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1996 Manchester City Council election
← 1995 2 May 1996 (1996-05-02) 1998 →
35 of 99 seats
to Manchester City Council
50 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Graham Stringer Keith Whitmore
Party Labour Liberal Democrats
Leader's seat Harpurhey Levenshulme
Last election 30 seats,
63.2% 		4 seats,
20.7%
Seats before 83 14
Seats won 29 6
Seats after 84 15
Seat change Increase1 Increase1
Popular vote 48,518 17,753
Percentage 60.1% 22.0%
Swing Decrease3.1% Increase1.3%
Map of results of 1996 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, 2 May 1996. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 2000. There were also two vacancies being contested; one in Blackley and the other in Woodhouse Park. The Labour Party retained overall control of the Council.[1]

Election result

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Party Votes Seats Full Council
Labour Party 48,518 (60.1%)
Decrease 3.1 29 (82.8%)
29 / 35
 Increase 1 84 (84.8%)
84 / 99
Liberal Democrats 17,753 (22.0%)
Increase 1.3 6 (17.1%)
6 / 35
 Increase 1 15 (15.2%)
15 / 99
Conservative Party 10,512 (13.0%)
Increase 1.3 0 (0.0%)
0 / 35
 Decrease 2 0 (0.0%)
0 / 99
Green Party 2,353 (2.9%)
Increase 1.0 0 (0.0%)
0 / 35
 Steady 0 (0.0%)
0 / 99
Residents 436 (0.5%)
N/A 0 (0.0%)
0 / 35
 N/A 0 (0.0%)
0 / 99
Socialist Alternative 405 (0.5%)
N/A 0 (0.0%)
0 / 35
 N/A 0 (0.0%)
0 / 99
Independent 231 (0.3%)
Decrease 1.5 0 (0.0%)
0 / 35
 Steady 0 (0.0%)
0 / 99
Independent Labour 225 (0.3%)
Decrease 0.1 0 (0.0%)
0 / 35
 Steady 0 (0.0%)
0 / 99
Liberal 215 (0.3%)
Increase 0.2 0 (0.0%)
0 / 35
 Steady 0 (0.0%)
0 / 99
Communist League 55 (0.1%)
N/A 0 (0.0%)
0 / 35
 N/A 0 (0.0%)
0 / 99
Independent Liberal 33 (0.0%)
N/A 0 (0.0%)
0 / 35
 N/A 0 (0.0%)
0 / 99
↓
84 15

Ward results

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Ardwick

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Ardwick[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Thomas O'Callaghan 1,054 76.5 −0.9
Liberal Democrats David Gray 144 10.5 +0.6
Conservative John Davenport 133 9.7 +3.2
Green Bruce Bingham 46 3.3 +3.3
Majority 910 66.1 −1.4
Turnout 1,377
Labour hold Swing -0.7

Baguley

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Baguley[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Anthony Burns* 1,468 74.1 −3.8
Conservative Trevor Roberts 307 15.5 +3.4
Liberal Democrats Cath Hall 152 7.7 −0.3
Residents Hannah Berry 53 2.7 +2.7
Majority 1,161 58.6 −7.5
Turnout 1,980
Labour hold Swing -3.6

Barlow Moor

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Barlow Moor[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Simon Wheale* 1,570 48.5 +14.5
Labour Valerie Dunn 1,339 41.4 −12.2
Conservative Bill Moore 229 7.1 −1.0
Green A. Kulpa 100 3.1 −1.2
Majority 231 7.1 −12.5
Turnout 3,238
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +13.3

Benchill

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Benchill[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Veronica Myers* 1,037 77.7 −8.4
Liberal Democrats Janice Redmond 124 9.3 −1.9
Conservative Carol Roberts 101 7.6 +7.6
Socialist Alternative T. Jefferies 72 5.4 +5.4
Majority 913 68.4 −6.6
Turnout 1,334
Labour hold Swing -3.2

