Manchester local election candidates 2022: who is standing in my local council election, and when is the vote?

Get your ballots at the ready as the local council elections across the Greater Manchester region are about to begin.

Local elections are an important opportunity for residents to make their voices heard regarding local issues and how they want them to be managed.

With 10 local authorities across the region holding a vote in 2022, who are the candidates standing for election? Here is everything you need to know.

When are the local elections?

Polling stations are set to open on Thursday, 5 May.

You can cast your vote between 7 am to 10 pm.

Votes will be counted and the declarations of the results will take place on Friday 6 May. Some councils will count their votes overnight Thursday into Friday morning; others will begin the counting process at 9am on Friday and publish their results later in the day.

How do I register to vote?

In order to make your voice heard at the local elections across the Manchester region in 2022, you must be registered.

You could register online via the official government website , but the deadline to register has now passed (Thursday, 14 April).

If you are unable to vote in-person at a polling station, you can vote by post or proxy - the deadline to register for both being Tuesday, 19 April at 5 pm.

Which candidates are standing in local elections in and around Manchester?

In total, 10 councils across Greater Manchester are holding local elections in 2022.

Here is a full list of candidates standing in the local council elections for Manchester and Salford:

Manchester City Council

Ancoats and Beswick

• Steven John Kelly – The Conservative Party
• Chris Joanne Northwood – Liberal Democrats
• Chris Perriam – The Green Party
• Irene Cecilia Robinson– Labour Party

Ardwick

• Tarjuah Tina Hewitson – Labour Party
• George Joshua Morris – The Green Party
• Melvin Nii Adjei Sowah– Liberal Democrats
• Callum Patrick Wood – The Conservative Party

Baguley

• Paul Gerrard Andrews – Labour and Co-operative Party
• Seb Bate – Liberal Democrats
• Keith Berry – The Conservative Party
• Jake Welsh – The Green Party

Brooklands

• Grace Buczkowska – The Green Party
• Susan Margaret Cooley – Labour Party
• Norman David Decent – The Conservative Party
• Ellin Saunders– Liberal Democrats

Burnage

• Bryn Coombe – Liberal Democrats
• Md Shahed Hossain – The Conservative Party
• Murtaza Ranjha Iqbal– Labour Party
• Dick Venes – The Green Party

Charlestown

• Mokammel Alam – The Conservative Party
• Paul Dominick Hodges – The Green Party
• Veronica Sheila Kirkpatrick– Labour Party
• Melanie Ncube – Liberal Democrats

Cheetham

• Ben Dundas – The Green Party
• Naeem Ul Hassan – Labour Party
• Roddy Morrison – Liberal Democrats
• Paul Wan – The Conservative Party

Chorlton

• John Hacking – Labour Party
• Jo Heathcote – Women’s Equality Party
• Rosie Hughes – Liberal Democrats
• Anne Vivienne Power – The Green Party
• Matthew David Roden – The Conservative Party

Chorlton Park

• Amaan Hashmi – Liberal Democrats
• Joanna Rachel Midgley – Labour and Co-operative Party
• Andrew Tang – The Conservative Party
• Richard Miles Stubbs Walton – The Green Party

Clayton and Openshaw

• Amanda Evans – The Green Party
• Thomas Frederick Robinson – Labour Party
• Ramzi Swaray-Kella – The Conservative Party
• Maria Theresa Turner – Liberal Democrats

Crumpsall

• Mohammad Jawad Amin – Labour Party
• Iftikhar Ahmed Butt – The Conservative Party
• Sam Days – Women’s Equality Party
• Alison Jane Hawdale – The Green Party
• Mike McKinstry – Liberal Democrats

Deansgate

• John Richard Bridges – Liberal Democrats
• Nick Buckley – Reform UK
• Joan Elizabeth Davies – Labour Party
• Jamie Thomas Antony Hoyle – The Conservative Party
• Anastasia Wiest – The Green Party

