- Manchester Council election, 1982
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Elections to Manchester Council were held on Thursday, 6 May 1982. Due to demographic changes in the city since the formation of the new City Council in 1973, and in common with some other English councils in 1982, substantial boundary changes to all wards were implemented in time for these elections. The most notable changes were as follows:
- The wards of Collegiate Church and Miles Platting were merged, with most of their combined areas forming a new Central ward.
- A new ward of Benchill was carved out of the existing wards of Baguley, Crossacres, and Woodhouse Park.
- Beswick ward became the new Beswick and Clayton ward.
- Lloyd Street ward became the new Fallowfield ward.
- Crossacres ward became the new Sharston ward.
- Alexandra ward became the new Whalley Range ward.
Due to these changes, it was necessary for the whole council to be re-elected. Each ward elected three candidates, with the first-placed candidate serving a four-year term of office, expiring in 1986, the second-placed candidate serving a two-year term of office, expiring in 1984, and the third-placed candidate serving a one-year term of office, expiring in 1983. The Labour party retained overall control of the council.[1]
Election result
Manchester Council Election Result 1982 Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/- Labour 69 0 0 0 69.7 44.9 60,971 -12.1% Conservative 26 0 0 0 26.2 31.2 42,336 -0.9% SDP–Liberal Alliance 4 0 0 0 4.0 23.3 31,699 +13.1% Independent 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.3 483 +0.1% Workers Revolutionary 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.1 106 +0.1% National Front 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 70 +0.0% After the election, the composition of the council was as follows:
Party Seats +/- Labour 69 -3 Conservative 26 +3 Alliance 4 0 Labour hold Ward results
Ardwick Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Hugh Barrett* 1,936 72.2 N/A Labour Frank Dale* 1,870 Labour Norman Finley* 1,806 Conservative Arthur Davies 422 15.7 N/A Conservative John Alblas 389 Conservative Ian Savell 374 SDP–Liberal Alliance Delsya Redford 323 12.0 N/A SDP–Liberal Alliance John Smith 314 SDP–Liberal Alliance Gunther Kloss 295 Majority 1,384 56.5 N/A Turnout 2,681 27.3 N/A Labour win (new seat) Labour win (new seat) Labour win (new seat) Baguley Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Frances Done* 2,261 54.9 N/A Labour Anthony Burns* 2,160 Labour Winifred Smith 2,080 Conservative Christopher Ennis 1,009 24.5 N/A Conservative Patricia Fitzsimons 936 Conservative Dorothy Hurst 867 SDP–Liberal Alliance Leeming Griffiths 844 20.5 N/A SDP–Liberal Alliance Georgina Hall 814 SDP–Liberal Alliance Muriel James 695 Majority 1,071 30.4 N/A Turnout 4,114 41.7 N/A Labour win (new seat) Labour win (new seat) Labour win (new seat) Barlow Moor Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Harold Tucker* 1,546 37.7 N/A Conservative Henry Moore* 1,533 Labour Christopher Tucker 1,522 37.1 N/A Labour Keith Bradley 1,480 Labour Rhona Graham 1,468 Conservative Beryl Moore 1,464 SDP–Liberal Alliance Fred Balcombe 1,030 25.1 N/A SDP–Liberal Alliance Glenna Robson 975 SDP–Liberal Alliance Trevor Thomas 900 Majority 42 0.6 N/A Turnout 4,098 39.9 N/A Conservative win (new seat) Conservative win (new seat) Labour win (new seat) Benchill Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Alfred Home 2,136 62.4 N/A Labour Veronica Myers 2,125 Labour Neil Warren 2,050 SDP–Liberal Alliance Herbert Griffiths 827 24.1 N/A SDP–Liberal Alliance Gilbert Stacey 751 SDP–Liberal Alliance Bridget Brannan 679 Conservative Valerie Corrigan 460 13.4 N/A Conservative David