1980 Manchester City Council election

1980 Manchester City Council election

←  1979 1 May 1980 (1980-05-01) 1982  →
35 of 99 seats to Manchester City Council 50 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Norman Morris Cecil Franks Audrey Jones Party Labour Conservative Liberal Leader's seat Charlestown Chorlton Withington Last election 25 seats, 50.7% 6 seats, 37.6% 2 seats, 11.2% Seats before 63 33 3 Seats won 30 4 1 Seats after 72 23 4 Seat change 9 10 1 Popular vote 75,837 42,744 13,624 Percentage 57.0% 32.1% 10.2% Swing 6.3% 5.5% 1.0%
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]

Election result

Party		Votes			Seats			Full Council
Labour Party		75,837 (57.0%)		6.3	30 (85.7%)	30 / 35	9	72 (72.8%)	72 / 99
Conservative Party		42,744 (32.1%)		5.5	4 (11.4%)	4 / 35	12	23 (23.2%)	23 / 99
Liberal Party		13,624 (10.2%)		1.0	1 (2.9%)	1 / 35	1	4 (4.0%)	4 / 99
Independent		321 (0.2%)		0.1	0 (0.0%)	0 / 35		0 (0.0%)	0 / 99
Ecology		295 (0.2%)		0.1	0 (0.0%)	0 / 35		0 (0.0%)	0 / 99
Communist		145 (0.1%)			0 (0.0%)	0 / 35		0 (0.0%)	0 / 99
Socialist Workers		75 (0.1%)		N/A	0 (0.0%)	0 / 35	N/A	0 (0.0%)	0 / 99

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Ward results

Alexandra

Alexandra

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	T. E. Murphy	2,502	48.2	−10.6
	Labour	R. B. Walters	1,823	35.1	−6.1
	Liberal	M. A. Plesch	862	16.6	N/A
Majority			679	13.1	−4.6
Turnout			5,187	43.0	−29.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

Ardwick

Ardwick

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	F. Dale*	2,436	81.4	+22.9
	Conservative	G. Taylor	441	14.7	−18.8
	Liberal	J. Spittle	114	3.8	−4.2
Majority			1,995	66.7	+41.7
Turnout			2,991	29.2	−33.1
	Labour hold		Swing	+20.8

Baguley

Baguley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Burns*	3,754	65.8	+11.3
	Conservative	M. Malbon	1,698	29.8	−7.4
	Liberal	P. G. Willams	251	4.4	−3.9
Majority			2,056	36.1	+18.8
Turnout			5,703	41.4	−31.4
	Labour hold		Swing	+9.3

Barlow Moor

Barlow Moor

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. T. Maguire	1,835	48.1	+6.1
	Conservative	B. Moore*	1,590	41.7	−4.2
	Liberal	J. R. Marsden	364	9.5	−2.6
	Independent	M. G. Gibson	25	0.7	+0.7
Majority			245	6.4	+2.5
Turnout			3,814	37.2	−30.8
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	+5.1

Beswick

Beswick (2 vacancies)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Flanagan*	2,061	81.6	+0.1
	Labour	M. Harrison	1,898
	Independent	W. C. Carman	208	8.2	+8.2
	Conservative	C. Hare	148	5.8	−12.7
	Conservative	R. Plant	121
	Liberal	K. Parkinson	109	4.3	+4.3
Majority			1,690	73.4	+10.4
Turnout			2,526	34.1	−27.1
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing	-4.0

Blackley

Blackley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. Risby*	2,910	61.0	+12.7
	Conservative	H. P. Cummins	1,659	34.8	−9.0
	Liberal	N. Towers	201	4.2	−3.7
Majority			1,251	26.2	+21.7
Turnout			4,770	42.9	−31.9
	Labour hold		Swing	+10.8

Bradford

Bradford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Bill Egerton*	2,691	70.0	+6.1
	Conservative	L. Hockey	981	25.5	−5.1
	Liberal	L. Towers	172	4.5	−1.0
Majority			1,710	44.5	+11.3
Turnout			3,844	32.6	−37.1
	Labour hold		Swing	+5.6

Brooklands

Brooklands

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	K. Barnes	3,285	56.9	+8.8
	Conservative	G. Fitzsimons*	2,231	38.6	−5.1
	Liberal	G. Dulson	260	4.5	−3.7
Majority			1,054	18.2	+13.8
Turnout			5,776	46.0	−28.9
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	+6.9

Burnage

Burnage

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. J. Martin	2,503	49.8	+6.7
	Conservative	R. Nicholson	2,045	40.7	−5.6
	Liberal	C. Dowse	474	9.4	−1.2
Majority			458	9.1	+5.9
Turnout			5,022	44.1	−30.5
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	+6.1

