- Manchester Council election, 1975
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Elections to Manchester Council were held on Thursday, 1 May 1975. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 1979. These were the first Borough elections to be held in Manchester since it received its new Royal Charter (and effectively took over from its predecessor Corporation) in 1974. The Labour Party retained overall control of the Council.[1]
Election result
Manchester Council Election Result 1975 Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/- Conservative 19 5 0 +5 55.9 50.1 53,378 +5.3% Labour 15 0 5 -5 44.1 38.8 41,341 -7.1% Liberal 0 0 0 0 0.0 9.3 9,937 +4.3% Ratepayers 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.7 717 -1.0% Independent 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.5 517 -0.6% Communist 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.2 279 -0.8% National Front 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.2 246 +0.2% After the election, the composition of the council was as follows:
Party Seats +/- Labour 54 -5 Conservative 45 +5 Labour hold Ward results
Alexandra Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative R. Rodgers* 2,929 61.5 +10.3 Liberal K. Summerfield 1,005 21.1 -15.1 Labour J. Comyn-Platt 832 17.5 +4.8 Majority 341 40.4 +25.4 Turnout 4,766 Conservative hold Swing +12.7 Ardwick Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour N. I. Finley* 1,082 67.8 -10.8 Conservative L. H. Nield 515 32.2 +10.8 Majority 567 35.5 -21.6 Turnout 1,597 Labour hold Swing -10.8 Baguley (2 vacancies) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative M. Malbon 2,572 53.9 +8.7 Conservative J. V. Oatway 2,526 Labour H. Brown 2,202 46.1 -8.7 Labour C. B. Muir* 2,143 Majority 324 7.8 -1.9 Turnout 4,774 Conservative gain from Labour Swing Conservative gain from Labour Swing +8.7 Barlow Moor Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative H. D. Moore* 2,083 64.4 +13.1 Labour J. Winer 1,150 35.6 +6.0 Majority 933 28.9 +7.0 Turnout 3,233 Conservative hold Swing +3.5 Beswick Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour K. Eastham* 1,282 79.0 -6.8 Conservative J. R. Cawley 341 21.0 +6.8 Majority 941 58.0 -13.7 Turnout 1,623 Labour hold Swing -6.8 Blackley Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative H. P. Cummins 1,532 53.7 +11.1 Labour S. Smith* 1,321 46.3 -11.1 Majority 211 7.4 -7.4 Turnout 2,853 Conservative gain from Labour Swing +11.1 Bradford Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour E. Grant* 1,525 48.7 -16.0 Conservative C. R. Ashton 1,454 46.4 +11.1 Communist M. Pearce 83 2.6 +2.6 Independent J. Hulse 72 2.3 +2.3 Majority 71 2.3 -27.1 Turnout 3,134 Labour hold Swing -13.5 Brooklands Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative A. A. O'Connor* 2,752 60.7 +5.0 Labour E. Mellor 1,785 39.3 -5.0 Majority 967 21.3 +10.0 Turnout 4,537 Conservative hold Swing +5.0 Burnage Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative H. Platt* 2,405 51.4 -13.1 Labour E. H. Spencer 1,518 32.4 -3.0 Liberal F. Turner 759 16.2 +16.2 Majority 887 18.9 -10.1 Turnout 4,682 Conservative hold Swing -5.0 Charlestown Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative J. Hood 1,640 52.4 +12.0 Labour S. Silverman* 1,488 47.6 -12.0 Majority 152 4.9 -14.3 Turnout 3,128 Conservative gain from Labour Swing +12.0 Cheetham Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour S. Shaw* 1,130 62.2 -5.6 Conservative N. Green 687 37.8 +5.6 Majority 443 24.4 -11.2 Turnout 1,817 Labour hold Swing -5.6 Chorlton Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative C. Franks 2,655 62.1 +8.9 Labour A. Smith 865 20.2 -1.9 Liberal W. S. Kenyon 657 15.4 -9.3 National Front T. A. Golds 97 2.3 +2.3 Majority 1,790 41.9 +13.3 Turnout 4,274 Conservative hold Swing +5.4 Collegiate Church Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour J. B. Ogden* 389 59.8 -8.1 Conservative D. H. Philip 179 27.5 +13.7 Liberal J. Laslett 82 12.6 -5.5 Majority 210 32.3 -17.4 Turnout 650 Labour hold Swing -10.9 Crossacres Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour K. Collis* 2,017 46.5 -6.6 Conservative R. W. Munn 934 21.5 +5.2 Ratepayers K. A. Edis 717 16.5 -13.9 Liberal H. Griffiths 605 13.9 +13.9 Communist M. Taylor 64 1.5 -1.6 Majority 1,083 25.0 -0.7 Turnout 4,337 Labour hold Swing -5.9 Crumpsall Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative