Burnage
Manchester City Council ward in south Manchester.
Burnage stayed Labour on 10 September 2026, when the party took 42.1% against 32.0% for The Greens in the contest for the Manchester City Council seat Bev Craig gave up on becoming Greater Manchester mayor.
Last refreshed: 7 October 2026
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UK Local Elections 2026Background
Burnage is a ward of Manchester City Council in the south of the city, returning councillors to the Labour-run authority.
Its by-election on 10 September 2026 was caused by Bev Craig, then the council's leader and a Burnage councillor, giving up the seat after her election as Mayor of Greater Manchester on 30 July 2026. Labour kept the ward with 42.1%, ahead of The Greens on 32.0%, on a turnout of about 24%.
The Greens' strong second place left a gap of ten points, making Burnage one of the narrower Labour holds among September's council by-elections. In this ward The Greens, not Reform UK, are Labour's main challengers.