- Manchester Council election, 1995
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Elections to Manchester Council were held on Thursday, 4 May 1995. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 1999. The Labour Party retained overall control of the Council. [1]
After the election, the composition of the council was as follows:
Party Seats +/- Labour 83 +4 Liberal Democrats 14 -1 Conservative 2 -2 Independent 0 -1 Labour hold Ward results
Ardwick Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour I. Summers 1,222 77.4 +2.2 Liberal Democrat S. Oliver 157 9.9 -8.2 Conservative A. Hodkinson 102 6.5 -0.2 Independent S. O'Sullivan 97 6.1 +6.1 Majority 1,065 67.5 +10.3 Turnout 1,578 Labour hold Swing Baguley Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour G. Jones 1,836 77.9 +6.1 Conservative T. Roberts 286 12.1 -3.0 Liberal Democrat V. Purcell 188 8.0 -5.0 Independent E. Hamilton 46 2.0 +2.0 Majority 1,550 65.8 +9.1 Turnout 2,356 Labour hold Swing Barlow Moor Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour K. Bloch 1,775 53.6 +5.1 Liberal Democrat V. Bingham 1,126 34.0 -4.4 Conservative M. Higginbottom 268 8.1 -0.2 Green R. Goater 142 4.3 -0.5 Majority 649 19.6 +9.5 Turnout 3,311 Labour gain from Liberal Democrat Swing Benchill Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour N. Warren* 1,455 86.1 +15.0 Liberal Democrat J. Redmond 189 11.2 +1.2 Independent J. Pickering 45 2.7 +2.7 Majority 1,266 75.0 +16.8 Turnout 1,689 Labour hold Swing Beswick and Clayton Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrat K. Dobson 1,622 58.6 +3.3 Labour D. Parkes 1,073 38.8 -2.7 Conservative R. West 60 2.2 -1.0 Independent H. Woodcock 13 0.5 +0.5 Majority 549 19.8 +6.0 Turnout 2,768 Liberal Democrat gain from Labour Swing Blackley Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour E. Kelly* 1,953 76.5 +1.6 Conservative A. Slack 307 12.0 -1.3 Liberal Democrat P. Matthews 246 9.6 -2.2 Independent C. Hall 46 1.8 +1.8 Majority 1,646 64.5 +2.9 Turnout 2,552 Labour hold Swing Bradford Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour M. Smith* 1,408 70.3 -1.5 Liberal Democrat P. Fairhurst 417 20.8 +1.1 Conservative K. Hyde 119 5.9 -2.0 Green E. Brown 58 2.9 +2.9 Majority 991 49.5 -2.6 Turnout 2,002 Labour hold Swing Brooklands Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour S. Calloway 1,783 67.1 +8.5 Conservative G. Parry 564 21.2 -7.0 Liberal Democrat A. McGarr 269 10.1 -3.1 Independent P. Styles 42 1.6 +1.6 Majority 1,219 45.9 +15.6 Turnout 2,658 Labour gain from Conservative Swing Burnage Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour M. Green 2,260 71.6 +11.6 Liberal Democrat J. Parkinson 464 14.7 -0.4 Conservative J. Leach 353 11.2 -8.6 Independent Z. Elford 78 2.5 -2.6 Majority 1,796 56.9 +16.7 Turnout 3,155 Labour hold Swing Central Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour P. Conquest* 1,296 82.1 +4.4 Liberal Democrat L. Dunn 110 7.0 -6.3 Conservative A. Keller 108 6.8 -2.3 Independent P. Lawrence 50 3.2 +3.2 Independent C. Morris 15 0.9 +0.9 Majority 1,186 75.1 +10.7 Turnout 1,579 Labour hold Swing Charlestown Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour E. Hobin 1,873 76.4 +5.3 Conservative