1975 Manchester City Council election

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1975 Manchester City Council election
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←  1973 1 May 1975 (1975-05-01) 1976  →
34 of 99 seats
to Manchester City Council
50 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
 
LeaderNorman MorrisRobert Rodgers
Party Labour Conservative
Leader's seat Charlestown Alexandra
Last election59 seats,
47.2%		40 seats,
45.9%
Seats before5940
Seats won1519
Seats after5445
Seat changeDecrease2.svg5Increase2.svg5
Popular vote41,34153,378
Percentage38.8%50.1%
SwingDecrease2.svg8.4%Increase2.svg4.2%
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Map of results of 1975 election
Leader of the Council before election


Labour

Leader of the Council after election


Labour

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]

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Election result

PartyVotesSeatsFull Council
Labour Party 41,341 (38.8%)
Decrease2.svg 8.415 (44.1%)
15 / 34
Decrease2.svg 554 (54.4%)
54 / 99
Conservative Party 53,378 (50.1%)
Increase2.svg 4.219 (55.9%)
19 / 34
Increase2.svg 545 (45.5%)
45 / 99
Liberal Party 9,937 (9.3%)
Increase2.svg 4.80 (0.0%)
0 / 34
Steady2.svg0 (0.0%)
0 / 99
Residents 135 (0.7%)
Decrease2.svg 0.70 (0.0%)
0 / 34
Steady2.svg0 (0.0%)
0 / 99
Independent 517 (0.5%)
Increase2.svg 0.30 (0.0%)
0 / 34
Steady2.svg0 (0.0%)
0 / 99
Communist 279 (0.2%)
Decrease2.svg 0.20 (0.0%)
0 / 34
Steady2.svg0 (0.0%)
0 / 99
National Front 246 (0.2%)
N/A0 (0.0%)
0 / 34
N/A0 (0.0%)
0 / 99
↓
5445

Ward results

Alexandra

Alexandra
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative R. Rodgers*2,92961.5+10.3
Liberal K. Summerfield1,00521.1−15.1
Labour J. Comyn-Platt83217.5+4.8
Majority34140.4+25.4
Turnout 4,766
Conservative hold Swing +12.7

Ardwick

Ardwick
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour N. I. Finley*1,08267.8−10.8
Conservative L. H. Nield51532.2+10.8
Majority56735.5−21.6
Turnout 1,597
Labour hold Swing -10.8

Baguley

Baguley (2 vacancies)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative M. Malbon2,57253.9+8.7
Conservative J. V. Oatway2,526
Labour H. Brown2,20246.1−8.7
Labour C. B. Muir*2,143
Majority3247.8−1.9
Turnout 4,774
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +8.7

Barlow Moor

Barlow Moor
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative H. D. Moore*2,08364.4+13.1
Labour J. Winer1,15035.6+6.0
Majority93328.9+7.0
Turnout 3,233
Conservative hold Swing +3.5

Beswick

Beswick
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour K. Eastham*1,28279.0−6.8
Conservative J. R. Cawley34121.0+6.8
Majority94158.0−13.7
Turnout 1,623
Labour hold Swing -6.8

Blackley

Blackley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative H. P. Cummins1,53253.7+11.1
Labour S. Smith*1,32146.3−11.1
Majority2117.4−7.4
Turnout 2,853
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +11.1

Bradford

Bradford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour E. Grant*1,52548.7−16.0
Conservative C. R. Ashton1,45446.4+11.1
Communist M. Pearce832.6+2.6
Independent J. Hulse722.3+2.3
Majority712.3−27.1
Turnout 3,134
Labour hold Swing -13.5

Brooklands

Brooklands
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative A. A. O'Connor*2,75260.7+5.0
Labour E. Mellor1,78539.3−5.0
Majority96721.4+10.0
Turnout 4,537
Conservative hold Swing +5.0

Burnage

Burnage
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative H. Platt*2,40551.4−13.1
Labour E. H. Spencer1,51832.4−3.0
Liberal F. Turner75916.2+16.2
Majority88718.9−10.1
Turnout 4,682
Conservative hold Swing -5.0

Charlestown

Charlestown
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. Hood1,64052.4+12.0
Labour S. Silverman*1,48847.6−12.0
Majority1524.8−14.3
Turnout 3,128
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +12.0

Cheetham

Cheetham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour S. Shaw*1,13062.2−5.6
Conservative N. Green68737.8+5.6
Majority44324.4−11.2
Turnout 1,817
Labour hold Swing -5.6

Chorlton

Chorlton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative C. Franks2,65562.1+8.9
Labour A. Smith86520.2−1.9
Liberal W. S. Kenyon65715.4−9.3
National Front T. A. Golds972.3+2.3
Majority1,79041.9+13.3
Turnout 4,274
Conservative hold Swing +5.4

Collegiate Church

Collegiate Church
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. B. Ogden*38959.8−8.1
Conservative D. H. Philip17927.5+13.7
Liberal J. Laslett8212.6−5.5
Majority21032.3−17.4
Turnout 650
Labour hold Swing -10.9

