General Election 2024: All the candidates vying to be an MP in Manchester seats and parties they represent

July 4 will see people across the UK head to the polls for a General Election. Residents of Manchester are represented in parliament by one of six MPs, and they’ll be vying for votes on election day. 

If you are heading to vote next month, Manchester City Council has reminded the public that you will need to take a valid form of photo ID. This will be the first General Election where this is required. The deadline to register to vote in this General Election is Tuesday June 18.

Manchester is divided into six parliamentary constituencies. The candidates running in each of these have all been announced, and a full list of the names can be found below. 

Blackley and Middleton South

• Iftikhar Ahmed - Conservatives 
• Alison Devine - Reform UK
• Iain Donaldson - Liberal Democrats
• Dylan Lewis-Creser - Green Party 
• Graham Eric stringer - Labour Party

Gorton and Denton

• Amir Yousuf Burney - Workers Party
• Amanda Gardner - Green Party 
• Andrew John Gwynne - Labour and Co-operative Party 
• Lee Moffitt - Reform UK
• John Reid - Liberal Democrats 
• Ruth Ann Welsby Welsh - Conservatives

Manchester Central 

• Ekua Bayunu - Green Party 
• David Brown - Reform UK
• Parham Hashemi - Workers Party 
• Albati Kalonda - Independent
• Sabeena Khan - Independent
• Sebastian Moore - Social Democratic Party 
• Chris Joanne Northwood - Liberal Democrats
• Lucy Powell - Labour and Co-operative Party 
• Caitriona Rhiannon Rylance - Communist Future
• Scott David Ian Smith - Conservatives 

Manchester Rusholme

• Thirza Amina Asanga-Rae - Green Party 
• Faraz Bhatti - Independent
• Mohhamed Bilal - Workers Party 
• Peter Clifford - Communist League 
• Afzal Khan - Labour Party 
• Alexandra Gabriela Marsanu - Conservatives
• Joel Patrick McGuigan - Reform UK
• Seb Bate - Liberal Democrats

Manchester Withington

• Wendy Andrew - Social Democratic Party
• Sam Easterby-Smith - Green Party 
• Sarah Louise Garcia De Bustos - Conservatives
• Lizzie Greenwood - Workers Party 
• Richard Kilpatrick - Liberal Democrats 
• Jeff Smith - Labour Party
• Keith Kaine Williams - Reform UK

Wythenshawe and Sale East 

• John Barstow - Workers Party
• Sarah Louise Beament - Conservatives
• Melanie Jame Earp - Green Party 
• Julie Fousert - Reform UK
• Mike Kane - Labour Party
• Simon Edward Lepori - Liberal Democrats
• Hilary Salt - Social Democratic Party