1973 Manchester City Council election

1973 Manchester City Council election
99 of 99 seats ; to Manchester City Council ; 50 seats needed for a majority
	Map of results of 1973 election
Leader of the Council before election; ; Labour	Leader of the Council after election; Joe Dean ; Labour

Last updated October 21, 2025

Elections to the Manchester City Council were held on Thursday, 10 May 1973. Due to the Local Government Act 1972, which replaced the city corporation with a metropolitan borough, all 99 councillors seats were up for election. In all wards, each first-placed candidate was set to serve a five-year term, expiring in 1978, second-placed candidates were set to serve a three-year term, expiring in 1976, and third-placed candidates were to serve a two-year term, expiring in 1975.

Election result

Party	Votes		Seats
Labour Party	145,798 (47.2%)	4.6	59 (59.6%)	59 / 99	15
Conservative Party	141,541 (45.9%)	1.3	40 (40.4%)	40 / 99	15
Liberal Party	14,037 (4.5%)	1.8	0 (0.0%)	0 / 99
Residents	4,449 (1.4%)	1.3	0 (0.0%)	0 / 99
Communist	1,094 (0.4%)	0.1	0 (0.0%)	0 / 99
Independent Liberal	865 (0.3%)	N/A	0 (0.0%)	0 / 99	N/A
Independent	539 (0.2%)		0 (0.0%)	0 / 99
Anti-Immigration	368 (0.1%)	N/A	0 (0.0%)	0 / 99	N/A

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Ward results

Alexandra

Alexandra
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Flynn*	2,298	50.8	−20.5
	Conservative	N. Thompson*	2,236	49.4	−21.9
	Conservative	R. C. Rodgers*	2,163	47.8	−23.5
	Liberal	D. Hewitt	1,625	35.9	N/A
	Liberal	P. Davis	1,532	33.8	N/A
	Liberal	C. G. Sinclair	1,444	31.9	N/A
	Labour	J. M. Bradley	568	12.5	−16.2
	Labour	J. H. Parish	529	11.7	−17.0
	Labour	P. J. Salts	513	11.3	−17.4
Majority			538	11.9	−30.7
Turnout			4,528
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Ardwick

Ardwick
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. Barrett*	1,537	75.6	−2.6
	Labour	F. Dale*	1,472	72.4	−5.8
	Labour	N. I. Finley*	1,456	71.7	−6.5
	Conservative	J. Kershaw	420	20.7	+2.6
	Conservative	S. M. Lindsay	393	19.3	+1.2
	Conservative	D. H. G. Penney	346	17.0	−1.1
Majority			1,036	51.0	−9.1
Turnout			2,032
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Baguley

Baguley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	F. H. Price*	2,458	53.9	−0.9
	Labour	A. P. Marino*	2,349	51.5	−4.9
	Labour	C. R. Muir*	2,331	51.1	−5.3
	Conservative	M. Malbon	2,025	44.4	+0.8
	Conservative	E. J. Whelan	1,983	43.5	−0.1
	Conservative	B. H. Farrow	1,853	40.6	−3.0
Majority			306	6.7	−6.1
Turnout			4,561
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Barlow Moor

Barlow Moor
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Tucker*	1,968	60.5	+11.0
	Conservative	B. Moore	1,611	49.5	0
	Conservative	N. Wood	1,566	48.1	−1.4
	Labour	R. Grainger*	1,131	34.7	−3.1
	Labour	D. A. Parker*	1,047	32.2	−5.6
	Labour	A. J. Bateman*	1,004	30.8	−7.0
	Liberal	D. R. Mellor	735	22.6	+9.9
Majority			435	13.4	+1.6
Turnout			3,255
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Beswick

Beswick
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Dean*	1,528	80.6	−8.6
	Labour	S. Corless*	1,514	79.9	−9.6
	Labour	K. Eastham*	1,485	78.3	−11.2
	Conservative	J. C. J. Cavill	252	13.3	+2.8
	Conservative	J. Cartland	238	12.6	+2.1
	Conservative	W. Whitmore	235	12.4	+1.9
Majority			1,233	65.0	−14.0
Turnout			1,896
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Blackley

