- Manchester Council election, 1978
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Elections to Manchester Council were held on Thursday, 4 May 1978. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 1982. The Labour Party retained overall control of the Council.[1]
Election result
Manchester Council Election Result 1978 Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/- Labour 19 1 2 -1 57.6 47.8 61,969 +2.7% Conservative 14 2 1 +1 42.4 45.3 58,717 -2.3% Liberal 0 0 0 0 0.0 5.9 7,708 -0.4% National Front 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.5 636 +0.5% Communist 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.2 277 +0.1% Socialist Unity 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.1 139 +0.1% Workers Revolutionary 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 34 +0.0%
After the election, the composition of the council was as follows:Party Seats +/- Labour 53 -1 Conservative 46 +1 Labour hold Ward results
Alexandra Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative M. Flynn* 2,895 59.9 -1.4 Labour G. M. Gorton 1,249 25.8 +7.5 Liberal D. Hewitt 689 14.3 -4.9 Majority 1,646 34.1 -8.0 Turnout 4,833 37.6 Conservative hold Swing -4.4 Ardwick Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour H. Barrett* 2,102 70.5 +1.6 Conservative W. R. Swan 783 26.3 -4.8 Liberal D. Nicholson 96 3.2 +3.2 Majority 1,319 44.2 +6.5 Turnout 2,981 27.7 Labour hold Swing +3.2 Baguley Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour F. Done 3,536 56.4 +3.6 Conservative P. Fitzsimons 2,737 43.6 +0.5 Majority 799 12.7 +3.0 Turnout 6,273 46.1 Labour hold Swing +1.5 Barlow Moor Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative H. Tucker* 2,136 63.9 +7.7 Labour A. Manning 1,208 36.1 +0.1 Majority 928 27.8 +7.6 Turnout 3,344 32.4 Conservative hold Swing +3.8 Beswick Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour S. Silverman 1,746 77.3 +1.9 Conservative J. Cartland 370 16.4 -2.8 National Front A. Tatton 81 3.6 +3.6 Liberal J. Thomson 63 2.8 -2.6 Majority 1,376 60.9 +4.7 Turnout 2,260 27.7 Labour hold Swing +2.3 Blackley Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative P. Loxley 2,508 52.2 +6.5 Labour J. I. Owen* 2,143 44.6 -9.7 Liberal V. Towers 153 3.2 +3.2 Majority 365 7.6 -0.9 Turnout 4,804 43.2 Conservative gain from Labour Swing +8.1 Bradford Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour J. Gilmore* 2,398 58.8 +5.2 Conservative L. Hockey 1,490 36.6 -6.4 National Front J. Hulse 139 3.4 +3.4 Communist M. Murray 49 1.2 +1.2 Majority 908 22.3 +11.7 Turnout 4,076 33.3 Labour hold Swing +5.8 Brooklands Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Y. Emery* 3,027 56.8 +7.3 Labour J. Wilner 2,298 43.2 -1.8 Majority 729 13.7 +9.1 Turnout 5,325 40.8 Conservative hold Swing +4.5 Burnage Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative L. Howarth* 2,647 60.6 +1.1 Labour K. Robinson 1,724 39.4 +7.1 Majority 950 21.7 -5.5 Turnout 4,371 37.6 Conservative hold Swing -3.0 Charlestown Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour L. Kelly* 2,146 48.4 -3.3 Conservative C. Maffei 2,002 45.2 +3.0 Liberal N. Towers 155 3.5 -2.6 National Front W. E. Caffrey 91 2.1 +2.1 Communist S. Cole 40 0.9 +0.9 Majority 144 3.2 -6.3 Turnout 4,434 44.5 Labour hold Swing -3.1 Cheetham Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour J. Broderick* 1,482 66.6 +4.1 Conservative F. Meaden 743 33.4 -4.1 Majority 739 33.2 +8.2 Turnout 2,225 28.5 Labour hold Swing +4.1 Chorlton Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative L. Sanders* 2,769 62.0 -2.9 Labour K. Cropper 1,387 31.1 +6.2 Liberal J. Commons 308 6.9 -3.3 Majority 1,382 31.0 -8.9 Turnout 4,464 38.4 Conservative hold Swing -4.5 Collegiate Church Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour F. Balcombe* 843 63.1 -0.8 Conservative S. R. Newth 416 31.1 +4.5 Liberal M. A. Plesch 78 5.8 -2.1 Majority 427 31.9 -5.4 Turnout 1,337 28.2 Labour hold Swing -2.6 Crossacres Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour R. L. Griffiths* 2,877 59.5 -0.1 Conservative A. Spencer 1,418 29.3 +0.5 Liberal H. Griffiths 537 11.1 -0.5 Majority 1,459 30.2 -0.6 Turnout 4,832 35.3 Labour hold Swing -0.3 Crumpsall Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative G. Fildes* 2,183 53.9 -3.6 Labour G. Stringer 1,517 37.5 +4.0 Liberal J. Cookson 286 7.1 -1.9 Communist S. Ward 61 1.5 +1.5 Majority 666 16.5 -7.5 Turnout 4,047 35.3 