1979 Manchester City Council election

1979 UK local government election March 2010 March 2020 March 2020 1979 Manchester City Council election England Arms of the City of Manchester.svg parliamentary no 1978 Manchester City Council election 1978 1979 05 03 y 1980 Manchester City Council election 1980 33 of 99 seats to Manchester City Council 50 Manchester 1979.png Map of results of 1979 election Leader of the Council Norman Morris Labour Party (UK) Leader of the Council after election Norman Morris Labour Party (UK) Norman Morris Labour Party (UK) 19 seats,47.8% Charlestown 53 25 63 10 118,345 50.7% 2.9% Cecil Franks Conservative Party (UK) Chorlton 14 seats,45.3% 45 6 33 12 87,695 37.6% 7.7% Audrey Jones Liberal Party (UK) Withington 0 seats,5.9% 1 2 3 2 26,208 11.2% 5.3% Elections to Manchester City Council were held on Thursday, 3 May 1979, on the same day as the 1979 UK general election. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a three-year term of office, expiring in 1982, due to the boundary changes and "all-out" elections due to take place that year. The Labour Party retained overall control of the council.Manchester City Council Election Results, 2nd Edition, Swarbrick (1993). Election result PartyVotesSeatsFull CouncilLabour Party Labour Party (UK)118,345 (50.7%)50.7 Labour Party (UK) 2.9 25 (75.8%)25 33 Labour Party (UK) 10 63 (63.7%)63 99 Labour Party (UK)Conservative Party Conservative Party (UK)87,695 (37.6%)37.6 Conservative Party (UK) 7.76 (18.2%)6 33 Conservative Party (UK) 1233 (33.3%)33 99 Conservative Party (UK)Liberal Party Liberal Party (UK)26,208 (11.2%)11.2 Liberal Party (UK) 5.3 2 (6.1%)2 33 Liberal Party (UK) 2 3 (3.0%)3 99 Liberal Party (UK)Ecology Ecology Party641 (0.3%)0.3 Ecology Party N/A0 (0.0%)0 33 Ecology Party N/A0 (0.0%)0 99 Ecology PartyCommunist Communist Party of Great Britain278 (0.1%)0.1 Communist Party of Great Britain 0.10 (0.0%)0 33 Communist Party of Great Britain 0 (0.0%)0 99 Communist Party of Great BritainIndependent Independent (politician)164 (0.1%)0.1 Independent (politician) N/A0 (0.0%)0 33 Independent (politician) N/A0 (0.0%)0 99 Independent (politician) + ↓ 63 3 33 Ward results Alexandra Alexandra Conservative Party (UK) R. C. Rodgers* 4,864 58.8 -1.1 Labour Party (UK) J. Cocker 3,403 41.2 +15.4 1,461 17.7 -16.4 8,267 72.3 +34.7 Conservative Party (UK) Ardwick Ardwick Labour Party (UK) N. I. Finley* 2,289 58.5 -12.0 Conservative Party (UK) W. R. Swan 1,310 33.5 +7.2 Liberal Party (UK) J. Spittle 315 8.0 +4.8 979 25.0 -19.2 3,914 62.3 +34.6 Labour Party (UK) -9.6 Baguley Baguley Labour Party (UK) K. Robinson 5,412 54.5 -1.9 Conservative Party (UK) M. Malbon* 3,693 37.2 -6.4 Liberal Party (UK) P. G. Willams 821 8.3 +8.3 1,719 17.3 +4.6 9,926 72.8 +26.7 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) +2.2 Barlow Moor Barlow Moor Conservative Party (UK) H. D. Moore* 3,095 45.9 -18.0 Labour Party (UK) J. H. Parish 2,834 42.0 +5.9 Liberal Party (UK) J. R. Marsden 815 12.1 +12.1 261 3.9 -23.9 6,744 68.0 +35.6 Conservative Party (UK) -11.9 Beswick Beswick Labour Party (UK) K. Eastham* 3,505 81.5 +4.2 Conservative Party (UK) C. Hare 796 18.5 +2.1 2,709 63.0 +2.1 4,301 61.2 +33.5 Labour Party (UK) +1.0 Blackley Blackley Labour Party (UK) Eddie Newman 3,936 48.3 +3.7 Conservative Party (UK) H. P. Cummins* 3,571 43.8 -8.4 Liberal Party (UK) J. Ashley 