | |

### Baguley

Baguley :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour Co-op | Tony Burns* | 1,123 | 46.7 | -5.9 |
| | Conservative | Nathan Cruddas | 565 | 23.5 | +3.5 |
| | Socialist Alternative | Lynn Worthington | 295 | 12.3 | +1.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ann Rodgers | 243 | 10.1 | +0.4 |
| | Green | Lynne Richmond | 179 | 7.4 | +0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 558 | 23.2 | -9.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,405 | 22.9 | -0.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -4.7 | |

### Bradford

Bradford :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Neil Swannick* | 1,467 | 67.1 | -3.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Chris Jenkinson | 286 | 13.1 | -0.7 |
| | Conservative | Rod Keller | 224 | 10.2 | +1.1 |
| | Green | Andrew Bullen | 209 | 9.6 | +3.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,181 | 54.0 | -3.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,186 | 22.0 | -0.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -1.5 | |

### Brooklands

Brooklands :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Glynn Evans* | 1,274 | 44.2 | -6.1 |
| | Conservative | Marie Raynor | 1,106 | 38.4 | +5.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gary Bridges | 362 | 12.6 | +0.8 |
| | Green | Tamisin MacCarthy-Morrogh | 146 | 5.1 | +0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 168 | 5.8 | -11.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,882 | 28.6 | -0.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -5.7 | |

### Burnage

Burnage :

| 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 | |

### Charlestown

Charlestown :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Mark Hackett* | 1,328 | 46.0 | -13.0 |
| | BNP | Stephen Moran | 687 | 23.8 | +23.8 |
| | Conservative | Gareth Brown | 425 | 14.7 | -1.3 |
| | Green | Michael Prior | 186 | 6.4 | +0.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alexandra Reynolds-Cocroft | 178 | 6.2 | -4.1 |
| | UKIP | Catherine Ritchie | 84 | 2.9 | -6.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 641 | 22.2 | -20.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,888 | 29.8 | +2.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -18.4 | |

### Cheetham

Cheetham :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Martin Pagel* | 1,735 | 49.9 | -14.7 |
| | Conservative | Wajid Ali | 673 | 19.3 | +8.8 |
| | Respect | Kay Phillips | 502 | 14.4 | +14.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sham Raja | 429 | 12.3 | -3.5 |
| | Green | Luke Smith | 141 | 4.1 | -5.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,062 | 30.5 | -18.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,480 | 29.2 | -2.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -11.7 | |

### Chorlton

Chorlton :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Sheila Newman* | 2,126 | 45.2 | +4.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lianne Williams | 1,867 | 39.7 | -1.6 |
| | Green | Brian Candeland | 448 | 9.5 | -2.8 |
| | Conservative | David Hopps | 260 | 5.5 | -0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 259 | 5.5 | +4.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,701 | 46.0 | +2.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +3.2 | |

### Chorlton Park

Chorlton Park :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bernie Ryan | 1,693 | 53.4 | -2.0 |
| | Labour Co-op | John Hacking | 763 | 24.0 | +0.6 |
| | Green | Kathryn Brownbridge | 359 | 11.3 | -1.2 |
| | Conservative | Christopher Green | 358 | 11.3 | +2.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 930 | 29.3 | -2.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,173 | 30.5 | -0.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | -1.3 | |

### City Centre

City Centre :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Marc Ramsbottom* | 568 | 36.1 | +3.3 |
| | Labour | Anthony McCaul | 479 | 30.5 | +4.7 |
| | Conservative | Rob Adlard | 386 | 24.6 | +2.0 |
| | Green | Peter Birkinshaw | 139 | 8.8 | -2.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 89 | 5.7 | -1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,572 | 15.0 | -1.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | -0.7 | |

### Crumpsall

Crumpsall :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Richard Leese* | 1,773 | 56.5 | -3.6 |
| | Conservative | Kim Glasspole | 597 | 19.0 | +0.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rashid Shahbaz | 354 | 11.3 | -1.8 |
| | Green | Eithne Quinn | 208 | 6.6 | -1.7 |
| | UKIP | Bob Willescroft | 206 | 6.6 | +6.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,176 | 37.5 | -4.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,138 | 30.0 | +0.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -2.0 | |

### Didsbury East

Didsbury East :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Sandiford* | 2,050 | 52.5 | +6.6 |
| | Labour | Andrew Simcock | 1,053 | 27.0 | -5.2 |
| | Conservative | Louise Quigley | 492 | 12.6 | -0.4 |
| | Green | Gerry Gee | 310 | 7.9 | -1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 997 | 25.5 | +11.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,905 | 38.0 | -1.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +5.9 | |