Crossacres

Crossacres
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour K. Collis*2,01746.5−6.6
Conservative R. W. Munn93421.5+5.2
Residents K. A. Edis71716.5−13.9
Liberal H. Griffiths60513.9+13.9
Communist M. Taylor641.5−1.6
Majority1,08325.0−0.7
Turnout 4,337
Labour hold Swing -5.9

Crumpsall

Crumpsall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative F. W. Lever*2,23660.3−3.2
Labour S. Caron1,05428.4−8.0
Liberal A. E. Griffiths41811.3+11.3
Majority1,18231.9+4.9
Turnout 3,708
Conservative hold Swing +2.4

Didsbury

Didsbury
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative M. R. Crawford*3,63665.8−6.4
Liberal R. Johnson99318.0+18.0
Labour A. J. Bateman80214.5−8.2
Communist D. Maher931.7−3.3
Majority2,64347.8+1.8
Turnout 5,524
Conservative hold Swing -12.2

Gorton North

Gorton North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour G. Halstead1,33254.9−12.1
Conservative R. J. Beale1,09345.1+12.1
Majority2399.8−24.2
Turnout 2,425
Labour hold Swing -12.1

Gorton South

Gorton South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour K. Franklin*1,19756.1+6.1
Conservative T. Brownrigg93543.9+17.1
Majority26212.3+11.0
Turnout 2,132
Labour hold Swing -5.5

Harpurhey

Harpurhey
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour R. F. Delahunty*52047.8−15.0
Conservative D. Porter42138.7+1.5
Liberal R. Addison14713.5+13.5
Majority999.1−16.4
Turnout 1,088
Labour hold Swing -8.2

Hulme

Hulme
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour W. Smith*1,26267.9−9.7
Conservative G. B. Draycott36319.5+2.1
Liberal P. Davis19410.4+10.4
Communist R. H. Vaughan392.1−2.9
Majority89948.4−11.8
Turnout 1,858
Labour hold Swing -5.9

Levenshulme

Levenshulme
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative S. Alexander*2,40656.3−2.9
Labour P. Hildrew1,43233.5−7.3
Liberal K. Osbourne43710.2+10.2
Majority97422.8+4.3
Turnout 4,275
Conservative hold Swing +2.2

Lightbowne

Lightbowne
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative E. Jones*1,54638.4+5.8
Labour F. Done1,35833.7+0.1
Liberal H. Roche1,12227.9+12.0
Majority1884.7+3.6
Turnout 4,026
Conservative hold Swing +2.8

Lloyd Street

Lloyd Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour A. S. Wood*1,68346.0−10.4
Conservative D. Sumberg 1,55342.5−1.0
Liberal R. Cowe41911.5+11.4
Majority1303.6−9.3
Turnout 3,655
Labour hold Swing -4.7

Longsight

Longsight
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative G. Taylor*1,45355.0+5.8
Labour A. Burns1,18945.0−0.7
Majority26410.0+6.5
Turnout 2,642
Conservative hold Swing +3.2

Miles Platting

Miles Platting
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour E. Donoghue*97372.3+4.5
Conservative A. Chappell37227.7+15.7
Majority60144.7−11.2
Turnout 1,345
Labour hold Swing -5.6

Moss Side

Moss Side
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour R. Grainger48239.8−20.7
Independent T. M. McClure44536.8+36.8
Conservative W. Guy28323.4−10.2
Majority373.1−23.9
Turnout 1,210
Labour hold Swing -28.7

Moston

Moston
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative G. I. Jones2,50256.5+7.2
Labour C. C. Lamb*1,42032.1−18.6
Liberal I. Garrard3568.0+8.0
National Front M. R. Goucher1493.4+3.4
Majority1,08224.4+23.1
Turnout 4,427
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +12.9

Newton Heath

Newton Heath
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. Smith*1,44953.9−8.6
Conservative A. Bonson1,24046.1+8.6
Majority2097.8−17.2
Turnout 2,689
Labour hold Swing -8.6

Northenden

Northenden
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative D. Mountford*2,71553.3−0.2
Labour D. Healey1,88637.0−3.3
Liberal H. Hilton4909.6+9.6
Majority82916.3+3.1
Turnout 5,091
Conservative hold Swing +1.5

Old Moat

Old Moat
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative T. E. Murphy*2,23257.6−6.3
Labour P. Bednarski1,10628.6−7.4
Liberal A. A. Parr53413.8+13.8
Majority1,12629.1+1.1
Turnout 3,872
Conservative hold Swing +0.5

Rusholme

Rusholme
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative S. Tucker*2,19664.8+5.0
Labour P. J. Rowbotham78523.2−6.8
Liberal F. A. Melling40812.0+12.0
Majority1,41141.6+11.8
Turnout 3,389
Conservative hold Swing +5.9

Withington

Withington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative W. Crabtree*2,16249.3+1.2
Liberal J. Edwards1,31129.9+0.2
Labour C. Scott91120.8−1.4
Majority85119.4+1.0
Turnout 4,384
Conservative hold Swing +0.5

Woodhouse Park

Woodhouse Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour G. Berry*1,91458.5−3.3
Conservative A. Farmer1,35641.5+10.7
Majority55817.0−14.0
Turnout 3,270
Labour hold Swing -7.0

References

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