1995 Manchester City Council election

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Elections to Manchester Council were held on Thursday, 4 May 1995. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 1999. The Labour Party retained overall control of the Council. [1]

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Election result

Manchester Council Election Result 1995
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 3051+488.263.257,270+4.0%
  Liberal Democrats 412-111.720.718,759-3.3%
  Conservative 002-20.011.710,636-1.8%
  Green 00000.01.91,753-0.0%
  Independent 00000.01.81,690+1.0%
  Independent Labour 001-10.00.4371+0.2%
  Liberal 00000.00.1129+0.1%
  Natural Law 00000.00.019+0.0%

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

PartySeats  +/-  
Labour 83+4
Liberal Democrats 14-1
Conservative 2-2
Independent Labour 0-1
Labour hold

Ward results

Ardwick

Ardwick
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Irene Summers1,22277.4+2.2
Liberal Democrats S. Oliver1579.9-8.2
Conservative Ann Hodkinson1026.5-0.2
Independent S. O'Sullivan976.1+6.1
Majority1,06567.5+10.3
Turnout 1,578
Labour hold Swing +5.2

Baguley

Baguley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Gerald Jones1,83677.9+6.1
Conservative Trevor Roberts28612.1-3.0
Liberal Democrats V. Purcell1888.0-5.0
Independent Emma Hamilton462.0+2.0
Majority1,55065.8+9.1
Turnout 2,356
Labour hold Swing +4.5

Barlow Moor

Barlow Moor
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kathleen Bloch1,77553.6+5.1
Liberal Democrats V. Bingham1,12634.0-4.4
Conservative M. Higginbottom2688.1-0.2
Green Robin Goater1424.3-0.5
Majority64919.6+9.5
Turnout 3,311
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing +4.7

Benchill

Benchill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Niel Warren*1,45586.1+15.0
Liberal Democrats Janice Redmond18911.2+1.2
Independent J. Pickering452.7+2.7
Majority1,26675.0+16.8
Turnout 1,689
Labour hold Swing +6.9

Beswick and Clayton

Beswick and Clayton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Ken Dobson1,62258.6+3.3
Labour D. Parkes1,07338.8-2.7
Conservative Richard West602.2-1.0
Independent H. Woodcock130.5+0.5
Majority54919.8+6.0
Turnout 2,768
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing +3.0

Blackley

Blackley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Eileen Kelly*1,95376.5+1.6
Conservative A. Slack30712.0-1.3
Liberal Democrats Peter Matthews2469.6-2.2
Independent Cath Hall461.8+1.8
Majority1,64664.5+2.9
Turnout 2,552
Labour hold Swing +1.4

Bradford

Bradford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Margaret Smith*1,40870.3-1.5
Liberal Democrats Peter Fairhurst41720.8+1.1
Conservative K. Hyde1195.9-2.0
Green Elaine Brown582.9+2.9
Majority99149.5-2.6
Turnout 2,002
Labour hold Swing -1.3

Brooklands

Brooklands
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour S. Calloway1,78367.1+8.5
Conservative Gladys Parry56421.2-7.0
Liberal Democrats Anthony McGarr26910.1-3.1
Independent P. Styles421.6+1.6
Majority1,21945.9+15.6
Turnout 2,658
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +7.7

Burnage

Burnage
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Michael Green2,26071.6+11.6
Liberal Democrats J. Parkinson46414.7-0.4
Conservative Jeffrey Leach35311.2-8.6
Independent Z. Elford782.5-2.6
Majority1,79656.9+16.7
Turnout 3,155
Labour hold Swing +6.0

Central

Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Patricia Conquest*1,29682.1+4.4
Liberal Democrats L. Dunn1107.0-6.3
Conservative A. Keller1086.8-2.3
Independent P. Lawrence503.2+3.2
Independent C. Morris150.9+0.9
Majority1,18675.1+10.7
Turnout 1,579
Labour hold Swing +5.3

Charlestown

Charlestown
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Eric Hobin1,87376.4+5.3
Conservative Christine Saunders32013.1-2.5
Liberal Democrats Robert West2128.7-4.6
Independent J. Miller451.8+1.8
Majority1,55363.4+8.0
Turnout 2,450
Labour hold Swing +3.9

