Gorton North is a defunct

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ward in the

Gorton Gorton is an area of Manchester in Greater Manchester, England. It is to the southeast of Manchester city centre. The population at the United Kingdom Census 2011, 2011 census was 36,055. Neighbouring areas include Levenshulme and Openshaw. A ...

area of the

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Manchester Manchester () is a city and the metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England. It had an estimated population of in . Greater Manchester is the third-most populous metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, with a population of 2.92&nbs ...

. The population of Gorton North ward at the 2011 census was 16,440. Under boundary changes by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England (LGBCE) the ward was abolished and replaced with the new electoral ward Gorton and Abbey Hey from May 2018.

Governance

Gorton North was in the parliamentary constituency of Manchester Gorton. It was represented in

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by Afzal Khan since June 2017. The city councillors for the ward are Nilofar Siddiqi (Labour), John Hughes (Labour) and Afia Kamal (Labour). Historically Gorton North was a safe Labour seat. Previous Labour councillors for Gorton North were Colin Brierley, Tom Hamnett and Anne Unwin (previously Anne McQueen). ;Councillors Nilofar Siddiqi (Lab), John Hughes (Lab), and Afia Kamal (Lab) indicates seat up for re-election. indicates ward abolished and replaced with new ward: Gorton and Abbey Hey.

Geography

Gorton North was bounded by the neighbourhoods of

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to the north, Ardwick to the east, Longsight and Gorton South to the south and Fairfield, Tameside to the west. It contained Belle Vue Stadium and Gorton Monastery.

References

External links

Office for National Statistics
Manchester City Council Wards {{GreaterManchester-geo-stub