2007 Manchester City Council election

2007 Manchester City Council election

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32 of 96 seats on Manchester City Council 49 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Party Labour Liberal Democrats Seats before 61 34 Seats won 19 13 Seats after 60 35 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 41,213 28,898 Percentage 45.4% 31.8%
Map of the results of the 2007 Manchester City council election, with Labour in red and the Liberal Democrats in yellow.
Leader before election Richard Leese Labour Leader following election Richard Leese Labour

Elections to Manchester City Council took place on 3 May 2007. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 2011. The council stayed under Labour Party control, on a reduced turnout of 28.3%. ^{[1] [2]}

Election result

Changes compared to the 2006 election.

Manchester Council Election Result [2]
Party		This election			Full council			This election
		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Labour	19	1	59.4	41	60	62.5	41,213	45.4	0.6%
	Liberal Democrats	13	1	40.6	22	35	36.4	28,898	31.8	0.2%
	Conservative	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	9,975	11.0	0.5%
	Green	0		0.0	1	1	1.1	7,623	8.4	0.9%
	UKIP	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	1,041	1.1	0.1%
	BNP	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	972	1.1	0.4%
	Respect	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	535	0.6	0.1%
	Socialist Alternative	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	251	0.3	0.1%
	Independent	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	190	0.2	0.7%
	United Socialist	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	56	0.1	n/a

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 candidate per ward is in bold.

Ancoats and Clayton

Ancoats and Clayton ^{[1] [2]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mick Loughman*	1,518	64.6	+16.3
	Liberal Democrats	Daniel Valentine	473	20.1	−20.6
	Green	Victoria Album	148	6.3	+2.1
	Conservative	David Hopps	135	5.7	+1.2
	Independent	John Hulse	76	3.2	+0.9
Majority			1,045	44.5	+37.0
Turnout			2,350	24.4	−8.5
	Labour hold		Swing	+18.4

Ardwick

1. "Local Election Results 2007". manchester.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 11 May 2010. Retrieved 18 January 2012.
2. "Local Election Archive: 2007 - Manchester". andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 18 January 2012.
3. "By-election results: 2006–2011". manchester.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 11 May 2010. Retrieved 19 January 2012.

Ardwick ^{[1] [2]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Bernard Priest*	1,219	57.4	−4.0
	Liberal Democrats	Jawaid Chaudhry	526	24.8	+4.9
	Green	Justine Hall	224	10.6	0
	Conservative	Kashif Ali	155	7.3	−0.7

v t e Council elections in Greater Manchester
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Bolton	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023 2024 2026
Bury	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023 2024 2026
Manchester	1838 1839 1840 1841 1842 1843 1844 1845 1846 1847 1848 1849 1850 1851 1852 1853 1854 1855 1856 1857 1858 1859 1860 1861 1862 1863 1864 1865 1866 1867 1868 1869 1870 1871 1872 1873 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1945 1946 1947 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023 2024 2026
Oldham	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023 2024 2026
Rochdale	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023 2024 2026
Salford	1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1945 1946 1947 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023 2024 2026
Stockport	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023 2024 2026
Tameside	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023 2024 2026
Trafford	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023 2024 2026
Wigan	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023 2024 2026
County Council	1973 1977 1981
See also: Wards Boundary changes

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