1987 Manchester City Council election

1987 UK local government election March 2020 March 2020 March 2020 1987 Manchester City Council election England Arms of the City of Manchester.svg parliamentary no 1986 Manchester City Council election 1986 1987 05 07 y 1988 Manchester City Council election 1988 33 of 99 seats to Manchester City Council 50 Manchester 1987.png Map of results of 1987 election Leader of the Council Graham Stringer Labour Party (UK) Leader of the Council after election Graham Stringer Labour Party (UK) Graham Stringer Official portrait of Graham Stringer, Parliamentary Secretary, Cabinet Office.jpg Labour Party (UK) 31 seats,58.1% Harpurhey 86 19 77 9 62,473 42.0% 16.1% Joyce Hill Conservative Party (UK) 1 seats,20.3% Didsbury 7 9 13 6 43,168 29.0% 8.7% David Sandiford SDP-Liberal Alliance Withington 2 seats,19.3% 6 5 9 3 40,343 27.1% 7.8% Elections to Manchester Council were held on Thursday, 7 May 1987. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 1991. The Labour Party retained overall control of the Council. Manchester City Council Election Results, 2nd Edition, Swarbrick (1993). Election result PartyVotesSeatsFull CouncilLabour Party62,473 (42.0%)42.0 Labour Party (UK) 16.119 (57.6%)19 33 Labour Party (UK) 9 77 (77.7%)77 99 Labour Party (UK)Conservative Party43,168 (29.0%)29.0 Conservative Party (UK) 8.79 (27.3%)9 33 Conservative Party (UK) 613 (13.1%)13 99 Conservative Party (UK)Alliance40,343 (27.1%)27.1 SDP-Liberal Alliance 7.8 5 (15.1%)5 33 SDP-Liberal Alliance 3 9 (9.1%)9 99 SDP-Liberal AllianceGreen Party1,775 (1.2%)1.2 Green Party (UK) 0.4 0 (0.0%)0 33 Green Party (UK) 0 (0.0%)0 99 Green Party (UK)Independent840 (0.5%)0.5 Independent (politician) 0.6 0 (0.0%)0 33 Independent (politician) 0 (0.0%)0 99 Independent (politician) + ↓ 77 9 13 Ward results Ardwick Ardwick Labour Party (UK) Norman Finley* 1,825 67.0 -9.5 Liberal Party (UK) Ronald Axtell 460 16.9 +9.3 Conservative Party (UK) Steven Johnson 438 16.1 +0.2 1,365 50.1 -10.4 2,723 Labour Party (UK) -9.4 Baguley Baguley Labour Party (UK) Winifred Smith* 1,923 42.1 -31.2 Conservative Party (UK) Simon Lawley 1,582 34.6 +7.9 Social Democratic Party (UK) Desmond Cooke 1,065 23.3 +23.3 341 7.5 -39.2 4,570 Labour Party (UK) -19.5 Barlow Moor Barlow Moor Social Democratic Party (UK) Simon Gluck 2,305 42.5 +10.6 Labour Party (UK) Christopher Tucker* 1,886 34.8 -11.9 Conservative Party (UK) Nicholas Brook 1,110 20.5 +2.4 Green Party (UK) Brian Candeland 126 2.3 -1.0 419 7.7 -7.1 5,427 Social Democratic Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) +11.2 Benchill Benchill Labour Party (UK) Neil Warren* 2,022 62.6 -9.8 Liberal Party (UK) Ann Bradshaw 1,207 37.4 +37.4 815 25.2 -28.2 3,229 Labour Party (UK) -23.6 Beswick and Clayton Beswick and Clayton Labour Party (UK) Sidney Silverman* 1,867 56.2 -17.8 Conservative Party (UK) Leonard Hockey 885 26.6 +12.4 Social Democratic Party (UK) Valerie Cahill 572 17.2 +11.9 982 29.5 -30.4 3,324 Labour Party (UK) -15.1 Blackley Blackley Labour Party (UK) Eileen Kelly* 1,879 45.2 -20.4 Conservative Party (UK) Kevin Potter 1,366 32.9 +12.4 Social Democratic Party (UK) John Cookson 910 21.9 +9.4 513 12.3 -32.8 4,155 Labour Party (UK) -16.4 Bradford Bradford Labour Party (UK) Margaret Smith 2,048 61.9 -16.9 Liberal Party (UK) Simon Lewis 650 19.6 +10.5 Conservative Party (UK) Margaret Payne 610 18.4 +6.3 1,398 42.3 -24.4 3,308 Labour Party (UK) -13.7 Brooklands Brooklands Conservative Party (UK) Arthur O'Connor 2,646 50.0 +13.7 Labour Party (UK) Paul Clarke* 1,714 32.4 -16.2 Liberal Party (UK) David Wraxall 935 17.7 +2.6 932 17.6 +5.4 5,295 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) +14.9 Burnage Burnage Conservative Party (UK) Jeffrey Leach 2,231 40.2 +15.3 Labour Party (UK) Marilyn Taylor* 1,992 35.9 -12.9 