2004 Manchester City Council election

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Map of the results of the 2004 Manchester council election. Labour in red, Liberal Democrats in yellow and the Greens in green. Manchester UK local election 2004 map.svg
Map of the results of the 2004 Manchester council election. Labour in red, Liberal Democrats in yellow and the Greens in green.

Manchester City Council elections were held on 10 June 2004.

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Due to demographic changes in the Borough since its formation in 1973, and in common with most other English Councils in 2004, substantial boundary changes were implemented in time for these elections. Due to these changes, it was necessary for the whole Council to be re-elected for the first time since 1973. Each ward elected three candidates, with the first-placed candidate serving a four-year term of office, expiring in 2008, the second-placed candidate serving a three-year term of office, expiring in 2007, and the third-placed candidate serving a two-year term of office, expiring in 2006. The three Independent Labour candidates stood as "Independent Progressive Labour". Turnout was dramatically improved at 34.3%, up by a third upon the previous election and much higher than the norm set in recent elections of low twenties. The Labour Party retained overall control of the council, but with a majority reduced to the teens for the first time since the 1970s. [1] [2]

Election result

Manchester Council Election Result 2004
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 5700059.439.943,920-4.9%
  Liberal Democrats 3800039.633.937,261-2.3%
  Green 10001.010.311,303+3.8%
  Conservative 00000.012.713,951+2.7%
  Respect 00000.01.01,132+1.0%
  Independent Labour 00000.00.6689-0.5%
  Independent 00000.00.5555+0.4%
  BNP 00000.00.4480+0.1%
  Socialist Labour 00000.00.3343+0.3%
  UKIP 00000.00.2205+0.2%
  Democratic Socialist Alliance 00000.00.1162+0.1%

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

PartySeats  +/-  
Labour 57-14
Liberal Democrats 38+11
Green Party 10
Labour hold

Ward results

Below is a list of the 32 individual wards with the candidates standing in those wards and the number of votes the candidates acquired. The winning candidates per ward are in bold.

Ancoats and Clayton

Ancoats and Clayton [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Michael Carmody* 1,406 46.1 N/A
Labour Mick Loughman* 1,385
Labour Jim Battle* 1,330
Liberal Democrats Richard Clayton*1,23740.5N/A
Liberal Democrats Elaine Boyes1,216
Liberal Democrats Oliver West1,028
Conservative Bessie O'Connor1575.1N/A
Conservative Beatrice Eyes153
Green Rose Cameron1444.7N/A
Conservative Raymond Kenyon135
Green Joseph Richardson124
Independent John Hulse1083.5N/A
Green Jonathan Rotheram100
Majority935.5N/A
Turnout 3,05238.0N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Ardwick

Ardwick [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Thomas O'Callaghan* 1,162 45.7 N/A
Labour Bernard Priest* 1,029
Labour Mavis Smitheman* 992
Liberal Democrats Mohammad Panwar69727.4N/A
Liberal Democrats Daniel Campbell536
Liberal Democrats Joseph Podbylski453
Green Hannah Berry33013.0N/A
Conservative George Hemsley1817.1N/A
Conservative Peter Hill174
Independent Christopher Maloney1726.8N/A
Conservative Raymond Wattenbach160
Majority29518.3N/A
Turnout 2,54224.4N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Baguley

Baguley [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Paul Andrews* 1,622 53.8 N/A
Labour Co-op Edward McCulley* 1,297
Labour Co-op Tony Burns* 1,162
Conservative Christopher Barlow63120.9N/A
Conservative Carol Roberts549
Conservative Leslie I'Anson542
Liberal Democrats Estelle-Marie Burney41713.8N/A
Green Lynne Richmond34411.4N/A
Liberal Democrats Matthew Armstrong296
Liberal Democrats Hayley Lewis293
Green Beth Knowles220
Green Peter Somerville188
Majority53132.9N/A
Turnout 3,01429.4N/A
Labour Co-op win (new seat)
Labour Co-op win (new seat)
Labour Co-op win (new seat)

Bradford

Bradford [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Neil Swannick* 1,537 62.0 N/A
Labour John Smith* 1,478
Labour John Longsden* 1,466
Liberal Democrats Lorraine Bowman52021.0N/A
Liberal Democrats Peter Fairhurst482
Liberal Democrats William Fisher346
Green Christopher Waldon2158.7N/A
Conservative Brian Birchenough2058.3N/A
Conservative Christine Birchenough205
Conservative Karen Abbad188
Majority94641.0N/A
Turnout 2,47729.8N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Brooklands

