1972 Manchester City Council election

1972 Manchester City Council election

←  1971 4 May 1972 (1972-05-04) 1973  →
33 of 132 seats to Manchester City Council 67 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Party Labour Conservative Last election 81 seats, 60.2% 18 seats, 35.6% Seats before 108 24 Seats won 20 13 Seats after 101 31 Seat change 7 7 Popular vote 64,692 55,615 Percentage 51.8% 44.6% Swing 8.4% 9.0%
Map of results of 1972 election
Leader of the Council before election Labour Leader of the Council after election Labour

Elections to Manchester City Council were held on Thursday, 4 May 1972. One third of the councillors were up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a two-year term of office. These were the final elections held in Manchester before the Local Government Act 1972 abolished the city corporation and reformed it as a metropolitan borough. The Labour Party retained overall control of the council. ^{[1] [2]}

Election result

Party		Votes			Seats			Full Council
Labour Party		64,692 (51.8%)		8.4	20 (60.6%)	20 / 33	7	101 (76.5%)	101 / 132
Conservative Party		55,615 (44.6%)		9.0	13 (39.4%)	13 / 33	7	31 (23.5%)	31 / 132
Liberal Party		3,423 (2.7%)		0.2	0 (0.0%)	0 / 33		0 (0.0%)	0 / 132
Communist		683 (0.5%)		0.9	0 (0.0%)	0 / 33		0 (0.0%)	0 / 132
Independent		240 (0.2%)		0.1	0 (0.0%)	0 / 33		0 (0.0%)	0 / 132
Residents		135 (0.1%)			0 (0.0%)	0 / 33	N/A	0 (0.0%)	0 / 132

Full council

↓

101

31

Aldermen

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27

6

Councillors

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74

25

Ward results

Alexandra Park

Alexandra Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. B. Chapman*	3,120	71.3	+8.8
	Labour	A. S. Wood	1,258	28.7	+2.2
Majority			1,862	42.6	+9.2
Turnout			4,378
	Conservative hold		Swing

Ardwick

Ardwick

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. Barrett*	2,097	78.2	−3.7
	Conservative	G. Taylor	484	18.1	−1.1
	Communist	R. Hughes	100	3.7	−3.5
Majority			1,613	60.1	+3.6
Turnout			2,681
	Labour hold		Swing

Baguley

Baguley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. Brown*	2,814	56.4	−11.5
	Conservative	M. Malbon	2,171	43.6	+7.4
Majority			643	12.8	−11.7
Turnout			4,985
	Labour hold		Swing

Barlow Moor

Barlow Moor

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Tucker	1,915	49.5	+7.9
	Labour	W. A. Moody*	1,460	37.8	−7.0
	Liberal	D. R. Mellor	490	12.7	−4.1
Majority			455	11.8
Turnout			3,865
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Beswick

Beswick

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. Corless*	2,005	89.5	−0.3
	Conservative	D. Eastwood	236	10.5	−9.6
Majority			1,769	79.0	+20.7
Turnout			2,241
	Labour hold		Swing

Blackley

Blackley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. I. Owen*	2,129	60.0	−8.1
	Conservative	D. F. Silverman	1,417	40.0	+6.2
Majority			712	20.0	−11.9
Turnout			3,546
	Labour hold		Swing

Bradford

Bradford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. Egerton*	2,784	64.1	−14.1
	Conservative	D. Lear	1,559	35.9	+9.6
Majority			1,225	28.2	−17.7
Turnout			4,343
	Labour hold		Swing

Brooklands

Brooklands

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Y. I. Emery	2,803	52.4	+12.3
	Labour	E. Mellor*	2,551	47.6	−13.5
Majority			252	4.8
Turnout			5,354
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Burnage

Burnage

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. L. Lund*	2,746	63.4	+9.9
	Labour	B. W. McColgan	1,583	36.6	−10.5
Majority			1,163	26.8	+21.2
Turnout			4,329
	Conservative hold		Swing

Charlestown

Charlestown

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. C. Silverman*	2,067	58.1	−5.9
	Conservative	D. F. Silverman	1,420	39.9	+7.4
	Communist	R. L. Cole	72	2.0	−1.5
Majority			647	18.2	−9.7
Turnout			3,559
	Labour hold		Swing

Cheetham

Cheetham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Broderick*	1,297	64.5	−9.1
	Conservative	F. E. Meaden	714	35.5	+8.1
Majority			583	29.0	−14.3
Turnout			2,011
	Labour hold		Swing

Chorlton

Chorlton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Delavan*	2,970	69.0	+11.1
	Labour	H. M. Gregory	1,336	31.0	−10.5
Majority			1,634	38.0	+24.5
Turnout			4,306
	Conservative hold		Swing

Collegiate Church

Collegiate Church

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	F. J. Balcombe*	843	84.6	+0.4
	Conservative	P. A. Bradshaw	153	15.4	−0.6
Majority			690	69.2	+2.0
Turnout			996
	Labour hold		Swing

Crossacres

Crossacres

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Roberts*	3,200	68.4	−8.9
	Conservative	J. Jones	1,353	28.9	+0.3
	Communist	M. E. Taylor	126	2.7	−1.6
Majority			1,847	39.5	−3.0
Turnout			4,679
	Labour hold		Swing

