Gorton and Abbey Hey (ward)

Gorton and Abbey Hey
Gorton and Abbey Hey electoral ward within Manchester City Council
Gorton and Abbey Hey electoral ward within Manchester City Council
Coat of arms of Gorton and Abbey Hey
Motto(s): 
By wisdom and effort
Map
Coordinates: 53°27′52″N 2°10′11″W / 53.464526°N 2.169614°W / 53.464526; -2.169614
CountryUnited Kingdom
Constituent countryEngland
RegionNorth West England
CountyGreater Manchester
Metropolitan boroughManchester
CreatedDecember 2017
Named forGorton and Abbey Hey
Government
  UK Parliament constituency: Manchester Gorton
 • TypeUnicameral
 • BodyManchester City Council
 • Leader of the councilBev Craig (Labour)

Gorton and Abbey Hey is an electoral ward of Manchester, England created by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England (LGBCE) from the previous electoral wards of Gorton North and Gorton South for the local elections 2018.[1]

It is represented in Westminster by Afzal Khan MP for Manchester Gorton.[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. ^ "Afzal Khan MP". parliament.uk. UK Parliament. Retrieved 5 February 2018.