Didsbury East

• John Cameron – Liberal Democrats
• Anjenarra Huque – The Conservative Party
• Andrew George Simcock – Labour and Co-operative Party
• Paula Watson – The Green Party

Didsbury West

• Wendy Madeleine Andrew – Social Democratic Party
• Luke Oisin Bourke Costello – The Conservative Party
• Sally Ann Hawkins– The Green Party
• John Leech – Liberal Democrats
• Luke James Savage – Labour Party

Fallowfield

• Hannah Charter – The Green Party
• Sabreena Zareen Hossain – The Conservative Party
• Ali Raza Ilyas – Labour Party
• Paul Anthony Jones – Liberal Democrats

Gorton and Abbey Hey

• Louis John Anthony Hughes – Labour and Co-operative Party
• Ugo Nzeribe– The Conservative Party
• Jackie Pearcey – Liberal Democrats
• Natasha Urner – The Green Party

Harpurhey

• Gareth Joseph Brown – The Conservative Party
• Sandra Patricia Collins – Labour Party
• Celia Craske – Liberal Democrats
• Billie Nagle – The Green Party

Higher Blackley

• Colin Gregory Jones – The Conservative Party
• Peter George Matthews – Liberal Democrats
• Vicky Matthews – The Green Party
• Olusegun Adelaja Ogunbambo – Labour Party

Hulme

• Lee-Ann Mary Igbon – Labour Party
• Gary Stephen McKenna – Liberal Democrats
• Chris Ogden – The Green Party
• William Patrick David Watermeyer– The Conservative Party

Levenshulme

• Brian Arthur Candeland – The Green Party
• Jeremy Edward Hoad – Independent
• Jason Peter Mcelod – The Conservative Party
• Dzidra Noor– Labour Party
• Greg Sammons – Liberal Democrats

Longsight

• Kobe Ryan Bibbon – Liberal Democrats
• Abid Latif Chohan – Labour Party
• Shahana Choudhury– The Conservative Party
• Bernard Ekbery– The Green Party

Miles Platting and Newton Heath

• Derek Lee Brocklehurst – The Conservative Party
• Carmine Geatano Grimshaw – Labour Party
• Tamara Huber – The Green Party
• Charles William Turner – Liberal Democrats

Moss Side

• Erinma Mba Kalu Bell – Labour Party
• Albie Mayo – The Green Party
• Samuel Stephenson – The Conservative Party
• Phil White – Liberal Democrats

Moston

• Popoola Stephen Alabi – The Conservative Party
• Paula Elizabeth Appleby – Labour Party
• Diane Lilian Kosandiak– The Green Party
• Martha O’Donoghue – Liberal Democrats
• Hugo Wils

Northenden

• Daniel Bell – The Conservative Party
• Sylvia June Buchan – The Green Party
• Angela Moran – Labour Party
• Mark Saunders – Liberal Democrats

Old Moat

• Jon Martin – Liberal Democrats
• Cillian Thomas Neal – The Conservative Party
• Suzannah Mary Reeves– Labour Party
• Stace Wright – The Green Party

Piccadilly

• Alexander Bramham – The Conservative Party
• Adele Nicola Douglas – Labour Party
• Allison Jayne Harrison – Liberal Democrats
• Scott Andrew Robinson – The Green Party

Rusholme

• Rabnawaz Akbar– Labour Party
• Usman Arshed – The Conservative Party
• Mohamed Belal Sabbagh – Liberal Democrats

Sharston

• Robin Grayson – Liberal Democrats
• Tommy Judge – Labour Party
• Catherine Longson – The Green Party
• Bheem Pulla – The Conservative Party

Whalley Range

• Andrew McGuinness – Liberal Democrats
• Laura Lee Anne Potter – The Green Party
• Aftab Razaq – Labour Party
• Muhammad Omar Shahid – The Conservative Party

Withington

• Michael Charles Barnes – The Conservative Party
• Sam Easterby-Smith – The Green Party
• Angela Gartside – Labour Party
• April Preston – Liberal Democrats

