Elections to Manchester City 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]
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 30 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 88.2 | 63.2 | 57,270 | +4.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | 4 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 11.7 | 20.7 | 18,759 | -3.3 | |
Conservative | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0.0 | 11.7 | 10,636 | -1.8 | |
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 1,753 | 0.0 | |
Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 1,690 | +1.0 | |
Independent Labour | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 371 | +0.2 | |
Liberal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 129 | +0.1 | |
Natural Law | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 19 | 0.0 | |
After the election, the composition of the council was as follows:
Party | Seats | +/- | |
---|---|---|---|
Labour | 83 | +4 | |
Liberal Democrats | 14 | -1 | |
Conservative | 2 | -2 | |
Independent Labour | 0 | -1 | |
Labour hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Irene Summers | 1,222 | 77.4 | +2.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | S. Oliver | 157 | 9.9 | -8.2 | |
Conservative | Ann Hodkinson | 102 | 6.5 | -0.2 | |
Independent | S. O'Sullivan | 97 | 6.1 | +6.1 | |
Majority | 1,065 | 67.5 | +10.3 | ||
Turnout | 1,578 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +5.2 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Gerald Jones | 1,836 | 77.9 | +6.1 | |
Conservative | Trevor Roberts | 286 | 12.1 | -3.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | V. Purcell | 188 | 8.0 | -5.0 | |
Independent | Emma Hamilton | 46 | 2.0 | +2.0 | |
Majority | 1,550 | 65.8 | +9.1 | ||
Turnout | 2,356 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +4.5 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Kathleen Bloch | 1,775 | 53.6 | +5.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | V. Bingham | 1,126 | 34.0 | -4.4 | |
Conservative | M. Higginbottom | 268 | 8.1 | -0.2 | |
Green | Robin Goater | 142 | 4.3 | -0.5 | |
Majority | 649 | 19.6 | +9.5 | ||
Turnout | 3,311 | ||||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | +4.7 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Niel Warren* | 1,455 | 86.1 | +15.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Janice Redmond | 189 | 11.2 | +1.2 | |
Independent | J. Pickering | 45 | 2.7 | +2.7 | |
Majority | 1,266 | 75.0 | +16.8 | ||
Turnout | 1,689 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +6.9 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Ken Dobson | 1,622 | 58.6 | +3.3 | |
Labour | D. Parkes | 1,073 | 38.8 | -2.7 | |
Conservative | Richard West | 60 | 2.2 | -1.0 | |
Independent | H. Woodcock | 13 | 0.5 | +0.5 | |
Majority | 549 | 19.8 | +6.0 | ||
Turnout | 2,768 | ||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | +3.0 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Eileen Kelly* | 1,953 | 76.5 | +1.6 | |
Conservative | A. Slack | 307 | 12.0 | -1.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Peter Matthews | 246 | 9.6 | -2.2 | |
Independent | Cath Hall | 46 | 1.8 | +1.8 | |
Majority | 1,646 | 64.5 | +2.9 | ||
Turnout | 2,552 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +1.4 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Margaret Smith* | 1,408 | 70.3 | -1.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Peter Fairhurst | 417 | 20.8 | +1.1 | |
Conservative | K. Hyde | 119 | 5.9 | -2.0 | |
Green | Elaine Brown | 58 | 2.9 | +2.9 | |
Majority | 991 | 49.5 | -2.6 | ||
Turnout | 2,002 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | -1.3 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | S. Calloway | 1,783 | 67.1 | +8.5 | |
Conservative | Gladys Parry | 564 | 21.2 | -7.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Anthony McGarr | 269 | 10.1 | -3.1 | |
Independent | P. Styles | 42 | 1.6 | +1.6 | |
Majority | 1,219 | 45.9 | +15.6 | ||
Turnout | 2,658 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +7.7 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Michael Green | 2,260 | 71.6 | +11.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | J. Parkinson | 464 | 14.7 | -0.4 | |
Conservative | Jeffrey Leach | 353 | 11.2 | -8.6 | |
Independent | Z. Elford | 78 | 2.5 | -2.6 | |
Majority | 1,796 | 56.9 | +16.7 | ||
Turnout | 3,155 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +6.0 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Patricia Conquest* | 1,296 | 82.1 | +4.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | L. Dunn | 110 | 7.0 | -6.3 | |
Conservative | A. Keller | 108 | 6.8 | -2.3 | |
Independent | P. Lawrence | 50 | 3.2 | +3.2 | |
Independent | C. Morris | 15 | 0.9 | +0.9 | |
Majority | 1,186 | 75.1 | +10.7 | ||
