ˈeɪmzbɛɹi wʌz ᵻlˈɛktᵻd tə mˈæntʃɛstɚ sˈɪɾi kˈaʊnsəl ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntɪŋ fˈæloʊfˌiːld wˈɔːɹd ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪks, dᵻfˈiːɾɪŋ ðɪ ɪŋkˈʌmbənt lˈɪbɚɹəl dˈɛməkɹˌæt, ænd sˈʌbsᵻkwəntli wˈɪnɪŋ ɹˌiːᵻlˈɛkʃən ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd tˈɛn ænd tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈoːɹtiːn.
Amesbury was elected to Manchester City Council representing Fallowfield Ward in 2006, defeating the incumbent Liberal Democrat, and subsequently winning re-election in 2010 and 2014.