1988 Manchester City Council election

1988 Manchester City Council election

5 May 1988 (1988-05-05)
38 of 99 seats to Manchester City Council 50 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Graham Stringer Joyce Hill Keith Whitmore Party Labour Conservative SLD Leader's seat Harpurhey Didsbury Levenshulme Last election 19 seats, 42.0% 9 seats, 29.0% 5 seats, 27.1% Seats before 77 13 9 Seats won 34 2 2 Seats after 78 12 9 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 71,493 38,089 20,480 Percentage 53.1% 28.3% 15.2% Swing 11.1% 0.7% 11.9%
Map of results of 1988 election
Leader of the Council before election Graham Stringer Labour Leader of the Council after election Graham Stringer Labour

Elections to Manchester City Council were held on Thursday, 5 May 1988. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 1992. The Labour Party retained overall control of the Council.

Election result

Party		Votes			Seats			Full Council
Labour Party		71,493 (53.1%)		11.1	34 (89.5%)	34 / 38	1	78 (78.8%)	78 / 99
Conservative Party		38,089 (28.3%)		0.7	2 (5.3%)	2 / 38	1	12 (12.1%)	12 / 99
SLD		20,480 (15.2%)		11.9	2 (5.3%)	2 / 38		9 (9.1%)	9 / 99
Green Party		2,867 (2.1%)		0.9	0 (0.0%)	0 / 38		0 (0.0%)	0 / 99
SDP		1,160 (0.8%)		N/A	0 (0.0%)	0 / 38	N/A	0 (0.0%)	0 / 99
Independent		482 (0.3%)		0.2	0 (0.0%)	0 / 38		0 (0.0%)	0 / 99
Communist		139 (0.1%)		N/A	0 (0.0%)	0 / 38	N/A	0 (0.0%)	0 / 99

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Ward results

Ardwick

Ardwick

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. H. Hopkins	1,999	78.8	+11.8
	Conservative	M. D. Payne	309	12.2	−3.9
	SLD	K. V. Read	155	6.1	−10.8
	Green	J. A. B. Hall	74	2.9	+2.9
Majority			1,690	66.6	+16.5
Turnout			2,537
	Labour hold		Swing	+7.8

Baguley

Baguley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Burns*	2,372	57.6	+15.5
	Labour	J. McNicholls	2,207
	Conservative	V. C. Kirby	1,443	35.1	+0.5
	Conservative	S. W. Lawley	1,414
	SLD	G. Hall	300	7.3	−16.0
	SLD	L. H. McLoughlin	246
Majority			764	22.5	+15.0
Turnout			4,115
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing	+7.5

Barlow Moor

Barlow Moor

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Y. A. Gooljary	1,746	37.3	+2.5
	Labour	I. M. Summers	1,594
	SLD	R. S. Harrison	1,309	28.0	−14.5
	SLD	H. D. McKay	1,286
	Conservative	N. H. Brook	1,284	27.5	+7.0
	Conservative	M. B. Beaugeard	1,229
	Green	B. A. Candeland	334	7.1	+4.8
Majority			285	9.3	+1.6
Turnout			4,673
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing	+8.5

Benchill

Benchill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	V. M. Myers*	1,735	60.0	−2.6
	Independent	D. A. Morris	482	16.7	+16.7
	SLD	A. Bradshaw	407	14.1	−23.3
	Conservative	W. F. Hurst	267	9.2	+9.2
Majority			1,253	43.3	+18.1
Turnout			2,891
	Labour hold		Swing	-9.6

Beswick and Clayton

Beswick and Clayton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Flanagan*	2,157	75.0	+18.8
	Conservative	B. H. Brooks	548	19.1	−7.5
	SLD	V. M. Cahill	171	5.9	−11.3
Majority			1,253	43.6	+14.1
Turnout			2,876
	Labour hold		Swing	+13.1

Blackley

Blackley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	K. Barnes	2,290	61.1	+15.9
	Conservative	F. J. R. Lomas	1,117	29.8	−3.1
	SLD	J. Cookson	340	9.1	−12.8
Majority			1,173	31.3	+19.0
Turnout			3,747
	Labour hold		Swing	+9.5

Bradford

Bradford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	K. J. Rowswell	2,008	72.8	+10.9
	Conservative	K. Hyde	531	19.2	+0.8
	SLD	P. F. Allanson	220	8.0	−11.6
Majority			1,477	53.5	+11.2
Turnout			2,759
	Labour hold		Swing	+5.0

Brooklands

Brooklands

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. Cummins	2,316	50.6	+0.6
	Labour	J. Broderick*	1,934	42.3	+9.9
	SLD	D. Wraxall	325	7.1	−10.6
Majority			382	8.3	−9.3
Turnout			4,575
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	-4.6

