1994 Manchester City Council election

1994 Manchester City Council election

←  1992 5 May 1994 (1994-05-05) 1995  →
33 of 99 seats to Manchester City Council 50 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Graham Stringer Keith Whitmore Peter Hilton Party Labour Liberal Democrats Conservative Leader's seat Harpurhey Levenshulme Didsbury Last election 27 seats, 48.9% 5 seats, 18.8% 2 seats, 29.1% Seats before 79 13 5 Seats won 28 5 0 Seats after 78 16 4 Seat change 1 3 1 Popular vote 61,037 24,726 13,962 Percentage 59.2% 24.0% 13.5% Swing 10.3% 5.2% 15.6%   Fourth party   Leader Margaret Manning Party Independent Labour Leader's seat Rusholme Last election 0 seats, 0.3% Seats before 2 Seats won 0 Seats after 1 Seat change 1 Popular vote 196 Percentage 0.2% Swing 0.1%
Map of results of 1994 election
Leader of the Council before election Graham Stringer Labour Leader of the Council after election Graham Stringer Labour

Elections to Manchester City Council were held on Thursday, 5 May 1994. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 1998. The Labour Party retained overall control of the council. ^[1]

Election result

Party		Votes			Seats			Full Council
Labour Party		61,037 (59.2%)		10.3	28 (82.3%)	28 / 33	1	78 (78.8%)	78 / 99
Liberal Democrats		24,726 (24.0%)		5.2	5 (14.7%)	5 / 33	3	16 (16.2%)	16 / 99
Conservative Party		13,962 (13.5%)		15.6	0 (0.0%)	0 / 33	1	4 (4.0%)	4 / 99
Independent Labour		196 (0.2%)		0.1	0 (0.0%)	0 / 33	1	1 (1.0%)	1 / 99
Green Party		2,004 (1.9%)		1.0	0 (0.0%)	0 / 33		0 (0.0%)	0 / 99
Independent		809 (0.8%)		N/A	0 (0.0%)	0 / 33	N/A	0 (0.0%)	0 / 99
Communist (ML)		294 (0.3%)		N/A	0 (0.0%)	0 / 33	N/A	0 (0.0%)	0 / 99

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Ward results

Ardwick

Ardwick

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	L. Murphy	1,231	75.2	+2.6
	Liberal Democrats	L. Ford	296	18.1	+9.8
	Conservative	F. Roche	109	6.7	−8.1
Majority			935	57.2	−0.6
Turnout			1,636
	Labour hold		Swing	-3.6

Baguley

Baguley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T. Farrell	1,949	71.8	+18.5
	Conservative	P. Fitzsimons	411	15.1	−22.7
	Liberal Democrats	G. Hall	353	13.0	+6.0
Majority			1,538	56.7	+41.2
Turnout			2,713
	Labour hold		Swing	+20.6

Barlow Moor

Barlow Moor

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Maloney*	1,762	48.5	+15.2
	Liberal Democrats	R. Harrison	1,394	38.4	−10.1
	Conservative	D. Smith	301	8.3	−6.1
	Green	R. Goater	174	4.8	+1.1
Majority			368	10.1	−5.1
Turnout			3,631
	Labour hold		Swing	+12.6

Benchill

Benchill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Harding	1,620	71.1	+3.3
	Communist (ML)	L. Worthington	294	12.9	+12.9
	Liberal Democrats	J. Redmond	228	10.0	−0.7
	Conservative	M. Joyce	138	6.1	−15.4
Majority			1,326	58.2	+11.9
Turnout			2,280
	Labour hold		Swing	-4.8

Beswick and Clayton

Beswick and Clayton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	M. Dunican	1,652	55.3	+35.2
	Labour	W. Egerton*	1,240	41.5	−21.6
	Conservative	D. Russell	95	3.2	−13.6
Majority			412	13.8	−29.2
Turnout			2,987
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing	+28.4

Blackley

Blackley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. Chadwick*	2,144	74.9	+20.5
	Conservative	V. Clarke	380	13.3	−21.8
	Liberal Democrats	K. Wadsworth	339	11.8	+1.2
Majority			1,764	61.6	+42.3
Turnout			2,863
	Labour hold		Swing	+21.1

Bradford

Bradford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Gilmore*	1,576	71.8	+8.9
	Liberal Democrats	P. Fairhurst	432	19.7	+9.4
	Conservative	K. Hyde	173	7.9	−15.8
	Independent	C. Morris	15	0.7	+0.7
Majority			1,144	52.1	+12.8
Turnout			2,196
	Labour hold		Swing	-0.2