Brooklands [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Glynn Evans* 1,505 44.8 N/A
Labour Susan Cooley* 1,463
Labour Susan Murphy* 1,247
Conservative Jane Percival1,15234.3N/A
Conservative Graeme Coombes939
Conservative Lisa-Ann Boardman932
Liberal Democrats Pamela Davis44913.4N/A
Liberal Democrats David Kierman425
Liberal Democrats Barbara McMenamin417
Green Jeffrey Ostle2497.4N/A
Green Colin Pratt222
Majority9510.5N/A
Turnout 3,35534.8N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Burnage

Burnage [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats John Cameron* 2,484 57.9 N/A
Liberal Democrats Iain Donaldson* 1,925
Liberal Democrats Rodney Isherwood 1,846
Labour Frank Duffy1,08525.3N/A
Labour Bernard Selby*964
Labour William Parbury542
Conservative Gregory Stevens3738.7N/A
Green Matthew Payne3448.0N/A
Green Michael Shaw263
Green Barry McAtarsney230
Majority76132.6N/A
Turnout 4,28640.1N/A
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Charlestown

Charlestown [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mark Hackett* 1,941 59.1 N/A
Labour Basil Curley* 1,723
Labour Eric Hobin* 1,557
Liberal Democrats Norman Towers81224.7N/A
Conservative Kim Glasspole53116.2N/A
Liberal Democrats Winifred Taylor475
Liberal Democrats Guy Otten391
Majority74534.4N/A
Turnout 3,28434.4N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Cheetham

Cheetham [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Martin Pagel* 2,184 44.8 N/A
Labour Mohammed Khan* 2,177
Labour Imran Rizvi 1,921
Liberal Democrats Qassim Afzal*1,80637.0N/A
Liberal Democrats Mohammed Sabir1,419
Liberal Democrats Ibrar Hussain1,412
Respect Kay Phillips51910.6N/A
Conservative Dorothy Keller3667.5N/A
Majority1157.7N/A
Turnout 4,87547.2N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Chorlton

Chorlton [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sheila Newman* 1,635 32.9 N/A
Liberal Democrats Angela Gallagher 1,620 32.6 N/A
Labour Val Stevens* 1,602
Liberal Democrats Charles Glover1,448
Labour John Hacking1,413
Liberal Democrats Rajah Bhatti1,385
Green Juliet Lawson76515.4N/A
Green Michael Daw752
Green Jessica Symons726
Conservative Malcolm Cleall-Hill4298.6N/A
Conservative Nicholas Antoniou401
Respect Ameen Hadi3517.1N/A
Conservative Amar Ahmed334
Socialist Alliance Daniel Murphy1623.2N/A
Majority1540.3N/A
Turnout 4,96246.9N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Chorlton Park

Chorlton Park [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats John Leech* 2,113 48.3 N/A
Liberal Democrats Tony Bethell 1,970
Liberal Democrats Norman Lewis 1,936
Labour Elizabeth Morgan1,07324.5N/A
Labour David Ellison871
Labour Bernice Reid*848
Green Kathryn Brownbridge60513.8N/A
Green George Czernuszka461
Green John Cummings379
Conservative Richard Mason3197.3N/A
Respect Ismail Farhat2626.0N/A
Majority86323.8N/A
Turnout 4,37243.0N/A
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

City Centre

City Centre [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Marc Ramsbottom* 558 37.5 N/A
Liberal Democrats Kenneth Dobson 507
Liberal Democrats Peter Rothery* 501
Labour Kathleen Crotty41127.6N/A
Labour Christopher Paul405
Labour Ahmed Ali379
Conservative Geoffrey Berg22615.2N/A
Conservative Jonathan Mountain226
Conservative Robert Bell225
Green Birgit Vollm22415.0N/A
Green Steven Durrant163
Green James Blake106
Independent Alan Valentine704.7N/A
Majority909.9N/A
Turnout 1,48918.8N/A
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Crumpsall