643 7.9 +4.7 365 4.5 -3.1 8,150 74.8 +31.6 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) +6.0 Bradford Bradford Labour Party (UK) E. Grant* 5,127 63.9 +5.1 Conservative Party (UK) L. Hockey 2,459 30.6 -6.0 Liberal Party (UK) P. Hanmer 440 5.5 +5.5 2,668 33.2 +10.9 8,026 69.7 +36.4 Labour Party (UK) +5.5 Brooklands Brooklands Labour Party (UK) D. Healey 4,554 48.1 +4.9 Conservative Party (UK) D. Sumberg 4,136 43.7 -13.1 Liberal Party (UK) A. L. Algar 777 8.2 +8.2 418 4.4 -9.3 9,467 74.9 +34.1 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) +9.0 Burnage Burnage Conservative Party (UK) H. Platt* 3,872 46.3 -14.3 Labour Party (UK) A. Lister 3,604 43.1 +3.7 Liberal Party (UK) G. Shaw 885 10.6 +10.6 268 3.2 -18.5 8,361 74.6 +37.0 Conservative Party (UK) -9.0 Charlestown Charlestown Labour Party (UK) G. Stringer 3,802 51.2 +2.8 Conservative Party (UK) J. Hood* 2,974 40.1 -5.1 Liberal Party (UK) E. V. Roberts 648 8.7 +5.2 828 11.2 +8.0 7,424 76.7 +32.2 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) +3.9 Cheetham Cheetham Labour Party (UK) S. Shaw* 3,014 66.1 -0.5 Conservative Party (UK) F. Meaden 1,294 28.4 -5.0 Liberal Party (UK) S. O. Mousah 250 5.5 +5.5 1,720 37.7 +4.5 4,558 65.5 +37.0 Labour Party (UK) +2.2 Chorlton Chorlton Conservative Party (UK) C. Franks* 4,244 51.0 -11.0 Labour Party (UK) H. Brown 2,979 35.8 +4.7 Liberal Party (UK) J. Commons 1,096 13.2 +6.3 1,265 15.2 -15.8 8,319 75.9 +37.5 Conservative Party (UK) -7.8 Collegiate Church Collegiate Church Labour Party (UK) P. Karney 1,531 63.6 +0.5 Conservative Party (UK) S. R. Newth 666 27.7 -3.4 Liberal Party (UK) I. Wilde 211 8.8 +3.0 865 35.9 +4.0 2,408 53.8 +25.6 Labour Party (UK) +1.9 Crossacres Crossacres Labour Party (UK) Ken Collis* 5,577 60.1 +0.6 Conservative Party (UK) A. Spencer 2,348 25.3 -4.0 Liberal Party (UK) H. Griffiths 1,358 14.6 +3.5 3,229 34.8 +4.6 9,283 70.5 +35.2 Labour Party (UK) +2.3 Crumpsall Crumpsall Conservative Party (UK) F. W. Lever* 3,615 47.0 -6.9 Labour Party (UK) M. Harrison 3,287 42.7 +5.2 Liberal Party (UK) J. Cookson 797 10.4 +3.3 328 4.3 -12.2 7,699 71.5 +36.2 Conservative Party (UK) -6.0 Didsbury Didsbury Conservative Party (UK) M. R. Crawford* 5,415 56.4 -11.6 Labour Party (UK) R. P. Ashby 2,444 25.5 +2.8 Liberal Party (UK) A. T. Parkinson 1,738 18.1 +8.8 2,971 31.0 -14.3 9,597 76.8 +32.3 Conservative Party (UK) -7.2 Gorton North Gorton North Labour Party (UK) P. Hildrew 3,871 63.2 +6.5 Conservative Party (UK) E. Leadbetter 1,845 30.1 -6.1 Liberal Party (UK) D. Nicholson 411 6.7 -0.4 2,026 33.1 +12.6 6,127 73.2 +35.5 Labour Party (UK) +6.3 Gorton South Gorton South Labour Party (UK) K. Franklin* 3,662 61.1 +5.7 Conservative Party (UK) D. Heywood 1,905 31.8 -8.4 Liberal Party (UK) J. Rhodes 429 7.2 +7.2 1,757 29.3 +14.1 5,996 70.9 +37.1 Labour Party (UK) +7.0 Harpurhey Harpurhey Labour Party (UK) R. F. Delahunty* 2,802 64.6 +2.1 Conservative Party (UK) J. Harding 1,270 29.3 -8.2 Liberal Party (UK) N. Towers 266 6.1 +6.1 1,532 35.3 +10.3 4,338 65.4 +34.5 Labour Party (UK) +5.1 Hulme Hulme Labour Party (UK) W. Smith* 3,562 68.6 +11.1 Conservative Party (UK) N. P. Shand 957 18.4 +3.5 Liberal Party (UK) S. K. McClure 499 10.6 -3.7 Communist Party of Great Britain R. W. Gwilt 174 3.4 +1.3 2,605 50.2 +12.8 5,192 61.6 +32.2 Labour Party (UK) +3.8 Levenshulme Levenshulme Liberal Party (UK) Keith