Elections to Manchester Council were held on Thursday, 1 May 1975. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 1979. These were the first Borough elections to be held in Manchester since it received its new Royal Charter (and effectively took over from its predecessor Corporation) in 1974. The Labour Party retained overall control of the Council.^[1]

Election result[edit]

Manchester Council Election Result 1975

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	19	5	0	+5	55.9	50.1	53,378	+5.3%
	Labour	15	0	5	-5	44.1	38.8	41,341	-7.1%
	Liberal	0	0	0	0	0.0	9.3	9,937	+4.3%
	Ratepayers	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.7	717	-1.0%
	Independent	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.5	517	-0.6%
	Communist	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.2	279	-0.8%
	National Front	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.2	246	+0.2%

After the election, the composition of the council was as follows:

Party		Seats	+/-
	Labour	54	-5
	Conservative	45	+5
	Labour hold

Ward results[edit]

Alexandra[edit]

Alexandra

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Rodgers*	2,929	61.5	+10.3
	Liberal	K. Summerfield	1,005	21.1	-15.1
	Labour	J. Comyn-Platt	832	17.5	+4.8
Majority			341	40.4	+25.4
Turnout			4,766
	Conservative hold		Swing	+12.7

Ardwick[edit]

Ardwick

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	N. I. Finley*	1,082	67.8	-10.8
	Conservative	L. H. Nield	515	32.2	+10.8
Majority			567	35.5	-21.6
Turnout			1,597
	Labour hold		Swing	-10.8

Baguley[edit]

Baguley (2 vacancies)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Malbon	2,572	53.9	+8.7
	Conservative	J. V. Oatway	2,526
	Labour	H. Brown	2,202	46.1	-8.7
	Labour	C. B. Muir*	2,143
Majority			324	7.8	-1.9
Turnout			4,774
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	+8.7

Barlow Moor[edit]

Barlow Moor

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. D. Moore*	2,083	64.4	+13.1
	Labour	J. Winer	1,150	35.6	+6.0
Majority			933	28.9	+7.0
Turnout			3,233
	Conservative hold		Swing	+3.5

Beswick[edit]

Beswick

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	K. Eastham*	1,282	79.0	-6.8
	Conservative	J. R. Cawley	341	21.0	+6.8
Majority			941	58.0	-13.7
Turnout			1,623
	Labour hold		Swing	-6.8

Blackley[edit]

Blackley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. P. Cummins	1,532	53.7	+11.1
	Labour	S. Smith*	1,321	46.3	-11.1
Majority			211	7.4	-7.4
Turnout			2,853
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	+11.1

Bradford[edit]

Bradford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. Grant*	1,525	48.7	-16.0
	Conservative	C. R. Ashton	1,454	46.4	+11.1
	Communist	M. Pearce	83	2.6	+2.6
	Independent	J. Hulse	72	2.3	+2.3
Majority			71	2.3	-27.1
Turnout			3,134
	Labour hold		Swing	-13.5

Brooklands[edit]

Brooklands

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. A. O'Connor*	2,752	60.7	+5.0
	Labour	E. Mellor	1,785	39.3	-5.0
Majority			967	21.4	+10.0
Turnout			4,537
	Conservative hold		Swing	+5.0

Burnage[edit]

Burnage

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Platt*	2,405	51.4	-13.1
	Labour	E. H. Spencer	1,518	32.4	-3.0
	Liberal	F. Turner	759	16.2	+16.2
Majority			887	18.9	-10.1
Turnout			4,682
	Conservative hold		Swing	-5.0

Charlestown[edit]

Charlestown

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Hood	1,640	52.4	+12.0
	Labour	S. Silverman*	1,488	47.6	-12.0
Majority			152	4.8	-14.3
Turnout			3,128
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	+12.0

Cheetham[edit]

Cheetham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. Shaw*	1,130	62.2	-5.6
	Conservative	N. Green	687	37.8	+5.6
Majority			443	24.4	-11.2
Turnout			1,817
	Labour hold		Swing	-5.6

Chorlton[edit]

Chorlton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. Franks	2,655	62.1	+8.9
	Labour	A. Smith	865	20.2	-1.9
	Liberal	W. S. Kenyon	657	15.4	-9.3
	National Front	T. A. Golds	97	2.3	+2.3
Majority			1,790	41.9	+13.3
Turnout			4,274
	Conservative hold		Swing	+5.4

Collegiate Church[edit]

Collegiate Church

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. B. Ogden*	389	59.8	-8.1
	Conservative	D. H. Philip	179	27.5	+13.7
	Liberal	J. Laslett	82	12.6	-5.5
Majority			210	32.3	-17.4
Turnout			650
	Labour hold		Swing	-10.9

Crossacres[edit]

Crossacres

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	K. Collis*	2,017	46.5	-6.6
	Conservative	R. W. Munn	934	21.5	+5.2
	Ratepayers	K. A. Edis	717	16.5	-13.9
	Liberal	H. Griffiths	605	13.9	+13.9
	Communist	M. Taylor	64	1.5	-1.6
Majority			1,083	25.0	-0.7
Turnout			4,337
	Labour hold		Swing	-5.9

Crumpsall[edit]

Crumpsall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. W. Lever*	2,236	60.3	-3.2
	Labour	S. Caron	1,054	28.4	-8.0
	Liberal	A. E. Griffiths	418	11.3	+11.3
Majority			1,182	31.9	+4.9
Turnout			3,708
	Conservative hold		Swing	+2.4

Didsbury[edit]