Beswick and Clayton

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Beswick and Clayton[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Mark Clayton 1,133 47.9 −10.7
Labour John Flanagan* 1,091 46.1 +7.3
Residents K. Corcoran 73 3.1 +3.1
Conservative Jeffrey Leach 70 3.0 +0.8
Majority 42 1.8 −18.0
Turnout 2,367
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing -9.0

Blackley

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Blackley[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Kenneth Barnes* 1,573 63.5 −13.0
Labour Harold Lyons 1,317
Conservative Henry Coombes 322 13.0 +1.0
Liberal Democrats Peter Matthews 267 10.8 +1.2
Independent Carol Connell 231 9.3 +9.3
Liberal Democrats Graham Shaw 124
Green R. Maile 84 3.4 +3.4
Majority 995 50.5 −14.0
Turnout 2,477
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing -7.0

Bradford

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Bradford[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Paul Kelly* 1,152 76.2 +5.9
Liberal Democrats S. Kennedy 212 14.0 −6.8
Conservative Elena Stars 98 6.5 +0.6
Green Elaine Brown 50 3.3 +0.4
Majority 940 62.2 +12.7
Turnout 1,512
Labour hold Swing +6.3

Brooklands

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Brooklands[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Susan Cooley 1,152 56.4 −10.7
Conservative Paul Cummins* 672 32.9 +11.7
Liberal Democrats Anthony McGarr 182 8.9 −1.2
Residents J. Hamilton 35 1.7 +1.7
Majority 480 23.5 −22.4
Turnout 2,041
Labour gain from Conservative Swing -11.2

Burnage

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Burnage[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Kathleen Robinson 1,834 66.8 −4.8
Liberal Democrats J. Parkinson 434 15.8 +1.1
Conservative Christopher Brown 415 15.1 +3.9
Residents C. Mumford 63 2.3 +2.3
Majority 1,400 51.0 −5.9
Turnout 2,746
Labour hold Swing -2.9

Central

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Central[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Gordon Conquest* 975 77.7 −4.4
Conservative Ann Hodkinson 150 12.0 +5.2
Liberal Democrats W. Tew 109 8.7 +1.7
Green L. Maile 21 1.7 +1.7
Majority 825 65.7 −9.4
Turnout 1,255
Labour hold Swing -4.8

Charlestown

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Charlestown[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mark Hackett* 1,635 76.2 −0.2
Conservative Christine Saunders 266 12.4 −0.7
Liberal Democrats Vera Towers 200 9.3 +0.6
Residents H. Baker 44 2.1 +2.1
Majority 1,369 63.8 +0.4
Turnout 2,145
Labour hold Swing +0.2

Cheetham

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Cheetham[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Christopher Olaniyan 1,697 83.1 +4.7
Liberal Richard Wilson 215 10.5 +4.9
Liberal Democrats G. Epps 130 6.4 +1.8
Majority 1,482 72.6 +1.4
Turnout 2,042
Labour hold Swing -0.1

Chorlton

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Chorlton[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mary Humphreys 2,796 68.1 +0.2
Conservative Malcolm Cleall-Hill 734 17.9 +2.7
Liberal Democrats Helen Fisher 309 7.5 −2.8
Green Brian Candeland 269 6.5 +0.0
Majority 2,062 50.2 −2.5
Turnout 4,108
Labour hold Swing -1.2

Crumpsall

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Crumpsall[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Richard Leese* 1,913 74.2 −0.4
Conservative Teresa Skorsewski 398 15.4 +1.4
Liberal Democrats J. Spurway 201 7.8 −1.1
Residents J. Riemer 65 2.5 +2.5
Majority 1,515 58.8 −1.8
Turnout 2,577
Labour hold Swing -0.9

Didsbury

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Didsbury[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Pamela Smythe 1,834 38.2 −5.2
Conservative Peter Hilton* 1,559 32.4 +3.5
Liberal Democrats David Sandiford 1,352 28.1 +1.8
Residents K. Harkavy 62 1.3 +1.3
Majority 275 5.7 −8.8
Turnout 4,807
Labour gain from Conservative Swing -4.3

