1976 Manchester City Council election

1976 UK local government election March 2020 March 2020 1976 Manchester City Council election England Arms of the City of Manchester.svg parliamentary no 1975 Manchester City Council election 1975 1976 05 06 y 1978 Manchester City Council election 1978 33 of 99 seats to Manchester City Council 50 Manchester 1976.png Map of results of 1976 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) 15 seats,38.8% Charlestown 54 19 54 60,027 45.1% 6.3% Robert Rodgers Conservative Party (UK) Alexandra 19 seats,50.1% 45 14 45 63,393 47.6% 2.5% Elections to Manchester City Council were held on Thursday, 6 May 1976. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 1980. 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)60,027 (45.1%)45.1 Labour Party (UK) 6.3 19 (57.6%)19 33 Labour Party (UK) 54 (54.4%)54 99 Labour Party (UK)Conservative Party Conservative Party (UK)63,393 (47.6%)47.6 Conservative Party (UK) 2.514 (42.4%)14 33 Conservative Party (UK) 45 (45.5%)45 99 Conservative Party (UK)Liberal Party Liberal Party (UK)8,367 (6.3%)6.3 Liberal Party (UK) 3.0 0 (0.0%)0 33 Liberal Party (UK) 0 (0.0%)0 99 Liberal Party (UK)Independent Independent (politician)1,047 (0.8%)0.8 Independent (politician) 0.30 (0.0%)0 33 Independent (politician) 0 (0.0%)0 99 Independent (politician)Communist Communist Party of Great Britain167 (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 Britain + ↓ 54 45 Ward results Alexandra Alexandra Conservative Party (UK) N. Thompson* 3,230 61.3 -0.2 Liberal Party (UK) D. Hewitt 1,012 19.2 -1.9 Labour Party (UK) A. G. Mackie 963 18.3 +0.8 Independent (politician) S. Martyniuk 61 1.2 +1.2 2,218 42.1 +1.7 5,266 Conservative Party (UK) +0.8 Ardwick Ardwick Labour Party (UK) F. Dale* 1,752 68.9 +1.1 Conservative Party (UK) M. W. Coales 792 31.1 -1.1 960 37.8 +2.2 2,544 Labour Party (UK) +1.1 Baguley Baguley Labour Party (UK) A. Burns 3,296 52.8 +6.7 Conservative Party (UK) J. V. Oatway* 2,693 43.1 -10.8 Liberal Party (UK) M. Quinn 257 4.1 +4.1 603 9.7 +6.3 6,246 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) +8.7 Barlow Moor Barlow Moor Conservative Party (UK) B. Moore* 2,191 56.2 -8.2 Labour Party (UK) P. Karney 1,404 36.0 +0.4 Liberal Party (UK) G. Irvine 301 7.7 +7.7 787 20.2 -8.7 3,896 Conservative Party (UK) -4.3 Beswick Beswick Labour Party (UK) J. Flanagan 1,760 75.4 -3.6 Conservative Party (UK) J. Cartland 449 19.2 -1.8 Liberal Party (UK) P. Coleman 125 5.4 +5.4 1,311 56.2 -1.8 2,334 Labour Party (UK) -1.8 Blackley Blackley Labour Party (UK) W. Risby* 2,482 54.3 +8.0 Conservative Party (UK) J. Yates 2,092 45.7 -8.0 390 8.5 +1.1 4,574 Labour Party (UK) +8.0 Bradford Bradford Labour Party (UK) Bill Egerton* 2,376 53.6 +4.9 Conservative Party (UK) C. R. Ashton 1,906 43.0 -3.4 Liberal Party (UK) M. W. Powell 99 2.2 +2.2 Independent (politician) J. Hulse 53 1.2 -1.1 470 10.6 +8.3 4,434 Labour Party (UK) +4.1 Brooklands Brooklands Conservative Party (UK) G. W. G. Fitzsimons* 2,795 49.5 -11.2 Labour Party (UK) J. Wilner 2,538 45.0 +5.7 Liberal Party (UK) G. F. Turner 309 5.5 +5.5 257 4.6 -16.7 5,642 Conservative Party (UK) -8.4 Burnage Burnage Conservative Party (UK) W. L. Lund* 2,966 59.5 +8.1 Labour Party (UK) G. Stringer 1,609 32.3 -0.1 Liberal Party (UK) G. Shaw 411 8.2 +10.7 1,357 27.2 +8.3 4,986 Conservative Party (UK) +4.1 Charlestown Charlestown Labour Party (UK) N. Morris* 2,458 51.7 +4.1 Conservative Party (UK) W. Guy 2,006 42.2 -10.2 Liberal Party (UK) J. Laslett 289 6.1 +6.1 452 9.5 +4.6 4,753 Labour Party (UK) +7.1 Cheetham