Social Democratic Party (UK) Robert Harrison 1,231 22.2 +7.0 Green Party (UK) Edwin Howard 90 1.6 +0.1 239 4.3 5,544 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) +14.1 Central Central Labour Party (UK) Patricia Conquest* 1,511 67.9 -11.7 Conservative Party (UK) Alan Hudson 364 16.4 +5.0 Social Democratic Party (UK) Graeme Muir 351 15.8 +6.8 1,147 51.5 -16.6 2,226 Labour Party (UK) -8.3 Charlestown Charlestown Labour Party (UK) Valerie Edwards 1,933 41.2 -22.3 Conservative Party (UK) Michael Jones 1,766 37.7 +14.4 Social Democratic Party (UK) Eric Watts 990 21.1 +8.0 167 3.6 -36.6 4,689 Labour Party (UK) -18.3 Cheetham Cheetham Labour Party (UK) Nicholas Harris* 1,452 52.3 -27.6 Independent (politician) Sydney Laserson 727 26.2 +26.2 Social Democratic Party (UK) Barry McColgan 596 21.5 +1.4 725 26.1 -33.7 2,775 Labour Party (UK) -26.9 Chorlton Chorlton Conservative Party (UK) Daniel Kielthy 2,887 44.4 +6.4 Labour Party (UK) Philip Openshaw 2,132 32.8 -15.4 Liberal Party (UK) Margaret Boyle 1,287 19.8 +6.7 Green Party (UK) Marian Daltrop 200 3.1 +3.1 755 11.6 +1.4 6,506 Conservative Party (UK) +10.9 Crumpsall Crumpsall Conservative Party (UK) Roger Bullock 2,178 45.1 +14.1 Labour Party (UK) Basil Curley* 1,764 36.5 -13.2 Social Democratic Party (UK) Harry Blease 776 16.1 -3.2 Independent (politician) Robert Lomas 113 2.3 +2.3 414 8.6 -10.0 4,831 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) +13.6 Didsbury Didsbury Conservative Party (UK) Muriel Crawford* 3,635 54.3 +10.9 Labour Party (UK) Geoffrey Bridson 1,495 22.3 -9.7 Social Democratic Party (UK) Ann Muir 1,346 20.1 -2.6 Green Party (UK) Michael Abberton 223 3.3 +1.3 2,140 31.9 +20.5 6,699 Conservative Party (UK) +10.3 Fallowfield Fallowfield Labour Party (UK) Michael Harrison 1,720 41.9 -12.7 Conservative Party (UK) Stephen Keegin 1,434 35.0 +13.8 Social Democratic Party (UK) Kevin Read 789 19.2 -0.7 Green Party (UK) Jonathan Booty 158 3.9 -0.4 286 7.0 -26.3 4,101 Labour Party (UK) -13.2 Gorton North Gorton North Labour Party (UK) Anne Unwin 2,078 45.4 -22.9 Social Democratic Party (UK) Paul Allanson 1,294 28.3 +14.2 Conservative Party (UK) Noel Dentith 1,203 26.3 +9.8 784 17.1 -34.7 4,575 Labour Party (UK) -18.5 Gorton South Gorton South Liberal Party (UK) James Ashley 2,291 49.1 +17.8 Labour Party (UK) Bernard Stone 1,814 38.9 -18.7 Conservative Party (UK) Terence Grimshaw 557 11.9 +0.9 477 10.2 -16.1 4,662 Liberal Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) +18.2 Harpurhey Harpurhey Labour Party (UK) Nilofar Siddiqi* 1,648 47.0 -23.4 Conservative Party (UK) Reginald Chadwick 1,060 30.2 +15.9 Social Democratic Party (UK) Morris Lockwood 797 22.7 +7.4 588 16.8 -38.3 3,505 Labour Party (UK) -19.6 Hulme Hulme Labour Party (UK) Mary Kelly 1,859 72.8 -8.8 Liberal Party (UK) Simon Jones 694 27.2 +17.5 1,165 45.6 -27.3 2,553 Labour Party (UK) -13.1 Levenshulme Levenshulme Liberal Party (UK) Audrey Greaves* 2,974 55.4 +2.1 Labour Party (UK) Vincent Young 1,474 27.5 -4.3 Conservative Party (UK) Victoria Colledge 741 13.8 +1.3 Green Party (UK) Beryl Clarke 178 3.3 +1.0 1,500 27.9 +6.5 5,367 Liberal Party (UK) +3.2 Lightbowne Lightbowne Conservative Party (UK) Gerry Carey 2,035 38.6 +15.5 Labour Party (UK) Derek Shaw* 1,855 35.2 -27.9 Liberal Party (UK) David Porter 1,385 26.3 +12.5 180 3.4 -36.6 5,275 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) +21.7 Longsight Longsight Labour Party (UK) Kenneth Strath* 2,837 60.1 -3.3 Social Democratic Party (UK) Rosalind Moss 905 19.2 -2.5 Conservative Party (UK) Ian Ferguson 830 17.6 +6.3 Green Party (UK) Robert Waters 151 3.2 -0.4 1,932 40.9 -0.9 4,723 Labour Party (UK) -0.4 Moss Side Moss Side Labour Party (UK) Sam Darby* 2,653 70.1 -10.5 Conservative Party (UK) Mary Barnes 605 16.0 +5.7 Liberal Party (UK) Graham Shaw 527 