Brooklands

Brooklands

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. Evans	1,817	58.6	+20.5
	Conservative	A. Langan	876	28.2	−26.1
	Liberal Democrats	H. McKay	410	13.2	+7.7
Majority			941	30.3	+14.1
Turnout			3,103
	Labour hold		Swing	+23.3

Burnage

Burnage

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Taylor	2,308	60.0	+17.0
	Conservative	J. Leach	761	19.8	−20.7
	Liberal Democrats	J. Lawley	581	15.1	+1.9
	Independent Labour	R. Whyte*	196	5.1	+5.1
Majority			1,547	40.2	+37.2
Turnout			3,846
	Labour gain from Independent Labour		Swing	+18.8

Central

Central

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T. Findlow*	1,276	77.7	+5.2
	Liberal Democrats	L. Jarrett	218	13.3	+4.2
	Conservative	W. Bradshaw	149	9.1	−5.0
Majority			1,058	64.4	+6.0
Turnout			1,643
	Labour hold		Swing	+0.5

Charlestown

Charlestown

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. Curley*	2,049	71.1	+17.6
	Conservative	C. Saunders	451	15.6	−21.3
	Liberal Democrats	J. Parkinson	382	13.3	+3.7
Majority			1,598	55.4	+38.8
Turnout			2,882
	Labour hold		Swing	+19.4

Cheetham

Cheetham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Pagel*	1,904	79.5	+10.7
	Liberal Democrats	R. Clayton	252	10.5	−1.2
	Conservative	M. Gifford	240	10.0	−9.4
Majority			1,652	68.9	+19.5
Turnout			2,396
	Labour hold		Swing	+5.9

Chorlton

Chorlton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	B. Selby*	2,722	58.9	+8.2
	Conservative	J. Smith	917	19.9	−15.6
	Liberal Democrats	B. Pierce	643	13.9	+6.8
	Green	B. Candeland	337	7.3	+0.6
Majority			1,805	39.1	+23.8
Turnout			4,619
	Labour hold		Swing	+11.9

Crumpsall

Crumpsall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Spinks*	2,062	64.7	+12.7
	Conservative	G. Mellyng	631	19.8	−20.6
	Liberal Democrats	P. Matthews	492	15.4	+7.8
Majority			1,431	44.9	+33.3
Turnout			3,185
	Labour hold		Swing	+16.6

Didsbury

Didsbury

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. Bridson	2,319	40.1	+8.4
	Conservative	J. Hill*	1,844	31.9	−18.3
	Liberal Democrats	J. Lawley	1,494	25.8	+10.3
	Green	B. Doherty	125	2.2	−0.4
Majority			475	8.2	−10.3
Turnout			5,782
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	+13.3

Fallowfield

Fallowfield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. Morrison*	1,824	63.6	+7.4
	Conservative	J. Nelson	425	14.8	−12.2
	Liberal Democrats	S. Ord	367	12.8	−4.2
	Green	M. Daw	134	4.7	+4.7
	Independent	S. King	92	3.2	+3.2
	Independent	A. Fiander	27	0.9	+0.9
Majority			1,399	48.8	+19.6
Turnout			2,869
	Labour hold		Swing	+9.8

Gorton North

Gorton North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	W. Helsby	2,054	51.4	+0.9
	Labour	C. Brierley*	1,712	42.8	+2.6
	Conservative	P. Davies	170	4.3	−3.7
	Green	D. Wild	61	1.5	+0.2
Majority			342	8.6	−1.7
Turnout			3,997
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing	-0.8

Gorton South

Gorton South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	J. Bridges	1,918	53.8	+4.3
	Labour	B. Whitehead	1,451	40.7	−1.5
	Conservative	D. Davenport	132	3.7	−2.3
	Green	A. Salter	66	1.9	−0.4
Majority			467	13.1	+5.9
Turnout			3,567
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing	+1.4

Harpurhey

Harpurhey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Patrick Karney*	1,497	68.6	+14.7
	Liberal Democrats	D. Thame	454	20.8	+11.5
	Conservative	J. Samson	230	10.5	−13.4
Majority			1,043	47.8	+17.8
Turnout			2,181
	Labour hold		Swing	+1.6

Hulme

Hulme

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Lunts	938	70.7	+2.4
	Independent	C. Osigwe	142	10.7	+10.7
	Liberal Democrats	S. Oliver	128	9.7	+1.9
	Conservative	J. Baker	118	8.9	−4.5
Majority			796	60.0	+5.1
Turnout			1,326
	Labour hold		Swing	-4.1

Levenshulme

Levenshulme

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Keith Whitmore*	2,529	61.2	+4.6
	Labour	H. Pare	1,261	30.5	+3.0
	Conservative	R. West	188	4.5	−6.5
	Green	P. Thompson	154	3.7	−1.3
Majority			1,268	30.7	+1.7
Turnout			4,132
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	+0.8