Blackley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. I. Owen*	1,859	56.2	−3.8
	Labour	A. A. Johnson*	1,850	56.0	−4.0
	Labour	F. Hatton*	1,740	52.6	−7.4
	Conservative	J. Yates	1,380	41.8	+1.8
	Conservative	D. G. Sparrow	1,350	40.8	+0.8
	Conservative	H. P. Cummins	1,228	37.2	−2.8
Majority			360	10.9	−9.1
Turnout			3,305
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Bradford

Bradford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Gilmore*	2,271	62.3	−1.8
	Labour	W. Egerton*	2,230	61.1	−3.0
	Labour	E. Grant	2,100	57.6	−6.5
	Conservative	C. R. Ashton	1,239	34.0	−1.9
	Conservative	H. Pickles	1,169	32.0	−3.9
	Conservative	G. M. Farmer	1,161	31.8	−4.1
Majority			861	23.6	−4.6
Turnout			3,648
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Brooklands

Brooklands
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Y. Emery*	2,592	54.1	+1.7
	Conservative	G. W. G. Fitzsimons	2,548	53.1	+0.7
	Conservative	A. A. O'Connor	2,509	52.3	−0.1
	Labour	F. Firth*	2,067	43.1	−4.5
	Labour	D. Healey*	2,054	42.8	−4.8
	Labour	E. Mellor	2,025	42.2	−5.4
Majority			442	9.2	+4.4
Turnout			4,795
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Burnage

Burnage
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	L. Howarth*	2,487	61.8	−1.6
	Conservative	W. L. Lund*	2,477	61.6	−1.8
	Conservative	H. Platt*	2,455	61.0	−2.4
	Labour	A. Burns	1,367	34.0	−2.6
	Labour	J. McKinnon	1,347	33.5	−3.1
	Labour	L. R. Williams	1,328	33.0	−3.6
Majority			1,088	27.1	+0.3
Turnout			4,022
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Charlestown

Charlestown
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	L. Kelly*	1,720	59.8	+1.7
	Labour	N. Morris*	1,660	57.7	−0.4
	Labour	S. C. Silverman*	1,609	55.9	−2.2
	Conservative	D. F. Silverman	1,166	40.5	+0.6
	Conservative	N. Green	1,120	38.9	−1.0
	Conservative	A. E. Cleworth	1,052	36.6	−3.3
Majority			443	15.4	−2.8
Turnout			2,876
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Cheetham

Cheetham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Broderick*	1,182	65.5	+1.0
	Labour	D. G. Ford*	1,158	64.2	−0.3
	Labour	S. V. Shaw*	1,101	61.0	−3.5
	Conservative	J. Bonsu	561	31.1	−4.4
	Conservative	K. A. Hunt	561	31.1	−4.4
	Conservative	R. A. Price	521	28.9	−6.6
Majority			540	29.9	+0.9
Turnout			1,804
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Chorlton

Chorlton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	L. Sanders*	2,109	53.7	−15.3
	Conservative	M. A. Vince*	2,078	52.9	−16.1
	Conservative	A. D. Ashley	1,842	46.9	−22.1
	Liberal	C. H. Hughes	979	24.9	N/A
	Liberal	M. Calder	977	24.9	N/A
	Liberal	W. S. Kenyon	974	24.8	N/A
	Labour	V. Stevens	878	22.4	−8.6
	Labour	G. Collins	704	17.9	−13.1
	Labour	K. Hull	660	16.8	−14.2
Majority			863	22.0	−16.0
Turnout			3,926
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Collegiate Church

