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]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]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]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]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]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]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]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]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]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]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]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]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]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]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]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]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]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]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]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]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]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]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]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]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]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]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]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]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]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]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]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]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]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]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 |
References
[edit]- ^ Manchester City Council Election Results, 2nd Edition, Swarbrick (1993).
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