Charlestown | |
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_2018.png) Charlestown electoral ward within Manchester City Council | |
 Coat of arms | |
| Motto(s): By wisdom and effort | |
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| Coordinates: 53°31′34″N 2°11′52″W / 53.5262°N 2.1977°W | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Constituent country | England |
| Region | North West |
| County | Greater Manchester |
| Metropolitan borough | Manchester |
| Created | May 1973 |
| Named for | Charlestown, Manchester |
| Government | |
| • Type | Unicameral |
| • Body | Manchester City Council |
| • Leader of the council | Bev Craig (Labour) |
| • Councillor | Basil Curley (Labour) |
| • Councillor | Hannah Priest (Labour) |
| • Councillor | Veronica Kirkpatrick (Labour) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 14,332 |
| UK Parliamentary Constituency | Blackley and Broughton |
| Member of Parliament | Graham Stringer |
| UK Parliamentary Constituency | Manchester Central |
| Member of Parliament | Lucy Powell |
| Area and population statistics from the 2011 Census[1] | |
Charlestown is a ward in the suburban north of the city of Manchester, England. The population of the ward at the 2011 census was 14,332.[1] Voters from this ward elect three councillors to Manchester City Council.
The Ward lies mostly within the lower part of the suburb of Blackley, with Blackley Golf club acting as the ward boundary. Different parts of this ward are represented by different MPs following boundary changes in 2018; the majority of the ward is part of the Blackley and Broughton constituency but a small portion (in Moston) is part of the Manchester Central constituency.
- ^ a b "City of Manchester ward population 2011". Retrieved 4 January 2016.