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; ; Labour

Last updated February 11, 2025

The first elections to the new 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	59.6	N/A
	Labour	N. Morris	1,660
	Labour	S. Silverman	1,609
	Conservative	D. F. Silverman	1,166	40.4	N/A
	Conservative	N. Green	1,120
	Conservative	A. E. Cleworth	1,052
Majority			443	19.2	N/A
Turnout			2,886		N/A
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Cheetham

Cheetham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Broderick	1,182	67.8	N/A
	Labour	D. G. Ford	1,158
	Labour	S. Shaw	1,101
	Conservative	J. Bonsu	561	32.2	N/A
	Conservative	K. A. Hunt	561
	Conservative	R. A. Price	521
Majority			540	35.6	N/A
Turnout			1,743		N/A
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Chorlton

Chorlton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	L. Sanders	2,109	53.2	N/A
	Conservative	M. Vince	2,078
	Conservative	A. D. Ashley	1,842
	Liberal	C. H. Hughes	979	24.7	N/A
	Liberal	M. Calder	977
	Liberal	W. S. Kenyon	974
	Labour	V. Stevens	878	22.1	N/A
	Labour	G. Collins	704
	Labour	K. Hull	660
Majority			863	28.5	N/A
Turnout			3,966		N/A
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Collegiate Church

Collegiate Church
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	F. Balcombe	721	67.9	N/A
	Labour	S. Ogden	618
	Labour	J. B. Ogden	612
	Liberal	J. Laslett	193	18.2	N/A
	Liberal	C. Addison	171
	Conservative	J. Carson	147	13.8	N/A
	Conservative	J. R. Cawley	132
	Conservative	W. Porter	116
Majority			419	49.7	N/A
Turnout			1,061		N/A
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Crossacres

Crossacres
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. L. Griffiths	2,461	53.1	N/A
	Labour	A. Roberts	2,353
	Labour	K. Collis	2,269
	Residents	R. R. Dilworth	1,271	27.4	N/A
	Residents	K. A. Edis	1,267
	Residents	W. A. McCall	1,251
	Conservative	W. Foster	756	16.3	N/A
	Conservative	K. Nolan	745
	Conservative	G. Scudder	684
	Communist	M. Taylor	145	3.1	N/A
Majority			998	25.7	N/A
Turnout			4,633		N/A
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Crumpsall

Crumpsall
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Fildes	2,027	63.5	N/A
	Conservative	A. Clapham	2,026
	Conservative	F. W. Lever	2,022
	Labour	A. T. Gray	1,165	36.5	N/A
	Labour	H. Gregory	1,105
	Labour	P. A. Sless	1,082
Majority			857	27.0	N/A
Turnout			3,192		N/A
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Didsbury

Didsbury
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Hill	3,289	72.2	N/A
	Conservative	J. Duke	3,233
	Conservative	M. R. Crawford	3,216
	Labour	W. Murray	1,036	22.7	N/A
	Labour	R. V. Pierson	976
	Labour	D. Cox	959
	Communist	A. J. Hunt	230	5.0	N/A
Majority			2,180	49.4	N/A
Turnout			4,555		N/A
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Gorton North

Gorton North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. Conquest	2,070	67.1	N/A
	Labour	C. Brierley	2,001
	Labour	P. Bednarski	1,975
	Conservative	J. B. Bullough	1,016	32.9	N/A
	Conservative	W. Slowe	995
	Conservative	T. J. S. Duke	983
Majority			959	34.1	N/A
Turnout			3,086		N/A
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Gorton South

Gorton South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. Conway	1,422	50.0	N/A
	Labour	D. Barker	1,350
	Labour	K. Franklin	1,317
	Conservative	E. A. Duffy	760	26.7	'N/A
	Conservative	P. T. Heywood	749
	Conservative	A. Farmer	734
	Residents	D. E. Lindsay	660	23.2	N/A
Majority			557	23.3	N/A
Turnout			2,842		N/A
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Harpurhey