Harrington 437 Conservative Tracey Dennett 422 Majority 1,223 48.9 N/A Turnout 3,423 35.5 N/A Labour win (new seat) Labour win (new seat) Labour win (new seat) Beswick and Clayton Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour William Egerton 2,167 67.8 N/A Labour Jack Flanagan* 2,116 Labour Sidney Silverman* 1,979 Conservative Leonard Hockey 710 22.2 N/A Conservative Keith West 536 Conservative Joan Swatton 533 SDP–Liberal Alliance Susan Birtwistle 318 9.9 N/A SDP–Liberal Alliance Charles Hill 276 SDP–Liberal Alliance Ruth Levy 251 Majority 1,269 45.6 N/A Turnout 3,195 36.4 N/A Labour win (new seat) Labour win (new seat) Labour win (new seat) Blackley Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour George Chadwick* 2,307 58.7 N/A Labour Edward Newman* 2,210 Labour Eileen Kelly 2,159 Conservative Valerie Hall 1,097 27.9 N/A Conservative Paul Soden 979 Conservative Brian Whaite 961 SDP–Liberal Alliance Norman Towers 528 13.4 N/A SDP–Liberal Alliance John Cookson 517 SDP–Liberal Alliance David Gordon 507 Majority 1,062 30.8 N/A Turnout 3,932 41.1 N/A Labour win (new seat) Labour win (new seat) Labour win (new seat) Bradford Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour John Gilmore* 2,190 68.7 N/A Labour Edward Grant* 2,064 Labour Michael Harrison 1,928 Conservative David Eager 579 18.2 N/A Conservative Geoffrey Glover 518 Conservative Stephen Ellwood 502 SDP–Liberal Alliance Charles Harris 417 13.1 N/A SDP–Liberal Alliance Colin Dowse 354 SDP–Liberal Alliance Peter Crichton-Gold 344 Majority 1,349 50.5 N/A Turnout 3,186 33.3 N/A Labour win (new seat) Labour win (new seat) Labour win (new seat) Brooklands Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Yvonne Emery* 2,232 45.4 N/A Conservative Arthur O'Connor 2,098 Conservative David Sumberg 2,047 Labour Roger Delahunty 1,699 34.6 N/A Labour Richard Reddington 1,627 Labour Harold Reid 1,621 SDP–Liberal Alliance Jeffrey Burton 983 20.0 N/A SDP–Liberal Alliance Lawrence Shields 943 SDP–Liberal Alliance Barry McColgan 941 Majority 348 10.8 N/A Turnout 4,914 49.3 N/A Conservative win (new seat) Conservative win (new seat) Conservative win (new seat) Burnage Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative John Kershaw 1,924 40.2 N/A Conservative Horace Platt* 1,920 Conservative Ronald Nicholson 1,892 Labour Graham Martin* 1,743 36.4 N/A Labour Marilyn Taylor 1,721 Labour John Wilson 1,618 SDP–Liberal Alliance Christopher Muir 1,116 23.3 N/A SDP–Liberal Alliance Thomas Burgess 1,114 SDP–Liberal Alliance Margaret Boyle 1,096 Majority 149 3.8 N/A Turnout 4,783 47.1 N/A Conservative win (new seat) Conservative win (new seat) Conservative win (new seat) Central Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Reginald Latham* 1,713 68.4 N/A Labour Gordon Conquest* 1,550 Labour Patricia Conquest* 1,538 SDP–Liberal Alliance Ernest Crank 497 19.8 N/A SDP–Liberal Alliance Robert Young 363 SDP–Liberal Alliance Martin Nuttall 339 Conservative Jean Orr 294 11.7 N/A Conservative Phylis Pacey 294 Conservative Alexander Perman 274 Majority 1,041 48.5 N/A Turnout 2,504 27.1 N/A Labour win (new seat) Labour win (new seat) Labour win (new seat) Charlestown Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Hugh Lee 1,926 47.6 N/A Labour David Ford 1,879 Labour Alan Wood 1,782 Conservative Sandra Cartwright 1,240 30.7 N/A Conservative Arthur Ashmore 1,179 Conservative John Grimshaw 1,171 SDP–Liberal Alliance Sydney Earnshaw 876 21.7 N/A SDP–Liberal Alliance Agnes Hart 737 SDP–Liberal Alliance Myra Landsman 719 Majority 542 17.0 N/A Turnout 4,042 41.1 N/A Labour win (new seat) Labour win (new seat) Labour win (new seat) Cheetham Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Sally Shaw* 2,031 61.3 N/A Labour John Broderick* 