C. Saunders 320 13.1 -2.5 Liberal Democrat R. West 212 8.7 -4.6 Independent J. Miller 45 1.8 +1.8 Majority 1,553 63.4 +8.0 Turnout 2,450 Labour hold Swing Cheetham Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour J. McGuinness 1,806 78.4 -1.1 Conservative R. Keller 166 7.2 -2.8 Liberal R. Wilson 129 5.6 +5.6 Liberal Democrat R. Clayton 106 4.6 -5.9 Independent G. Taylor 69 3.0 +3.0 Green D. Wild 27 1.2 +1.2 Majority 1,640 71.2 +2.3 Turnout 2,303 Labour hold Swing Chorlton Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour V. Stevens 2,903 67.9 +9.0 Conservative J. Smith 651 15.2 -4.7 Liberal Democrat H. Fisher 440 10.3 -3.6 Green B. Candeland 279 6.5 -0.8 Majority 2,252 52.7 +13.6 Turnout 4,273 Labour hold Swing Crumpsall Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour V. Edwards* 2,079 74.6 +9.9 Conservative G. Skorsewski 389 14.0 -5.8 Liberal Democrat J. Spurway 248 8.9 -6.5 Independent M. Jarman 71 2.5 +2.5 Majority 1,690 60.6 +15.7 Turnout 2,787 Labour hold Swing Didsbury Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour R. Masztalerz 2,179 43.4 +3.3 Conservative W. Aikman* 1,452 28.9 -3.0 Liberal Democrat J. Lawley 1,323 26.3 +0.5 Independent P. Howell 71 1.4 +1.4 Majority 727 14.5 +6.3 Turnout 5,025 Labour gain from Conservative Swing Fallowfield (2 vacancies) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour B. Reid 1,519 32.3 +1.0 Labour D. Royle 1,462 31.1 -1.4 Conservative S. Davenport 314 6.7 -1.4 Liberal Democrat R. Harrison 277 5.9 -1.0 Green M. Daw 277 5.9 +1.2 Conservative P. Newlove 268 5.7 -3.4 Independent E. Fiander 234 5.0 +5.0 Liberal Democrat H. Totty 234 5.0 -2.8 Independent P. Williamson 114 2.4 +2.4 Majority 1,148 24.4 -24.4 Turnout 4,699 Labour hold Swing Labour hold Swing Gorton North Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrat J. Pearcey* 1,865 51.0 -0.4 Labour C. Brierley 1,626 44.5 +1.7 Conservative P. Davies 123 3.4 -0.9 Independent A. Cooper 43 1.2 +1.2 Majority 239 6.5 -2.1 Turnout 3,657 Liberal Democrat hold Swing Gorton South Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrat J. Ashley* 1,494 49.7 -4.1 Labour B. Whitehead 1,393 46.3 +5.6 Conservative D. Davenport 91 3.0 -0.7 Independent C. Walsh 31 1.0 +1.0 Majority 101 3.4 -9.7 Turnout 3,009 Liberal Democrat hold Swing Harpurhey Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour N. Siddiqi* 1,237 69.4 +0.8 Liberal Democrat B. Kerrigan 341 19.1 -1.7 Conservative V. Clarke 205 11.5 +1.0 Majority 896 50.3 +2.5 Turnout 1,783 Labour hold Swing Hulme Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour P. Dungey* 832 79.3 +8.6 Conservative P. Kierman 62 5.9 -3.0 Liberal Democrat A. Rogers 58 5.5 -4.2 Independent A. Jones 39 3.7 +3.7 Independent R. Harper 36 3.4 +3.4 Independent C. Lyn-Lloyd 22 2.1 +2.1 Majority 770 73.4 +13.4 Turnout 1,049 Labour hold Swing Levenshulme Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrat M. Rowles* 2,050 57.9 -3.3 Labour C. Lowe 1,236 34.9 +4.4 Conservative S. Peel 135 3.8 -0.7 Independent K. Harkavy 87 2.5 +2.5 Natural Law P. Mitchell 19 0.5 +0.5 Independent D. Delange 16 0.5 +0.5 Majority 814 23.0 -7.7 Turnout 3,543 Liberal Democrat hold Swing Lightbowne Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour