- Manchester Council election, 1979
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Elections to Manchester Council were held on Thursday, 3 May 1979, on the same day as the 1979 UK General Election. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a three-year term of office, expiring in 1982, due to the boundary changes and "all-out" elections due to take place that year. The Labour Party retained overall control of the council.[1]
Election result
Manchester Council Election Result 1979 Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/- Labour 25 10 0 +10 75.7 50.7 118,345 +2.9% Conservative 6 0 12 -12 18.2 37.6 87,695 -7.7% Liberal 2 2 0 +2 6.0 11.2 26,208 +5.3% Ecology 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.3 641 +0.3% Communist 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.1 278 -0.1% Independent 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.1 164 +0.1% After the election, the composition of the council was as follows:
Party Seats +/- Labour 63 +10 Conservative 33 -12 Liberal 3 +2 Labour hold Ward results
Alexandra Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative R. C. Rodgers* 4,864 58.8 -1.1 Labour J. Cocker 3,403 41.2 +15.4 Majority 1,461 17.7 -16.4 Turnout 8,267 72.3 +34.7 Conservative hold Swing -8.2 Ardwick Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour N. I. Finley* 2,289 58.5 -12.0 Conservative W. R. Swan 1,310 33.5 +7.2 Liberal J. Spittle 315 8.0 +4.8 Majority 979 25.0 -19.2 Turnout 3,914 62.3 +34.6 Labour hold Swing -9.6 Baguley Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour K. Robinson 5,412 54.5 -1.9 Conservative M. Malbon* 3,693 37.2 -6.4 Liberal P. G. Willams 821 8.3 +8.3 Majority 1,719 17.3 +4.6 Turnout 9,926 72.8 +26.7 Labour gain from Conservative Swing +2.2 Barlow Moor Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative H. D. Moore* 3,095 45.9 -18.0 Labour J. H. Parish 2,834 42.0 +5.9 Liberal J. R. Marsden 815 12.1 +12.1 Majority 261 3.9 -23.9 Turnout 6,744 68.0 +35.6 Conservative hold Swing -11.9 Beswick Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour K. Eastham* 3,505 81.5 +4.2 Conservative C. Hare 796 18.5 +2.1 Majority 2,709 63.0 +2.1 Turnout 4,301 61.2 +33.5 Labour hold Swing +1.0 Blackley Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour E. Newman 3,936 48.3 +3.7 Conservative H. P. Cummins* 3,571 43.8 -8.4 Liberal J. Ashley 643 7.9 +4.7 Majority 365 4.5 -3.1 Turnout 8,150 74.8 +31.6 Labour gain from Conservative Swing +6.0 Bradford Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour E. Grant* 5,127 63.9 +5.1 Conservative L. Hockey 2,459 30.6 -6.0 Liberal P. Hanmer 440 5.5 +5.5 Majority 2,668 33.2 +10.9 Turnout 8,026 69.7 +36.4 Labour hold Swing +5.5 Brooklands Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour D. Healey 4,554 48.1 +4.9 Conservative D. Sumberg 4,136 43.7 -13.1 Liberal A. L. Algar 777 8.2 +8.2 Majority 418 4.4 -9.3 Turnout 9,467 74.9 +34.1 Labour gain from Conservative Swing +9.0 Burnage Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative H. Platt* 3,872 46.3 -14.3 Labour A. Lister 3,604 43.1 +3.7 Liberal G. Shaw 885 10.6 +10.6 Majority 268 3.2 -18.5 Turnout 8,361 74.6 +37.0 Conservative hold Swing -9.0 Charlestown Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour G. Stringer 3,802 51.2 +2.8 Conservative J. Hood* 2,974 40.1 -5.1 Liberal E. V. Roberts 648 8.7 +5.2 Majority 828 11.2 +8.0 Turnout 7,424 76.7 +32.2 Labour gain from Conservative Swing +3.9 Cheetham Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour S. Shaw* 3,014 66.1 -0.5 Conservative F. Meaden 1,294 28.4 -5.0 Liberal S. O. Mousah 250 5.5 +5.5 Majority 1,720 37.7 +4.5 Turnout 4,558 65.5 +37.0 Labour hold Swing +2.2 Chorlton Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative C. Franks* 4,244 51.0 -11.0 Labour H. Brown 2,979 35.8 +4.7 Liberal J. Commons 1,096 13.2 +6.3 Majority 1,265 15.2 -15.8 Turnout 8,319 75.9 +37.5 Conservative hold Swing -7.8 Collegiate Church Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour P. Karney* 1,531 63.6 +0.5 Conservative S. R. Newth 666 27.7 -3.4 Liberal I. Wilde 211 8.8 +3.0 Majority 865 35.9 +4.0 Turnout 2,408 53.8 +25.6 Labour hold Swing +1.9 Crossacres Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour K. Collis* 5,577 60.1 +0.6 Conservative A. Spencer 2,348 25.3 -4.0 Liberal H. Griffiths 1,358 14.6 +3.5 Majority 3,229 34.8 +4.6 Turnout 9,283 70.5 +35.2 Labour hold Swing +2.3 Crumpsall Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative F. W. Lever* 3,615 47.0 -6.9 Labour M. Harrison 3,287 42.7 +5.2 Liberal J. Cookson 797 10.4 +3.3 Majority 328 4.3 -12.2 Turnout 7,699 71.5 +36.2 Conservative hold Swing -6.0 Didsbury Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative M. R. Crawford* 