Collegiate Church
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	F. J. Balcombe*	721	72.2	−12.4
	Labour	S. Ogden*	618	61.9	−22.7
	Labour	J. B. Ogden*	612	61.3	−23.3
	Liberal	J. Laslett	193	19.3	N/A
	Liberal	C. Addison	171	17.1	N/A
	Conservative	J. Carson	147	14.7	−0.7
	Conservative	J. R. Cawley	132	13.2	−2.2
	Conservative	W. Porter	116	11.6	−3.8
Majority			419	42.0	−27.2
Turnout			1,061	21.7
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Crossacres

Crossacres
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. L. Griffiths*	2,461	54.6	−13.8
	Labour	A. Roberts	2,353	52.2	−16.2
	Labour	K. Collis*	2,269	50.4	−18.0
	Residents	R. R. Dilworth	1,271	28.2	N/A
	Residents	K. A. Edis	1,267	28.1	N/A
	Residents	W. A. McCall	1,251	27.8	N/A
	Conservative	W. Foster	756	16.8	−12.1
	Conservative	K. Nolan	745	16.5	−12.4
	Conservative	G. Scudder	684	15.2	−13.7
	Communist	M. Taylor	145	3.2	+0.5
Majority			998	22.2	−17.3
Turnout			4,504
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Crumpsall

Crumpsall
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Fildes	2,027	61.6	+2.2
	Conservative	A. Clapham	2,026	61.6	+2.2
	Conservative	F. W. Lever	2,022	61.4	+2.0
	Labour	A. T. Gray	1,165	35.4	−5.3
	Labour	H. Gregory	1,105	33.6	−7.0
	Labour	P. A. Sless*	1,082	32.9	−7.7
Majority			857	26.0	+7.2
Turnout			3,291
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Didsbury

Didsbury
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. B. W. Hill*	3,289	72.6	−1.8
	Conservative	J. Duke*	3,233	71.4	−3.0
	Conservative	M. R. Crawford*	3,216	71.0	−3.4
	Labour	W. Murray	1,036	22.9	−2.7
	Labour	R. V. Pierson	976	21.5	−4.1
	Labour	D. Cox	959	21.2	−4.4
	Communist	A. J. Hunt	230	5.1	N/A
Majority			2,180	48.1	−0.7
Turnout			4,531
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Gorton North

Gorton North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. Conquest*	2,070	65.4	−5.2
	Labour	C. Brierley*	2,001	63.2	−7.4
	Labour	P. Bednarski	1,975	62.4	−8.2
	Conservative	J. B. Bullough	1,016	32.1	+5.0
	Conservative	W. Slowe	995	31.4	+4.3
	Conservative	T. J. S. Duke	983	31.1	+4.0
Majority			959	30.3	−13.2
Turnout			3,165
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Gorton South

Gorton South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. Conway*	1,422	55.4	−16.4
	Labour	D. Barker*	1,350	52.6	−19.2
	Labour	K. Franklin*	1,317	51.3	−20.5
	Conservative	E. A. Duffy	760	29.6	+2.9
	Conservative	P. T. Heywood	749	29.2	+1.0
	Conservative	A. Farmer	734	28.6	+0.4
	Residents	D. E. Lindsay	660	25.7	N/A
Majority			557	21.7	−21.9
Turnout			2,566
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Harpurhey

Harpurhey
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	K. Litherland*	951	60.7	−1.4
	Labour	A. Nicholson*	951	60.7	−1.4
	Labour	R. F. Delahunty*	927	59.2	−2.9
	Conservative	G. Cleworth	564	36.0	−1.9
	Conservative	A. P. Osborn	556	35.5	−2.4
	Conservative	M. Withers	532	34.0	−3.9
Majority			363	23.2	−1.0
Turnout			1,566
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Hulme

Hulme
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. V. Marshall*	1,290	75.7	−13.4
	Labour	T. Thomas*	1,273	74.7	−14.4
	Labour	W. Smith*	1,226	71.9	−17.2
	Conservative	A. Edwards	289	17.0	+6.1
	Conservative	R. E. Gilham	260	15.3	+4.4
	Conservative	E. Draycott	255	15.0	+4.1
	Communist	D. J. Heywood	83	4.9	N/A
Majority			937	55.6	−22.6
Turnout			1,704
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Levenshulme