Whitmore 3,180 36.6 +14.5 Labour Party (UK) R. A. Reddington 2,959 34.1 -3.1 Conservative Party (UK) S. Alexander* 2,544 29.3 -11.4 221 2.5 -1.0 8,683 72.2 +33.8 Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) +8.8 Lightbowne Lightbowne Labour Party (UK) P. A. Murphy 4,358 55.2 -0.3 Conservative Party (UK) V. E. Clare 2,787 35.3 -9.2 Liberal Party (UK) K. Osbourne 743 9.4 +9.4 1,571 19.9 +8.9 7,888 74.8 +31.8 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) +4.4 Lloyd Street Lloyd Street Labour Party (UK) A. S. Wood* 4,449 56.0 +2.8 Conservative Party (UK) M. L. Davies 2,788 35.1 -6.9 Liberal Party (UK) M. A. Plesch 540 6.8 +2.0 Independent (politician) A. H. Bradley 164 2.1 +2.1 1,661 20.9 +9.7 7,941 69.3 +33.5 Labour Party (UK) +4.8 Longsight Longsight Labour Party (UK) J. M. Wilson 3,837 60.3 +6.2 Conservative Party (UK) G. Taylor* 1,989 31.3 -9.6 Liberal Party (UK) M. Amin 534 8.4 +3.4 1,848 29.1 +9.7 6,360 66.8 +32.4 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) +7.9 Miles Platting Miles Platting Labour Party (UK) P. Conquest 3,193 76.8 +0.5 Conservative Party (UK) J. Cartland 737 17.7 -0.4 Liberal Party (UK) J. A. Turrell 228 5.5 +5.5 2,456 59.1 +0.9 4,158 62.0 +38.0 Labour Party (UK) +0.4 Moss Side Moss Side Labour Party (UK) J. Wilner 2,630 67.5 -2.5 Conservative Party (UK) J. M. Goldsby 888 22.8 +4.1 Liberal Party (UK) D. Redford 380 9.7 -1.6 1,742 44.7 -6.5 3,898 63.5 +36.3 Labour Party (UK) -3.3 Moston Moston Labour Party (UK) C. McClaren 4,179 46.3 +1.5 Conservative Party (UK) G. I. Jones* 3,958 43.9 -11.3 Liberal Party (UK) M. Gradwell 881 9.8 +9.8 221 2.5 -7.9 9,018 77.2 +32.7 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) +6.4 Newton Heath Newton Heath Labour Party (UK) J. Smith* 4,209 60.4 +3.4 Conservative Party (UK) D. Booth 2,499 35.9 -7.1 Liberal Party (UK) V. Towers 258 3.7 +3.7 1,710 24.5 +10.6 6,966 70.4 +31.2 Labour Party (UK) +5.2 Northenden Northenden Labour Party (UK) W. J. Courtney 4,106 45.6 +1.8 Conservative Party (UK) D. Mountford* 3,895 43.3 -3.0 Liberal Party (UK) P. J. Hughes 893 9.9 +0.0 Communist Party of Great Britain J. Gandy 104 1.2 +1.2 211 2.3 -0.3 8,998 75.1 +28.2 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) +2.4 Old Moat Old Moat Labour Party (UK) A. Home 2,850 41.4 +1.9 Conservative Party (UK) T. E. Murphy* 2,735 39.7 -19.0 Liberal Party (UK) G. J. Corps 1,299 18.9 +18.9 115 1.7 -17.5 6,884 72.5 +33.8 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) +10.4 Rusholme Rusholme Labour Party (UK) A. J. Bateman 3,804 42.3 +4.2 Conservative Party (UK) S. Tucker* 3,685 40.9 -14.1 Liberal Party (UK) D. Senior 870 9.7 +2.8 Ecology Party S. L. Howarth 641 7.1 +7.1 119 1.3 -15.6 9,000 65.8 +36.0 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) +9.1 Withington Withington Liberal Party (UK) D. Sandiford 3,116 38.9 +6.7 Conservative Party (UK) J. M. Jacobs 2,889 36.0 -6.6 Labour Party (UK) J. Finnegan 2,009 25.1 -0.1 227 2.8 -7.5 8,014 73.3 +34.5 Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) +6.6 Woodhouse Park Woodhouse Park Labour Party (UK) G. Berry* 4,567 61.5 -6.0 Conservative Party (UK) J. C. Ridgard 1,972 26.6 -2.9 Liberal Party (UK) L. Griffiths 887 11.9 +11.9 2,595 34.9 -3.1 7,426 71.6 +34.3 Labour Party (UK) -1.5 References expanded Manchester Category:Manchester City Council elections Category:1970s in Manchester