1,996 Labour Nicholas Harris 1,912 SDP–Liberal Alliance Mohammed Aslam 775 23.4 N/A SDP–Liberal Alliance John Czernenko 723 SDP–Liberal Alliance John Whitman 656 Conservative Russell Berg 508 15.3 N/A Conservative David Philip 492 Conservative David Sparrow 469 Majority 1,137 37.9 N/A Turnout 3,314 34.7 N/A Labour win (new seat) Labour win (new seat) Labour win (new seat) Chorlton Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Leslie Sanders* 2,326 43.8 N/A Conservative Maureen Vince* 2,260 Conservative Cecil Franks* 2,249 Labour Michael Ash-Edwards 1,595 30.0 N/A Labour Beverley Watson 1,538 Labour Stephen Darroch 1,478 SDP–Liberal Alliance John Commons 1,390 26.2 N/A SDP–Liberal Alliance Mary James 1,301 SDP–Liberal Alliance Michael Palmer 1,235 Majority 654 13.7 N/A Turnout 5,311 50.3 N/A Conservative win (new seat) Conservative win (new seat) Conservative win (new seat) Crumpsall Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Frederick Butler 1,822 44.0 N/A Conservative Frederick Lever* 1,634 Conservative George Fildes* 1,577 Labour Basil Curley 1,341 32.4 N/A Labour Richard Jones 1,333 Labour Kenneth Barnes 1,332 SDP–Liberal Alliance Gerald Landsman 980 23.6 N/A SDP–Liberal Alliance Brian Gibbons 944 SDP–Liberal Alliance Teresa Lyons 857 Majority 236 11.6 N/A Turnout 4,143 45.1 N/A Conservative win (new seat) Conservative win (new seat) Conservative win (new seat) Didsbury Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Joyce Hill* 2,912 50.3 N/A Conservative John Duke* 2,903 Conservative Muriel Crawford* 2,826 SDP–Liberal Alliance Bernard Lever 1,911 33.0 N/A SDP–Liberal Alliance Ronald Axtell 1,725 SDP–Liberal Alliance Jack Edwards 1,723 Labour Helen Gregory 970 16.7 N/A Labour Vivien Prendiville 946 Labour Richard Ramsden 923 Majority 915 17.3 N/A Turnout 5,793 53.7 N/A Conservative win (new seat) Conservative win (new seat) Conservative win (new seat) Fallowfield Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Peter Morrison 1,696 40.6 N/A Labour Joseph Holly 1,649 Labour Philip Openshaw 1,574 Conservative Paul Hackett 1,412 33.8 N/A Conservative George Taylor 1,363 Conservative John Hardman 1,342 SDP–Liberal Alliance Robert Davison 1,067 25.5 N/A SDP–Liberal Alliance James Bradley 1,062 SDP–Liberal Alliance Kenneth McKeon* 1,016 Majority 162 6.8 N/A Turnout 4,175 38.5 N/A Labour win (new seat) Labour win (new seat) Labour win (new seat) Gorton North Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Colin Brierley* 2,280 51.8 N/A Labour Thomas Hamnett* 2,221 Labour Peter Hildrew* 2,116 SDP–Liberal Alliance Gerard Collins 1,168 26.5 N/A SDP–Liberal Alliance Zygmunt Gazdecki 1,130 SDP–Liberal Alliance James Rowan 1,068 Conservative Agnes Caroll 950 21.6 N/A Conservative Elizabeth Dimmock 901 Conservative Veronica Jones 884 Majority 948 25.3 N/A Turnout 4,398 42.7 N/A Labour win (new seat) Labour win (new seat) Labour win (new seat) Gorton South Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Dennis Barker* 1,880 49.0 N/A Labour Kenneth Franklin* 1,766 Labour Valerie Stevens 1,676 Conservative Ronald Beaman 955 24.9 N/A SDP–Liberal Alliance John Redfern 931 24.3 N/A SDP–Liberal Alliance Elsie Hooper 923 SDP–Liberal Alliance Carole Helme 882 Conservative Peter Dunne 858 Conservative Clive Webb 824 National Front Alfred Coles 70 1.8 N/A National Front John Hulse 52 National Front Bryan Nylan 44 Majority 721 24.1 N/A Turnout 3,836 36.8 N/A Labour win (new seat) Labour win (new seat) Labour win (new seat) Harpurhey Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Patrick Karney 1,839 55.7 N/A Labour Graham Stringer 1,712 Labour Nilofar Siddiqi 1,656 Conservative Joyce Harding 862 26.1 N/A Conservative Norman Jones 831 Conservative Richard Smith 785 SDP–Liberal