### Didsbury West

Didsbury West :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Graham Shaw* | 1,283 | 47.2 | +1.5 |
| | Labour | Jenny Lennox | 620 | 22.8 | -1.7 |
| | Conservative | David Bean | 451 | 16.6 | +2.3 |
| | Green | James Alden | 281 | 10.3 | -3.1 |
| | UKIP | Robert Gutfreund-Walmsley | 81 | 3.0 | +0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 663 | 24.4 | +3.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,716 | 27.8 | -1.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +1.6 | |

### Fallowfield

Fallowfield :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | David Royle* | 1,178 | 51.4 | -4.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kas Afzal | 643 | 28.1 | +6.1 |
| | Conservative | Colin Power | 263 | 11.5 | +0.9 |
| | Green | Daniel Lee | 207 | 9.0 | -2.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 535 | 23.4 | -10.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,291 | 22.8 | +2.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -5.3 | |

### Gorton North

Gorton North :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jackie Pearcey* | 1,468 | 48.7 | -3.6 |
| | Labour | John Hughes | 1,156 | 38.3 | -2.4 |
| | Conservative | Jane Percival | 242 | 8.0 | +4.2 |
| | Green | Karl Wardlaw | 150 | 5.0 | +1.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 312 | 10.3 | -1.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,016 | 27.5 | -4.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | -0.6 | |

### Gorton South

Gorton South :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Charles Glover* | 1,262 | 42.8 | -9.3 |
| | Labour | Julie Reid | 1,017 | 34.5 | -3.0 |
| | Left List | Sue McPherson | 292 | 9.9 | +9.9 |
| | Conservative | William Clapham | 217 | 7.4 | +3.2 |
| | Green | Deborah Clarke | 164 | 5.6 | +1.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 245 | 8.3 | +3.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,952 | 25.2 | -1.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | -3.1 | |

### Harpurhey

Harpurhey :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Patrick Karney* | 1,475 | 57.3 | -1.6 |
| | Conservative | Will Palmer | 500 | 19.4 | +7.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dave Page | 317 | 12.3 | -1.7 |
| | Green | Katherine Smith | 283 | 11.0 | +5.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 975 | 37.9 | -7.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,575 | 21.1 | +0.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -4.7 | |

### Higher Blackley

Higher Blackley :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Ken Barnes* | 1,328 | 43.8 | -4.6 |
| | BNP | Derek Adams | 828 | 27.3 | +3.4 |
| | Conservative | Vivienne Clarke | 467 | 15.4 | +3.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lee Walker | 248 | 8.2 | -0.8 |
| | Green | Michael Daw | 164 | 5.4 | +1.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 500 | 16.5 | -8.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,035 | 30.3 | +0.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -4.0 | |

### Hulme

Hulme :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Emily Lomax | 961 | 42.2 | -7.9 |
| | Green | Steven Durrant | 911 | 40.0 | +7.4 |
| | Conservative | Jamie Hutchinson | 215 | 9.4 | +3.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Glenn Hinks | 190 | 8.3 | -2.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 50 | 2.2 | -15.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,277 | 21.7 | +0.8 |
| | Labour gain from Green | Labour gain from Green | Swing | -7.6 | |

### Levenshulme

Levenshulme :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Keith Whitmore* | 1,530 | 55.7 | +4.5 |
| | Labour | Quammer Ahmad | 715 | 26.0 | -1.4 |
| | Green | Justine Hall | 327 | 11.9 | -0.4 |
| | Conservative | Abbas Khurshid | 175 | 6.4 | -2.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 815 | 29.7 | +5.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,747 | 26.7 | -0.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +2.9 | |

### Longsight

Longsight :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Luthfur Rahman | 2,005 | 61.6 | +14.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Liaqat Ali* | 858 | 26.4 | -21.1 |
| | Green | Spencer Fitz-Gibbon | 237 | 7.3 | -2.8 |
| | Conservative | Daniel Valentine | 153 | 4.7 | -0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,147 | 35.3 | +25.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,253 | 31.4 | +0.0 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | +17.6 | |

### Miles Platting and Newton Heath

Miles Platting and Newton Heath :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Damien O'Connor | 1,441 | 45.6 | +5.0 |
| | Labour | Christine Carroll* | 1,256 | 39.5 | -3.1 |
| | BNP | Joseph Cegla | 250 | 7.9 | -0.3 |
| | Conservative | Vaseem Valentine | 147 | 4.6 | +0.6 |
| | Green | Jonathan Mercer | 83 | 2.6 | +0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 185 | 5.8 | +3.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,177 | 31.0 | +0.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | +4.0 | |