Levenshulme
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. K. Barber*	2,414	58.3	+4.0
	Conservative	W. Carlton	2,253	54.4	+0.1
	Conservative	S. D. Alexander	2,239	54.0	−0.3
	Labour	E. H. Spencer	1,663	40.1	−5.6
	Labour	F. Done	1,646	39.7	−6.0
	Labour	J. Flanagan	1,597	38.5	−7.2
Majority			576	13.9	+5.3
Turnout			4,144
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Lightbowne

Lightbowne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. T. Lee*	1,618	36.9	−1.9
	Labour	R. A. Reddington*	1,570	35.8	−3.0
	Conservative	E. Jones	1,569	35.8	−2.8
	Conservative	E. D. Kirkup	1,558	35.5	−3.1
	Labour	S. Smith*	1,547	35.3	−3.5
	Conservative	D. Porter	1,511	34.5	−4.1
	Independent Liberal	I. Lindsay	865	19.7	N/A
	Liberal	R. Jackson	765	17.4	−5.2
	Liberal	I. Garrard	655	14.9	−7.7
	Liberal	G. Garrard	627	14.3	−8.3
Majority			12	0.3
Turnout			4,385
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Lloyd Street

Lloyd Street
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. Collins	2,128	55.2	+0.6
	Labour	K. McKeon*	2,084	54.0	−0.6
	Labour	A. S. Wood	1,982	51.4	−3.2
	Conservative	J. E. Higham	1,642	42.5	−1.0
	Conservative	E. Bevan	1,604	41.6	−3.8
	Conservative	L. H. Nield	1,553	40.3	−5.1
Majority			340	8.8	−0.4
Turnout			3,856
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Longsight

Longsight
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Malpas	1,565	48.2	+7.5
	Labour	R. W. Ford*	1,454	44.7	−9.7
	Conservative	G. Taylor	1,412	43.4	+2.7
	Labour	S. N. M. Moxley*	1,392	42.8	−11.6
	Conservative	M. Delayen	1,389	42.7	+2.0
	Labour	B. Anderson*	1,369	42.1	−12.3
	Independent	J. Kedward	160	4.9	+1.5
Majority			20	0.6
Turnout			3,250
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Miles Platting

Miles Platting
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. Crank*	1,240	72.6	−13.1
	Labour	R. Latham*	1,209	70.7	−15.0
	Labour	E. Donoghue*	1,194	69.9	−15.8
	Anti-Immigration	M. R. Goucher	368	21.5	N/A
	Conservative	A. Chappell	219	12.8	−1.5
	Conservative	H. Lee	214	12.5	−1.8
	Conservative	M. Howells	182	10.6	−3.7
Majority			826	48.3	−23.1
Turnout			1,709
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Moss Side

Moss Side
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. E. Talbot*	928	66.5	−8.5
	Labour	H. P. D. Paget*	889	63.7	−11.3
	Labour	W. A. Downward*	789	56.6	−18.4
	Conservative	M. J. Duffy	515	36.9	+11.9
	Conservative	H. W. Meadowcroft	515	36.9	+11.9
	Conservative	C. Toft	409	29.3	+4.3
	Communist	W. Woolery	90	6.5	N/A
Majority			274	19.6	−30.4
Turnout			1,396
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Moston

Moston
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. E. Bowden*	2,266	51.3	+10.9
	Conservative	K. E. Goulding*	2,207	50.0	+6.1
	Labour	C. C. Lamb	2,123	48.1	+7.7
	Labour	W. T. Risby*	2,095	47.4	+7.0
	Conservative	A. W. Ash	2,041	46.2	+2.3
	Conservative	G. I. Jones	1,909	43.2	−0.7
Majority			82	1.9
Turnout			4,418
	Labour hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Newton Heath