F. W. Lever* 2,236 60.3 -3.2 Labour S. Caron 1,054 28.4 -8.0 Liberal A. E. Griffiths 418 11.3 +11.3 Majority 1,182 31.9 +4.9 Turnout 3,708 Conservative hold Swing +2.4 Didsbury Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative M. R. Crawford* 3,636 65.8 -6.4 Liberal R. Johnson 993 18.0 +18.0 Labour A. J. Bateman 802 14.5 -8.2 Communist D. Maher 93 1.7 -3.3 Majority 2,643 38.1 +1.8 Turnout 5,524 Conservative hold Swing -12.2 Gorton North Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour G. Halstead 1,332 54.9 -12.1 Conservative R. J. Beale 1,093 45.1 +12.1 Majority 239 9.9 -24.3 Turnout 2,425 Labour hold Swing -12.1 Gorton South Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour K. Franklin* 1,197 56.1 +6.1 Conservative T. Brownrigg 935 43.9 +17.1 Majority 262 12.3 +11.0 Turnout 2,132 Labour hold Swing -5.5 Harpurhey Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour R. F. Delahunty* 520 47.8 -15.0 Conservative D. Porter 421 38.7 +1.5 Liberal R. Addison 147 13.5 +13.5 Majority 99 9.1 -16.4 Turnout 1,088 Labour hold Swing -8.2 Hulme Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour W. Smith* 1,262 67.9 -9.7 Conservative G. B. Draycott 363 19.5 +2.1 Liberal P. Davis 194 10.4 +10.4 Communist R. H. Vaughan 39 2.1 -2.9 Majority 899 48.4 -11.8 Turnout 1,858 Labour hold Swing -5.9 Levenshulme Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative S. Alexander* 2,406 56.3 -2.9 Labour P. Hildrew 1,432 33.5 -7.3 Liberal K. Osbourne 437 10.2 +10.2 Majority 974 22.8 +4.3 Turnout 4,275 Conservative hold Swing +2.2 Lightbowne Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative E. Jones* 1,546 38.4 +5.8 Labour F. Done 1,358 33.7 +0.1 Liberal H. Roche 1,122 27.9 +12.0 Majority 188 4.7 +3.6 Turnout 4,026 Conservative hold Swing +2.8 Lloyd Street Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour A. S. Wood* 1,683 46.0 -10.4 Conservative D. Sumberg 1,553 42.5 -1.0 Liberal R. Cowe 419 11.5 +11.4 Majority 130 3.6 -9.3 Turnout 3,655 Labour hold Swing -4.7 Longsight Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative G. Taylor* 1,453 55.0 +5.8 Labour A. Burns 1,189 45.0 -0.7 Majority 264 10.0 +6.5 Turnout 2,642 Conservative hold Swing +3.2 Miles Platting Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour E. Donoghue* 973 72.3 +4.5 Conservative A. Chappell 372 27.7 +15.7 Majority 601 44.7 -11.2 Turnout 1,345 Labour hold Swing -5.6 Moss Side Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour R. Grainger 482 39.8 -20.7 Independent T. M. McClure 445 36.8 +36.8 Conservative W. Guy 283 23.4 -10.2 Majority 37 3.1 -23.9 Turnout 1,210 Labour hold Swing -28.7 Moston Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative G. I. Jones 2,502 56.5 +7.2 Labour C. C. Lamb* 1,420 32.1 -18.6 Liberal I. Garrard 356 8.0 +8.0 National Front M. R. Goucher 149 3.4 +3.4 Majority 1,082 24.4 +23.1 Turnout 4,427 Conservative gain from Labour Swing +12.9 Newton Heath Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour J. Smith* 1,449 53.9 -8.6 Conservative A. Bonson 1,240 46.1 +8.6 Majority 209 7.8 -17.2 Turnout 2,689 Labour hold Swing -8.6 Northenden Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative D. Mountford* 2,715 53.3 -0.2 Labour D. Healey 1,886 37.0 -3.3 Liberal H. Hilton 490 9.6 +9.6 Majority 829 16.3 +3.1 Turnout 5,091 Conservative hold Swing +1.5 Old Moat Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative T. E. Murphy* 2,232 57.6 -6.3 Labour P. Bednarski 1,106 28.6 -7.4 Liberal A. A. Parr 534 13.8 +13.8 Majority 1,126 29.1 +1.1 Turnout 3,872 Conservative hold Swing +0.5 Rusholme Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative S. Tucker* 2,196 64.8 +5.0 Labour P. J. Rowbotham 785 23.2 -6.8 Liberal F. A. Melling 408 12.0 +12.0 Majority 1,411 41.6 +11.8 Turnout 3,389 Conservative hold Swing +5.9 Withington Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative W. Crabtree* 2,162 49.3 +1.2 Liberal J. Edwards 1,311 29.9 +0.2 Labour C. Scott 911 20.8 -1.4 Majority 851 19.4 +1.0 Turnout 4,384 Conservative hold Swing +0.5 Woodhouse Park Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour G. Berry* 1,914 58.5 -3.3 Conservative A. Farmer 1,356 41.5 +10.7 Majority 558 17.1 -14.0 Turnout 3,270 Labour hold Swing -7.0 References
- ^ "Manchester City Council Election Results, 2nd Edition, Swarbrick (1993).
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