Lightbowne

Lightbowne

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	K. Franklin*	2,395	75.2	+16.8
	Conservative	M. Steadman	413	13.0	−18.7
	Liberal Democrats	D. Gordon	376	11.8	+2.0
Majority			1,982	62.2	+35.5
Turnout			3,184
	Labour hold		Swing	+17.7

Longsight

Longsight

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	N. Moghal*	2,334	68.6	+14.6
	Liberal Democrats	M. Dunn	443	13.0	+4.4
	Conservative	D. Carroll	442	13.0	−18.5
	Green	S. Fitzgibbon	146	4.3	−1.6
	Independent	T. Rigby	36	1.1	+1.1
Majority			1,891	55.6	+33.1
Turnout			3,401
	Labour hold		Swing	+5.1

Moss Side

Moss Side

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	V. Cunningham	2,005	78.7	+4.3
	Liberal Democrats	W. Tew	204	8.0	−9.2
	Conservative	M. Barnes	175	6.9	+6.9
	Green	K. Molteno	165	6.5	−1.8
Majority			1,801	70.7	+13.5
Turnout			2,549
	Labour hold		Swing	+6.7

Moston

Moston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Shaw*	2,406	70.3	+19.9
	Conservative	J. Bradshaw	562	16.4	−24.9
	Liberal Democrats	V. Towers	455	13.3	+5.0
Majority			1,844	53.9	+44.9
Turnout			3,423
	Labour hold		Swing	+22.4

Newton Heath

Newton Heath

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Garside*	1,655	73.5	+9.9
	Liberal Democrats	C. Turner	302	13.4	+2.8
	Conservative	P. Leach	294	13.1	−12.8
Majority			1,353	60.1	+22.4
Turnout			2,251
	Labour hold		Swing	+3.5

Northenden

Northenden

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. Carroll*	2,490	67.2	+17.3
	Conservative	K. McKenna	725	19.6	−21.4
	Liberal Democrats	M. Ford	493	13.3	+6.4
Majority			1,765	47.6	+38.8
Turnout			3,708
	Labour hold		Swing	+19.3

Old Moat

Old Moat

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Fender*	2,319	56.8	+5.5
	Liberal Democrats	Y. Zalzala	845	20.7	+8.1
	Conservative	K. Hussain	497	12.2	−18.5
	Independent	M. Robinson	250	6.1	+6.1
	Green	T. Romagnuolo	170	4.2	−1.2
Majority			1,474	36.1	+15.6
Turnout			4,081
	Labour hold		Swing	-1.3

Rusholme

Rusholme

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Byrne*	1,451	39.3	−4.2
	Liberal Democrats	M. Ramsbottom	1,318	35.7	+4.2
	Conservative	M. Naqui	561	15.2	−2.3
	Green	B. Bingham	178	4.8	−2.8
	Independent	K. Robinson	107	2.9	+2.9
	Independent	I. Ferguson	81	2.2	+2.2
Majority			133	3.6	−8.4
Turnout			3,696
	Labour hold		Swing	-4.2

Sharston

Sharston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. Barrett	1,680	70.3	+23.0
	Conservative	I. Hollins	310	13.0	−25.8
	Liberal Democrats	W. Fisher	286	12.0	+2.3
	Green	G. Lawson	114	4.8	+0.5
Majority			1,370	57.3	+48.5
Turnout			2,390
	Labour hold		Swing	+24.4

Whalley Range

Whalley Range

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	B. Stone	2,248	62.2	+12.5
	Conservative	R. Ignatowicz	694	19.2	−21.8
	Liberal Democrats	J. Leech	615	17.0	+10.7
	Independent	R. Harper	59	1.6	+1.6
Majority			1,554	43.0	+34.3
Turnout			3,616
	Labour hold		Swing	+17.1

Withington

Withington

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	A. Jones*	2,238	49.2	+4.7
	Labour	A. Simcock	1,791	39.3	+10.1
	Conservative	C. Brown	344	7.6	−13.3
	Green	B. Ekbery	180	4.0	−1.4
Majority			447	9.8	−5.5
Turnout			4,553
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	-2.7

Woodhouse Park

Woodhouse Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Ryan	1,601	68.4	+14.5
	Liberal Democrats	W. Ford	535	22.8	+3.3
	Conservative	M. Coban	206	8.8	−17.8
Majority			1,066	45.5	+18.2
Turnout			2,342
	Labour hold		Swing	+5.6

References

1. Manchester Evening News, 6 May 1994.