Cheetham

Cheetham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John McGuinness1,80678.4-1.1
Conservative Rodney Keller1667.2-2.8
Liberal Richard Wilson1295.6+5.6
Liberal Democrats Richard Clayton1064.6-5.9
Independent George Taylor693.0+3.0
Green D. Wild271.2+1.2
Majority1,64071.2+2.3
Turnout 2,303
Labour hold Swing +0.8

Chorlton

Chorlton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Valerie Stevens2,90367.9+9.0
Conservative Jonathan Smith65115.2-4.7
Liberal Democrats Helen Fisher44010.3-3.6
Green Brian Candeland2796.5-0.8
Majority2,25252.7+13.6
Turnout 4,273
Labour hold Swing +6.8

Crumpsall

Crumpsall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Val Edwards*2,07974.6+9.9
Conservative Gregory Skorsewski38914.0-5.8
Liberal Democrats J. Spurway2488.9-6.5
Independent Melanie Jarman712.5+2.5
Majority1,69060.6+15.7
Turnout 2,787
Labour hold Swing +7.8

Didsbury

Didsbury
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Richard Masztalerz2,17943.4+3.3
Conservative William Aikman*1,45228.9-3.0
Liberal Democrats J. Lawley1,32326.3+0.5
Independent P. Howell711.4+1.4
Majority72714.5+6.3
Turnout 5,025
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +3.1

Fallowfield

Fallowfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Bernice Reid1,51957.9-5.7
Labour David Royle1,462
Conservative Simon Davenport31412.0-2.8
Liberal Democrats Robert Harrison27710.6-2.2
Green Micheal Daw27710.6+5.9
Conservative P. Newlove268
Independent E. Fiander2348.9+8.0
Liberal Democrats Howard Totty234
Independent P. Williamson114
Majority1,20545.9-2.9
Turnout 2,621
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing -1.4

Gorton North

Gorton North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Jackie Pearcey*1,86551.0-0.4
Labour Colin Brierley1,62644.5+1.7
Conservative Paul Davies1233.4-0.9
Independent A. Cooper431.2+1.2
Majority2396.5-2.1
Turnout 3,657
Liberal Democrats hold Swing -1.0

Gorton South

Gorton South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats James Ashley*1,49449.7-4.1
Labour B. Whitehead1,39346.3+5.6
Conservative D. Davenport913.0-0.7
Independent C. Walsh311.0+1.0
Majority1013.4-9.7
Turnout 3,009
Liberal Democrats hold Swing -4.8

Harpurhey

Harpurhey
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Nilofar Siddiqi*1,23769.4+0.8
Liberal Democrats B. Kerrigan34119.1-1.7
Conservative Vivienne Clarke20511.5+1.0
Majority89650.3+2.5
Turnout 1,783
Labour hold Swing +1.2

Hulme

Hulme
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Peter Dungey*83279.3+8.6
Conservative Paul Kierman625.9-3.0
Liberal Democrats A. Rogers585.5-4.2
Independent A. Jones393.7+3.7
Independent Rachel Harper363.4+3.4
Independent Charles Lyn-Lloyd222.1+2.1
Majority77073.4+13.4
Turnout 1,049
Labour hold Swing +5.8

Levenshulme

Levenshulme
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Maria Rowles*2,05057.9-3.3
Labour Christopher Lowe1,23634.9+4.4
Conservative S. Peel1353.8-0.7
Independent K. Harkavy872.5+2.5
Natural Law P. Mitchell190.5+0.5
Independent D. Delange160.5+0.5
Majority81423.0-7.7
Turnout 3,543
Liberal Democrats hold Swing -3.8

Lightbowne

Lightbowne
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Cath Inchbold*1,85373.8-1.4
Conservative Henry Coombes34413.7+0.7
Liberal Democrats David Gordon2429.6-2.2
Green A. Salter732.9+2.9
Majority1,50960.1-2.1
Turnout 2,512
Labour hold Swing -1.0