13.9 +4.8 2,048 54.1 -16.2 3,785 Labour Party (UK) -8.1 Moston Moston Conservative Party (UK) John Clough 2,223 43.2 +17.8 Labour Party (UK) William Risby* 1,906 37.1 -19.0 Liberal Party (UK) David Gordon 1,013 19.7 +9.5 317 6.2 -24.4 5,142 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) +18.4 Newton Heath Newton Heath Labour Party (UK) Alan Wood 1,977 56.2 -17.5 Conservative Party (UK) Jacqueline Hughes 854 24.3 +6.4 Liberal Party (UK) Vera Towers 685 19.5 +12.8 1,123 31.9 -24.0 3,516 Labour Party (UK) -11.9 Northenden Northenden Conservative Party (UK) Anne Carroll 2,027 37.0 +10.3 Labour Party (UK) Gabrielle Cox 1,714 31.3 -28.0 Liberal Party (UK) Michael Otterwell 1,679 30.6 +16.6 Green Party (UK) Sylvia Buchan 61 1.1 +1.1 313 5.7 -26.9 5,481 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) +19.1 Old Moat Old Moat Labour Party (UK) Keith Bradley* 2,309 38.0 -13.0 Liberal Party (UK) Anne Monkhouse 2,120 34.9 +11.6 Conservative Party (UK) Maura Logan 1,523 25.1 +2.8 Green Party (UK) Joyce Foster 127 2.1 -1.2 189 3.1 -24.6 6,079 Labour Party (UK) -12.3 Rusholme Rusholme Liberal Party (UK) Marc Ramsbottom 2,310 46.0 +5.5 Labour Party (UK) Yomi Mambu* 1,969 39.2 -7.9 Conservative Party (UK) Nigel Barnes 594 11.8 +1.4 Green Party (UK) Alison Hunt 149 3.0 +3.0 341 6.8 +0.2 5,022 Liberal Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) +6.7 Sharston Sharston Labour Party (UK) George Mann 1,801 38.5 -26.0 Social Democratic Party (UK) Robert Bowers 1,585 33.9 -1.6 Conservative Party (UK) Alan Williams 1,292 27.6 +27.6 216 4.6 -24.5 4,678 Labour Party (UK) -12.2 Whalley Range Whalley Range Conservative Party (UK) John Kershaw 2,294 42.7 +9.1 Labour Party (UK) Yousouf Gooljary 2,075 38.6 -11.1 Social Democratic Party (UK) Kenneth McKeon 856 15.9 -0.8 Green Party (UK) Colin Kirby 149 2.8 +2.8 219 4.1 -12.0 5,374 Conservative Party (UK) +10.1 Withington Withington Liberal Party (UK) David Sandiford* 2,631 44.9 +2.3 Labour Party (UK) David Silkin 1,614 27.5 -7.4 Conservative Party (UK) Anthony Elleray 1,457 24.8 +5.3 Green Party (UK) Guy Otten 163 2.8 -0.2 1,017 17.3 +9.6 5,865 Liberal Party (UK) +4.8 Woodhouse Park Woodhouse Park Labour Party (UK) May Bullows 1,727 48.0 -7.8 Social Democratic Party (UK) Eileen Dawes 1,127 31.3 +16.0 Conservative Party (UK) Dorothy Hurst 741 20.6 +12.3 600 16.7 -18.5 3,595 Labour Party (UK) -11.9 By-elections between 1987 and 1988 By-elections 20 August 1987 Two by-elections were held on 20 August 1987 to fill vacancies which had arisen in the city council.Double poll blow for Labour, Manchester Evening News, August 21, 1987, p.2 Gorton South Caused by the resignation of Councillor Neil Litherland (Labour, Gorton South, elected 3 May 1984)Manchester City Council Election Results, 2nd Edition, Swarbrick (1993). on 13 July 1987.Another 'I quit' shock for Labour, Manchester Evening News, July 14, 1987, p.2 Gorton South Liberal Party (UK) John Bridges 1,859 53.4 +4.3 Labour Party (UK) Bernard Stone 1,228 35.3 -3.6 Conservative Party (UK) Stephen Keegin 350 10.1 -1.8 Green Party (UK) Paul Reeves 44 1.3 N/A 631 18.1 +7.9 3,481 Liberal Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Northenden Caused by the resignation of Councillor Keith Barnes (Labour, Northenden, elected 6 May 1982)Manchester City Council Election Results, 2nd Edition, Swarbrick (1993). on 13 May 1987.Labour chairman quits Ringway, Manchester Evening News, May 14, 1987, p.2 Northenden Conservative Party (UK) Bernard Slamon 2,080 56.5 +19.5 Labour Party (UK) William Risby 1,234 33.5 +2.2 Liberal Party (UK) David Wraxall 318 8.6 -22.0 Green Party (UK) Sylvia Buchan 52 1.4 +0.3 846 22.0 +17.3 3,684 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) References expanded Category:1987 English local elections 1987 Category:1980s in Manchester