1996 Manchester City Council election

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1996 Manchester City Council election
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35 of 99 seats
to Manchester City Council
50 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
 
Leader Graham Stringer Keith Whitmore
Party Labour Liberal Democrats
Leader's seat Harpurhey Levenshulme
Last election30 seats,
63.2%		4 seats,
20.7%
Seats before8314
Seats won296
Seats after8415
Seat changeIncrease2.svg1Increase2.svg1
Popular vote48,51817,753
Percentage60.1%22.0%
SwingDecrease2.svg3.1%Increase2.svg1.3%
Manchester 1996.png
Map of results of 1996 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, 2 May 1996. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 2000. There were also two vacancies being contested; one in Blackley and the other in Woodhouse Park. The Labour Party retained overall control of the Council. [1]

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Election result

PartyVotesSeatsFull Council
Labour Party 48,518 (60.1%)
Decrease2.svg 3.129 (82.8%)
29 / 35
Increase2.svg 184 (84.8%)
84 / 99
Liberal Democrats 17,753 (22.0%)
Increase2.svg 1.36 (17.1%)
6 / 35
Increase2.svg 115 (15.2%)
15 / 99
Conservative Party 10,512 (13.0%)
Increase2.svg 1.30 (0.0%)
0 / 35
Decrease2.svg 20 (0.0%)
0 / 99
Green Party 2,353 (2.9%)
Increase2.svg 1.00 (0.0%)
0 / 35
Steady2.svg0 (0.0%)
0 / 99
Residents 436 (0.5%)
N/A0 (0.0%)
0 / 35
N/A0 (0.0%)
0 / 99
Socialist Alternative 405 (0.5%)
N/A0 (0.0%)
0 / 35
N/A0 (0.0%)
0 / 99
Independent 231 (0.3%)
Decrease2.svg 1.50 (0.0%)
0 / 35
Steady2.svg0 (0.0%)
0 / 99
Independent Labour 225 (0.3%)
Decrease2.svg 0.10 (0.0%)
0 / 35
Steady2.svg0 (0.0%)
0 / 99
Liberal 215 (0.3%)
Increase2.svg 0.20 (0.0%)
0 / 35
Steady2.svg0 (0.0%)
0 / 99
Communist League 55 (0.1%)
N/A0 (0.0%)
0 / 35
N/A0 (0.0%)
0 / 99
Independent Liberal 33 (0.0%)
N/A0 (0.0%)
0 / 35
N/A0 (0.0%)
0 / 99
↓
8415

Ward results

Ardwick

Ardwick [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Thomas O'Callaghan1,05476.5−0.9
Liberal Democrats David Gray14410.5+0.6
Conservative John Davenport1339.7+3.2
Green Bruce Bingham463.3+3.3
Majority91066.1−1.4
Turnout 1,377
Labour hold Swing -0.7

Baguley

Baguley [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Anthony Burns*1,46874.1−3.8
Conservative Trevor Roberts30715.5+3.4
Liberal Democrats Cath Hall1527.7−0.3
Residents Hannah Berry532.7+2.7
Majority1,16158.6−7.5
Turnout 1,980
Labour hold Swing -3.6

Barlow Moor

Barlow Moor [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Simon Wheale*1,57048.5+14.5
Labour Valerie Dunn1,33941.4−12.2
Conservative Bill Moore2297.1−1.0
Green A. Kulpa1003.1−1.2
Majority2317.1−12.5
Turnout 3,238
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +13.3

Benchill

Benchill [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Veronica Myers*1,03777.7−8.4
Liberal Democrats Janice Redmond1249.3−1.9
Conservative Carol Roberts1017.6+7.6
Socialist Alternative T. Jefferies725.4+5.4
Majority91368.4−6.6
Turnout 1,334
Labour hold Swing -3.2

Beswick and Clayton

Beswick and Clayton [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Mark Clayton1,13347.9−10.7
Labour John Flanagan*1,09146.1+7.3
Residents K. Corcoran733.1+3.1
Conservative Jeffrey Leach703.0+0.8
Majority421.8−18.0
Turnout 2,367
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing -9.0

Blackley

Blackley [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kenneth Barnes*1,57363.5−13.0
Labour Harold Lyons1,317
Conservative Henry Coombes32213.0+1.0
Liberal Democrats Peter Matthews26710.8+1.2
Independent Carol Connell2319.3+9.3
Liberal Democrats Graham Shaw124
Green R. Maile843.4+3.4
Majority99550.5−14.0
Turnout 2,477
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing -7.0

Bradford

Bradford [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Paul Kelly*1,15276.2+5.9
Liberal Democrats S. Kennedy21214.0−6.8
Conservative Elena Stars986.5+0.6
Green Elaine Brown503.3+0.4
Majority94062.2+12.7
Turnout 1,512
Labour hold Swing +6.3

