1980 Manchester City Council election

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1980 Manchester City Council election
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←  1979 1 May 1980 (1980-05-01) 1982  →
35 of 99 seats
to Manchester City Council
50 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
LeaderNorman Morris Cecil Franks Audrey Jones
Party Labour Conservative Liberal
Leader's seat Charlestown Chorlton Withington
Last election25 seats,
50.7%		6 seats,
37.6%		2 seats,
11.2%
Seats before63333
Seats won3041
Seats after72234
Seat changeIncrease2.svg9Decrease2.svg10Increase2.svg1
Popular vote75,83742,74413,624
Percentage57.0%32.1%10.2%
SwingIncrease2.svg6.3%Decrease2.svg5.5%Decrease2.svg1.0%
Manchester 1980.png
Map of results of 1980 election
Leader of the Council before election

Norman Morris
Labour

Leader of the Council after election

Norman Morris
Labour

Elections to Manchester City 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

PartyVotesSeatsFull Council
Labour Party 75,837 (57.0%)
Increase2.svg 6.330 (85.7%)
30 / 35
Increase2.svg 972 (72.8%)
72 / 99
Conservative Party 42,744 (32.1%)
Decrease2.svg 5.54 (11.4%)
4 / 35
Decrease2.svg 1223 (23.2%)
23 / 99
Liberal Party 13,624 (10.2%)
Decrease2.svg 1.01 (2.9%)
1 / 35
Increase2.svg 14 (4.0%)
4 / 99
Independent 321 (0.2%)
Increase2.svg 0.10 (0.0%)
0 / 35
Steady2.svg0 (0.0%)
0 / 99
Ecology 295 (0.2%)
Decrease2.svg 0.10 (0.0%)
0 / 35
Steady2.svg0 (0.0%)
0 / 99
Communist 145 (0.1%)
Steady2.svg0 (0.0%)
0 / 35
Steady2.svg0 (0.0%)
0 / 99
Socialist Workers 75 (0.1%)
N/A0 (0.0%)
0 / 35
N/A0 (0.0%)
0 / 99
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Ward results

Alexandra

Alexandra
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative T. E. Murphy2,50248.2−10.6
Labour R. B. Walters1,82335.1−6.1
Liberal M. A. Plesch86216.6N/A
Majority 67913.1−4.6
Turnout 5,18743.0−29.3
Conservative hold Swing

Ardwick

Ardwick
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour F. Dale*2,43681.4+22.9
Conservative G. Taylor44114.7−18.8
Liberal J. Spittle1143.8−4.2
Majority 1,99566.7+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
Majority 2,05636.1+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
Majority 2456.4+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
Majority 1,69073.4+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
Majority 1,25126.2+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
Majority 1,71044.5+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
Majority 1,05418.2+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
Majority 4589.1+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
Majority 1,26030.0+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
Majority 1,17247.0+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
Majority 2004.2−11.0
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
Majority 70260.9+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
Majority 2,50751.0+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
Majority 3117.1+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
Majority 2,00238.4+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
Majority 1,99355.0+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
Majority 1,28239.4+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
Majority 92239.7+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
Majority 1,67961.7+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
Majority 1432.7+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
Majority 1,17327.2+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
Majority 1,64442.5+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
Majority 93128.7−0.4
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
Majority 1,75783.3+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
Majority 1,27759.6+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
Majority 4788.9+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
Majority 1,35934.3+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
Majority 87515.8+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
Majority 2766.6+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
Majority 77215.6+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
Majority 531.0−1.8
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 J. N. Taylor751.7+1.7
Majority 2,21951.7+16.8
Turnout 4,29040.1−31.5
Labour hold Swing +8.4

By-elections between 1980 and 1982

Gorton South, 25 September 1980

Caused by the death of Councillor Harry Conway (Labour, Gorton South, elected 13 May 1965) [2] on 28 March 1980. [3]

Gorton South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Roy Sadler 1,708 67.0 −0.9
Conservative Doris Heywood53120.8−7.7
Liberal David Senior30912.1+8.5
Majority 1,17746.2+6.8
Turnout 2,54832.3−5.2
Labour hold Swing +3.4

[4]

Blackley, 2 April 1981

Caused by the resignation of Councillor Phil Loxley (Conservative, Blackley, elected 4 May 1978) [5] on 28 February 1981.

Blackley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour George Chadwick '2,287'61.5 +0.5
Conservative Valerie Hall92224.8−10.0
Liberal John Cookson51013.7+9.5
Majority 1,36536.7+10.2
Turnout 3,71933.4−9.5
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +5.2

[6]

Old Moat, 9 July 1981

Caused by the resignation of Councillor Andrew Thomas (Labour, Old Moat, elected 1 May 1980) [7] on 30 May 1981. [8]

Old Moat
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Aikman 1,198 37.9 +0.6
Labour Paula Sadler1,10434.9−9.1
Liberal Colin Dowse86027.2+8.5
Majority 943.0−3.6
Turnout 3,16232.0−10.1
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +4.8

[9]

References

  1. ↑ Manchester City Council Election Results, 2nd Edition, Swarbrick (1993).
  2. ↑ Tories win nine Manchester seats, The Guardian, May 14, 1965, p.4
  3. ↑ Labour stalwart Conway dies, Manchester Evening News, March 28, 1974, p.57
  4. ↑ Labour hold city seat, Manchester Evening News, September 26, 1980, p.10
  5. ↑ Manchester City Council Election Results, 2nd Edition, Swarbrick (1993).
  6. ↑ Labour sweep to by-election win, Manchester Evening News, April 3, 1981, p.6
  7. ↑ Manchester City Council Election Results, 2nd Edition, Swarbrick (1993).
  8. ↑ I'll still stand, says wife in rent rumpus, Manchester Evening News, June 24, 1980, p.9
  9. ↑ Rent row wife loses election, Manchester Evening News, July 10, 1981, p.6
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