Conservative hold Swing -3.8 Didsbury Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative J. Hill* 3,902 68.0 +2.9 Labour E. Newman 1,304 22.7 +2.9 Liberal J. T. Mitchell 534 9.3 -4.7 Majority 2,598 45.3 -0.0 Turnout 5,740 44.5 Conservative hold Swing -2.9 Gorton North Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour T. O. Hamnett* 1,856 56.7 -2.7 Conservative E. Leadbetter 1,184 36.2 -0.8 Liberal J. Ashley 231 7.1 +3.5 Majority 672 20.5 -1.8 Turnout 3,271 37.7 Labour hold Swing -0.9 Gorton South Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour H. Conway* 1,619 55.4 -1.4 Conservative D. Heywood 1,174 40.2 -3.0 National Front N. J. Mead 97 3.3 +3.3 Workers Revolutionary A. Willams 34 1.2 +1.2 Majority 445 15.2 +1.7 Turnout 2,924 33.8 Labour hold Swing +0.8 Harpurhey Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour K. Litherland* 1,341 62.5 +3.9 Conservative J. Harding 804 37.5 +0.9 Majority 537 25.0 +3.0 Turnout 2,145 30.9 Labour hold Swing +1.5 Hulme Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour J. V. Marshall* 1,488 57.5 -9.6 Liberal P. Thompson 523 20.2 +5.8 Conservative W. H. Cox 386 14.9 -3.7 Socialist Unity B. Crossman 139 5.4 +5.4 Communist R. W. Gwilt 54 2.1 +2.1 Majority 965 37.4 -11.1 Turnout 2,590 29.4 Labour hold Swing -7.7 Levenshulme Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative J. K. Barber* 2,001 40.7 -10.9 Labour S. Loughlin 1,827 37.2 -1.0 Liberal K. Whitmore 1,085 22.1 +13.7 Majority 174 3.5 -9.9 Turnout 4,913 38.4 Conservative hold Swing -4.9 Lightbowne Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour H. T. Lee* 2,560 55.5 +8.2 Conservative N. McHardy 2,051 44.5 -8.2 Majority 509 11.0 +5.5 Turnout 4,611 43.0 Labour hold Swing +8.2 Lloyd Street Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour H. Collins* 2,364 53.2 +2.6 Conservative A. D. Neville 1,867 42.0 -2.0 Liberal P. Davis 212 4.8 +0.5 Majority 497 11.2 +4.6 Turnout 4,443 35.8 Labour hold Swing +2.3 Longsight Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour V. Stevens 2,007 54.1 +2.6 Conservative A. Malpas* 1,516 40.9 -7.3 Liberal C. R. Brammer 184 5.0 +5.0 Majority 491 13.2 +9.7 Turnout 3,707 34.4 Labour gain from Conservative Swing +4.9 Miles Platting Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour G. Conquest 1,417 76.3 -3.0 Conservative A. E. Halliday 337 18.1 -2.6 National Front N. T. G. Wallace 103 5.5 +5.5 Majority 1,080 58.2 -0.4 Turnout 1,857 24.0 Labour hold Swing -0.2 Moss Side Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour R. E. Talbot* 1,360 70.0 +17.2 Conservative S. Hussain 364 18.7 -2.7 Liberal L. Ford 220 11.3 +11.3 Majority 996 51.2 +24.3 Turnout 1,944 27.2 Labour hold Swing +9.9 Moston Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative G. Hurley 2,867 55.2 -6.7 Labour A. E. Bowden* 2,327 44.8 +6.7 Majority 540 10.4 -13.4 Turnout 5,194 44.5 Conservative gain from Labour Swing -6.7 Newton Heath Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour M. J. Taylor* 2,165 57.0 +8.0 Conservative L. Clarke 1,636 43.0 -5.3 Majority 529 13.9 +13.2 Turnout 3,801 39.2 Labour hold Swing +6.6 Northenden Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative G. Leigh* 2,697 46.3 -5.2 Labour A. J. Spencer 2,546 43.8 +2.2 Liberal L. Griffiths 576 9.9 +4.5 Majority 151 2.6 -7.3 Turnout 5,819 46.9 Conservative hold Swing -3.7 Old Moat Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative T. F. Lavin* 2,314 58.7 +6.1 Labour S. Jean 1,558 39.5 +2.2 Communist N. J. Gilroy 73 1.9 -0.0 Majority 756 19.2 +3.9 Turnout 3,945 38.7 Conservative hold Swing +1.9 Rusholme Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative M. Pierce* 2,289 55.0 -9.2 Labour L. Byrne 1,585 38.1 +5.5 Liberal M. J. Hodgson 286 6.9 +6.9 Majority 704 16.9 -14.8 Turnout 4,160 29.8 Conservative hold Swing -7.3 Withington Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative E. R. Coker* 1,971 42.6 -12.4 Liberal A. Jones 1,492 32.2 +13.5 Labour F. Yaffe 1,169 25.2 -0.2 Majority 479 10.3 -19.3 Turnout 4,632 38.8 Conservative hold Swing -12.9 Woodhouse Park Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour G. Hall* 2,820 67.5 +8.1 Conservative J. C. Ridgard 1,233 29.5 -3.2 National Front T. J. Hansen 125 3.0 +3.0 Majority 1,587 38.0 +11.3 Turnout 4,178 37.3 Labour hold Swing +5.6 References
- ^ "Manchester City Council Election Results, 2nd Edition, Swarbrick (1993).
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