Turnout | 1,579 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +5.3 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Eric Hobin | 1,873 | 76.4 | +5.3 | |
Conservative | Christine Saunders | 320 | 13.1 | -2.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Robert West | 212 | 8.7 | -4.6 | |
Independent | J. Miller | 45 | 1.8 | +1.8 | |
Majority | 1,553 | 63.4 | +8.0 | ||
Turnout | 2,450 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +3.9 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John McGuinness | 1,806 | 78.4 | -1.1 | |
Conservative | Rodney Keller | 166 | 7.2 | -2.8 | |
Liberal | Richard Wilson | 129 | 5.6 | +5.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Richard Clayton | 106 | 4.6 | -5.9 | |
Independent | George Taylor | 69 | 3.0 | +3.0 | |
Green | D. Wild | 27 | 1.2 | +1.2 | |
Majority | 1,640 | 71.2 | +2.3 | ||
Turnout | 2,303 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +0.8 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Valerie Stevens | 2,903 | 67.9 | +9.0 | |
Conservative | Jonathan Smith | 651 | 15.2 | -4.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Helen Fisher | 440 | 10.3 | -3.6 | |
Green | Brian Candeland | 279 | 6.5 | -0.8 | |
Majority | 2,252 | 52.7 | +13.6 | ||
Turnout | 4,273 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +6.8 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Val Edwards* | 2,079 | 74.6 | +9.9 | |
Conservative | Gregory Skorsewski | 389 | 14.0 | -5.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | J. Spurway | 248 | 8.9 | -6.5 | |
Independent | Melanie Jarman | 71 | 2.5 | +2.5 | |
Majority | 1,690 | 60.6 | +15.7 | ||
Turnout | 2,787 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +7.8 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Richard Masztalerz | 2,179 | 43.4 | +3.3 | |
Conservative | William Aikman* | 1,452 | 28.9 | -3.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | J. Lawley | 1,323 | 26.3 | +0.5 | |
Independent | P. Howell | 71 | 1.4 | +1.4 | |
Majority | 727 | 14.5 | +6.3 | ||
Turnout | 5,025 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +3.1 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Bernice Reid | 1,519 | 57.9 | -5.7 | |
Labour | David Royle | 1,462 | |||
Conservative | Simon Davenport | 314 | 12.0 | -2.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Robert Harrison | 277 | 10.6 | -2.2 | |
Green | Micheal Daw | 277 | 10.6 | +5.9 | |
Conservative | P. Newlove | 268 | |||
Independent | E. Fiander | 234 | 8.9 | +8.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Howard Totty | 234 | |||
Independent | P. Williamson | 114 | |||
Majority | 1,205 | 45.9 | -2.9 | ||
Turnout | 2,621 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | -1.4 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Jackie Pearcey* | 1,865 | 51.0 | -0.4 | |
Labour | Colin Brierley | 1,626 | 44.5 | +1.7 | |
Conservative | Paul Davies | 123 | 3.4 | -0.9 | |
Independent | A. Cooper | 43 | 1.2 | +1.2 | |
Majority | 239 | 6.5 | -2.1 | ||
Turnout | 3,657 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | -1.0 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | James Ashley* | 1,494 | 49.7 | -4.1 | |
Labour | B. Whitehead | 1,393 | 46.3 | +5.6 | |
Conservative | D. Davenport | 91 | 3.0 | -0.7 | |
Independent | C. Walsh | 31 | 1.0 | +1.0 | |
Majority | 101 | 3.4 | -9.7 | ||
Turnout | 3,009 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | -4.8 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Nilofar Siddiqi* | 1,237 | 69.4 | +0.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | B. Kerrigan | 341 | 19.1 | -1.7 | |
Conservative | Vivienne Clarke | 205 | 11.5 | +1.0 | |
Majority | 896 | 50.3 | +2.5 | ||
Turnout | 1,783 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +1.2 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Peter Dungey* | 832 | 79.3 | +8.6 | |
Conservative | Paul Kierman | 62 | 5.9 | -3.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | A. Rogers | 58 | 5.5 | -4.2 | |
Independent | A. Jones | 39 | 3.7 | +3.7 | |
Independent | Rachel Harper | 36 | 3.4 | +3.4 | |
Independent | Charles Lyn-Lloyd | 22 | 2.1 | +2.1 | |
Majority | 770 | 73.4 | +13.4 | ||
Turnout | 1,049 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +5.8 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Maria Rowles* | 2,050 | 57.9 | -3.3 | |
Labour | Christopher Lowe | 1,236 | 34.9 | +4.4 | |
Conservative | S. Peel | 135 | 3.8 | -0.7 | |
Independent | K. Harkavy | 87 | 2.5 | +2.5 | |
Natural Law | P. Mitchell | 19 | 0.5 | +0.5 | |
Independent | D. Delange | 16 | 0.5 | +0.5 | |
Majority | 814 | 23.0 | -7.7 | ||
Turnout | 3,543 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | -3.8 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Cath Inchbold* | 1,853 | 73.8 | -1.4 | |
Conservative | Henry Coombes | 344 | 13.7 | +0.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | David Gordon | 242 | 9.6 | -2.2 | |
