Elections to Manchester City Council were held on Thursday, 1 May 1975. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 1979. These were the first Borough elections to be held in Manchester since it received its new Royal Charter (and effectively took over from its predecessor Corporation) in 1974. The Labour Party retained overall control of the Council. [1]
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 19 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 55.9 | 50.1 | 53,378 | +5.3 | |
Labour | 15 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 44.1 | 38.8 | 41,341 | -7.1 | |
Liberal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 9.3 | 9,937 | +4.3 | |
Ratepayers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 717 | -1.0 | |
Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 517 | -0.6 | |
Communist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 279 | -0.8 | |
National Front | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 246 | +0.2 |
After the election, the composition of the council was as follows:
Party | Seats | +/- | |
---|---|---|---|
Labour | 54 | -5 | |
Conservative | 45 | +5 | |
Labour hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | R. Rodgers* | 2,929 | 61.5 | +10.3 | |
Liberal | K. Summerfield | 1,005 | 21.1 | -15.1 | |
Labour | J. Comyn-Platt | 832 | 17.5 | +4.8 | |
Majority | 341 | 40.4 | +25.4 | ||
Turnout | 4,766 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +12.7 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | N. I. Finley* | 1,082 | 67.8 | -10.8 | |
Conservative | L. H. Nield | 515 | 32.2 | +10.8 | |
Majority | 567 | 35.5 | -21.6 | ||
Turnout | 1,597 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | -10.8 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | M. Malbon | 2,572 | 53.9 | +8.7 | |
Conservative | J. V. Oatway | 2,526 | |||
Labour | H. Brown | 2,202 | 46.1 | -8.7 | |
Labour | C. B. Muir* | 2,143 | |||
Majority | 324 | 7.8 | -1.9 | ||
Turnout | 4,774 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +8.7 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | H. D. Moore* | 2,083 | 64.4 | +13.1 | |
Labour | J. Winer | 1,150 | 35.6 | +6.0 | |
Majority | 933 | 28.9 | +7.0 | ||
Turnout | 3,233 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +3.5 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | K. Eastham* | 1,282 | 79.0 | -6.8 | |
Conservative | J. R. Cawley | 341 | 21.0 | +6.8 | |
Majority | 941 | 58.0 | -13.7 | ||
Turnout | 1,623 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | -6.8 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | H. P. Cummins | 1,532 | 53.7 | +11.1 | |
Labour | S. Smith* | 1,321 | 46.3 | -11.1 | |
Majority | 211 | 7.4 | -7.4 | ||
Turnout | 2,853 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +11.1 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | E. Grant* | 1,525 | 48.7 | -16.0 | |
Conservative | C. R. Ashton | 1,454 | 46.4 | +11.1 | |
Communist | M. Pearce | 83 | 2.6 | +2.6 | |
Independent | J. Hulse | 72 | 2.3 | +2.3 | |
Majority | 71 | 2.3 | -27.1 | ||
Turnout | 3,134 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | -13.5 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | A. A. O'Connor* | 2,752 | 60.7 | +5.0 | |
Labour | E. Mellor | 1,785 | 39.3 | -5.0 | |
Majority | 967 | 21.4 | +10.0 | ||
Turnout | 4,537 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +5.0 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | H. Platt* | 2,405 | 51.4 | -13.1 | |
Labour | E. H. Spencer | 1,518 | 32.4 | -3.0 | |
Liberal | F. Turner | 759 | 16.2 | +16.2 | |
Majority | 887 | 18.9 | -10.1 | ||
Turnout | 4,682 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | -5.0 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J. Hood | 1,640 | 52.4 | +12.0 | |
Labour | S. Silverman* | 1,488 | 47.6 | -12.0 | |
Majority | 152 | 4.8 | -14.3 | ||
Turnout | 3,128 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +12.0 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | S. Shaw* | 1,130 | 62.2 | -5.6 | |
Conservative | N. Green | 687 | 37.8 | +5.6 | |
Majority | 443 | 24.4 | -11.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,817 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | -5.6 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | C. Franks | 2,655 | 62.1 | +8.9 | |
Labour | A. Smith | 865 | 20.2 | -1.9 | |
Liberal | W. S. Kenyon | 657 | 15.4 | -9.3 | |
National Front | T. A. Golds | 97 | 2.3 | +2.3 | |
Majority | 1,790 | 41.9 | +13.3 | ||
Turnout | 4,274 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +5.4 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. B. Ogden* | 389 | 59.8 | -8.1 | |
Conservative | D. H. Philip | 179 | 27.5 | +13.7 | |
Liberal | J. Laslett | 82 | 12.6 | -5.5 | |
Majority | 210 | 32.3 | -17.4 | ||
Turnout | 650 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | -10.9 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | K. Collis* | 2,017 | 46.5 | -6.6 | |
Conservative | R. W. Munn | 934 | 21.5 | +5.2 | |
Ratepayers | K. A. Edis | 717 | 16.5 | -13.9 | |
Liberal | H. Griffiths | 605 | 13.9 | +13.9 | |
Communist | M. Taylor | 64 | 1.5 | -1.6 | |
Majority | 1,083 | 25.0 | -0.7 | ||
Turnout | 4,337 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | -5.9 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | F. W. Lever* | 2,236 | 60.3 | -3.2 | |
Labour | S. Caron | 1,054 | 28.4 | -8.0 | |
Liberal | A. E. Griffiths | 418 | 11.3 | +11.3 | |