Alliance Edward Charnley 598 18.1 N/A SDP–Liberal Alliance Anthony Newman 595 SDP–Liberal Alliance Thomas Jones 547 Majority 794 29.6 N/A Turnout 3,299 38.5 N/A Labour win (new seat) Labour win (new seat) Labour win (new seat) Hulme Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Peter Keenlyside 2,105 63.1 N/A Labour Valerie Dunn 1,992 Labour Sheila Robertson 1,931 SDP–Liberal Alliance Thomas McClure 811 24.3 N/A SDP–Liberal Alliance Robert Taylor 707 SDP–Liberal Alliance David Nicholson 670 Conservative Grant Higginson 421 12.6 N/A Conservative Peter Hardman 413 Conservative Clare Hare 388 Majority 1,120 38.8 N/A Turnout 3,337 30.6 N/A Labour win (new seat) Labour win (new seat) Labour win (new seat) Levenshulme Party Candidate Votes % ±% SDP–Liberal Alliance Keith Whitmore* 2,029 42.2 N/A SDP–Liberal Alliance Janet Blessing 1,792 SDP–Liberal Alliance Howard Smith* 1,743 Conservative John Barber* 1,573 32.7 N/A Conservative Winifrede Carlton 1,484 Conservative John Monks 1,394 Labour Alison Jones 1,200 25.0 N/A Labour John Rimington 1,189 Labour Rachel Pollard 1,177 Majority 170 9.5 N/A Turnout 4,802 47.5 N/A SDP–Liberal Alliance win (new seat) SDP–Liberal Alliance win (new seat) SDP–Liberal Alliance win (new seat) Lightbowne Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Paul Murphy* 2,145 44.5 N/A Labour Alison Kelly* 1,952 Labour Derek Shaw 1,950 Conservative Albert Bolland 1,340 27.8 N/A Conservative Vincent Clare 1,333 Conservative Grace Cleworth 1,315 SDP–Liberal Alliance Frederick Pinder 1,184 24.6 N/A SDP–Liberal Alliance James Ashley 1,168 SDP–Liberal Alliance Elizabeth Thompson 1,043 Independent George Croston 147 3.0 N/A Majority 610 16.7 N/A Turnout 4,816 47.6 N/A Labour win (new seat) Labour win (new seat) Labour win (new seat) Longsight Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour John Byrne 1,875 44.5 N/A Labour Kathleen Robinson 1,787 Labour Kenneth Strath 1,650 SDP–Liberal Alliance Altaf Ahmed 1,394 33.1 N/A SDP–Liberal Alliance George Nevins 911 SDP–Liberal Alliance Joseph Podbylski 798 Conservative Nigel Davidson 741 17.6 N/A Conservative John Watson 736 Conservative William O'Grady 688 Independent Geoffrey Chandler 199 4.7 N/A Majority 256 11.4 N/A Turnout 4,209 36.5 N/A Labour win (new seat) Labour win (new seat) Labour win (new seat) Moss Side Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Hugh Paget* 2,285 62.5 N/A Labour Arnold Spencer 2,123 Labour Jeffrey Wilner* 1,969 Conservative Robert Taylor 863 23.6 N/A Conservative Mary Barnes 795 Conservative Joan Goldsby 758 SDP–Liberal Alliance Sarah Barber 400 10.9 N/A SDP–Liberal Alliance Norman Allen 380 SDP–Liberal Alliance Lauriston Ford 362 Workers Revolutionary Frederick Marshall 106 2.9 N/A Majority 1,106 38.9 N/A Turnout 3,654 35.6 N/A Labour win (new seat) Labour win (new seat) Labour win (new seat) Moston Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Colin McLaren* 2,220 43.0 N/A Conservative Kenneth Goulding 2,054 39.8 N/A Labour William Risby 2,024 Labour Leonard Kelly 2,022 Conservative Gwendoline Hurley* 1,904 Conservative Gerald Carey 1,839 SDP–Liberal Alliance John Bailey 881 17.1 N/A SDP–Liberal Alliance John Gradwell 808 SDP–Liberal Alliance Martin Gradwell 792 Majority 2 3.2 N/A Turnout 5,155 N/A Labour win (new seat) Conservative win (new seat) Labour win (new seat) Newton Heath Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Clifford Tomlinson* 1,933 62.8 N/A Labour John Smith* 1,925 Labour Michael Taylor* 1,875 Conservative David Booth 755 24.5 N/A Conservative Stephen Johnson 672 Conservative Kenneth Leeson 616 SDP–Liberal Alliance Joyce Laslett 389 12.6 N/A SDP–Liberal Alliance Vera Towers 352 SDP–Liberal Alliance Geoffrey Mawson 344 Majority 1,120 38.3 N/A Turnout 3,077 