Clayton and Openshaw (ward)

Clayton and Openshaw
Clayton and Openshaw electoral ward within Manchester City Council
Clayton and Openshaw electoral ward within Manchester City Council
Coat of arms of Clayton and Openshaw
Motto(s): 
By wisdom and effort
Map
Coordinates: 53°29′01″N 2°10′48″W / 53.4837°N 2.1801°W / 53.4837; -2.1801
CountryUnited Kingdom
Constituent countryEngland
RegionNorth West England
CountyGreater Manchester
Metropolitan boroughManchester
CreatedDecember 2017
Named forClayton and Openshaw
Government
  UK Parliament constituency: Manchester Central
 • TypeUnicameral
 • BodyManchester City Council
 • Leader of the councilBev Craig (Labour)
 • CouncillorSean McHale (Labour)
 • CouncillorDonna Ludford (Labour)
 • CouncillorThomas Robinson (Labour)

Clayton and Openshaw is an area and electoral ward of Manchester, England created by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England (LGBCE) replacing the previous electoral wards of Ancoats & Clayton and Bradford for the local elections 2018.[1]

It is represented in Westminster by Lucy Powell MP for Manchester Central.[2]

  1. ^ LGBCE (April 2017). Final recommendations on the new electoral arrangements for Manchester City Council (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Lucy Powell MP". parliament.uk. UK Parliament. Retrieved 5 February 2018.