1970 Manchester City Council election

UK local government election March 2025 1970 Manchester City Council election England Arms of the City of Manchester.svg parliamentary no 1969 Manchester City Council election 1969 1970 05 07 y 1971 Manchester City Council election 1971 39 of 152 seats to Manchester City Council 77 Manchester 1970.png Map of results of 1970 election Leader of the Council Conservative Party (UK) Leader of the Council after election Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) 24 seats,57.8% 97 17 86 11 64,782 47.4% 10.5% Labour Party (UK) 15 seats,35.5% 55 22 66 11 63,187 46.2% 10.7% Elections to Manchester City Council were held on Thursday, 7 May 1970. One third of the councillors seats were up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a three-year term of office. The Conservative Party retained overall control of the council.LABOUR: WE'RE ON ROAD BACK NOW, Manchester Evening News, May 8, 1970, p.1611-seat swing to Labour in Manchester, The Guardian, May 8, 1970, p.7 Election result PartyVotesSeatsFull CouncilConservative Party64,782 (47.4%)47.4 Conservative Party (UK) 10.417 (43.6%)17 39 Conservative Party (UK) 1186 (56.6%)86 152 Conservative Party (UK)Labour Party63,187 (46.2%)46.2 Labour Party (UK) 10.722 (56.4%)22 39 Labour Party (UK) 11 66 (43.4%)66 152 Labour Party (UK)Liberal Party6,758 (4.9%)4.9 Liberal Party (UK) 0.9 0 (0.0%)0 39 Liberal Party (UK) 0 (0.0%)0 152 Liberal Party (UK)Residents1,324 (1.0%)1.0 Residents Association 1.00 (0.0%)0 39 Residents Association 0 (0.0%)0 152 Residents AssociationCommunist513 (0.4%)0.4 Communist Party of Great Britain 0.30 (0.0%)0 39 Communist Party of Great Britain 0 (0.0%)0 152 Communist Party of Great BritainUnion Movement180 (0.1%)0.1 Union Movement 0.10 (0.0%)0 39 Union Movement 0 (0.0%)0 152 Union Movement Full council + ↓ 66 86 Aldermen + ↓ 19 19 Councillors + ↓ 47 67 Ward results Alexandra Park Alexandra Park Conservative Party (UK) M. Flynn* 3,059 57.7 -11.6 Liberal Party (UK) E. O. Tomlinson 1,255 23.7 +0.8 Labour Party (UK) K. McKeon 954 18.0 +8.3 Residents Association G. Edwards 38 0.6 N/A 1,804 34.0 -11.4 5,306 Conservative Party (UK) All Saints' All Saints' Labour Party (UK) T. Thomas* 1,044 70.9 +10.1 Conservative Party (UK) F. P. Heenan 418 28.4 -10.8 Residents Association E. T. Beach 11 0.7 N/A 626 42.5 +20.9 1,473 Labour Party (UK) Ardwick Ardwick Labour Party (UK) A. S. Goldstone 914 65.1 +13.2 Conservative Party (UK) D. Taylor* 491 34.9 -13.2 423 30.2 +26.4 1,405 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Baguley Baguley Labour Party (UK) F. H. Price 3,494 54.0 +9.5 Conservative Party (UK) T. E. Murphy* 2,981 46.0 -9.5 513 8.0 6,475 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Barlow Moor Barlow Moor Conservative Party (UK) C. M. Pugh* 1,645 47.2 -12.4 Labour Party (UK) W. A. Moody 988 28.4 +10.9 Liberal Party (UK) D. V. Jameson 834 23.9 +1.0 Residents Association J. Stretton 17 0.5 N/A 657 18.8 -17.9 3,484 Conservative Party (UK) Benchill Benchill Labour Party (UK) R. L. Griffiths 3,188 53.0 +15.0 Conservative Party (UK) Y. I. Emery 2,716 45.2 -14.4 Communist Party of Great Britain M. Taylor 107 1.8 -0.6 472 7.9 6,011 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Beswick Beswick Labour Party (UK) J. Dean* 1,223 75.3 +7.8 Conservative Party (UK) E. M. Bevan 402 24.7 -7.8 821 50.6 +15.6 1,625 Labour Party (UK) Blackley Blackley Conservative Party (UK) W. Burrows* 2,073 46.8 -15.6 Labour Party (UK) D. Cox 1,836 41.5 +22.8 Liberal Party (UK) J. M. Ashley 520 11.7 -5.8 237 5.3 -38.4 4,429 Conservative Party (UK) Bradford Bradford Labour Party (UK) R. Massey* 1,821 60.6 +0.9 Conservative Party (UK) H. Horton 1,131 37.6 -2.7 Communist Party of Britain P. Maher 43 1.4 