Charlestown

Charlestown

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	N. Morris*	2,608	62.2	+11.0
	Conservative	C. Maffei	1,348	32.1	−8.0
	Liberal	J. Mawson	239	5.7	−3.0
Majority			1,260	30.0	+18.8
Turnout			4,195	42.9	−33.8
	Labour hold		Swing	+9.5

Cheetham

Cheetham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. G. Ford*	1,785	71.6	+5.5
	Conservative	K. Taylor	613	24.6	−3.8
	Liberal	R. A. Bell	94	3.8	−1.7
Majority			1,172	47.0	+9.3
Turnout			2,492	34.4	−31.1
	Labour hold		Swing	+4.6

Chorlton

Chorlton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Vince*	2,267	47.1	−3.9
	Labour	H. Brown	2,067	43.0	+7.2
	Liberal	J. Commons	421	8.8	−4.4
	Communist	B. E. Struszckak	54	1.1	+1.1
Majority			200	4.2	−11.0
Turnout			4,809	43.7	−32.2
	Conservative hold		Swing	+5.5

Collegiate Church

Collegiate Church

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Bradley	894	77.5	+13.9
	Conservative	P. Snell	192	16.7	−11.0
	Liberal	I. Wilde	67	5.8	−3.0
Majority			702	60.9	+25.0
Turnout			1,153	26.4	−27.4
	Labour hold		Swing	+12.4

Crossacres

Crossacres

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	K. Lim	3,463	70.4	+10.3
	Conservative	A. Spencer	956	19.4	−5.9
	Liberal	J. Southward	500	10.2	−4.4
Majority			2,507	51.0	+16.2
Turnout			4,919	36.9	−33.6
	Labour hold		Swing	+8.1

Crumpsall

Crumpsall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	N. W. Harrison	2,230	50.8	+8.1
	Conservative	W. L. Clapham*	1,919	43.7	−3.3
	Liberal	K. Osbourne	238	5.4	−5.0
Majority			311	7.1	+2.8
Turnout			4,387	38.8	−32.7
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	+5.7

Didsbury

Didsbury

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Duke*	3,082	59.2	+2.8
	Labour	N. Siddiqi	1,080	20.7	−4.8
	Liberal	G. Shaw	1,045	20.1	+2.0
Majority			2,002	38.4	+7.4
Turnout			5,207	41.2	−35.6
	Conservative hold		Swing	+3.8

Gorton North

Gorton North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. Brierley	2,729	75.3	+12.1
	Conservative	C. H. T. Webb	736	20.3	−9.8
	Liberal	J. M. Hodgson	161	4.4	−2.3
Majority			1,993	55.0	+21.9
Turnout			3,626	42.7	−30.5
	Labour hold		Swing	+10.9

Gorton South

Gorton South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Barker*	2,207	67.9	+6.8
	Conservative	D. Heywood	925	28.5	−3.3
	Liberal	J. Rhodes	118	3.6	−3.6
Majority			1,282	39.4	+10.1
Turnout			3,250	37.5	−33.4
	Labour hold		Swing	+5.0

Harpurhey

Harpurhey (2 vacancies)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Lister	1,463	61.0	−3.6
	Labour	H. Reid*	1,433
	Conservative	J. Harding	511	21.3	−8.0
	Conservative	F. Meaden	449
	Liberal	J. Ashley	425	17.7	+11.6
	Liberal	T. M. Broderick	387
Majority			922	39.7	+4.4
Turnout			4,668	37.4	−28.0
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing	+2.2

Hulme

Hulme

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T. Thomas*	2,008	73.8	+5.2
	Liberal	P. Thompson	329	12.1	+1.5
	Conservative	N. P. Shand	295	10.8	−7.6
	Independent	D. S. Redford	88	3.2	+3.2
Majority			1,679	61.7	+11.5
Turnout			2,720	29.3	−32.3
	Labour hold		Swing	+1.8

Levenshulme

Levenshulme

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	H. Smith	2,105	40.2	+3.6
	Labour	R. M. Pilkington	1,962	37.5	+3.4
	Conservative	W. Carlton*	1,171	22.4	−6.9
Majority			143	2.7	+0.2
Turnout			5,238	42.2	−30.0
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing	+0.1

Lightbowne

Lightbowne

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. D. Kelly	2,632	61.0	+5.8
	Conservative	G. Cleworth*	1,459	33.8	−1.5
	Liberal	B. V. Roberts	224	5.2	−4.2
Majority			1,173	27.2	+7.3
Turnout			4,315	41.3	−33.5
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	+3.6