Burnage

Burnage

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Clegg*	2,546	49.7	+13.8
	Conservative	A. Riley	2,001	39.0	−1.2
	SLD	R. Taylor	483	9.4	−12.8
	Green	E. F. Howard	96	1.9	+0.3
Majority			545	10.6	+6.3
Turnout			5,126
	Labour hold		Swing	+7.5

Central

Central

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. Conquest*	1,551	80.6	+12.7
	Conservative	A. E. W. Hudson	255	13.3	−3.1
	SLD	C. Muir	118	6.1	−9.7
Majority			1,296	67.4	+15.9
Turnout			1,924
	Labour hold		Swing	+7.9

Charlestown

Charlestown

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	B. Curley	2,289	57.4	+16.2
	Conservative	M. Harris	1,368	34.3	−3.4
	SDP	S. Earnshaw	182	4.6	+4.6
	SLD	N. Towers	148	3.7	−17.4
Majority			921	23.1	+19.5
Turnout			3,987
	Labour hold		Swing	+9.8

Cheetham

Cheetham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. McCardell*	2,484	78.1	+25.8
	Conservative	R. T. L. Berg	453	14.2	+14.2
	SLD	S. A. Lewis	245	7.7	−13.8
Majority			2,031	63.8	+37.7
Turnout			3,182
	Labour hold		Swing	+5.8

Chorlton

Chorlton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Tomlinson	2,693	43.5	+10.7
	Conservative	E. Walker*	2,655	42.9	−1.5
	SLD	R. T. Bogg	467	7.6	−12.2
	Green	D. Glazier	231	3.7	+0.6
	Communist	M. Waterfield	139	2.2	+2.2
Majority			38	0.6	−11.0
Turnout			6,185
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	+6.1

Crumpsall

Crumpsall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Leese*	2,014	47.6	+11.1
	Conservative	A. E. Walsh	1,942	45.9	+0.8
	SLD	J. A. Smith	276	6.5	−9.6
Majority			72	1.7	−6.9
Turnout			4,232
	Labour hold		Swing	+5.1

Didsbury

Didsbury

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. Hilton	3,139	53.9	−0.4
	Labour	G. Bridson	1,802	31.0	+8.7
	SLD	E. Allen	688	11.8	−8.3
	Green	G. Otten	191	3.3	−0.0
Majority			1,337	23.0	−8.9
Turnout			5,820
	Conservative hold		Swing	-4.5

Fallowfield

Fallowfield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. A. Graham*	2,054	51.0	+9.1
	Conservative	S. W. Keegin	1,170	29.0	−6.0
	SLD	E. A. Cross	622	15.4	−3.8
	Green	J. Sturrock	184	4.6	+0.7
Majority			884	21.9	+14.9
Turnout			4,030
	Labour hold		Swing	+7.5

Gorton North

Gorton North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T. Hamnett*	2,226	46.3	+0.9
	SLD	J. Pearcey	1,948	40.5	+12.2
	Conservative	N. Dentith	638	13.3	−13.0
Majority			278	5.8	−11.3
Turnout			4,812
	Labour hold		Swing	-5.6

Gorton South

Gorton South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	B. Stone	2,170	48.9	+10.0
	SLD	J. Bridges	1,871	42.2	−6.9
	Conservative	T. A. Grimshaw	394	8.9	−3.0
Majority			299	6.7	−3.5
Turnout			4,435
	Labour hold		Swing	+8.4

Harpurhey

Harpurhey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. Stringer*	2,493	69.1	+22.1
	Conservative	R. Chadwick	851	23.6	−6.6
	SLD	V. Towers	264	7.3	−15.4
Majority			1,642	45.5	+28.7
Turnout			3,608
	Labour hold		Swing	+14.3

Hulme

Hulme

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	V. Dunn*	1,775	70.9	−1.9
	Labour	H. Johnson	1,639
	Green	P. E. Harrison	395	15.8	+15.8
	Conservative	A. Pollitt	171	6.8	+6.8
	SLD	S. M. Jones	161	6.4	−20.8
	Conservative	D. M. Powell	160
	SLD	C. Whettam	107
Majority			1,244	55.1	+9.5
Turnout			2,502
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing	-8.8

Levenshulme

Levenshulme

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SLD	J. Commons	2,038	41.2	−14.2
	Labour	D. J. Power	1,821	36.8	+9.3
	Conservative	R. Colledge	919	18.6	+4.8
	Green	A. R. King	172	3.5	+0.2
Majority			217	4.4	−23.5
Turnout			4,950
	SLD hold		Swing	-11.7