Newton Heath
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. J. Taylor*	1,914	60.1	−2.5
	Labour	C. Tomlinson*	1,902	59.7	−2.9
	Labour	J. Smith*	1,826	57.3	−5.3
	Conservative	A. E. Walsh	1,148	36.0	−1.4
	Conservative	A. R. Leeke	1,080	33.9	−3.5
	Conservative	T. B. Hegarty	1,060	33.3	−4.1
Majority			678	21.3	−3.9
Turnout			3,184
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Northenden

Northenden
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Leigh*	2,978	56.5	+4.9
	Conservative	C. H. Box	2,737	51.9	+0.3
	Conservative	D. Mountford	2,730	51.8	+0.2
	Labour	H. Brown	2,244	42.6	−3.5
	Labour	H. Reid	2,114	40.1	−6.0
	Labour	J. M. Wilson*	2,097	39.8	−6.3
	Communist	G. F. Taylor	341	6.5	N/A
Majority			486	9.2	+3.7
Turnout			5,273
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Old Moat

Old Moat
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	T. F. Lavin*	2,479	62.8	+7.7
	Conservative	D. G. Massey	2,319	58.7	+3.6
	Conservative	T. E. Murphy	2,262	57.3	+2.2
	Labour	E. Richards	1,395	35.3	−9.6
	Labour	A. J. Spencer*	1,392	35.2	−9.7
	Labour	A. E. Jones	1,368	34.6	−10.3
Majority			867	21.9	+11.7
Turnout			3,950
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Rusholme

Rusholme
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Pierce*	2,221	61.8	+0.8
	Conservative	K. Ollerenshaw*	2,191	61.0	0
	Conservative	S. Tucker*	2,173	60.5	−0.5
	Labour	A. H. Fender	1,115	31.0	−2.9
	Labour	M. A. Naqui*	1,091	30.4	−3.5
	Labour	H. Rowley	1,090	30.3	−3.6
	Independent	F. A. Melling	379	10.5	+7.7
Majority			1,058	29.4	+2.3
Turnout			3,594
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Withington

Withington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. R. Coker*	1,864	47.9	−0.4
	Conservative	G. W. Young*	1,801	46.3	−2.0
	Conservative	W. Crabtree*	1,793	46.1	−2.2
	Liberal	J. Edwards	1,151	29.6	+4.4
	Liberal	R. A. Bell	1,107	28.5	+3.3
	Liberal	W. J. Ellwood	1,102	28.3	+3.1
	Labour	J. Wilner	858	22.1	−4.4
	Labour	M. Moss	855	22.0	−4.5
	Labour	R. Ames	797	20.5	−6.0
Majority			642	16.5	+8.7
Turnout			3,889
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Woodhouse Park

Woodhouse Park
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. Hall*	1,721	62.0	−6.0
	Labour	T. Farrell*	1,678	60.4	−7.6
	Labour	G. Berry	1,616	58.2	−9.8
	Conservative	J. A. Graham	856	30.8	+1.2
	Conservative	G. Parry	849	30.6	+1.0
	Conservative	F. Kennan	802	28.9	−0.7
	Communist	J. V. Hamer	205	7.4	+5.0
Majority			760	27.4	−11.0
Turnout			2,776
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

By-elections between 1973 and 1975

By-elections, 27 June 1974

Two by-elections were held on 27 June 1974 to fill vacancies which had arisen in the city council.^[2]

Beswick

Caused by the resignation of Councillor Joe Dean M.P. (Labour, Beswick, elected 12 May 1960)^[3] on 23 May 1974.^[4]

Beswick
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. E. Jackson	1,298	70.9	−14.9
	Liberal	W. J. Ellwood	248	13.6	+13.6
	Conservative	D. Porter	173	9.5	−4.6
	National Front	S. McKenzie	111	6.1	+6.1
Majority			1,050	57.4	−14.3
Turnout			1,830
	Labour hold		Swing	-14.2