C. Inchbold* 1,853 73.8 -1.4 Conservative H. Coombes 344 13.7 +0.7 Liberal Democrat D. Gordon 242 9.6 -2.2 Green A. Salter 73 2.9 +2.9 Majority 1,509 60.1 -2.1 Turnout 2,512 Labour hold Swing Longsight Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour K. Strath* 1,922 57.5 -11.1 Conservative M. Naqui 890 26.6 +13.6 Green S. Fitzgibbon 275 8.2 +3.9 Liberal Democrat M. Dunn 257 7.7 -5.3 Majority 1,032 30.9 -24.7 Turnout 3,344 Labour hold Swing Moss Side Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour C. Nangle* 1,701 76.2 -2.5 Conservative M. Barnes 183 8.2 +1.3 Green C. Collis 152 6.8 +0.3 Liberal Democrat L. Ford 117 5.2 -2.8 Independent M. Miller 80 3.6 +3.6 Majority 1,518 68.0 -2.7 Turnout 2,233 Labour hold Swing Moston Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour H. Cooper* 2,444 76.1 +5.8 Conservative D. Keller 463 14.4 -2.0 Liberal Democrat V. Towers 270 8.4 -4.9 Independent J. Bird 33 1.0 +1.0 Majority 1,981 61.7 +7.8 Turnout 3,210 Labour hold Swing Newton Heath Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour D. O'Connor 1,867 83.0 +9.5 Conservative E. Fisher 212 9.4 -3.7 Liberal Democrat C. Turner 140 6.2 -7.2 Independent H. Routh 31 1.4 +1.4 Majority 1,655 73.6 +13.5 Turnout 2,250 Labour hold Swing Northenden Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour M. Kane* 2,190 69.9 +2.7 Conservative K. McKenna 487 15.5 -4.1 Liberal Democrat K. Lightowler 392 12.5 -0.8 Independent L. Crookes 66 2.1 +2.1 Majority 1,703 54.3 +6.7 Turnout 3,135 Labour hold Swing Old Moat Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour A. Spencer* 2,325 70.8 +14.0 Liberal Democrat Y. Zalzala 422 12.9 -7.8 Conservative G. Betton 381 11.6 -0.6 Green T. Romagnuolo 154 4.7 +0.5 Majority 1,903 58.0 +21.9 Turnout 3,282 Labour hold Swing Rusholme Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour J. Chaudhry 1,270 42.5 +3.2 Liberal Democrat M. Ramsbottom 1,014 33.9 -1.8 Independent M. Manning* 371 12.4 +12.4 Independent M. Robinson 248 8.3 +5.4 Conservative R. Norris 86 2.9 -12.3 Majority 256 8.6 +5.0 Turnout 2,989 Labour gain from Independent Swing Sharston Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour J. Keller* 1,593 79.3 +9.0 Conservative I. Hollins 201 10.0 -3.0 Liberal Democrat C. Hall 179 8.9 -3.1 Independent R. Garside 36 1.8 +1.8 Majority 1,392 69.3 +12.0 Turnout 2,009 Labour hold Swing Whalley Range Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour D. Rathbone 1,901 55.7 -6.5 Conservative J. Kershaw 964 28.3 +9.1 Liberal Democrat J. Leech 392 11.5 -5.5 Green B. Bingham 154 4.5 +4.5 Majority 937 27.5 -15.5 Turnout 3,411 Labour hold Swing Withington Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour A. Simcock 1,816 44.4 +5.1 Liberal Democrat D. Sandiford* 1,760 43.1 -6.1 Conservative J. Callaghan 350 8.6 +1.0 Green B. Ekbery 162 4.0 0 Majority 56 1.4 -8.4 Turnout 4,088 Labour gain from Liberal Democrat Swing Woodhouse Park Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour B. O'Neil 1,644 81.5 +13.1 Liberal Democrat W. Fisher 372 18.5 -4.3 Majority 1,272 63.1 +17.6 Turnout 2,016 Labour hold Swing References
- ^ "Manchester Evening News, 5 May 1995.
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