Brooklands

Brooklands [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Susan Cooley1,15256.4−10.7
Conservative Paul Cummins*67232.9+11.7
Liberal Democrats Anthony McGarr1828.9−1.2
Residents J. Hamilton351.7+1.7
Majority48023.5−22.4
Turnout 2,041
Labour gain from Conservative Swing -11.2

Burnage

Burnage [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kathleen Robinson1,83466.8−4.8
Liberal Democrats J. Parkinson43415.8+1.1
Conservative Christopher Brown41515.1+3.9
Residents C. Mumford632.3+2.3
Majority1,40051.0−5.9
Turnout 2,746
Labour hold Swing -2.9

Central

Central [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Gordon Conquest*97577.7−4.4
Conservative Ann Hodkinson15012.0+5.2
Liberal Democrats W. Tew1098.7+1.7
Green L. Maile211.7+1.7
Majority82565.7−9.4
Turnout 1,255
Labour hold Swing -4.8

Charlestown

Charlestown [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mark Hackett*1,63576.2−0.2
Conservative Christine Saunders26612.4−0.7
Liberal Democrats Vera Towers2009.3+0.6
Residents H. Baker442.1+2.1
Majority1,36963.8+0.4
Turnout 2,145
Labour hold Swing +0.2

Cheetham

Cheetham [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Christopher Olaniyan1,69783.1+4.7
Liberal Richard Wilson21510.5+4.9
Liberal Democrats G. Epps1306.4+1.8
Majority1,48272.6+1.4
Turnout 2,042
Labour hold Swing -0.1

Chorlton

Chorlton [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mary Humphreys2,79668.1+0.2
Conservative Malcolm Cleall-Hill73417.9+2.7
Liberal Democrats Helen Fisher3097.5−2.8
Green Brian Candeland2696.5+0.0
Majority2,06250.2−2.5
Turnout 4,108
Labour hold Swing -1.2

Crumpsall

Crumpsall [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Richard Leese*1,91374.2−0.4
Conservative Teresa Skorsewski39815.4+1.4
Liberal Democrats J. Spurway2017.8−1.1
Residents J. Riemer652.5+2.5
Majority1,51558.8−1.8
Turnout 2,577
Labour hold Swing -0.9

Didsbury

Didsbury [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Pamela Smythe1,83438.2−5.2
Conservative Peter Hilton*1,55932.4+3.5
Liberal Democrats David Sandiford1,35228.1+1.8
Residents K. Harkavy621.3+1.3
Majority2755.7−8.8
Turnout 4,807
Labour gain from Conservative Swing -4.3

Fallowfield

Fallowfield [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Royle*1,58469.9+12.0
Conservative Simon Davenport30613.5+1.5
Liberal Democrats James Graham23510.4−0.2
Green Michael Daw1426.3−4.3
Majority1,27856.4+10.5
Turnout 2,267
Labour hold Swing +5.2

Gorton North

Gorton North [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Iain Donaldson*1,79552.2+1.2
Labour William Egerton1,46642.6−1.9
Conservative M. Higginbottom1554.5+1.1
Residents Melanie Jarman230.7+0.7
Majority3299.6+3.1
Turnout 3,439
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +1.5

Gorton South

Gorton South [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Simon Ashley*1,73357.3+7.6
Labour B. Whitehead1,16738.6−7.7
Conservative D. Davenport903.0−0.0
Green A. Salter341.1+1.1
Majority56618.7+15.3
Turnout 3,024
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +7.6

Harpurhey

Harpurhey [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Graham Stringer*1,17672.5+3.1
Liberal Democrats L. Dyke19211.8−7.3
Conservative Dorothy Keller1509.2−2.3
Green C. Maile1046.4+6.4
Majority98460.7+10.4
Turnout 1,622
Labour hold Swing +5.2

Hulme

Hulme [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kevin Rowswell*70874.0−5.3
Green Robin Goater757.8+7.8
Liberal Democrats S. Oliver727.5+2.0
Conservative Paul Kierman697.2+1.3
Independent Liberal Charles Lyn-Lloyd333.4+1.3
Majority63366.1−7.3
Turnout 957
Labour hold Swing -6.5

Levenshulme

Levenshulme [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats John Commons*1,90857.2−0.7
Labour Zafar Mir1,14934.4−0.5
Conservative Paul Mostyn1424.3+0.5
Green A. Mohamood1073.2+3.2
Communist League A. Howie321.0+1.0
Majority75922.7−0.3
Turnout 3,338
Liberal Democrats hold Swing -0.1

Lightbowne

Lightbowne [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour William Risby*1,75775.8+2.0
Conservative M. Steadman31513.6−0.1
Liberal Democrats David Gordon1868.0−1.6
Green Philip Maile602.6−0.3
Majority1,44262.2+2.1
Turnout 2,318
Labour hold Swing +1.0