Crumpsall [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Richard Leese* 1,862 45.0 N/A
Labour Con Keegan* 1,717
Labour Jon-Leigh Pritchard 1,388
Liberal Democrats Sham Akhtar81619.7N/A
Conservative Rodney Keller76718.5N/A
Liberal Democrats Stephen Allen757
Green Barbara Lewis69216.7N/A
Liberal Democrats Andrew Weston537
Conservative Garvan Walshe487
Majority57225.3N/A
Turnout 4,13741.8N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Didsbury East

Didsbury East [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats David Sandiford* 2,491 47.7 N/A
Liberal Democrats Helen Fisher* 2,228
Liberal Democrats Anthony Parkinson* 2,196
Labour Geoffrey Bridson1,63931.4N/A
Labour Andrew Simcock1,325
Labour Michael Emmerich1,308
Conservative Peter Schofield66612.7N/A
Conservative Daniel Valentine547
Conservative Nicholas Garside522
Green Jennifer Bailey4238.1N/A
Green Frances Simpson335
Green Darren Milton313
Majority55716.3N/A
Turnout 5,21948.4N/A
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Didsbury West

Didsbury West [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Graham Shaw 1,565 42.8 N/A
Liberal Democrats Neil Trafford* 1,515
Liberal Democrats Simon Wheale* 1,476
Labour Brendan Turner74520.4N/A
Labour Emily Lomax706
Labour Peter Copping627
Green Richard Gee58916.1N/A
Green Robina-Ella Davies578
Conservative Peter Hilton55415.1N/A
Conservative Sean Ell503
Conservative Jonathan Smith466
Green Clifford Saffer443
UKIP Robert Gutfreund-Walmsley2055.6N/A
Majority73122.4N/A
Turnout 3,65836.4N/A
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Fallowfield

Fallowfield [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Royle* 1,233 42.3 N/A
Labour Peter Morrison* 1,121
Liberal Democrats John-Paul Wilkins 1,066 36.6 N/A
Liberal Democrats Paul Ankers1,064
Liberal Democrats Rob Brettle1,036
Labour Mike Amesbury1,005
Green Bruce Bingham33111.3N/A
Green Bernard Ekbery299
Green Peter Dungey294
Conservative Craig Lewel2839.7N/A
Conservative Ahsanul Awan269
Conservative David Vila254
Majority25.7N/A
Turnout 2,91330.5N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Gorton North

Gorton North [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Jacqueline Pearcey* 1,578 47.1 N/A
Liberal Democrats Wendy Helsby* 1,491
Liberal Democrats Bernadette Newing 1,399
Labour Allan Grafton1,32639.5N/A
Labour Julie Reid1,227
Labour Louis Hughes1,180
Conservative David Blinston2718.1N/A
Conservative Paul Mostyn217
Conservative Wesley Roche199
Green Rachel Harper1775.3N/A
Majority737.5N/A
Turnout 3,35233.3N/A
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Gorton South

Gorton South [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats James Ashley* 1,884 55.4 N/A
Liberal Democrats Simon Ashley* 1,827
Liberal Democrats John Bridges* 1,768
Labour Peter Cookson93427.5N/A
Labour Raymond Kelly934
Labour Martin Rathfelder824
Green Gareth Pittam3259.5N/A
Conservative Alice Boden2567.5N/A
Conservative Rosemary Bishop231
Conservative Frederich Morris201
Majority83427.9N/A
Turnout 3,39931.5N/A
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Harpurhey

Harpurhey [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Patrick Karney* 1,600 55.6 N/A
Labour Joanne Green* 1,431
Labour Paul Fairweather* 1,365
Liberal Democrats Robert Dyson69124.0N/A
Liberal Democrats David Gordon595
Liberal Democrats Barbara Argyropoulos564
Conservative Sebastian Chowdhury40914.2N/A
Socialist Labour Mervyn Drage1796.2N/A
Majority67431.6N/A
Turnout 2,87926.9N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Higher Blackley

Higher Blackley [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kenneth Barnes* 1,829 60.4 N/A
Labour Harold Lyons* 1,823
Labour Anna Trotman* 1,818
Conservative Vivienne Clarke60119.8N/A
Liberal Democrats Vera Towers59719.7N/A
Conservative Charles Johnson484
Conservative Adrian Glasspole483
Liberal Democrats Ian Kimpton395
Liberal Democrats Neville Taylor391
Majority1,21740.6N/A
Turnout 3,02732.3N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Hulme

