1976 Manchester City Council election

1976 Manchester City Council election

6 May 1976 (1976-05-06)
33 of 99 seats to Manchester City Council 50 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader Norman Morris Robert Rodgers Party Labour Conservative Leader's seat Charlestown Alexandra Last election 15 seats, 38.8% 19 seats, 50.1% Seats before 54 45 Seats won 19 14 Seats after 54 45 Seat change Popular vote 60,027 63,393 Percentage 45.1% 47.6% Swing 6.3% 2.5%
Map of results of 1976 election
Leader of the Council before election Norman Morris Labour Leader of the Council after election Norman Morris Labour

Elections to Manchester City 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.

Election result

Party		Votes			Seats			Full Council
Labour Party		60,027 (45.1%)		6.3	19 (57.6%)	19 / 33		54 (54.4%)	54 / 99
Conservative Party		63,393 (47.6%)		2.5	14 (42.4%)	14 / 33		45 (45.5%)	45 / 99
Liberal Party		8,367 (6.3%)		3.0	0 (0.0%)	0 / 33		0 (0.0%)	0 / 99
Independent		1,047 (0.8%)		0.3	0 (0.0%)	0 / 33		0 (0.0%)	0 / 99
Communist		167 (0.1%)		0.1	0 (0.0%)	0 / 33		0 (0.0%)	0 / 99

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Ward results

Alexandra

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

Ardwick

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	F. Dale*	1,752	68.9	+1.1
	Conservative	M. W. Coales	792	31.1	−1.1
Majority			960	37.8	+2.2
Turnout			2,544
	Labour hold		Swing	+1.1

Baguley

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

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

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

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

Bradford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Bill 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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	13.6	+1.4
Turnout			2,815
	Labour hold		Swing	+0.7

Harpurhey

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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