N/A Residents Association J. Gidley 10 0.3 N/A 690 23.0 +3.6 3,005 Labour Party (UK) Burnage Burnage Conservative Party (UK) L. Howarth 3,026 59.8 -1.4 Labour Party (UK) S. H. Higgins 2,038 40.2 +16.5 988 19.6 -17.9 5,064 Conservative Party (UK) Cheetham Cheetham Labour Party (UK) D. G. Ford 1,068 51.3 +8.2 Conservative Party (UK) F. E. Meaden* 919 44.1 -7.6 Communist Party of Great Britain H. Ogden 62 3.0 -2.2 Residents Association I. Mackin 33 1.6 N/A 149 7.2 2,082 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Chorlton-cum-Hardy Chorlton-cum-Hardy Conservative Party (UK) L. Sanders* 3,497 75.5 -7.5 Labour Party (UK) B. S. Jeuda 1,057 22.8 +5.8 Residents Association S. Nwagbara 76 1.7 N/A 2,440 52.7 -13.3 4,630 Conservative Party (UK) Collegiate Church Collegiate Church Labour Party (UK) J. Davis* 390 73.0 +6.1 Conservative Party (UK) E. A. M. Walmsley 132 24.7 -2.5 Residents Association L. H. F. Roberts 12 2.3 N/A 258 48.3 +8.6 534 Labour Party (UK) Crumpsall Crumpsall Conservative Party (UK) A. S. Daulby 3,223 52.7 -14.9 Labour Party (UK) J. E. Jackson 2,833 46.4 +14.0 Residents Association B. Campbell 56 0.9 N/A 390 6.3 -28.9 6,112 Conservative Party (UK) Didsbury Didsbury Conservative Party (UK) M. R. Crawford* 3,655 66.4 -5.1 Labour Party (UK) R. W. Ford 1,165 21.2 +9.5 Liberal Party (UK) J. R. Clements 681 12.4 -4.4 2,490 45.2 -9.5 5,501 Conservative Party (UK) Gorton North Gorton North Labour Party (UK) G. Conquest 3,082 65.1 +8.3 Conservative Party (UK) H. Griffiths 1,653 34.9 -8.3 1,429 30.2 +16.6 4,745 Labour Party (UK) Gorton South Gorton South Labour Party (UK) D. Barker 2,333 57.5 +8.3 Conservative Party (UK) D. E. Lindsey* 1,727 42.5 -8.3 606 15.0 4,060 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Harpurhey Harpurhey Conservative Party (UK) J. Holden 962 45.3 -13.2 Labour Party (UK) S. N. M. Moxley 952 44.8 +3.3 Liberal Party (UK) R. Jackson 195 9.2 N/A Residents Association L. George 15 0.7 N/A 10 0.5 -16.5 2,124 Conservative Party (UK) Hugh Oldham Hugh Oldham Labour Party (UK) A. Nicholson* 897 77.5 +22.0 Conservative Party (UK) D. A. Harding 171 14.8 -8.1 Liberal Party (UK) J. H. Colclough 90 7.7 -13.9 726 62.7 +30.1 1,158 Labour Party (UK) Levenshulme Levenshulme Conservative Party (UK) A. Williamson* 2,251 64.7 -11.8 Labour Party (UK) A. E. Jones 1,170 44.6 +10.1 Residents Association F. F. Kienzler 56 1.7 N/A 1,081 31.1 -21.9 3,477 Conservative Party (UK) Lightbowne Lightbowne Conservative Party (UK) N. A. Green* 2,116 43.9 -2.2 Labour Party (UK) W. Lister 2,013 41.8 +11.3 Liberal Party (UK) G. H. Wilkinson 665 13.8 -8.0 Residents Association T. Tennyson-Smith 23 0.5 N/A 103 2.1 -13.5 4,817 Conservative Party (UK) Longsight Longsight (2 vacancies) Conservative Party (UK) A. B. Deacy* 1,632 54.4 -23.1 Conservative Party (UK) F. Coombs 1,515 50.5 -27.0 Labour Party (UK) H. Graham 1,256 41.9 +28.2 Labour Party (UK) R. A. Reddington 1,133 37.8 +24.1 Union Movement G. S. Gee 97 3.2 -1.4 Communist Party of Great Britain H. Johnson 96 3.2 -1.1 Residents Association B. Palmer 38 1.3 N/A 259 8.6 -55.2 3,000 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Miles Platting Miles Platting Labour Party (UK) D. Healey 1,455 63.2 -0.1 Conservative Party (UK) G. Fildes* 829 36.0 -0.7 Residents Association G. McKenzie-Jones 18 0.8 N/A 626 27.2 +0.6 2,302 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Moss Side East Moss Side East Labour Party (UK) H. P. D. Paget 1,587 55.9 +15.6 Conservative Party (UK) S. Mottram* 1,221 43.0 -16.7 Residents Association C. N. Henry 33 1.1 N/A 366 12.9 2,841 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Moss Side West Moss Side West Conservative Party (UK) J. Pollitt* 1,477 45.3 -30.1 Labour Party (UK) G. Honeyman 958 29.4 +9.7 Residents Association C. Duncan 767 23.5 N/A Communist Party of Great Britain W. Woolery 45 1.4 -3.4 Residents Association R. Davies 16 0.5 N/A 519 15.9 -39.8 3,263 Conservative Party (UK) Moston Moston Labour Party (UK) A. E. Bowden 2,451 37.9 +6.1 Conservative Party (UK) T. W. R. Bamford* 2,431 43.7 -21.9 Liberal Party (UK) J. Lindsay 607 10.9 N/A Communist Party of Great Britain R. Cole 69 1.2 N/A Residents Association G. Nicholls 8 0.1 N/A 20 0.3 5,566 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) New Cross New Cross Labour Party (UK) R. Latham* 1,325 76.8 +10.6 Conservative Party (UK) R. E. Pysden 400 23.2 -10.6 925 53.6 +21.2 1,725 Labour Party (UK) Newton Heath Newton Heath Labour Party (UK) M. J. Taylor 2,220 60.4 +7.3 Conservative Party (UK) K. E. Goulding* 1,413 38.4 -5.9 Communist Party of Great Britain R. Fisher 44 1.2 -1.4 807 22.0 +13.2 3,677 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Northenden Northenden Conservative Party (UK) G. Leigh* 3,657 54.1 -13.5 Labour Party (UK) H. Brown 2,712 40.2 +7.8 Liberal Party (UK) S. Rose 385 5.7 N/A 945 13.9 -21.4 6,754 Conservative Party (UK) Old Moat Old Moat Conservative Party (UK) T. F. Lavin 2,326 58.5 -15.9 Labour Party (UK) A. Roberts 1,651 41.5 +15.9 675 17.0 -31.8 3,977 Conservative Party (UK) Openshaw Openshaw Labour Party (UK) E. Grant* 2,110 64.9 +10.5 Conservative Party (UK) D. S. Knox-Crichton 1,093 33.6 -12.0 Communist Party of Great Britain K. M. Baylis 47 1.5 N/A 1,017 31.3 +22.5 3,250 Labour Party (UK) Rusholme Rusholme Conservative Party (UK) S. R. Tucker 2,074 60.8 -7.5 Labour Party (UK) J. Smith 942 27.6 +15.6 Liberal Party (UK) S. Lowe 380 11.2 -8.5 Residents Association D. Barnes 14 0.4 N/A 1,132 33.2 -15.4 3,410 Conservative Party (UK) St. George's St. George's Labour Party (UK) E. Mellor* 694 72.7 +14.0 Conservative Party (UK) J. H. Wood 169 17.7 -23.6 Liberal Party (UK) A. G. Lishman 83 8.7 N/A Residents Association J. Carty 9 0.9 N/A 525 55.0 +37.6 955 Labour Party (UK) St. Luke's St. Luke's Labour Party (UK) W. Egerton 750 60.6 +6.9 Conservative Party (UK) M. Pierce* 461 37.2 -9.1 Residents Association P. Cuniffe 15 1.2 N/A Residents Association G. Nevins 12 1.0 N/A 289 23.4 +16.0 1,238 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) St. Mark's St. Mark's Labour Party (UK) W. Shaw* 1,856 58.5 +11.0 Conservative Party (UK) R. E. Doweck 1,211 38.2 -7.6 Union Movement D. S. Lawson 83 2.6 -2.1 Residents Association A. W. King 20 0.7 -1.3 645 20.3 +18.6 3,170 Labour Party (UK) St. Peter's St. Peter's Labour Party (UK) F. J. Balcombe* 608 62.7 +40.7 Conservative Party (UK) J. R. Cawley 305 31.5 -46.5 Liberal Party (UK) I. Garrard 51 5.3 N/A Residents Association L. Robertson 5 0.5 N/A 303 31.2 969 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Withington Withington Conservative Party (UK) W. Crabtree* 2,209 51.5 -7.9 Labour Party (UK) G. Hall 1,048 24.4 +12.4 Liberal Party (UK) G. Fawdrey 1,012 23.6 -5.0 Residents Association W. Paton 22 0.5 N/A 1,161 27.1 -3.8 4,291 Conservative Party (UK) Woodhouse Park Woodhouse Park Labour Party (UK) W. Smith* 4,071 65.9 +12.2 Conservative Party (UK) G. Parry 2,111 34.1 -9.1 1,960 31.8 +21.3 6,182 Labour Party (UK) Aldermanic election Aldermanic election, 20 May 1970 At the meeting of the council on 20 May 1970, the terms of office of nineteen aldermen expired."Remove the scars left by industry", Manchester Evening News, May 20, 1970, p.1 The following nineteen were elected as aldermen by the council on 20 May 1970 for a term of six years. PartyAldermanWardTerm expires Conservative Harold Bentley* Collegiate Church 1976 Conservative Patrick Buckley* Gorton North 1976 Conservative Joseph Carson Baguley 1976 Conservative F. J. Dunn* Burnage 1976 Conservative Douglas Edwards* St. Luke's 1976 Conservative Sir R. S. Harper* Alexandra Park 1976 Conservative Dorothy Lee* St. Mark's 1976 Labour Leslie Lever M.P.