33.7 N/A Labour win (new seat) Labour win (new seat) Labour win (new seat) Northenden Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Keith Barnes 1,954 40.1 N/A Labour Harold Brown 1,890 Labour Duncan Healey 1,881 Conservative George Leigh* 1,865 38.3 N/A Conservative Dorothy Mountford 1,694 Conservative John Graham 1,639 SDP–Liberal Alliance John Holland 911 18.7 N/A SDP–Liberal Alliance Julian Goldstone 888 SDP–Liberal Alliance Kenneth Lightowler 842 Independent Stanley Rose 137 2.8 N/A Majority 16 1.8 N/A Turnout 4,867 47.2 N/A Labour win (new seat) Labour win (new seat) Labour win (new seat) Old Moat Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative William Aikman* 2,053 41.8 N/A Conservative Gerard Fitzsimons 1,924 Conservative Peter Hilton 1,888 Labour Trevor Allcock 1,649 33.5 N/A Labour Deborah Bryson 1,520 Labour Roy Walters 1,493 SDP–Liberal Alliance Pamela Elwood 1,213 24.7 N/A SDP–Liberal Alliance Anthony Parkinson 1,199 SDP–Liberal Alliance John Stevenson 1,148 Majority 239 8.2 N/A Turnout 4,915 44.9 N/A Conservative win (new seat) Conservative win (new seat) Conservative win (new seat) Rusholme Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Thomas Egan 1,926 44.2 N/A Labour John Nicholson* 1,895 Labour Margaret Roff 1,823 Conservative Shakir Hussain 1,484 34.0 N/A Conservative Alan Catchpole 1,350 Conservative Catherine McQuade 1,313 SDP–Liberal Alliance Peter Thompson 947 21.7 N/A SDP–Liberal Alliance Audrey Greaves 920 SDP–Liberal Alliance David Tierney 843 Majority 339 10.1 N/A Turnout 4,357 44.5 N/A Labour win (new seat) Labour win (new seat) Labour win (new seat) Sharston Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Kenneth Collis* 1,906 43.8 N/A Labour Kevan Lim* 1,787 Labour William Jameson 1,735 Conservative Annie Spencer 1,329 30.5 N/A Conservative Rodney Munn 1,322 Conservative Kathleen Hay 1,290 SDP–Liberal Alliance Eileen Bowers 1,115 25.6 N/A SDP–Liberal Alliance Robert Bowers 1,112 SDP–Liberal Alliance Angus Bateman 1,052 Majority 406 13.2 N/A Turnout 4,350 N/A Labour win (new seat) Labour win (new seat) Labour win (new seat) Whalley Range Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Robert Rodgers* 2,029 44.4 N/A Conservative Andrew Neville 1,951 Conservative Michael Whetton 1,926 Labour David Grigg 1,371 30.0 N/A Labour Anthony Williams 1,300 Labour Barclay Patoir 1,220 SDP–Liberal Alliance Roy Jarman 1,168 25.6 N/A SDP–Liberal Alliance David Levy 1,057 SDP–Liberal Alliance Simon Lewis 1,057 Majority 555 14.4 N/A Turnout 4,568 48.7 N/A Conservative win (new seat) Conservative win (new seat) Conservative win (new seat) Withington Party Candidate Votes % ±% SDP–Liberal Alliance Audrey Jones* 2,043 40.6 N/A Conservative Joan Jacobs* 1,981 39.4 N/A Conservative Margaret Davies 1,854 SDP–Liberal Alliance David Sandiford* 1,836 Conservative Muriel Pierce 1,828 SDP–Liberal Alliance Graham Shaw 1,675 Labour Frank Booth 1,006 20.0 N/A Labour Karl Grimshaw 991 Labour Adetutu Eko 929 Majority 18 1.2 N/A Turnout 5,030 49.8 N/A SDP–Liberal Alliance win (new seat) Conservative win (new seat) Conservative win (new seat) Woodhouse Park Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Gerald Hall* 2,164 63.9 N/A Labour Griffith Berry* 2,062 Labour Thomas Farrell* 2,040 SDP–Liberal Alliance Eileen Wildman 635 18.7 N/A SDP–Liberal Alliance Doreen Thomas 599 Conservative Constance Murphy 588 17.3 N/A Conservative Joyce Norbury 581 Conservative Hilda Wootton 569 SDP–Liberal Alliance Thomas Huffer 540 Majority 1,405 45.1 N/A Turnout 3,387 35.6 N/A Labour win (new seat) Labour win (new seat) Labour win (new seat) References
- ^ "Manchester City Council Election Results, 2nd Edition, Swarbrick (1993).
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