Harpurhey
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	K. Litherland	951	62.8	N/A
	Labour	A. Nicholson	951
	Labour	R. F. Delahunty	927
	Conservative	G. Cleworth	564	37.2	N/A
	Conservative	A. P. Osborn	556
	Conservative	M. Withers	532
Majority			363	25.5	N/A
Turnout			1,515		N/A
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Hulme

Hulme
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. V. Marshall	1,290	77.6	N/A
	Labour	T. Thomas	1,273
	Labour	W. Smith	1,226
	Conservative	A. Edwards	289	17.4	N/A
	Conservative	R. E. Gilham	260
	Conservative	E. Draycott	255
	Communist	D. J. Heywood	83	5.0	N/A
Majority			937	60.2	N/A
Turnout			1,662		N/A
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Levenshulme

Levenshulme
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. K. Barber	2,414	59.2	N/A
	Conservative	W. Carlton	2,253
	Conservative	S. Alexander	2,239
	Labour	E. H. Spencer	1,663	40.8	N/A
	Labour	F. Done	1,646
	Labour	J. Flanagan	1,597
Majority			576	18.4	N/A
Turnout			4,077		N/A
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Lightbowne

Lightbowne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. T. Lee	1,618	33.6	N/A
	Labour	R. A. Reddington	1,570
	Conservative	E. Jones	1,569	32.6	N/A
	Conservative	E. D. Kirkup	1,558
	Labour	S. Smith	1,547
	Conservative	D. Porter	1,511
	Independent Liberal	I. Lindsay	865	17.9	N/A
	Liberal	R. Jackson	765	15.9	N/A
	Liberal	I. Garrard	655
	Liberal	G. Garrard	627
Majority			12	1.0	N/A
Turnout			4,817		N/A
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Lloyd Street

Lloyd Street
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. Collins	2,128	56.4	N/A
	Labour	K. McKeon	2,084
	Labour	A. S. Wood	1,982
	Conservative	J. E. Higham	1,642	43.5	N/A
	Conservative	E. Bevan	1,604
	Conservative	L. H. Nield	1,553
Majority			340	12.9	N/A
Turnout			3,770		N/A
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Longsight

Longsight
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Malpas	1,565	49.2	N/A
	Labour	R. W. Ford	1,454	45.7	N/A
	Conservative	G. Taylor	1,412
	Labour	S. N. M. Moxley	1,392
	Conservative	M. Delayen	1,389
	Labour	D. Anderson	1,369
	Independent	J. Kedward	160	5.0	N/A
Majority			20	3.5	N/A
Turnout			3,179		N/A
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Miles Platting

Miles Platting
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. Crank	1,240	67.9	N/A
	Labour	R. Latham	1,209
	Labour	E. Donnoghue	1,194
	Anti-Immigration	M. R. Goucher	368	20.1	N/A
	Conservative	A. Chappell	219	12.0	N/A
	Conservative	H. Lee	214
	Conservative	M. Howells	182
Majority			826	47.8	N/A
Turnout			1,827		N/A
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Moss Side

Moss Side
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. E. Talbot	928	60.5	N/A
	Labour	H. Paget	889
	Labour	W. A. Downward	789
	Conservative	M. J. Duffy	515	33.6	N/A
	Conservative	H. W. Meadowcroft	515
	Conservative	C. Toft	409
	Communist	W. Woolery	90	5.9	N/A
Majority			274	26.9	N/A
Turnout			1,533		N/A
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Moston

Moston
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. E. Bowden	2,266	50.6	N/A
	Conservative	K. E. Goulding	2,207	49.3	N/A
	Labour	C. C. Lamb	2,123
	Labour	W. Risby	2,095
	Conservative	A. W. Ash	2,041
	Conservative	G. I. Jones	1,909
Majority			82	1.3	N/A
Turnout			4,473		N/A
	Labour win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Newton Heath

Newton Heath
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. J. Taylor	1,914	62.5	N/A
	Labour	C. Tomlinson	1,902
	Labour	J. Smith	1,826
	Conservative	A. E. Walsh	1,148	37.5	N/A
	Conservative	A. R. Leeke	1,080
	Conservative	T. B. Hegarty	1,060
Majority			678	25.0	N/A
Turnout			3,062		N/A
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Northenden