Hulme [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Vanessa Hall* 856 37.4 N/A
Labour Mary Murphy* 825 36.1 N/A
Labour Gerry Diamond* 819
Green Christine Shelmerdine730
Labour Paul Lock634
Green Brian Candeland553
Liberal Democrats Andrew Turvey43719.1N/A
Liberal Democrats Shirley Inniss345
Liberal Democrats Kevin Morley295
Conservative Joyce Haycock1677.3N/A
Conservative Cecilia James150
Conservative Linda Mansell145
Majority891.3N/A
Turnout 2,28525.6N/A
Green win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Levenshulme

Levenshulme [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Keith Whitmore* 2,026 53.2 N/A
Liberal Democrats John Commons* 1,906
Liberal Democrats Alexander Cowan 1,865
Labour Patrick McGuinness91824.1N/A
Green Peter Thompson62316.4N/A
Labour Patrick Perry608
Labour Nicholas Macgregor524
Conservative Julie Gilbody2396.3N/A
Conservative David Gilbody227
Conservative William Moore225
Majority94729.1N/A
Turnout 3,80632.5N/A
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Longsight

Longsight [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Liaqat Ali* 1,661 44.3 N/A
Liberal Democrats Abid Chohan 1,622
Liberal Democrats Mohammed Sajjad 1,563
Labour Sajjad Hussain*1,13430.2N/A
Labour Zeke Ukairo*1,125
Labour Jawaid Chaudhry1,121
Green Spencer Fitzgibbon60316.1N/A
Conservative Zahir Ali3539.4N/A
Conservative Vincent Pierce307
Conservative Nigel Applewhite304
Majority42914.0N/A
Turnout 3,75138.3N/A
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Miles Platting and Newton Heath

Miles Platting and Newton Heath [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Christine Carroll* 1,324 37.2 N/A
Labour June Hitchin* 1,258
Labour John Flanagan 1,007
Independent Labour Damo O'Connor68919.4N/A
Liberal Democrats Richard Wilson*61517.3N/A
Liberal Democrats Timothy Hartley607
Liberal Democrats Jennifer Staniforth606
BNP Derek Adams48013.5N/A
Independent Labour Jean Livesey417
Independent Labour Fred Bates385
Conservative Albert Walsh2677.5N/A
Conservative Anthony Walsh234
Conservative David Conway210
Green Chloe Wilson1825.1N/A
Majority31817.8N/A
Turnout 3,55732.0N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Moss Side

Moss Side [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour William Alistair Cox* 1,638 60.1 N/A
Labour Locita Brandy* 1,602
Labour Roy Walters* 1,599
Liberal Democrats Shaheen Hussain47817.5N/A
Liberal Democrats Ibrahim Elarifi457
Liberal Democrats Abdulmagid Salih426
Green Errol Flemmings2298.4N/A
Green Adam Higgin209
Green Paddy Wagon206
Independent Anthony Weekes2057.5N/A
Conservative Patricia Ainscough1766.4N/A
Independent Samuel Brown167
Independent Anthony Brown165
Conservative Elizabeth Riley158
Conservative Paul Kierman142
Majority1,12142.5N/A
Turnout 2,72627.8N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Moston

Moston [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Paul Murphy* 2,210 58.3 N/A
Labour Henry Cooper* 2,193
Labour Bill Risby* 2,093
Conservative Stuart Kirkwood95725.3N/A
Conservative Gerald Freedman-Goldberger753
Conservative Harvey Cochrane729
Liberal Democrats Celia Carroll45612.0N/A
Liberal Democrats Catherine Kilday429
Liberal Democrats Philip Hardman421
Socialist Labour Kenneth Barr1644.3N/A
Majority1,13633.1N/A
Turnout 3,78737.3N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Northenden

Northenden [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Michael Kane* 1,611 44.7 N/A
Labour Ian Wilmott* 1,360
Labour Richard Cowell* 1,262
Liberal Democrats Marguerite Goldsmith72320.1N/A
Conservative Ralph Ellerton65018.0N/A
Green Lance Crookes61817.1N/A
Conservative Gary Kaye601
Conservative Mohamed Bhatti477
Liberal Democrats Angela Bethell426
Liberal Democrats Howard Totty406
Majority53924.6N/A
Turnout 3,60232.9N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Old Moat

