Garry Bridges: councillor for Old Moat, Manchester City Council

Garry Bridges is a Labour councillor for the Old Moat ward on Manchester City Council, according to the council's own published list. Garry Bridges is also Leader of the Council. Their current term began on 3 May 2019.

Council: Manchester City Council
Ward: Old Moat
Party: Labour
Posts: Leader of the Council
Term began: 3 May 2019
Official profile: democracy.manchester.gov.uk
Source: Manchester City Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 3 November 2026 (saved copy)

Garry Bridges also has a page for the other posts they hold.

How to contact Garry Bridges

These are the details Manchester City Council publishes for Garry Bridges, exactly as published on 3 November 2026:

Email: cllr.garry.bridges@manchester.gov.uk
Phone: 0161 234 3250 (Exec Office)
Phone: 07908 709 590
Post: Executive Members' Office, Level 4, Town Hall Extension, Manchester, M60 2LA
Official profile: democracy.manchester.gov.uk

Who else represents Old Moat

Sam Easterby-Smith Green Party
Gavin White Labour Executive Member for Housing and Regeneration

Labour on Manchester City Council

Labour holds 51 of the 95 seats on Manchester City Council, the largest group. Seats by party: Labour 51, Green Party 21, Labour and Co-operative 12, Reform UK 7, Liberal Democrats 4.

Leaders and post holders on Manchester City Council

Chris Northwood Deputy Leader of the Lib Dem Group
Hussayn Salem Chair of Economy Scrutiny Committee
Amna Saad Omar Abdullatif Co-Deputy Leader of the Green Party Group
Sian Astley Leader of the Reform UK Group
Tracey Rawlins Statutory Deputy Leader
Basil Curley Chair of Health Scrutiny Committee
Dylan Evans Deputy Leader of the Reform UK Group
Shaukat Ali Lord Mayor of the City of Manchester

All 95 councillors of Manchester City Council, by ward and party.

Who has power over Old Moat

Garry Bridges sits on Manchester City Council, at level 3 of the ten levels of power. These are the bodies above Manchester, each with its own page:

Greater Manchester Combined Authority led by Bev Craig
Greater Manchester Police led by Stephen Watson
Blackley and Middleton South: Graham Stringer (Labour) MP
Gorton and Denton: Hannah Spencer (Green Party) MP
Manchester Central: Lucy Powell (Labour (Co-op)) MP
Manchester Rusholme: Afzal Khan (Labour) MP
Manchester Withington: Jeff Smith (Labour) MP
Wythenshawe and Sale East: Mike Kane (Labour) MP
UK government and all 650 MPs
United Nations, IMF, G7 and G20

The full ladder of power over Manchester, from residents' groups to the G20.

Where this comes from

Manchester City Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 3 November 2026 (saved copy). Published by Manchester City Council. The page is rebuilt from the official list each time it is read again, so anything the council changes or removes changes here too. Name or seat out of date? Tell us.