Woodhouse Park

• Anna Hablak – Liberal Democrats
• Astrid Johnson – The Green Party
• Sarah Jayne Judge – Labour Party
• Stephen James McHugh – The Conservative Party

Salford City Council

Barton and Winton

• Antony Duke - Liberal Democrats
• John Mullen - Labour Party
• Michael Richman - The Conservative Party

Blackfriars and Trinity

• Joe Allen - Liberal Democrats
• David Jones - The Green Party
• Roseanna Wain - Labour Party

Boothstown and Ellenbrook

• Mohammed Bashir - Labour Party
• Diana Battersby - The Green Party
• Ian Chisnall - Liberal Democrats
• Les Turner - The Conservative Party

Broughton

• Patience Assam - The Conservative Party
• David Henry - The Green Party
• Eli Leech - Independent
• John Merry - Labour Party
• Alexander Thomas William Wynne - Liberal Democrats

Cadishead and Lower Irlam

• Yolande Amana-Ghola - Labour Party
• Jamie Clark - Liberal Democrats
• Amar Farooq - The Conservative Party

Claremont

• Mary Ferrer - Independent
• Bernard Goldfine - The Conservative Party
• Gizella Hughes - Liberal Democrats
• Neil Reynolds - Labour Party
• Christopher Seed - The Green Party

Eccles

• Chris Bates - The Conservative Party
• Oliver Bradfield - Liberal Democrats
• Sally Griffiths - Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
• Clive Hamilton - Green
• Nathaniel Tetteh - Labour

Higher Irlam and Peel Green

• Saqib Aftab - Conservative
• Mishal Saeed - Labour
• Kenneth Thompson - Liberal Democrats

Kersal and Broughton Park

• Adam Carney - Conservative
• Chioma Mgbeokwere - Labour
• James Twells - Liberal Democrats
• Avrohom Walter - Independent

Little Hulton

• Dorothy Chapman - Conservative
• Stuart Oxbrow - Green
• Teresa Pepper - Labour
• Stuart Robbins - Liberal Democrats

Ordsall

• Nicola Smith - Green
• Chris Twells - Liberal Democrats
• John Walsh - Labour

Pendlebury and Clifton

• Sophia Linden - Labour
• Ian McKinlay - Liberal Democrats
• Jackie Mountaine - Conservative

Pendleton and Charlestown

• Miranda Friedman - Conservative
• Andrew Nadin - Green
• Sam Wade - Liberal Democrats
• John Warmisham - Labour

Quays

• Lucy Staniforth - Green
• Phil Tresadern - Labour
• Alex Warren - Liberal Democrats

Swinton and Wardley

• Alima Husain - Conservative
• Gina Reynolds - Labour
• Mark Sampson - Independent
• Liam Waite - Green
• Gareth Watkins - Liberal Democrats

Swinton Park

• Howard Balkind - Green
• Stuart Dickman - Labour
• John McLellan - Liberal Democrats
• Derek Meades - Conservative
• Joe O’Neil - Independent

Walken North

• Frederick Battersby - Green
• John Grant - Liberal Democrats
• Adrees Masood - Conservative
• Ashlea Simon - Britain First
• Jack Youd - Labour

Walken South

• Thomas Dylan - Green
• Azmat Husain - Conservative
• Patricia Murphy - Liberal Democrats
• Irfan Syed - Labour

Weaste and Seedley

• Paul Heilbron - Liberal Democrats
• Donna-Maree Humphery - Women’s Equality Party
• Alexis Shama - Labour

Worsley and Westwood Park

• James Blessing - Liberal Democrats
• Tony Davies - Labour
• Adam Kealey - Conservative

For the full list of candidates of each of the other eight local authorities across the Greater Manchester area, visit the following pages:

• Bury Council - click here
• Bolton Council - click here
• Rochdale Borough Council - click here
• Oldham Council - click here
• Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council - click here
• Trafford Council - click here
• Wigan Council - click here
• Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council - click here

What constituency do I live in?

If you do not know what local authority you live within, you can enter your postcode into the electoral finder.