Fallowfield

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Fallowfield[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Royle* 1,584 69.9 +12.0
Conservative Simon Davenport 306 13.5 +1.5
Liberal Democrats James Graham 235 10.4 −0.2
Green Michael Daw 142 6.3 −4.3
Majority 1,278 56.4 +10.5
Turnout 2,267
Labour hold Swing +5.2

Gorton North

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Gorton North[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Iain Donaldson* 1,795 52.2 +1.2
Labour William Egerton 1,466 42.6 −1.9
Conservative M. Higginbottom 155 4.5 +1.1
Residents Melanie Jarman 23 0.7 +0.7
Majority 329 9.6 +3.1
Turnout 3,439
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +1.5

Gorton South

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Gorton South[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Simon Ashley* 1,733 57.3 +7.6
Labour B. Whitehead 1,167 38.6 −7.7
Conservative D. Davenport 90 3.0 −0.0
Green A. Salter 34 1.1 +1.1
Majority 566 18.7 +15.3
Turnout 3,024
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +7.6

Harpurhey

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Harpurhey[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Graham Stringer* 1,176 72.5 +3.1
Liberal Democrats L. Dyke 192 11.8 −7.3
Conservative Dorothy Keller 150 9.2 −2.3
Green C. Maile 104 6.4 +6.4
Majority 984 60.7 +10.4
Turnout 1,622
Labour hold Swing +5.2

Hulme

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Hulme[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Kevin Rowswell* 708 74.0 −5.3
Green Robin Goater 75 7.8 +7.8
Liberal Democrats S. Oliver 72 7.5 +2.0
Conservative Paul Kierman 69 7.2 +1.3
Independent Liberal Charles Lyn-Lloyd 33 3.4 +1.3
Majority 633 66.1 −7.3
Turnout 957
Labour hold Swing -6.5

Levenshulme

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Levenshulme[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats John Commons* 1,908 57.2 −0.7
Labour Zafar Mir 1,149 34.4 −0.5
Conservative Paul Mostyn 142 4.3 +0.5
Green A. Mohamood 107 3.2 +3.2
Communist League A. Howie 32 1.0 +1.0
Majority 759 22.7 −0.3
Turnout 3,338
Liberal Democrats hold Swing -0.1

Lightbowne

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Lightbowne[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour William Risby* 1,757 75.8 +2.0
Conservative M. Steadman 315 13.6 −0.1
Liberal Democrats David Gordon 186 8.0 −1.6
Green Philip Maile 60 2.6 −0.3
Majority 1,442 62.2 +2.1
Turnout 2,318
Labour hold Swing +1.0

Longsight

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Longsight[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mohammed Akhtar 1,520 46.9 −10.6
Conservative Muhammed Naqui 788 24.3 −2.3
Liberal Democrats Abu Chowdhury 414 12.8 +5.1
Green Spencer Fitzgibbon 293 9.0 +0.8
Independent Labour M. Middleton 225 6.9 +6.9
Majority 732 22.6 −8.3
Turnout 3,240
Labour hold Swing -4.1

Moss Side

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Moss Side[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Vince Young* 1,437 79.5 +3.3
Liberal Democrats Richard Powell 139 7.7 +2.5
Conservative Mary Barnes 137 7.6 −0.6
Green Lucy Fogarty 95 5.3 −1.5
Majority 1,298 71.8 +3.8
Turnout 1,808
Labour hold Swing +0.4

Moston

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Moston[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Patrick Mullin 1,762 72.9 −3.2
Conservative Gregory Skorzewski 368 15.2 +0.8
Liberal Democrats Howard Totty 269 11.1 +5.9
Residents R. Conibere 18 0.7 +0.7
Majority 1,394 57.7 −4.0
Turnout 2,417
Labour hold Swing -2.0