Northenden
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Leigh	2,978	53.5	N/A
	Conservative	C. H. Box	2,737
	Conservative	D. Mountford	2,730
	Labour	H. Brown	2,244	40.3	N/A
	Labour	H. Reid	2,114
	Labour	J. M. Wilson	2,097
	Communist	G. F. Taylor	341	6.1	N/A
Majority			486	13.2	N/A
Turnout			5,563		N/A
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Old Moat

Old Moat
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	T. F. Lavin	2,479	64.0	N/A
	Conservative	D. G. Massey	2,319
	Conservative	T. E. Murphy	2,262
	Labour	E. Richards	1,395	36.0	N/A
	Labour	A. J. Spencer	1,392
	Labour	A. E. Jones	1,368
Majority			867	28.0	N/A
Turnout			3,874		N/A
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Rusholme

Rusholme
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Pierce	2,221	59.8	N/A
	Conservative	K. Ollerenshaw	2,191
	Conservative	S. Tucker	2,173
	Labour	A. H. Fender	1,115	30.0	N/A
	Labour	M. A. Naqui	1,091
	Labour	H. Rowley	1,090
	Independent	F. A. Melling	379	10.2	N/A
Majority			1,058	29.8	N/A
Turnout			3,715		N/A
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Withington

Withington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. R. Coker	1,864	48.1	N/A
	Conservative	G. W. Young	1,801
	Conservative	W. Crabtree	1,793
	Liberal	J. Edwards	1,151	29.7	N/A
	Liberal	R. A. Bell	1,107
	Liberal	W. J. Ellwood	1,102
	Labour	J. Wilner	858	22.1	N/A
	Labour	M. Moss	855
	Labour	R. Ames	797
Majority			642	18.4	N/A
Turnout			3,873		N/A
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Woodhouse Park

Woodhouse Park
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. Hall	1,721	61.8	N/A
	Labour	T. Farrell	1,678
	Labour	G. Berry	1,616
	Conservative	J. A. Graham	856	30.8	N/A
	Conservative	G. Parry	849
	Conservative	F. Kennan	802
	Communist	J. V. Hamer	205	7.4	N/A
Majority			760	31.1	N/A
Turnout			2,782		N/A
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

By-elections between 1973 and 1975

Beswick By-Election 27 June 1974
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 By-Election 27th June 1974)
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 By-Election 25th July 1974
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

References

↑ Manchester City Council Election Results (2nd ed.), Swarbrick, 1993.

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

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v t e (1972 ←) 1973 United Kingdom local elections (→ 1974)
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District councils (Northern Ireland)	Antrim Ards Armagh Ballymena Ballymoney Banbridge Belfast Carrickfergus Castlereagh Coleraine Cookstown Craigavon Down Dungannon Fermanagh Larne Limavady Lisburn Londonderry Magherafelt Moyle Newry and Mourne Newtownabbey North Down Omagh Strabane
Town councils	Airdrie Arbroath Ayr Clydebank Coatbridge Dunfermline Dumfries East Kilbride Falkirk Greenock Hamilton Inverness Kilmarnock Motherwell and Wishaw Paisley Perth Port Glasgow
Sui generis	Isles of Scilly

v t e Council elections in Greater Manchester
Mayor	2017 2021 2024 2028
Bolton	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023 2024 2026
Bury	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023 2024 2026
Manchester	1838 1839 1840 1841 1842 1843 1844 1845 1846 1847 1848 1849 1850 1851 1852 1853 1854 1855 1856 1857 1858 1859 1860 1861 1862 1863 1864 1865 1866 1867 1868 1869 1870 1871 1872 1873 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1945 1946 1947 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023 2024 2026
Oldham	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023 2024 2026
Rochdale	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023 2024 2026
Salford	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023 2024 2026
Stockport	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023 2024 2026
Tameside	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023 2024 2026
Trafford	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023 2024 2026
Wigan	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023 2024 2026
County Council	1973 1977 1981
See also: Wards Boundary changes