Old Moat [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Andrew Fender* 1,599 49.4 N/A
Labour Jeffrey Smith* 1,572
Labour Brian Harrison* 1,541
Liberal Democrats Enid Saunders88427.3N/A
Liberal Democrats Shakeel Ahmad881
Liberal Democrats John Reyes865
Green Paul Dundon40312.4N/A
Green Susan Fairweather392
Conservative Nicholas Wilson35210.9N/A
Green Steven Flower335
Majority65722.1N/A
Turnout 3,23832.4N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Rusholme

Rusholme [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Paul Shannon* 1,958 55.9 N/A
Liberal Democrats Abu Chowdhury 1,901
Liberal Democrats Lynne Williams* 1,894
Labour Nilofar Siddiqi1,00028.5N/A
Labour John Byrne*952
Labour Zafar Mir889
Green Penelope Collins3299.4N/A
Green Christopher Middleton234
Conservative Cedric Beniston2146.1N/A
Green John Poole203
Conservative Barbara Goodall200
Conservative Tadeusz Sochacki160
Majority89427.3N/A
Turnout 3,50138.0N/A
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Sharston

Sharston [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Thomas Judge* 1,411 50.3 N/A
Labour Co-op Joyce Keller* 1,349
Labour Co-op Hugh Barratt* 1,271
Conservative Joyce Kaye52718.8N/A
Conservative Trevor Roberts524
Conservative Agnes Carroll515
Liberal Democrats Jeanette McKay46316.5N/A
Green Christopher Ireland40314.4N/A
Liberal Democrats Ann Rodgers396
Liberal Democrats Robert West310
Majority74431.5N/A
Turnout 2,80427.0N/A
Labour Co-op win (new seat)
Labour Co-op win (new seat)
Labour Co-op win (new seat)

Whalley Range

Whalley Range [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats John Grant* 1,999 39.2 N/A
Liberal Democrats Faraz Bhatti 1,943
Liberal Democrats Joy Winder 1,650
Labour Kath Fry*1,45928.6N/A
Labour Aftab Ahmed1,437
Labour Tony Dale*1,363
Conservative Melody Leroy99819.6N/A
Green Helen Dolan63812.5N/A
Green Mary Candeland563
Green Robin Goater545
Conservative Matthew Cox370
Conservative Richard West282
Majority19110.6N/A
Turnout 5,09443.8N/A
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Withington

Withington [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Audrey Jones* 1,811 58.4 N/A
Liberal Democrats Alison Firth* 1,747
Liberal Democrats Helen Jones 1,537
Labour Gerard Collier57818.6N/A
Labour Mark Bowcock509
Green Gregory Griffin44614.4N/A
Labour Steve Nuttall439
Green Bushra Hussain409
Conservative Andrew Perfect2678.6N/A
Majority95912.4
Turnout 3,10230.7N/A
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Woodhouse Park

Woodhouse Park [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Brian O'Neil* 1,484 60.4 N/A
Labour Barbara O'Neil 1,461
Labour Edward Newman* 1,315
Conservative Irene I'Anson40716.6N/A
Conservative Ruby Raynor360
Conservative James Percival351
Liberal Democrats Anne McKay34914.2N/A
Liberal Democrats Chris Scott336
Liberal Democrats Charles Sinclair280
Green Daniel Chivers2168.8N/A
Green Ashleigh Vincent197
Majority90843.8N/A
Turnout 2,45627.5N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

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The 1973 Wigan Council elections for the First Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 10 May 1973, with the entirety of the 72 seat council - three seats for each of the 24 wards - up for vote. It was the first council election as the newly formed metropolitan borough under a new constitution. The Local Government Act 1972 stipulated that the elected members were to shadow and eventually take over from the predecessor corporation on 1 April 1974. The order in which the councillors were elected dictated their term serving, with third-place candidates serving two years and up for re-election in 1975, second-placed three years expiring in 1976 and 1st-placed five years until 1978.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2015 Manchester City Council election</span> 2015 local election in England, UK

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The 2022 Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council election took place as of 5 May 2022. Due to boundary changes, all 60 councillors were elected at the same time. The election took place alongside other local elections across the United Kingdom.

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References

  1. Manchester Evening News, 11 June 2004.
  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 "Manchester 2004 council election results". manchester.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 26 June 2004. Retrieved 12 January 2012.