Majority | 1,182 | 31.9 | +4.9 | ||
Turnout | 3,708 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +2.4 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | M. R. Crawford* | 3,636 | 65.8 | -6.4 | |
Liberal | R. Johnson | 993 | 18.0 | +18.0 | |
Labour | A. J. Bateman | 802 | 14.5 | -8.2 | |
Communist | D. Maher | 93 | 1.7 | -3.3 | |
Majority | 2,643 | 47.8 | +1.8 | ||
Turnout | 5,524 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | -12.2 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | G. Halstead | 1,332 | 54.9 | -12.1 | |
Conservative | R. J. Beale | 1,093 | 45.1 | +12.1 | |
Majority | 239 | 9.8 | -24.2 | ||
Turnout | 2,425 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | -12.1 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | K. Franklin* | 1,197 | 56.1 | +6.1 | |
Conservative | T. Brownrigg | 935 | 43.9 | +17.1 | |
Majority | 262 | 12.3 | +11.0 | ||
Turnout | 2,132 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | -5.5 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | R. F. Delahunty* | 520 | 47.8 | -15.0 | |
Conservative | D. Porter | 421 | 38.7 | +1.5 | |
Liberal | R. Addison | 147 | 13.5 | +13.5 | |
Majority | 99 | 9.1 | -16.4 | ||
Turnout | 1,088 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | -8.2 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | W. Smith* | 1,262 | 67.9 | -9.7 | |
Conservative | G. B. Draycott | 363 | 19.5 | +2.1 | |
Liberal | P. Davis | 194 | 10.4 | +10.4 | |
Communist | R. H. Vaughan | 39 | 2.1 | -2.9 | |
Majority | 899 | 48.4 | -11.8 | ||
Turnout | 1,858 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | -5.9 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | S. Alexander* | 2,406 | 56.3 | -2.9 | |
Labour | P. Hildrew | 1,432 | 33.5 | -7.3 | |
Liberal | K. Osbourne | 437 | 10.2 | +10.2 | |
Majority | 974 | 22.8 | +4.3 | ||
Turnout | 4,275 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +2.2 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | E. Jones* | 1,546 | 38.4 | +5.8 | |
Labour | F. Done | 1,358 | 33.7 | +0.1 | |
Liberal | H. Roche | 1,122 | 27.9 | +12.0 | |
Majority | 188 | 4.7 | +3.6 | ||
Turnout | 4,026 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +2.8 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | A. S. Wood* | 1,683 | 46.0 | -10.4 | |
Conservative | D. Sumberg | 1,553 | 42.5 | -1.0 | |
Liberal | R. Cowe | 419 | 11.5 | +11.4 | |
Majority | 130 | 3.6 | -9.3 | ||
Turnout | 3,655 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | -4.7 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | G. Taylor* | 1,453 | 55.0 | +5.8 | |
Labour | A. Burns | 1,189 | 45.0 | -0.7 | |
Majority | 264 | 10.0 | +6.5 | ||
Turnout | 2,642 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +3.2 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | E. Donoghue* | 973 | 72.3 | +4.5 | |
Conservative | A. Chappell | 372 | 27.7 | +15.7 | |
Majority | 601 | 44.7 | -11.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,345 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | -5.6 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | R. Grainger | 482 | 39.8 | -20.7 | |
Independent | T. M. McClure | 445 | 36.8 | +36.8 | |
Conservative | W. Guy | 283 | 23.4 | -10.2 | |
Majority | 37 | 3.1 | -23.9 | ||
Turnout | 1,210 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | -28.7 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | G. I. Jones | 2,502 | 56.5 | +7.2 | |
Labour | C. C. Lamb* | 1,420 | 32.1 | -18.6 | |
Liberal | I. Garrard | 356 | 8.0 | +8.0 | |
National Front | M. R. Goucher | 149 | 3.4 | +3.4 | |
Majority | 1,082 | 24.4 | +23.1 | ||
Turnout | 4,427 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +12.9 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. Smith* | 1,449 | 53.9 | -8.6 | |
Conservative | A. Bonson | 1,240 | 46.1 | +8.6 | |
Majority | 209 | 7.8 | -17.2 | ||
Turnout | 2,689 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | -8.6 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | D. Mountford* | 2,715 | 53.3 | -0.2 | |
Labour | D. Healey | 1,886 | 37.0 | -3.3 | |
Liberal | H. Hilton | 490 | 9.6 | +9.6 | |
Majority | 829 | 16.3 | +3.1 | ||
Turnout | 5,091 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +1.5 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | T. E. Murphy* | 2,232 | 57.6 | -6.3 | |
Labour | P. Bednarski | 1,106 | 28.6 | -7.4 | |
Liberal | A. A. Parr | 534 | 13.8 | +13.8 | |
Majority | 1,126 | 29.1 | +1.1 | ||
Turnout | 3,872 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +0.5 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | S. Tucker* | 2,196 | 64.8 | +5.0 | |
Labour | P. J. Rowbotham | 785 | 23.2 | -6.8 | |
Liberal | F. A. Melling | 408 | 12.0 | +12.0 | |
Majority | 1,411 | 41.6 | +11.8 | ||
Turnout | 3,389 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +5.9 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | W. Crabtree* | 2,162 | 49.3 | +1.2 | |
Liberal | J. Edwards | 1,311 | 29.9 | +0.2 | |
Labour | C. Scott | 911 | 20.8 | -1.4 | |
Majority | 851 | 19.4 | +1.0 | ||
Turnout | 4,384 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +0.5 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | G. Berry* | 1,914 | 58.5 | -3.3 | |
Conservative | A. Farmer | 1,356 | 41.5 | +10.7 | |
Majority | 558 | 17.0 | -14.0 | ||
Turnout | 3,270 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | -7.0 | |||
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