Lloyd Street

Lloyd Street

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	K. McKeon*	2,679	69.2	+13.2
	Conservative	R. E. Bevan	1,035	26.7	−8.4
	Liberal	E. Thompson	156	4.0	−2.8
Majority			1,644	42.5	+21.6
Turnout			3,870	33.0	−36.3
	Labour hold		Swing	+10.8

Longsight

Longsight

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. W. Ford*	1,905	58.8	−1.5
	Conservative	A. Malpas	974	30.1	−1.2
	Liberal	M. Amin	269	8.3	−0.1
	Communist	M. Cowie	91	2.8	+2.8
Majority			931	28.7	−0.4
Turnout			3,239	33.0	−33.8
	Labour hold		Swing	+0.1

Miles Platting

Miles Platting

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Latham*	1,905	90.3	+13.5
	Conservative	A. E. Halliday	148	7.0	−10.7
	Liberal	P. Bailey	57	2.7	−2.8
Majority			1,757	83.3	+24.2
Turnout			2,110	31.1	−30.9
	Labour hold		Swing	+12.1

Moss Side

Moss Side

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. Paget*	1,626	75.9	+8.4
	Conservative	J. M. Goldsby	349	16.3	−6.5
	Liberal	L. Ford	167	7.8	−1.9
Majority			1,277	59.6	+14.9
Turnout			2,142	30.2	−33.3
	Labour hold		Swing	+7.4

Moston

Moston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Shaw	2,788	52.0	+5.7
	Conservative	K. E. Goulding*	2,310	43.1	−0.8
	Liberal	J. Cookson	265	4.9	−4.9
Majority			478	8.9	+6.4
Turnout			5,363	45.2	−32.0
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	+3.2

Newton Heath

Newton Heath

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. Tomlinson*	2,549	64.4	+4.0
	Conservative	A. E. Walsh	1,190	30.1	−5.8
	Liberal	V. Towers	221	5.6	+1.9
Majority			1,359	34.3	+9.8
Turnout			3,960	38.4	−32.0
	Labour hold		Swing	+4.9

Northenden

Northenden

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. A. Reddington	2,964	53.5	+7.9
	Conservative	C. H. Box*	2,089	37.7	−5.6
	Liberal	J. Holland	487	8.8	−1.1
Majority			875	15.8	+13.5
Turnout			5,540	46.2	−28.9
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	+6.7

Old Moat

Old Moat

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. C. Thomas	1,827	44.0	+2.6
	Conservative	W. H. Aikman*	1,551	37.3	−2.4
	Liberal	C. Adamson	776	18.7	−0.2
Majority			276	6.6	+4.9
Turnout			4,154	42.1	−30.4
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	+2.5

Rusholme

Rusholme

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Nicholson	2,537	51.3	+9.0
	Conservative	K. Ollerenshaw*	1,765	35.7	−5.2
	Liberal	D. Senior	352	7.1	−2.6
	Ecology	D. Dalton	295	6.0	−1.1
Majority			772	15.6	+14.3
Turnout			4,949	34.2	−31.6
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	+7.1

Withington

Withington

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. M. Jacobs	1,762	34.7	−1.3
	Liberal	J. Edwards	1,709	33.6	−5.3
	Labour	W. M. Jameson	1,610	31.7	+6.6
Majority			53	1.0	−1.8
Turnout			5,081	45.6	−27.7
	Conservative hold		Swing	+2.0

Woodhouse Park

Woodhouse Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T. Farrell*	3,021	70.4	+8.9
	Conservative	J. A. Graham	802	18.7	−7.9
	Liberal	L. Griffiths	392	9.1	−2.8
	Socialist_Workers_Party_(Britain)	J. N. Taylor	75	1.7	+1.7
Majority			2,219	51.7	+16.8
Turnout			4,290	40.1	−31.5
	Labour hold		Swing	+8.4

By-elections between 1980 and 1982

Gorton South By-Election 25 September 1980

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Roy Sadler	1,708	67.0	−0.9
	Conservative	Doris Heywood	531	20.8	−7.7
	Liberal	David Senior	309	12.1	+8.5
Majority			1,177	46.2	+6.8
Turnout			2,548	32.3	−5.2
	Labour hold		Swing	+3.4

Blackley By-Election 2 April 1981

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	George Chadwick	2,287	61.5	+0.5
	Conservative	Valerie Hall	922	24.8	−10.0
	Liberal	John Cookson	510	13.7	+9.5
Majority			1,365	36.7	+10.2
Turnout			3,719	33.4	−9.5
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	+5.2

Old Moat By-Election 9 July 1981

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	William Aikman	1,198	37.9	+0.6
	Labour	Paula Sadler	1,104	34.9	−9.1
	Liberal	Colin Dowse	860	27.2	+8.5
Majority			94	3.0	−3.6
Turnout			3,162	32.0	−10.1
	Conservative hold		Swing	+4.8

References

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