Green | A. Salter | 73 | 2.9 | +2.9 | |
Majority | 1,509 | 60.1 | -2.1 | ||
Turnout | 2,512 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | -1.0 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ken Strath* | 1,922 | 57.5 | -11.1 | |
Conservative | Muhammed Naqui | 890 | 26.6 | +13.6 | |
Green | Spencer Fitzgibbon | 275 | 8.2 | +3.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | M. Dunn | 257 | 7.7 | -5.3 | |
Majority | 1,032 | 30.9 | -24.7 | ||
Turnout | 3,344 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | -12.3 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Claire Nangle* | 1,701 | 76.2 | -2.5 | |
Conservative | Mary Barnes | 183 | 8.2 | +1.3 | |
Green | C. Collis | 152 | 6.8 | +0.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Lauriston Ford | 117 | 5.2 | -2.8 | |
Independent | M. Miller | 80 | 3.6 | +3.6 | |
Majority | 1,518 | 68.0 | -2.7 | ||
Turnout | 2,233 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | -1.9 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Henry Cooper* | 2,444 | 76.1 | +5.8 | |
Conservative | Dorothy Keller | 463 | 14.4 | -2.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Vera Towers | 270 | 8.4 | -4.9 | |
Independent | J. Bird | 33 | 1.0 | +1.0 | |
Majority | 1,981 | 61.7 | +7.8 | ||
Turnout | 3,210 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +3.9 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Damien O'Connor | 1,867 | 83.0 | +9.5 | |
Conservative | E. Fisher | 212 | 9.4 | -3.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | C. Turner | 140 | 6.2 | -7.2 | |
Independent | H. Routh | 31 | 1.4 | +1.4 | |
Majority | 1,655 | 73.6 | +13.5 | ||
Turnout | 2,250 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +6.6 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Mike Kane* | 2,190 | 69.9 | +2.7 | |
Conservative | K. McKenna | 487 | 15.5 | -4.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Kenneth Lightowler | 392 | 12.5 | -0.8 | |
Independent | Lance Crookes | 66 | 2.1 | +2.1 | |
Majority | 1,703 | 54.3 | +6.7 | ||
Turnout | 3,135 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +3.4 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Arnold Spencer* | 2,325 | 70.8 | +14.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Yasmen Zalzala | 422 | 12.9 | -7.8 | |
Conservative | Graham Betton | 381 | 11.6 | -0.6 | |
Green | Teresa Romagnuolo | 154 | 4.7 | +0.5 | |
Majority | 1,903 | 58.0 | +21.9 | ||
Turnout | 3,282 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +10.9 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jawaid Chaudhry | 1,270 | 42.5 | +3.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Marc Ramsbottom | 1,014 | 33.9 | -1.8 | |
Independent Labour | Margaret Manning* | 371 | 12.4 | +12.4 | |
Independent | Micheal Robinson | 248 | 8.3 | +5.4 | |
Conservative | R. Norris | 86 | 2.9 | -12.3 | |
Majority | 256 | 8.6 | +5.0 | ||
Turnout | 2,989 | ||||
Labour gain from Independent Labour | Swing | +2.5 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Joyce Keller* | 1,593 | 79.3 | +9.0 | |
Conservative | I. Hollins | 201 | 10.0 | -3.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Cath Hall | 179 | 8.9 | -3.1 | |
Independent | R. Garside | 36 | 1.8 | +1.8 | |
Majority | 1,392 | 69.3 | +12.0 | ||
Turnout | 2,009 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +6.0 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Dorothy Rathbone | 1,901 | 55.7 | -6.5 | |
Conservative | John Kershaw | 964 | 28.3 | +9.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | John Leech | 392 | 11.5 | -5.5 | |
Green | Bruce Bingham | 154 | 4.5 | +4.5 | |
Majority | 937 | 27.5 | -15.5 | ||
Turnout | 3,411 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | -7.8 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Andrew Simcock | 1,816 | 44.4 | +5.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | David Sandiford* | 1,760 | 43.1 | -6.1 | |
Conservative | J. Callaghan | 350 | 8.6 | +1.0 | |
Green | Bernard Ekbery | 162 | 4.0 | +0.0 | |
Majority | 56 | 1.4 | -8.4 | ||
Turnout | 4,088 | ||||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | +5.6 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Brian O'Neil | 1,644 | 81.5 | +13.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | William Fisher | 372 | 18.5 | -4.3 | |
Majority | 1,272 | 63.1 | +17.6 | ||
Turnout | 2,016 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +8.7 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Patrick Mullin | 1,445 | 69.0 | -7.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Patrick Leech | 381 | 18.2 | +9.8 | |
Conservative | Gregory Skorsewski | 267 | 12.7 | -1.7 | |
Majority | 1,064 | 50.8 | -10.9 | ||
Turnout | 2,093 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | -8.4 | |||
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