5,415 56.4 -11.6 Labour R. P. Ashby 2,444 25.5 +2.8 Liberal A. T. Parkinson 1,738 18.1 +8.8 Majority 2,971 31.0 -14.3 Turnout 9,597 76.8 +32.3 Conservative hold Swing -7.2 Gorton North Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour P. Hildrew 3,871 63.2 +6.5 Conservative E. Leadbetter 1,845 30.1 -6.1 Liberal D. Nicholson 411 6.7 -0.4 Majority 2,026 33.1 +12.6 Turnout 6,127 73.2 +35.5 Labour hold Swing +6.3 Gorton South Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour K. Franklin* 3,662 61.1 +5.7 Conservative D. Heywood 1,905 31.8 -8.4 Liberal J. Rhodes 429 7.2 +7.2 Majority 1,757 29.3 +14.1 Turnout 5,996 70.9 +37.1 Labour hold Swing +7.0 Harpurhey Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour R. F. Delahunty* 2,802 64.6 +2.1 Conservative J. Harding 1,270 29.3 -8.2 Liberal N. Towers 266 6.1 +6.1 Majority 1,532 35.3 +10.3 Turnout 4,338 65.4 +34.5 Labour hold Swing +5.1 Hulme Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour W. Smith* 3,562 68.6 +11.1 Conservative N. P. Shand 957 18.4 +3.5 Liberal S. K. McClure 499 10.6 -3.7 Communist R. W. Gwilt 174 3.4 +1.3 Majority 2,605 50.2 +12.8 Turnout 5,192 61.6 +32.2 Labour hold Swing +3.8 Levenshulme Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Keith Whitmore 3,180 36.6 +14.5 Labour R. A. Reddington 2,959 34.1 -3.1 Conservative S. Alexander* 2,544 29.3 -11.4 Majority 221 2.5 -1.0 Turnout 8,683 72.2 +33.8 Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +8.8 Lightbowne Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour P. A. Murphy 4,358 55.2 -0.3 Conservative V. E. Clare 2,787 35.3 -9.2 Liberal K. Osbourne 743 9.4 +9.4 Majority 1,571 19.9 +8.9 Turnout 7,888 74.8 +31.8 Labour gain from Conservative Swing +4.4 Lloyd Street Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour A. S. Wood* 4,449 56.0 +2.8 Conservative M. L. Davies 2,788 35.1 -6.9 Liberal M. A. Plesch 540 6.8 +2.0 Independent A. H. Bradley 164 2.1 +2.1 Majority 1,661 20.9 +9.7 Turnout 7,941 69.3 +33.5 Labour hold Swing +4.8 Longsight Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour J. M. Wilson 3,837 60.3 +6.2 Conservative G. Taylor* 1,989 31.3 -9.6 Liberal M. Amin 534 8.4 +3.4 Majority 1,848 29.1 +9.7 Turnout 6,360 66.8 +32.4 Labour gain from Conservative Swing +7.9 Miles Platting Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour P. Conquest 3,193 76.8 +0.5 Conservative J. Cartland 737 17.7 -0.4 Liberal J. A. Turrell 228 5.5 +5.5 Majority 2,456 59.1 +0.9 Turnout 4,158 62.0 +38.0 Labour hold Swing +0.4 Moss Side Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour J. Wilner 2,630 67.5 -2.5 Conservative J. M. Goldsby 888 22.8 +4.1 Liberal D. Redford 380 9.7 -1.6 Majority 1,742 44.7 -6.5 Turnout 3,898 63.5 +36.3 Labour hold Swing -3.3 Moston Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour C. McClaren 4,179 46.3 +1.5 Conservative G. I. Jones* 3,958 43.9 -11.3 Liberal M. Gradwell 881 9.8 +9.8 Majority 221 2.5 -7.9 Turnout 9,018 77.2 +32.7 Labour gain from Conservative Swing +6.4 Newton Heath Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour J. Smith* 4,209 60.4 +3.4 Conservative D. Booth 2,499 35.9 -7.1 Liberal V. Towers 258 3.7 +3.7 Majority 1,710 24.5 +10.6 Turnout 6,966 70.4 +31.2 Labour hold Swing +5.2 Northenden Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour W. J. Courtney 4,106 45.6 +1.8 Conservative D. Mountford* 3,895 43.3 -3.0 Liberal P. J. Hughes 893 9.9 +0.0 Communist J. Gandy 104 1.2 +1.2 Majority 211 2.3 -0.3 Turnout 8,998 75.1 +28.2 Labour gain from Conservative Swing +2.4 Old Moat Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour A. Home 2,850 41.4 +1.9 Conservative T. E. Murphy* 2,735 39.7 -19.0 Liberal G. J. Corps 1,299 18.9 +18.9 Majority 115 1.7 -17.5 Turnout 6,884 72.5 +33.8 Labour gain from Conservative Swing +10.4 Rusholme Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour A. Bateman 3,804 42.3 +4.2 Conservative S. Tucker* 3,685 40.9 -14.1 Liberal D. Senior 870 9.7 +2.8 Ecology S. L. Howarth 641 7.1 +7.1 Majority 119 1.3 -15.6 Turnout 9,000 65.8 +36.0 Labour gain from Conservative Swing +9.1 Withington Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal D. Sandiford 3,116 38.9 +6.7 Conservative J. M. Jacobs 2,889 36.0 -6.6 Labour J. Finnegan 2,009 25.1 -0.1 Majority 227 2.8 -7.5 Turnout 8,014 73.3 +34.5 Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +6.6 Woodhouse Park Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour G. Berry* 4,567 61.5 -6.0 Conservative J. C. Ridgard 1,972 26.6 -2.9 Liberal L. Griffiths 887 11.9 +11.9 Majority 2,595 34.9 -3.1 Turnout 7,426 71.6 +34.3 Labour hold Swing -1.5 References
- ^ "Manchester City Council Election Results, 2nd Edition, Swarbrick (1993).
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