1980 Manchester City Council election

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Elections to Manchester Council were held on Thursday, 1 May 1980. One-third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a two-year term of office, expiring in 1982, due to the boundary changes and "all-out" elections due to take place that year. The Labour Party retained overall control of the council. [1]

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Election result

Manchester Council Election Result 1980
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 3090+985.757.075,837+6.3%
  Conservative 4010-1011.432.142,744-5.5%
  Liberal 110+12.810.213,624-1.0%
  Independent 00000.00.2321+0.1%
  Ecology 00000.00.2295-0.1%
  Communist 00000.00.1145-0.0%
  Socialist Workers 00000.00.075+0.0%

After the election, the composition of the council was as follows:

PartySeats  +/-  
Labour 72+9
Conservative 23-10
Liberal 4+1
Labour hold

Ward results

Alexandra

Alexandra
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative T. E. Murphy2,50248.2-10.6
Labour R. B. Walters1,82335.1-6.1
Liberal M. A. Plesch86216.6+16.6
Majority67913.1-4.6
Turnout 5,18743.0-29.3
Conservative hold Swing -2.2

Ardwick

Ardwick
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour F. Dale*2,43681.4+22.9
Conservative G. Taylor44114.7-18.8
Liberal J. Spittle1143.8-4.2
Majority1,99566.7+41.7
Turnout 2,99129.2-33.1
Labour hold Swing +20.8

Baguley

Baguley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour A. Burns*3,75465.8+11.3
Conservative M. Malbon1,69829.8-7.4
Liberal P. G. Willams2514.4-3.9
Majority2,05636.1+18.8
Turnout 5,70341.4-31.4
Labour hold Swing +9.3

Barlow Moor

Barlow Moor
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. T. Maguire1,83548.1+6.1
Conservative B. Moore*1,59041.7-4.2
Liberal J. R. Marsden3649.5-2.6
Independent M. G. Gibson250.7+0.7
Majority2456.4+2.5
Turnout 3,81437.2-30.8
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +5.1

Beswick

Beswick (2 vacancies)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. Flanagan*2,06181.6+0.1
Labour M. Harrison1,898
Independent W. C. Carman2088.2+8.2
Conservative C. Hare1485.8-12.7
Conservative R. Plant121
Liberal K. Parkinson1094.3+4.3
Majority1,69073.4+10.4
Turnout 2,52634.1-27.1
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing -4.0

Blackley

Blackley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour W. Risby*2,91061.0+12.7
Conservative H. P. Cummins1,65934.8-9.0
Liberal N. Towers2014.2-3.7
Majority1,25126.2+21.7
Turnout 4,77042.9-31.9
Labour hold Swing +10.8

Bradford

Bradford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Bill Egerton*2,69170.0+6.1
Conservative L. Hockey98125.5-5.1
Liberal L. Towers1724.5-1.0
Majority1,71044.5+11.3
Turnout 3,84432.6-37.1
Labour hold Swing +5.6

Brooklands

Brooklands
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour K. Barnes3,28556.9+8.8
Conservative G. Fitzsimons*2,23138.6-5.1
Liberal G. Dulson2604.5-3.7
Majority1,05418.2+13.8
Turnout 5,77646.0-28.9
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +6.9

Burnage

Burnage
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour G. J. Martin2,50349.8+6.7
Conservative R. Nicholson2,04540.7-5.6
Liberal C. Dowse4749.4-1.2
Majority4589.1+5.9
Turnout 5,02244.1-30.5
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +6.1

Charlestown

Charlestown
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour N. Morris*2,60862.2+11.0
Conservative C. Maffei1,34832.1-8.0
Liberal J. Mawson2395.7-3.0
Majority1,26030.0+18.8
Turnout 4,19542.9-33.8
Labour hold Swing +9.5

Cheetham

Cheetham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour D. G. Ford*1,78571.6+5.5
Conservative K. Taylor61324.6-3.8
Liberal R. A. Bell943.8-1.7
Majority1,17247.0+9.3
Turnout 2,49234.4-31.1
Labour hold Swing +4.6

Chorlton

Chorlton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative M. Vince*2,26747.1-3.9
Labour H. Brown2,06743.0+7.2
Liberal J. Commons4218.8-4.4
Communist B. E. Struszckak541.1+1.1
Majority2004.2-11.0
Turnout 4,80943.7-32.2
Conservative hold Swing +5.5

Collegiate Church

Collegiate Church
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. Bradley89477.5+13.9
Conservative P. Snell19216.7-11.0
Liberal I. Wilde675.8-3.0
Majority70260.9+25.0
Turnout 1,15326.4-27.4
Labour hold Swing +12.4

Crossacres

Crossacres
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour K. Lim3,46370.4+10.3
Conservative A. Spencer95619.4-5.9
Liberal J. Southward50010.2-4.4
Majority2,50751.0+16.2
Turnout 4,91936.9-33.6
Labour hold Swing +8.1

Crumpsall

Crumpsall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour N. W. Harrison2,23050.8+8.1
Conservative W. L. Clapham*1,91943.7-3.3
Liberal K. Osbourne2385.4-5.0
Majority3117.1+2.8
Turnout 4,38738.8-32.7
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +5.7

Didsbury

Didsbury
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. Duke*3,08259.2+2.8
Labour N. Siddiqi1,08020.7-4.8
Liberal G. Shaw1,04520.1+2.0
Majority2,00238.4+7.4
Turnout 5,20741.2-35.6
Conservative hold Swing +3.8

Gorton North

Gorton North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour C. Brierley2,72975.3+12.1
Conservative C. H. T. Webb73620.3-9.8
Liberal J. M. Hodgson1614.4-2.3
Majority1,99355.0+21.9
Turnout 3,62642.7-30.5
Labour hold Swing +10.9

