Didsbury West (ward)

Didsbury West is an electoral ward of the metropolitan borough of Manchester, England. It returns three councillors to Manchester City Council who are currently Richard Kilpatrick, John Leech and Debbie Hilal. It is within the parliamentary constituency of Manchester Withington and represented in Westminster by Jeff Smith. The 2011 Census recorded a population of 12,455.

Councillors

indicates seat up for re-election.
indicates seat won in by-election.
indicates councillor changed party.

Elections in the 2020s

* denotes incumbent councillor seeking re-election.

Elections in the 2010s

May 2016

Leech's win signified the first gain for any party in Manchester other than Labour for the first time in six years and provided Manchester with its first opposition for two years.