* Woodhouse Park 1976 Labour Alfred Logan* Moston 1976 Labour Robert Malcolm* Miles Platting 1976 Labour William Murray* Old Moat 1976 Conservative Kathleen Ollerenshaw Longsight 1976 Labour Tom Regan* Moss Side East 1976 Conservative Robert Rodgers* Barlow Moor 1976 Conservative Harry Sharp* Gorton South 1976 Labour Lily Thomas* Lightbowne 1976 Labour Sir Bob Thomas* Bradford 1976 Conservative Neil Westbrook* Openshaw 1976 Labour Elizabeth Yarwood* Hugh Oldham 1976 Aldermanic elections, 7 April 1971 Caused by the resignation on 23 March 1971 of Alderman Emily Beavan (Labour, elected as an alderman by the council on 26 May 1954).Alderman retires, The Guardian, March 24, 1971, p.24CITIZEN No.1 URGES HELP FOR THE OLD, Manchester Evening News, May 26, 1954, p.7 In her place, Councillor William Burrows (Conservative, Blackley, elected 8 May 1958)TIGHTER HOLD ON MANCHESTER, Manchester Guardian, May 9, 1958, p.4 was elected as an alderman by the council on 7 April 1971.Elected - for a month, Manchester Evening News, April 7, 1971, p.9 PartyAldermanWardTerm expires Conservative William Burrows Ardwick 1973 Caused by the resignation on 7 April 1971 of Alderman C. E. P. Stott (Labour, elected as an alderman by the council on 2 December 1952).Elected - for a month, Manchester Evening News, April 7, 1971, p.9Tory pact is honoured, Manchester Evening News, December 3, 1952, p.10 In his place, Councillor Edward Grant (Labour, Openshaw, elected 27 February 1969; previously 1950-68)City win for Labour, Manchester Evening News, February 28, 1969, p.5 was elected as an alderman by the council on 7 April 1971.Elected - for a month, Manchester Evening News, April 7, 1971, p.9 PartyAldermanWardTerm expires Labour Edward Grant Chorlton-cum-Hardy 1973 By-elections between 1970 and 1971 By-elections, 24 September 1970 Two by-elections were held on 24 September 1970 to fill vacancies that were created by the appointment of aldermen on 20 May 1970.Inquiry into 95 nominations, The Guardian, September 25, 1970, p.14 Rusholme Caused by the election as an alderman of Councillor Kathleen Ollerenshaw (Conservative, Rusholme, elected 10 May 1956)CONSERVATIVES LOSE SEAT IN MANCHESTER, Manchester Guardian, May 11, 1956, p.4 on 20 May 1970,"Remove the scars left by industry", Manchester Evening News, May 20, 1970, p.1 following the resignation on 12 May 1970 of Alderman William Onions (Labour, elected as an alderman by the council on 30 July 1970).Two Labour aldermen leaving city council, Manchester Evening News, May 12, 1970, p.9Alderman now, Manchester Evening News, July 30, 1952, p.6 Rusholme Conservative Party (UK) M. Pierce 1,531 60.4 -0.4 Labour Party (UK) J. Smith 1,002 39.6 +12.0 529 20.8 -12.4 2,533 Conservative Party (UK) St. Peter's Caused by the election as an alderman of Councillor Joseph Carson (Conservative, St. Peter's, elected 10 May 1956)CONSERVATIVES LOSE SEAT IN MANCHESTER, Manchester Guardian, May 11, 1956, p.4 on 20 May 1970,"Remove the scars left by industry", Manchester Evening News, May 20, 1970, p.1 following the resignation on 12 May 1970 of Alderman William Chadwick (Labour, elected as an alderman by the council on 26 May 1954).Two Labour aldermen leaving city council, Manchester Evening News, May 12, 1970, p.9CITIZEN No.1 URGES HELP FOR THE OLD, Manchester Evening News, May 26, 1954, p.7 St. Peter's Labour Party (UK) J. Jackson 399 73.5 +10.8 Conservative Party (UK) J. R. Cawley 106 19.5 -12.0 Liberal Party (UK) S. Lowe 38 7.0 +1.7 293 54.0 +22.8 543 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) References expanded 1968 Manchester