Longsight

Longsight
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ken Strath*1,92257.5-11.1
Conservative Muhammed Naqui89026.6+13.6
Green Spencer Fitzgibbon2758.2+3.9
Liberal Democrats M. Dunn2577.7-5.3
Majority1,03230.9-24.7
Turnout 3,344
Labour hold Swing -12.3

Moss Side

Moss Side
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Claire Nangle*1,70176.2-2.5
Conservative Mary Barnes1838.2+1.3
Green C. Collis1526.8+0.3
Liberal Democrats Lauriston Ford1175.2-2.8
Independent M. Miller803.6+3.6
Majority1,51868.0-2.7
Turnout 2,233
Labour hold Swing -1.9

Moston

Moston
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Henry Cooper*2,44476.1+5.8
Conservative Dorothy Keller46314.4-2.0
Liberal Democrats Vera Towers2708.4-4.9
Independent J. Bird331.0+1.0
Majority1,98161.7+7.8
Turnout 3,210
Labour hold Swing +3.9

Newton Heath

Newton Heath
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Damien O'Connor1,86783.0+9.5
Conservative E. Fisher2129.4-3.7
Liberal Democrats C. Turner1406.2-7.2
Independent H. Routh311.4+1.4
Majority1,65573.6+13.5
Turnout 2,250
Labour hold Swing +6.6

Northenden

Northenden
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mike Kane*2,19069.9+2.7
Conservative K. McKenna48715.5-4.1
Liberal Democrats Kenneth Lightowler39212.5-0.8
Independent Lance Crookes662.1+2.1
Majority1,70354.3+6.7
Turnout 3,135
Labour hold Swing +3.4

Old Moat

Old Moat
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Arnold Spencer*2,32570.8+14.0
Liberal Democrats Yasmen Zalzala42212.9-7.8
Conservative Graham Betton38111.6-0.6
Green Teresa Romagnuolo1544.7+0.5
Majority1,90358.0+21.9
Turnout 3,282
Labour hold Swing +10.9

Rusholme

Rusholme
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jawaid Chaudhry1,27042.5+3.2
Liberal Democrats Marc Ramsbottom1,01433.9-1.8
Independent Labour Margaret Manning*37112.4+12.4
Independent Micheal Robinson2488.3+5.4
Conservative R. Norris862.9-12.3
Majority2568.6+5.0
Turnout 2,989
Labour gain from Independent Labour Swing +2.5

Sharston

Sharston
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Joyce Keller*1,59379.3+9.0
Conservative I. Hollins20110.0-3.0
Liberal Democrats Cath Hall1798.9-3.1
Independent R. Garside361.8+1.8
Majority1,39269.3+12.0
Turnout 2,009
Labour hold Swing +6.0

Whalley Range

Whalley Range
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Dorothy Rathbone1,90155.7-6.5
Conservative John Kershaw96428.3+9.1
Liberal Democrats John Leech 39211.5-5.5
Green Bruce Bingham1544.5+4.5
Majority93727.5-15.5
Turnout 3,411
Labour hold Swing -7.8

Withington

Withington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Andrew Simcock1,81644.4+5.1
Liberal Democrats David Sandiford*1,76043.1-6.1
Conservative J. Callaghan3508.6+1.0
Green Bernard Ekbery1624.0+0.0
Majority561.4-8.4
Turnout 4,088
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing +5.6

Woodhouse Park

Woodhouse Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Brian O'Neil1,64481.5+13.1
Liberal Democrats William Fisher37218.5-4.3
Majority1,27263.1+17.6
Turnout 2,016
Labour hold Swing +8.7

By-elections between 1995 and 1996

Moston By-Election 27 July 1995 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Patrick Mullin1,44569.0-7.1
Liberal Democrats Patrick Leech38118.2+9.8
Conservative Gregory Skorsewski26712.7-1.7
Majority1,06450.8-10.9
Turnout 2,093
Labour hold Swing -8.4

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References

  1. ↑ Manchester Evening News, 5 May 1995.
  2. ↑ "By-election past results". manchester.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 27 April 2003. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
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