Lightbowne

Lightbowne

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. Risby	2,497	50.8	+15.6
	Conservative	J. A. Smeaton	1,882	38.3	−0.3
	SLD	D. Porter	464	9.4	−16.9
	Green	R. Wallace	72	1.5	+1.5
Majority			615	12.5	+9.1
Turnout			4,915
	Labour hold		Swing	+7.9

Longsight

Longsight

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	K. Robinson*	2,801	68.3	+8.2
	Conservative	D. Ferguson	571	13.9	−3.7
	SLD	L. M. Moulding	520	12.7	−6.5
	Green	L. A. King	207	5.1	+1.9
Majority			2,230	54.4	+13.5
Turnout			4,099
	Labour hold		Swing	+5.9

Moss Side

Moss Side

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	V. P. Young	2,438	75.4	+5.3
	Conservative	M. Barnes	482	14.9	−1.1
	SLD	F. Griffiths	200	6.2	−7.7
	Green	D. A. Howarth	112	3.5	+3.5
Majority			1,956	60.5	+6.4
Turnout			3,232
	Labour hold		Swing	+3.2

Moston

Moston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	L. Kelly*	2,368	50.0	+12.9
	Conservative	M. Gill	2,031	42.8	−0.4
	SLD	E. L. B. Slater	341	7.2	−12.5
Majority			337	7.1	+0.9
Turnout			4,740
	Labour hold		Swing	+6.6

Newton Heath

Newton Heath

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Smith*	2,197	74.0	+17.8
	Labour	A. F. Garside	2,133
	Conservative	R. J. Merrin	585	19.7	−4.6
	Conservative	S. W. Place	538
	SLD	G. Shaw	186	6.3	−13.2
	SLD	J. A. Snellwood	177
Majority			1,548	54.3	+22.4
Turnout			2,968
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing	+11.2

Northenden

Northenden

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. Brown*	2,175	49.7	+18.4
	Conservative	R. Bee	1,792	41.0	+4.0
	SLD	R. K. Higginson	354	8.1	−22.5
	Green	C. P. Ireland	54	1.2	+0.1
Majority			383	8.8	+3.1
Turnout			4,375
	Labour hold		Swing	+7.2

Old Moat

Old Moat

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	B. Harrison*	2,793	44.9	+6.9
	Labour	A. Spencer	2,570
	SLD	P. A. Monkhouse	1,428	22.9	−12.0
	Conservative	J. F. Roberts	1,346	21.6	−3.4
	Conservative	N. M. Watson	1,203
	SLD	M. E. D. Boyle	1,058
	SDP	B. Gaskin	332	5.3	+5.3
	Green	S. J. Buchan	321	5.1	+3.0
Majority			1,142	22.0	+18.9
Turnout			6,220
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing	+9.4

Rusholme

Rusholme

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Y. Mambu	1,876	43.8	+4.6
	SLD	A. Choudhury	1,512	35.3	−10.7
	Conservative	N. F. Barnes	652	15.2	+3.4
	Green	B. S. Bingham	245	5.7	+2.7
Majority			364	8.5	+1.7
Turnout			4,285
	Labour hold		Swing	+7.6

Sharston

Sharston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. Berry	2,051	52.8	+14.3
	Conservative	A. R. Williams	1,119	28.8	+1.2
	SLD	R. Bowers	717	18.4	−15.5
Majority			932	24.0	+19.4
Turnout			3,887
	Labour hold		Swing	+6.5

Whalley Range

Whalley Range

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	K. M. Fry	2,285	47.3	+8.7
	Conservative	V. M. Colledge	1,948	40.3	−2.4
	SLD	P. J. Davis	270	5.6	−10.3
	Green	C. I. Kirby	179	3.7	+0.9
	SDP	K. McKeon	151	3.1	+3.1
Majority			337	7.0	+2.9
Turnout			4,833
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	+5.5

Withington

Withington

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SLD	A. Firth*	1,932	39.4	−5.5
	Labour	A. D. R. Eko	1,561	31.9	+4.4
	Conservative	A. J. Elleray	1,405	28.7	+3.9
Majority			371	7.6	−9.7
Turnout			4,898
	SLD hold		Swing	-4.9

Woodhouse Park

Woodhouse Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. H. Vaughan	2,292	69.6	+21.6
	Conservative	D. M. Hurst	505	15.3	−5.3
	SDP	E. M. Bowers	495	15.0	+15.0
Majority			1,787	54.3	+37.6
Turnout			3,292
	Labour hold		Swing	+13.4