Council — Manchester

Recent meetings

5 meetings

15 Jul 2026

10:00 am

Council - Wednesday, 15 July 2026 - 10.00 am

71 attendees · 0 documents · 0 media files

20 May 2026

10:00 am

Council - Wednesday, 20 May 2026 - 10.00 am

The Council met to elect a new Lord Mayor and Deputy Lord Mayor, and to formally thank the outgoing Lord Mayor. The meeting also saw the election of the Leader of the Council and the announcement of Executive Members and their portfolios.

18 Mar 2026

10:00 am

Council - Wednesday, 18 March 2026 - 10.00 am

96 attendees · 14 documents · 1 media file

27 Feb 2026

11:00 am

Budget, Council - Friday, 27th February, 2026 11.00 am

96 attendees · 91 documents · 1 media file

28 Jan 2026

10:00 am

Council - Wednesday, 28 January 2026 - 10.00 am

95 attendees · 12 documents · 1 media file

About

The Council is the primary decision-making body for Manchester City Council, comprising 96 elected councillors who represent the city's residents. The Council meets seven times annually, with meetings open to the public, to set the Council's overall strategic policies and approve the annual budget. Councillors have a duty to their constituents and the wider community. Honorary Aldermen may attend meetings but do not have voting rights.

Members

Carmine Grimshaw · Chair

Shaukat Ali · Deputy Chair

Abdigafar Mohamed Muse · Member

Abid Latif Chohan · Member

Adele Douglas · Member

Afia Kamal · Member

Aftab Razaq · Member

Ahmed Ali · Member

Alan Good · Member

Ali Ilyas · Member

Amna Saad Omar Abdullatif · Member

Andrew Simcock · Member

Angela Gartside · Member

Angela Moran · Member

Angeliki Stogia · Member

Annette Wright · Member

Anthony McCaul · Member

Astrid Johnson · Member

Azra Ali · Member

Basat Sheikh · Member

Basil Curley · Member

Becky Chambers · Member

Bev Craig · Member

Chris Northwood · Member

Chris Wills · Member

Dave Marsh · Member

Dave Rawson · Member

Debbie Hilal · Member

Donna Ludford · Member

Dzidra Noor · Member

Emma Taylor · Member

Erinma Bell · Member

Esha Mumtaz · Member

Fiaz Riasat · Member

Garry Bridges · Member

Gavin White · Member

Ghazala Sadiq · Member

Glynn Evans · Member

Irene Robinson · Member

Jade Mary Doswell · Member

Jawad Amin · Member

Jill Lovecy · Member

Joan Davies · Member

Joanna Midgley · Member

Joanne Green · Member

John Flanagan · Member

John Hacking · Member

John Hughes · Member

John Leech · Member

Jon-Connor Lyons · Member

Julie Connolly · Member

Julie Reid · Member

June Hitchen · Member

Lee Glover · Member

Lee-Ann Igbon · Member

Leslie Bell · Member

Linda Foley · Member

Mahdi Mahamed · Member

Mandie Shilton Godwin · Member

Marcus Johns · Member

Mathew Benham · Member

Munaver Rasul · Member

Muqaddasah Bano · Member

Murtaza Iqbal · Member

Naeem Hassan · Member

Nasrin Ali · Member

Olusegun Ogunbambo · Member

Pat Karney · Member

Paul Andrews · Member

Paula Appleby · Member

Paula Sadler · Member

Rabnawaz Akbar · Member

Richard Fletcher · Member

Richard Kilpatrick · Member

Rob Nunney · Member

Sam Lynch · Member

Sam Wheeler · Member

Sandra Collins · Member

Sean McHale · Member

Shahbaz Sarwar · Member

Shazia Butt · Member

Sherita Mandongwe · Member

Susan Cooley · Member

Suzannah Reeves · Member

Suzanne Richards · Member

Thomas Frederick Robinson · Member

Thomas Judge · Member

Tim Whiston · Member

Tina Hewitson · Member

Tina Kirwin-McGinley · Member

Tracey Rawlins · Member

Uzma Jafri · Member

Veronica Kirkpatrick · Member

Yasmine Dar · Member

Zahid Hussain · Member

Zoe Marlow · Member

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