Newton Heath

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Newton Heath[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Smith* 1,349 80.2 −2.8
Conservative E. Fisher 169 10.0 +0.6
Liberal Democrats C. Turner 118 7.0 +0.8
Green P. Brown 47 2.8 +2.8
Majority 1,180 70.1 −3.5
Turnout 1,683
Labour hold Swing -1.7

Northenden

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Northenden[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sandra Bracegirdle* 1,816 69.0 −0.9
Conservative K. McKenna 476 18.1 +2.6
Liberal Democrats Ronald Axtell 226 8.6 −3.9
Green Lance Crookes 113 4.3 +4.3
Majority 1,340 50.9 −3.4
Turnout 2,631
Labour hold Swing -1.7

Old Moat

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Old Moat[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Brian Harrison* 2,126 67.0 −3.8
Conservative Graham Betton 433 13.6 +2.0
Liberal Democrats Yasmen Zalzala 324 10.2 −2.7
Green Teresa Romagnuolo 196 6.2 +1.5
Socialist Alternative J. White 94 3.0 +3.0
Majority 1,693 53.4 −4.6
Turnout 3,173
Labour hold Swing -2.9

Rusholme

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Rusholme[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Yomi Mambu* 1,224 49.9 +7.4
Liberal Democrats Shakeel Ahmad 732 29.9 −4.0
Socialist Alternative Margaret Manning 239 9.7 +9.7
Conservative Daniel Bunting 232 9.5 +6.6
Communist League T. Rigby 23 0.9 +0.9
Majority 492 20.0 +11.4
Turnout 2,450
Labour hold Swing +5.7

Sharston

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Sharston[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Griffith Berry* 1,298 75.7 −3.6
Conservative Robert Caddick 186 10.9 +0.9
Liberal Democrats S. Toole 180 10.5 +1.6
Green P. Johnson 50 2.9 +2.9
Majority 1,112 64.9 −4.4
Turnout 1,714
Labour hold Swing -2.2

Whalley Range

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Whalley Range[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Kath Fry* 1,755 60.2 +4.5
Conservative Richard West 657 22.5 −5.8
Liberal Democrats John Leech 338 11.6 +0.1
Green Mary Candeland 164 5.6 +1.1
Majority 1,098 64.6 +37.1
Turnout 2,914
Labour hold Swing +5.1

Withington

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Withington[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Alison Firth* 2,187 53.2 +10.1
Labour Joanne Green 1,532 37.3 −7.1
Conservative J. Callaghan 249 6.1 −2.5
Green Bernard Ekbery 142 3.5 −0.5
Majority 655 15.9 +14.5
Turnout 4,110
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +8.6

Woodhouse Park

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Woodhouse Park[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Leo Collins 1,142 70.3 −11.2
Labour Paul Andrews 1,103
Liberal Democrats William Fisher 186 11.4 −7.1
Liberal Democrats Robert Harrison 178
Green G. Lawson 161 9.9 +9.9
Conservative L. Maguire 136 8.4 +8.4
Majority 917 58.9 −4.2
Turnout 2,906
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing -2.0

By-elections between 1996 and 1998

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Hulme By-Election 2 May 1997[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mary Murphy 1,937 69.4 −4.6
Liberal Democrats James Graham 561 20.1 +12.5
Conservative Paul Kierman 293 10.5 +3.3
Majority 1,376 49.3 −16.8
Turnout 2,791 51.1
Labour hold Swing -8.5
Old Moat By-Election 2 May 1997[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jeffrey Smith 3,790 51.9 −15.9
Liberal Democrats Yasmin Zalzala 1,690 22.8 +12.6
Conservative Christopher Brown 1,256 17.0 +3.3
Independent Labour Michael Robinson 511 6.9 +6.9
Socialist Labour Julie White 163 2.2 +2.2
Majority 2,100 29.1 −24.3
Turnout 7,410 61.6
Labour hold Swing -14.2

References

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  1. ^ "Manchester Evening News, 3 May 1996.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag "List of councillors by name". manchester.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 10 November 1996. Retrieved 23 January 2012.
  3. ^ a b "By-election past results". manchester.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 27 April 2003. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
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