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1979 Manchester City Council election
← 1978 3 May 1979 (1979-05-03) 1980 →
33 of 99 seats
to Manchester City Council
50 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Norman Morris Cecil Franks Audrey Jones
Party Labour Conservative Liberal
Leader's seat Charlestown Chorlton Withington
Last election 19 seats,
47.8% 		14 seats,
45.3% 		0 seats,
5.9%
Seats before 53 45 1
Seats won 25 6 2
Seats after 63 33 3
Seat change Increase10 Decrease12 Increase2
Popular vote 118,345 87,695 26,208
Percentage 50.7% 37.6% 11.2%
Swing Increase2.9% Decrease7.7% Increase5.3%
Map of results of 1979 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, 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

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Party Votes Seats Full Council
Labour Party 118,345 (50.7%)
Increase 2.9 25 (75.8%)
25 / 33
 Increase 10 63 (63.7%)
63 / 99
Conservative Party 87,695 (37.6%)
Decrease 7.7 6 (18.2%)
6 / 33
 Decrease 12 33 (33.3%)
33 / 99
Liberal Party 26,208 (11.2%)
Increase 5.3 2 (6.1%)
2 / 33
 Increase 2 3 (3.0%)
3 / 99
Ecology 641 (0.3%)
N/A 0 (0.0%)
0 / 33
 N/A 0 (0.0%)
0 / 99
Communist 278 (0.1%)
Decrease 0.1 0 (0.0%)
0 / 33
 Steady 0 (0.0%)
0 / 99
Independent 164 (0.1%)
N/A 0 (0.0%)
0 / 33
 N/A 0 (0.0%)
0 / 99
↓
63 3 33

Ward results

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Alexandra

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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

Ardwick

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Blackley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Eddie 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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Collegiate Church
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Patrick 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

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Crossacres
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ken 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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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  1. ^ Manchester City Council Election Results, 2nd Edition, Swarbrick (1993).
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