Gorton South

Gorton South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour D. Barker*2,20767.9+6.8
Conservative D. Heywood92528.5-3.3
Liberal J. Rhodes1183.6-3.6
Majority1,28239.4+10.1
Turnout 3,25037.5-33.4
Labour hold Swing +5.0

Harpurhey

Harpurhey (2 vacancies)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour A. Lister1,46361.0-3.6
Labour H. Reid*1,433
Conservative J. Harding51121.3-8.0
Conservative F. Meaden449
Liberal J. Ashley42517.7+11.6
Liberal T. M. Broderick387
Majority92239.7+4.4
Turnout 4,66837.4-28.0
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing +2.2

Hulme

Hulme
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour T. Thomas*2,00873.8+5.2
Liberal P. Thompson32912.1+1.5
Conservative N. P. Shand29510.8-7.6
Independent D. S. Redford883.2+3.2
Majority1,67961.7+11.5
Turnout 2,72029.3-32.3
Labour hold Swing +1.8

Levenshulme

Levenshulme
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal H. Smith2,10540.2+3.6
Labour R. M. Pilkington1,96237.5+3.4
Conservative W. Carlton*1,17122.4-6.9
Majority1432.7+0.2
Turnout 5,23842.2-30.0
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +0.1

Lightbowne

Lightbowne
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour A. D. Kelly2,63261.0+5.8
Conservative G. Cleworth*1,45933.8-1.5
Liberal B. V. Roberts2245.2-4.2
Majority1,17327.2+7.3
Turnout 4,31541.3-33.5
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +3.6

Lloyd Street

Lloyd Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour K. McKeon*2,67969.2+13.2
Conservative R. E. Bevan1,03526.7-8.4
Liberal E. Thompson1564.0-2.8
Majority1,64442.5+21.6
Turnout 3,87033.0-36.3
Labour hold Swing +10.8

Longsight

Longsight
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour R. W. Ford*1,90558.8-1.5
Conservative A. Malpas97430.1-1.2
Liberal M. Amin2698.3-0.1
Communist M. Cowie912.8+2.8
Majority93128.7-0.4
Turnout 3,23933.0-33.8
Labour hold Swing +0.1

Miles Platting

Miles Platting
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour R. Latham*1,90590.3+13.5
Conservative A. E. Halliday1487.0-10.7
Liberal P. Bailey572.7-2.8
Majority1,75783.3+24.2
Turnout 2,11031.1-30.9
Labour hold Swing +12.1

Moss Side

Moss Side
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour H. Paget*1,62675.9+8.4
Conservative J. M. Goldsby34916.3-6.5
Liberal L. Ford1677.8-1.9
Majority1,27759.6+14.9
Turnout 2,14230.2-33.3
Labour hold Swing +7.4

Moston

Moston
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour D. Shaw2,78852.0+5.7
Conservative K. E. Goulding*2,31043.1-0.8
Liberal J. Cookson2654.9-4.9
Majority4788.9+6.4
Turnout 5,36345.2-32.0
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +3.2

Newton Heath

Newton Heath
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour C. Tomlinson*2,54964.4+4.0
Conservative A. E. Walsh1,19030.1-5.8
Liberal V. Towers2215.6+1.9
Majority1,35934.3+9.8
Turnout 3,96038.4-32.0
Labour hold Swing +4.9

Northenden

Northenden
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour R. A. Reddington2,96453.5+7.9
Conservative C. H. Box*2,08937.7-5.6
Liberal J. Holland4878.8-1.1
Majority87515.8+13.5
Turnout 5,54046.2-28.9
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +6.7

Old Moat

Old Moat
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour A. C. Thomas1,82744.0+2.6
Conservative W. H. Aikman*1,55137.3-2.4
Liberal C. Adamson77618.7-0.2
Majority2766.6+4.9
Turnout 4,15442.1-30.4
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +2.5

Rusholme

Rusholme
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. Nicholson2,53751.3+9.0
Conservative K. Ollerenshaw* 1,76535.7-5.2
Liberal D. Senior3527.1-2.6
Ecology D. Dalton2956.0-1.1
Majority77215.6+14.3
Turnout 4,94934.2-31.6
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +7.1

Withington

Withington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. M. Jacobs1,76234.7-1.3
Liberal J. Edwards1,70933.6-5.3
Labour W. M. Jameson1,61031.7+6.6
Majority531.0-1.8
Turnout 5,08145.6-27.7
Conservative hold Swing +2.0

Woodhouse Park

Woodhouse Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour T. Farrell*3,02170.4+8.9
Conservative J. A. Graham80218.7-7.9
Liberal L. Griffiths3929.1-2.8
Socialist_Workers_Party_(Britain) J. N. Taylor751.7+1.7
Majority2,21951.7+16.8
Turnout 4,29040.1-31.5
Labour hold Swing +8.4

By-elections between 1980 and 1982

Gorton South By-Election 25 September 1980
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Roy Sadler1,70867.0-0.9
Conservative Doris Heywood53120.8-7.7
Liberal David Senior30912.1+8.5
Majority1,17746.2+6.8
Turnout 2,54832.3-5.2
Labour hold Swing +3.4
Blackley By-Election 2 April 1981
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour George Chadwick2,28761.5+0.5
Conservative Valerie Hall92224.8-10.0
Liberal John Cookson51013.7+9.5
Majority1,36536.7+10.2
Turnout 3,71933.4-9.5
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +5.2
Old Moat By-Election 9 July 1981
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Aikman1,19837.9+0.6
Labour Paula Sadler1,10434.9-9.1
Liberal Colin Dowse86027.2+8.5
Majority943.0-3.6
Turnout 3,16232.0-10.1
Conservative hold Swing +4.8

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References

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