- Manchester Council election, 1976
-
Elections to Manchester Council were held on Thursday, 6 May 1976. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 1980. The Labour Party retained overall control of the Council.[1]
Election result
Manchester Council Election Result 1976 Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/- Labour 19 1 1 0 57.6 45.1 60,027 +6.3% Conservative 14 1 1 0 42.4 47.6 63,393 -2.5% Liberal 0 0 0 0 0.0 6.3 8,367 -3.0% Independent 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.8 1,047 +0.3% Communist 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.1 167 -0.1% After the election, the composition of the council was as follows:
Party Seats +/- Labour 54 0 Conservative 45 0 Labour hold Ward results
Alexandra Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative N. Thompson* 3,230 61.3 -0.2 Liberal D. Hewitt 1,012 19.2 -1.9 Labour A. G. Mackie 963 18.3 +0.8 Independent S. Martyniuk 61 1.2 +1.2 Majority 2,218 42.1 +1.7 Turnout 5,266 Conservative hold Swing +0.8 Ardwick Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour F. Dale* 1,752 68.9 +1.1 Conservative M. W. Coales 792 31.1 -1.1 Majority 960 37.7 +2.2 Turnout 2,544 Labour hold Swing +1.1 Baguley Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour A. Burns 3,296 52.8 +6.7 Conservative J. V. Oatway* 2,693 43.1 -10.8 Liberal M. Quinn 257 4.1 +4.1 Majority 603 9.7 +6.3 Turnout 6,246 Labour gain from Conservative Swing +8.7 Barlow Moor Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative B. Moore* 2,191 56.2 -8.2 Labour P. Karney 1,404 36.0 +0.4 Liberal G. Irvine 301 7.7 +7.7 Majority 787 20.2 -8.7 Turnout 3,896 Conservative hold Swing -4.3 Beswick Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour J. Flanagan 1,760 75.4 -3.6 Conservative J. Cartland 449 19.2 -1.8 Liberal P. Coleman 125 5.4 +5.4 Majority 1,311 56.2 -1.8 Turnout 2,334 Labour hold Swing -1.8 Blackley Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour W. Risby* 2,482 54.3 +8.0 Conservative J. Yates 2,092 45.7 -8.0 Majority 390 8.5 +1.1 Turnout 4,574 Labour hold Swing +8.0 Bradford Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour W. Egerton* 2,376 53.6 +4.9 Conservative C. R. Ashton 1,906 43.0 -3.4 Liberal M. W. Powell 99 2.2 +2.2 Independent J. Hulse 53 1.2 -1.1 Majority 470 10.6 +8.3 Turnout 4,434 Labour hold Swing +4.1 Brooklands Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative G. W. G. Fitzsimons* 2,795 49.5 -11.2 Labour J. Wilner 2,538 45.0 +5.7 Liberal G. F. Turner 309 5.5 +5.5 Majority 257 4.6 -16.7 Turnout 5,642 Conservative hold Swing -8.4 Burnage Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative W. L. Lund* 2,966 59.5 +8.1 Labour G. Stringer 1,609 32.3 -0.1 Liberal G. Shaw 411 8.2 +10.7 Majority 1,357 27.2 +8.3 Turnout 4,986 Conservative hold Swing +4.1 Charlestown Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour N. Morris* 2,458 51.7 +4.1 Conservative W. Guy 2,006 42.2 -10.2 Liberal J. Laslett 289 6.1 +6.1 Majority 452 9.5 +4.6 Turnout 4,753 Labour hold Swing +7.1 Cheetham Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour D. G. Ford* 1,421 62.5 +0.3 Conservative A. Goulding 852 37.5 -0.3 Majority 569 25.0 +0.6 Turnout 2,273 Labour hold Swing +0.3 Chorlton Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative M. Vince* 3,030 64.9 +2.8 Labour A. J. Bateman 1,164 24.9 +4.7 Liberal H. Wallace 478 10.2 -5.2 Majority 1,866 39.9 -2.0 Turnout 4,672 Conservative hold Swing -0.9 Collegiate Church Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour S. Ogden* 628 63.9 +4.1 Conservative D. H. Philip 261 26.6 -0.9 Liberal K. D. Underhill 78 7.9 -4.7 Independent P. Wragg 16 1.6 +1.6 Majority 367 37.3 +5.0 Turnout 983 Labour hold Swing +2.5 Crossacres Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour A. Roberts* 3,257 59.6 +13.1 Conservative K. A. Edis 1,576 28.8 +7.3 Liberal H. Griffiths 633 11.6 -2.3 Majority 1,681 30.8 +5.8 Turnout 5,466 Labour hold Swing +2.9 Crumpsall Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative W. L. Clapham 2,528 57.5 -2.8 Labour P. A. Murphy 1,474 33.5 +5.1 Liberal A. E. Griffiths 396 9.0 -2.3 Majority 1,054 24.0 -7.9 Turnout 4,398 Conservative hold Swing -3.9 Didsbury Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative J. Duke* 3,904 65.1 -0.7 Labour C. B. Muir 1,185 19.8 +5.3 Liberal T. Kellgren 839 14.0 -4.0 Independent K. V. M. Brown 72 1.2 +1.2 Majority 2,719 45.3 +7.2 Turnout 6,000 Conservative hold Swing -3.0 Gorton North Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour C. Brierley* 1,989 59.4 +4.5 Conservative E. Leadbetter 1,241 37.0 -8.1 Liberal D. Sandiford 121 3.6 +3.6 Majority 748 22.3 +12.4 Turnout 3,351 Labour hold Swing +6.3 Gorton South Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour D. Barker* 1,598 56.8 +0.7 Conservative D. Heywood 1,217 43.2 -0.7 Majority 381 13.5 +1.2 Turnout 2,815 Labour hold Swing +0.7 Harpurhey Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour H. Reid* 1,131 58.6 +10.8 Conservative D. Porter 706 36.6 -2.1 Liberal P. Hannon 92 4.8 -8.7 Majority 425 22.0 +12.9 Turnout 1,929 Labour hold Swing 6.4 Hulme Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour T. Thomas* 1,514 67.1 -0.8 Conservative L. Gaffney 419 18.6 -0.9 Liberal M. Moonsamy 325 14.4 +4.0 Majority 1,095 48.5 +0.1 Turnout 2,258 Labour hold Swing +0.0 Levenshulme Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative W. Carlton* 2,506 51.6 -4.7 Labour P. Hildrew 1,856 38.2 +4.7 Liberal K. Whitmore 408 8.4 -1.8 Independent P. J. Cassidy 86 1.8 +1.8 Majority 650 13.4 -9.4 Turnout 4,856 Conservative hold Swing -4.7 Lightbowne Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative G. Cleworth 2,308 52.7 +14.3 Labour R. A. Reddington* 2,068 47.3 +13.6 Majority 240 5.5 +0.8 Turnout 4,376 Conservative gain from Labour Swing +0.3 Lloyd Street Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour K. McKeon* 2,402 50.6 +4.6 Conservative A. Nixon 2,088 44.0 +1.5 Liberal R. Coleman 204 4.3 -7.2 Independent D. E. Carter 50 1.1 +1.1 Majority 314 6.6 +3.0 Turnout 4,744 Labour hold Swing +1.5 Longsight Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour R. W. Ford* 1,998 51.8 +6.8 Conservative M. Delayen 1,862 48.2 -6.8 Majority 136 3.5 -6.5 Turnout 3,860 Labour hold Swing +6.8 Miles Platting Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour R. Latham* 1,715 79.3 +7.0 Conservative A. E. Halliday 448 20.7 -7.0 Majority 1,267 58.6 +13.9 Turnout 2,163 Labour hold Swing +7.0 Moss Side Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour H. Paget* 980 52.8 +13.0 Independent E. W. Smyth 480 25.8 +25.8 Conservative P. Hilton 397 21.4 -2.0 Majority 500 26.9 +23.8 Turnout 1,857 Labour hold Swing -6.4 Moston Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative K. E. Goulding* 3,144 61.9 +5.4 Labour J. A. Dean 1,935 38.1 +6.0 Majority 1,209 23.8 -0.6 Turnout 5,079 Conservative hold Swing -0.3 Newton Heath Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour C. Tomlinson* 1,819 49.0 -4.9 Conservative L. Clarke 1,794 48.3 +2.2 Liberal R. Cowe 101 2.7 +2.7 Majority 25 0.7 -7.1 Turnout 3,714 Labour hold Swing -3.5 Northenden Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative C. H. Box* 2,923 51.5 -1.8 Labour H. Brown 2,359 41.6 +4.6 Liberal H. Hilton 307 5.4 -4.2 Communist M. Taylor 82 1.4 +1.4 Majority 564 9.9 -6.4 Turnout 5,671 Conservative hold Swing -3.2 Old Moat Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative W. H. Aikman 2,346 52.6 -5.0 Labour A. H. Fender 1,664 37.3 +8.7 Liberal A. A. Parr 316 7.1 -6.7 Communist D. J. Granfield 85 1.9 +1.9 Independent P. S. Pinder 52 1.2 +1.2 Majority 682 15.3 -13.8 Turnout 4,463 Conservative hold Swing -6.8 Rusholme Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative K. Ollerenshaw* 2,580 64.2 -0.6 Labour W. J. Courtney 1,308 32.6 +9.4 Independent C. R. Sedman 130 3.2 +3.2 Majority 1,272 31.7 -9.9 Turnout 4,018 Conservative hold Swing -5.0 Withington Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative G. W. Young* 2,657 55.0 +5.7 Labour D. Healey 1,226 25.4 +4.6 Liberal J. Edwards 905 18.7 -11.2 Independent E. N. Goodyear 47 1.0 +1.0 Majority 1,431 29.6 +10.2 Turnout 4,835 Conservative hold Swing +0.5 Woodhouse Park Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour T. Farrell* 2,698 59.4 +0.9 Conservative A. Farmer 1,486 32.7 -8.8 Liberal L. Griffiths 361 7.9 +7.9 Majority 1,212 26.7 +9.6 Turnout 4,545 Labour hold Swing +4.8 References
- ^ "Manchester City Council Election Results, 2nd Edition, Swarbrick (1993).
Preceded by
Manchester Council election, 1975Manchester local elections Succeeded by
Manchester Council election, 1978Categories:- English local elections, 1976
- Manchester City Council elections
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.