Blackley

Caused by the death of Councillor Arthur Johnson (Labour, Blackley, elected 13 May 1971)^[5] on 9 May 1974,^[6] and by the resignation of Councillor Frank Hatton M.P. (Labour, Blackley, elected 13 May 1954)^[7] on 23 May 1974.^[8]

Blackley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	B. Risby	1,975	54.5	−2.9
	Labour	S. Smith	1,908
	Conservative	J. Hood	1,354	37.4	−5.2
	Conservative	P. Cummins	1,340
	Liberal	C. Cloran	292	8.0	+8.0
	Liberal	J. Laslett	282
Majority			554	17.1	+2.3
Turnout			3,621
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing	+1.1

Harpurhey, 25 July 1974

Caused by the death of Councillor Andrew Nicholson (Labour, Harpurhey, elected 7 March 1963)^[9] on 26 June 1974.^[10]

Harpurhey
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. Reid	1,119	62.6	−0.2
	Conservative	D. Porter	343	19.2	−18.0
	Liberal	R. Addison	325	18.2	+18.2
Majority			776	43.4	+17.9
Turnout			1,787
	Labour hold		Swing	+8.9

^[11]

References

↑ Manchester City Council Election Results (2nd ed.), Swarbrick, 1993.
↑ Increased Labour vote in 3 seats, Manchester Evening News, June 28, 1974, p.9
↑ LIBERAL GAINS SEAT AT 17th ATTEMPT, The Guardian, May 13, 1960, p.12
↑ MPs quit as City councillors, Manchester Evening News, May 23, 1974, p.5
↑ Tories toppled in twin cities landslide, Manchester Evening News, May 14, 1971, p.16
↑ Former Labour organiser dies, Manchester Evening News, May 9, 1974, p.20
↑ LABOUR TAKES FIVE TORY SEATS, WINS SIX NEW ONES, Manchester Guardian, May 14, 1954, p.4
↑ MPs quit as City councillors, Manchester Evening News, May 23, 1974, p.5
↑ Labour victory in 14p.c. poll, Manchester Evening News, March 8, 1963, p.19
↑ 3 fight for seat, Manchester Evening News, July 4, 1974, p.11
↑ Labour win by-election, Manchester Evening News, July 26, 1974, p.11

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[1] Manchester City Council Election Results (2nd ed.), Swarbrick, 1993.

[2] Increased Labour vote in 3 seats, Manchester Evening News, June 28, 1974, p.9

[3] LIBERAL GAINS SEAT AT 17th ATTEMPT, The Guardian, May 13, 1960, p.12

[4] MPs quit as City councillors, Manchester Evening News, May 23, 1974, p.5

[5] Tories toppled in twin cities landslide, Manchester Evening News, May 14, 1971, p.16

[6] Former Labour organiser dies, Manchester Evening News, May 9, 1974, p.20

[7] LABOUR TAKES FIVE TORY SEATS, WINS SIX NEW ONES, Manchester Guardian, May 14, 1954, p.4

[8] MPs quit as City councillors, Manchester Evening News, May 23, 1974, p.5

[9] Labour victory in 14p.c. poll, Manchester Evening News, March 8, 1963, p.19

[10] 3 fight for seat, Manchester Evening News, July 4, 1974, p.11

[11] Labour win by-election, Manchester Evening News, July 26, 1974, p.11

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See also: Wards Boundary changes

1973 Manchester City Council election

Contents

Election result

Ward results

Alexandra

Ardwick

Baguley

Barlow Moor

Beswick

Blackley

Bradford

Brooklands

Burnage

Charlestown

Cheetham

Chorlton

Collegiate Church

Crossacres

Crumpsall

Didsbury

Gorton North

Gorton South

Harpurhey

Hulme

Levenshulme

Lightbowne

Lloyd Street

Longsight

Miles Platting

Moss Side

Moston

Newton Heath

Northenden

Old Moat

Rusholme

Withington

Woodhouse Park

By-elections between 1973 and 1975

By-elections, 27 June 1974

Beswick

Blackley

Harpurhey, 25 July 1974

References