### Moss Side

Moss Side :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | William Alistair Cox* | 1,776 | 68.0 | +0.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Zeke Ukairo | 271 | 10.5 | -5.1 |
| | Green | Nigel Woodcock | 225 | 8.6 | -0.4 |
| | Conservative | Kashif Ali | 185 | 7.1 | -1.2 |
| | Respect | Ali Shelmani | 153 | 5.9 | +5.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,505 | 57.7 | +6.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,610 | 24.6 | +0.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -2.9 | |

### Moston

Moston :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Paul Murphy* | 1,551 | 49.5 | -6.0 |
| | Conservative | Gareth Morris | 936 | 29.9 | +9.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Timothy Hartley | 398 | 12.7 | +2.8 |
| | Green | Tom Redford | 246 | 7.9 | +3.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 615 | 19.6 | -15.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,131 | 28.6 | -0.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -7.9 | |

### Northenden

Northenden :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martin Eakins | 1,562 | 43.8 | +2.5 |
| | Labour | Michael Kane* | 1,554 | 43.6 | -1.0 |
| | Conservative | Sarah Lovell | 293 | 8.2 | -0.3 |
| | Green | Lance Crookes | 159 | 4.5 | -1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8 | 0.2 | -3.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,568 | 33.7 | +2.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | +1.7 | |

### Old Moat

Old Moat :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Andrew Fender* | 1,391 | 50.5 | -3.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sufiyan Rana | 947 | 34.4 | +5.3 |
| | Green | Lia Sims | 213 | 7.7 | -1.2 |
| | Conservative | Paul Lally | 205 | 7.4 | -1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 444 | 16.1 | -8.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,756 | 26.8 | +1.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -4.2 | |

### Rusholme

Rusholme :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Shannon* | 1,090 | 42.7 | +0.4 |
| | Labour | Atiha Chaudry | 693 | 27.2 | +1.8 |
| | Left List | Nahella Ashraf | 320 | 12.5 | -5.7 |
| | Conservative | Dola Miah | 291 | 11.4 | +4.9 |
| | Green | Penny Collins | 158 | 6.2 | -1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 397 | 15.6 | -1.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,552 | 25.7 | -5.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | -0.7 | |

### Sharston

Sharston :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour Co-op | Tommy Judge* | 1,115 | 47.2 | -5.3 |
| | Conservative | Jimmy McCullough | 773 | 32.7 | +7.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bill Fisher | 274 | 11.6 | -0.7 |
| | Green | Karen Duffy | 199 | 8.4 | -1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 324 | 13.7 | -13.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,361 | 21.1 | -0.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -6.2 | |

### Whalley Range

Whalley Range :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Grant* | 1,683 | 39.3 | -10.9 |
| | Labour | Amina Lone | 1,271 | 29.7 | -5.3 |
| | Conservative | Fawad Hussain | 945 | 22.1 | +17.0 |
| | Green | Mary Candeland | 381 | 8.9 | -0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 412 | 9.6 | -5.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,280 | 40.5 | +1.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | -8.1 | |

### Withington

Withington :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brendon Jones | 1,267 | 57.7 | -3.0 |
| | Labour | Leif Jerram | 508 | 23.1 | +0.6 |
| | Green | Felicity Paris | 223 | 10.2 | +0.5 |
| | Conservative | Zoe Slater | 199 | 9.1 | +2.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 759 | 34.5 | -3.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,197 | 20.6 | -0.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | -1.8 | |

### Woodhouse Park

Woodhouse Park :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Brian O'Neil* | 1,227 | 60.6 | -4.7 |
| | Conservative | Stephen Heath | 473 | 23.4 | +5.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Joe Podbylski | 166 | 8.2 | -0.6 |
| | Green | Jody Bradford | 159 | 7.9 | +0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 754 | 37.4 | -9.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,018 | 20.8 | -0.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -4.9 | |

## By-elections between 2008 and 2010

Didsbury West By-Election 29 January 2009 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lianne Caroline Williams | 1,439 | 55.6 | +8.4 |
| | Labour | David Clive Ellison | 638 | 24.7 | +1.9 |
| | Conservative | David Michael Bean | 336 | 13.0 | -3.6 |
| | Green | Geoff Evans | 173 | 6.7 | -3.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 801 | 31.0 | +6.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,586 | 26.1 | -1.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +3.2 | |

Moston By-Election 9 April 2009 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Rita Anne Tavernor | 1,353 | 38.7 | -10.8 |
| | BNP | Derek George Adams | 815 | 23.3 | +23.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Timothy John Hartley | 696 | 19.9 | +7.2 |
| | Conservative | Phil Donohue | 558 | 16.0 | -13.9 |
| | Green | Karl Wardlaw | 74 | 2.1 | -5.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 538 | 15.4 | -4.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,586 | 26.1 | -1.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -17.0 | |