Longsight

Longsight [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mohammed Akhtar1,52046.9−10.6
Conservative Muhammed Naqui78824.3−2.3
Liberal Democrats Abu Chowdhury41412.8+5.1
Green Spencer Fitzgibbon2939.0+0.8
Independent Labour M. Middleton2256.9+6.9
Majority73222.6−8.3
Turnout 3,240
Labour hold Swing -4.1

Moss Side

Moss Side [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Vince Young*1,43779.5+3.3
Liberal Democrats Richard Powell1397.7+2.5
Conservative Mary Barnes1377.6−0.6
Green Lucy Fogarty955.3−1.5
Majority1,29871.8+3.8
Turnout 1,808
Labour hold Swing +0.4

Moston

Moston [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Patrick Mullin1,76272.9−3.2
Conservative Gregory Skorzewski36815.2+0.8
Liberal Democrats Howard Totty26911.1+5.9
Residents R. Conibere180.7+0.7
Majority1,39457.7−4.0
Turnout 2,417
Labour hold Swing -2.0

Newton Heath

Newton Heath [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Smith*1,34980.2−2.8
Conservative E. Fisher16910.0+0.6
Liberal Democrats C. Turner1187.0+0.8
Green P. Brown472.8+2.8
Majority1,18070.1−3.5
Turnout 1,683
Labour hold Swing -1.7

Northenden

Northenden [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sandra Bracegirdle*1,81669.0−0.9
Conservative K. McKenna47618.1+2.6
Liberal Democrats Ronald Axtell2268.6−3.9
Green Lance Crookes1134.3+4.3
Majority1,34050.9−3.4
Turnout 2,631
Labour hold Swing -1.7

Old Moat

Old Moat [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Brian Harrison*2,12667.0−3.8
Conservative Graham Betton43313.6+2.0
Liberal Democrats Yasmen Zalzala32410.2−2.7
Green Teresa Romagnuolo1966.2+1.5
Socialist Alternative J. White943.0+3.0
Majority1,69353.4−4.6
Turnout 3,173
Labour hold Swing -2.9

Rusholme

Rusholme [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Yomi Mambu*1,22449.9+7.4
Liberal Democrats Shakeel Ahmad73229.9−4.0
Socialist Alternative Margaret Manning2399.7+9.7
Conservative Daniel Bunting2329.5+6.6
Communist League T. Rigby230.9+0.9
Majority49220.0+11.4
Turnout 2,450
Labour hold Swing +5.7

Sharston

Sharston [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Griffith Berry*1,29875.7−3.6
Conservative Robert Caddick18610.9+0.9
Liberal Democrats S. Toole18010.5+1.6
Green P. Johnson502.9+2.9
Majority1,11264.9−4.4
Turnout 1,714
Labour hold Swing -2.2

Whalley Range

Whalley Range [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kath Fry*1,75560.2+4.5
Conservative Richard West65722.5−5.8
Liberal Democrats John Leech 33811.6+0.1
Green Mary Candeland1645.6+1.1
Majority1,09864.6+37.1
Turnout 2,914
Labour hold Swing +5.1

Withington

Withington [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Alison Firth*2,18753.2+10.1
Labour Joanne Green1,53237.3−7.1
Conservative J. Callaghan2496.1−2.5
Green Bernard Ekbery1423.5−0.5
Majority65515.9+14.5
Turnout 4,110
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +8.6

Woodhouse Park

Woodhouse Park [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Leo Collins1,14270.3−11.2
Labour Paul Andrews1,103
Liberal Democrats William Fisher18611.4−7.1
Liberal Democrats Robert Harrison178
Green G. Lawson1619.9+9.9
Conservative L. Maguire1368.4+8.4
Majority91758.9−4.2
Turnout 2,906
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing -2.0

By-elections between 1996 and 1998

Hulme By-Election 2 May 1997 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mary Murphy1,93769.4−4.6
Liberal Democrats James Graham56120.1+12.5
Conservative Paul Kierman29310.5+3.3
Majority1,37649.3−16.8
Turnout 2,79151.1
Labour hold Swing -8.5
Old Moat By-Election 2 May 1997 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jeffrey Smith3,79051.9−15.9
Liberal Democrats Yasmin Zalzala1,69022.8+12.6
Conservative Christopher Brown1,25617.0+3.3
Independent Labour Michael Robinson5116.9+6.9
Socialist Labour Julie White1632.2+2.2
Majority2,10029.1−24.3
Turnout 7,41061.6
Labour hold Swing -14.2

References

  1. ↑ "Manchester Evening News, 3 May 1996.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 "List of councillors by name". manchester.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 10 November 1996. Retrieved 23 January 2012.
  3. 1 2 "By-election past results". manchester.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 27 April 2003. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
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