Didsbury

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. R. Crawford*	3,636	65.8	-6.4
	Liberal	R. Johnson	993	18.0	+18.0
	Labour	A. J. Bateman	802	14.5	-8.2
	Communist	D. Maher	93	1.7	-3.3
Majority			2,643	47.8	+1.8
Turnout			5,524
	Conservative hold		Swing	-12.2

Gorton North[edit]

Gorton North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. Halstead	1,332	54.9	-12.1
	Conservative	R. J. Beale	1,093	45.1	+12.1
Majority			239	9.8	-24.2
Turnout			2,425
	Labour hold		Swing	-12.1

Gorton South[edit]

Gorton South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	K. Franklin*	1,197	56.1	+6.1
	Conservative	T. Brownrigg	935	43.9	+17.1
Majority			262	12.3	+11.0
Turnout			2,132
	Labour hold		Swing	-5.5

Harpurhey[edit]

Harpurhey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. F. Delahunty*	520	47.8	-15.0
	Conservative	D. Porter	421	38.7	+1.5
	Liberal	R. Addison	147	13.5	+13.5
Majority			99	9.1	-16.4
Turnout			1,088
	Labour hold		Swing	-8.2

Hulme[edit]

Hulme

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. Smith*	1,262	67.9	-9.7
	Conservative	G. B. Draycott	363	19.5	+2.1
	Liberal	P. Davis	194	10.4	+10.4
	Communist	R. H. Vaughan	39	2.1	-2.9
Majority			899	48.4	-11.8
Turnout			1,858
	Labour hold		Swing	-5.9

Levenshulme[edit]

Levenshulme

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Alexander*	2,406	56.3	-2.9
	Labour	P. Hildrew	1,432	33.5	-7.3
	Liberal	K. Osbourne	437	10.2	+10.2
Majority			974	22.8	+4.3
Turnout			4,275
	Conservative hold		Swing	+2.2

Lightbowne[edit]

Lightbowne

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. Jones*	1,546	38.4	+5.8
	Labour	F. Done	1,358	33.7	+0.1
	Liberal	H. Roche	1,122	27.9	+12.0
Majority			188	4.7	+3.6
Turnout			4,026
	Conservative hold		Swing	+2.8

Lloyd Street[edit]

Lloyd Street

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. S. Wood*	1,683	46.0	-10.4
	Conservative	D. Sumberg	1,553	42.5	-1.0
	Liberal	R. Cowe	419	11.5	+11.4
Majority			130	3.6	-9.3
Turnout			3,655
	Labour hold		Swing	-4.7

Longsight[edit]

Longsight

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Taylor*	1,453	55.0	+5.8
	Labour	A. Burns	1,189	45.0	-0.7
Majority			264	10.0	+6.5
Turnout			2,642
	Conservative hold		Swing	+3.2

Miles Platting[edit]

Miles Platting

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. Donoghue*	973	72.3	+4.5
	Conservative	A. Chappell	372	27.7	+15.7
Majority			601	44.7	-11.2
Turnout			1,345
	Labour hold		Swing	-5.6

Moss Side[edit]

Moss Side

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Grainger	482	39.8	-20.7
	Independent	T. M. McClure	445	36.8	+36.8
	Conservative	W. Guy	283	23.4	-10.2
Majority			37	3.1	-23.9
Turnout			1,210
	Labour hold		Swing	-28.7

Moston[edit]

Moston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. I. Jones	2,502	56.5	+7.2
	Labour	C. C. Lamb*	1,420	32.1	-18.6
	Liberal	I. Garrard	356	8.0	+8.0
	National Front	M. R. Goucher	149	3.4	+3.4
Majority			1,082	24.4	+23.1
Turnout			4,427
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	+12.9

Newton Heath[edit]

Newton Heath

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Smith*	1,449	53.9	-8.6
	Conservative	A. Bonson	1,240	46.1	+8.6
Majority			209	7.8	-17.2
Turnout			2,689
	Labour hold		Swing	-8.6

Northenden[edit]

Northenden

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Mountford*	2,715	53.3	-0.2
	Labour	D. Healey	1,886	37.0	-3.3
	Liberal	H. Hilton	490	9.6	+9.6
Majority			829	16.3	+3.1
Turnout			5,091
	Conservative hold		Swing	+1.5

Old Moat[edit]

Old Moat

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	T. E. Murphy*	2,232	57.6	-6.3
	Labour	P. Bednarski	1,106	28.6	-7.4
	Liberal	A. A. Parr	534	13.8	+13.8
Majority			1,126	29.1	+1.1
Turnout			3,872
	Conservative hold		Swing	+0.5

Rusholme[edit]

Rusholme

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Tucker*	2,196	64.8	+5.0
	Labour	P. J. Rowbotham	785	23.2	-6.8
	Liberal	F. A. Melling	408	12.0	+12.0
Majority			1,411	41.6	+11.8
Turnout			3,389
	Conservative hold		Swing	+5.9

Withington[edit]

Withington

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. Crabtree*	2,162	49.3	+1.2
	Liberal	J. Edwards	1,311	29.9	+0.2
	Labour	C. Scott	911	20.8	-1.4
Majority			851	19.4	+1.0
Turnout			4,384
	Conservative hold		Swing	+0.5

Woodhouse Park[edit]

Woodhouse Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. Berry*	1,914	58.5	-3.3
	Conservative	A. Farmer	1,356	41.5	+10.7
Majority			558	17.0	-14.0
Turnout			3,270
	Labour hold		Swing	-7.0

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