Crumpsall

Crumpsall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. R. Butler	2,451	59.4	+13.6
	Labour	H. Brooks*	1,676	40.6	−10.4
Majority			775	18.8
Turnout			4,127
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Didsbury

Didsbury

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Duke*	3,752	74.4	+8.7
	Labour	M. Pickstone	1,294	25.6	−8.8
Majority			2,458	48.8	+18.2
Turnout			5,046
	Conservative hold		Swing

Gorton North

Gorton North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. Conquest*	2,738	70.6	−8.9
	Conservative	J. A. Davenport	1,052	27.1	+4.3
	Communist	A. Prior	87	2.2	−3.3
Majority			1,686	43.5	−8.9
Turnout			3,877
	Labour hold		Swing

Gorton South

Gorton South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	K. Franklin*	2,022	71.8	+2.0
	Conservative	L. H. Nield	793	28.2	−16.5
Majority			1,229	43.6	+24.5
Turnout			2,815
	Labour hold		Swing

Harpurhey

Harpurhey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. N. M. Moxley*	1,412	62.1	−8.8
	Conservative	A. P. Osborn	860	37.9	+7.2
Majority			552	24.2	−13.0
Turnout			2,272
	Labour hold		Swing

Hulme

Hulme

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. P. Marino*	2,101	89.1	+4.2
	Conservative	R. J. R. Lomas	258	10.9	−3.0
Majority			1,843	78.2	+8.7
Turnout			2,359
	Labour hold		Swing

Levenshulme

Levenshulme

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. K. Barber	2,531	54.3	+10.0
	Labour	A. E. Jones*	2,132	45.7	−9.9
Majority			399	8.6
Turnout			4,663
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Lightbowne

Lightbowne

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. A. Reddington*	1,877	38.8	−19.0
	Conservative	N. A. Green	1,868	38.6	+7.3
	Liberal	J. Lindsay	1,098	22.6	+8.2
Majority			9	0.2	−24.9
Turnout			4,843
	Labour hold		Swing

Lloyd Street

Lloyd Street

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	K. McKeon*	2,423	54.6	−8.4
	Conservative	S. D. Alexander	2,011	45.4	+6.1
Majority			412	9.2	−9.8
Turnout			4,434
	Labour hold		Swing

Longsight

Longsight

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. A. Naqui*	2,185	54.4	−5.2
	Conservative	A. Malpas	1,634	40.7	+4.2
	Residents	H. J. Barton	135	3.4	N/A
	Communist	H. Johnson	59	1.5	−1.6
Majority			551	13.7	−5.7
Turnout			4,013
	Labour hold		Swing

Miles Platting

Miles Platting

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Latham*	1,829	85.7	−4.9
	Conservative	D. Porter	305	14.3	+4.6
Majority			1,524	71.4	−5.8
Turnout			2,134
	Labour hold		Swing

Moss Side

Moss Side

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. E. Talbot*	1,791	75.0	+4.1
	Conservative	E. M. Bevan	596	25.0	−6.7
Majority			1,195	50.0	+12.8
Turnout			2,387
	Labour hold		Swing

Moston

Moston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	K. E. Goulding	2,007	43.9	+6.7
	Labour	W. Lister*	1,848	40.4	−22.4
	Liberal	G. Garrard	661	14.5	+8.9
	Communist	A. Clark	57	1.2	−1.4
Majority			159	3.5
Turnout			4,573
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Newton Heath

Newton Heath

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Smith*	2,234	62.6	−13.5
	Conservative	A. E. Walsh	1,337	37.4	+10.9
Majority			897	25.2	−17.4
Turnout			3,571
	Labour hold		Swing

Northenden

Northenden

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Leigh	2,996	51.6	+4.9
	Labour	G. Berry*	2,678	46.1	−7.1
	Independent	A. I. A. McLean	131	2.3	N/A
Majority			318	5.5
Turnout			5,805
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Old Moat

Old Moat

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	T. F. Lavin*	2,371	55.1	+6.5
	Labour	K. J. Hill	1,930	44.9	−5.5
Majority			441	10.2	+10.2
Turnout			4,301
	Conservative hold		Swing

Rusholme

Rusholme

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	T. E. Phillips	2,371	61.0	+12.0
	Labour	L. J. Lamb*	1,317	33.9	−13.4
	Independent	A. Melling	109	2.8	N/A
	Communist	G. H. Mills	93	2.3	−5.4
Majority			1,054	27.1
Turnout			3,890
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Withington

Withington

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. W. Young*	2,254	48.3	+0.9
	Labour	C. A. Hassall	1,238	26.5	−8.2
	Liberal	J. L. Edwards	1,174	25.2	+0.9
Majority			357	7.8	+0.9
Turnout			4,666
	Conservative hold		Swing

Woodhouse Park

Woodhouse Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. Hall*	2,543	68.0	−13.2
	Conservative	G. Parry	1,107	29.6	+11.4
	Communist	J. V. Hamer	89	2.4	−1.2
Majority			1,436	38.4	−17.1
Turnout			3,739
	Labour hold		Swing

References

1. Left, Left, Left! Labour make sweeping gains, Manchester Evening News, May 5, 1972, p.16
2. Conservatives go against pattern in Manchester, The Guardian, May 6, 1972, p.8