Cheetham Labour Party (UK) D. G. Ford* 1,421 62.5 +0.3 Conservative Party (UK) A. Goulding 852 37.5 -0.3 569 25.0 +0.6 2,273 Labour Party (UK) +0.3 Chorlton Chorlton Conservative Party (UK) M. Vince* 3,030 64.9 +2.8 Labour Party (UK) A. J. Bateman 1,164 24.9 +4.7 Liberal Party (UK) H. Wallace 478 10.2 -5.2 1,866 39.9 -2.0 4,672 Conservative Party (UK) -0.9 Collegiate Church Collegiate Church Labour Party (UK) S. Ogden* 628 63.9 +4.1 Conservative Party (UK) D. H. Philip 261 26.6 -0.9 Liberal Party (UK) K. D. Underhill 78 7.9 -4.7 Independent (politician) P. Wragg 16 1.6 +1.6 367 37.3 +5.0 983 Labour Party (UK) +2.5 Crossacres Crossacres Labour Party (UK) A. Roberts* 3,257 59.6 +13.1 Conservative Party (UK) K. A. Edis 1,576 28.8 +7.3 Liberal Party (UK) H. Griffiths 633 11.6 -2.3 1,681 30.8 +5.8 5,466 Labour Party (UK) +2.9 Crumpsall Crumpsall Conservative Party (UK) W. L. Clapham 2,528 57.5 -2.8 Labour Party (UK) P. A. Murphy 1,474 33.5 +5.1 Liberal Party (UK) A. E. Griffiths 396 9.0 -2.3 1,054 24.0 -7.9 4,398 Conservative Party (UK) -3.9 Didsbury Didsbury Conservative Party (UK) J. Duke* 3,904 65.1 -0.7 Labour Party (UK) C. B. Muir 1,185 19.8 +5.3 Liberal Party (UK) T. Kellgren 839 14.0 -4.0 Independent (politician) K. V. M. Brown 72 1.2 +1.2 2,719 45.3 +7.2 6,000 Conservative Party (UK) -3.0 Gorton North Gorton North Labour Party (UK) C. Brierley* 1,989 59.4 +4.5 Conservative Party (UK) E. Leadbetter 1,241 37.0 -8.1 Liberal Party (UK) D. Sandiford 121 3.6 +3.6 748 22.3 +12.4 3,351 Labour Party (UK) +6.3 Gorton South Gorton South Labour Party (UK) D. Barker* 1,598 56.8 +0.7 Conservative Party (UK) D. Heywood 1,217 43.2 -0.7 381 13.6 +1.4 2,815 Labour Party (UK) +0.7 Harpurhey Harpurhey Labour Party (UK) H. Reid* 1,131 58.6 +10.8 Conservative Party (UK) D. Porter 706 36.6 -2.1 Liberal Party (UK) P. Hannon 92 4.8 -8.7 425 22.0 +12.9 1,929 Labour Party (UK) +6.4 Hulme Hulme Labour Party (UK) T. Thomas* 1,514 67.1 -0.8 Conservative Party (UK) L. Gaffney 419 18.6 -0.9 Liberal Party (UK) M. Moonsamy 325 14.4 +4.0 1,095 48.5 +0.1 2,258 Labour Party (UK) +0.0 Levenshulme Levenshulme Conservative Party (UK) W. Carlton* 2,506 51.6 -4.7 Labour Party (UK) P. Hildrew 1,856 38.2 +4.7 Liberal Party (UK) K. Whitmore 408 8.4 -1.8 Independent (politician) P. J. Cassidy 86 1.8 +1.8 650 13.4 -9.4 4,856 Conservative Party (UK) -4.7 Lightbowne Lightbowne Conservative Party (UK) G. Cleworth 2,308 52.7 +14.3 Labour Party (UK) R. A. Reddington* 2,068 47.3 +13.6 240 5.5 +0.8 4,376 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) +0.3 Lloyd Street Lloyd Street Labour Party (UK) K. McKeon* 2,402 50.6 +4.6 Conservative Party (UK) A. Nixon 2,088 44.0 +1.5 Liberal Party (UK) R. Coleman 204 4.3 -7.2 Independent (politician) D. E. Carter 50 1.1 +1.1 314 6.6 +3.0 4,744 Labour Party (UK) +1.5 Longsight Longsight Labour Party (UK) R. W. Ford* 1,998 51.8 +6.8 Conservative Party (UK) M. Delayen 1,862 48.2 -6.8 136 3.5 -6.5 3,860 Labour Party (UK) +6.8 Miles Platting Miles Platting Labour Party (UK) R. Latham* 1,715 79.3 +7.0 Conservative Party (UK) A. E. Halliday 448 20.7 -7.0 1,267 58.6 +13.9 2,163 Labour Party (UK) +7.0 Moss Side Moss Side Labour Party (UK) H. Paget* 980 52.8 +13.0 Independent (politician) E. W. Smyth 480 25.8 +25.8 Conservative Party (UK) P. Hilton 397 21.4 -2.0 500 26.9 +23.8 1,857 Labour Party (UK) -6.4 Moston Moston Conservative Party (UK) K. E. Goulding* 3,144 61.9 +5.4 Labour Party (UK) J. A. Dean 1,935 38.1 +6.0 1,209 23.8 -0.6 5,079 Conservative Party (UK) -0.3 Newton Heath Newton Heath Labour Party (UK) C. Tomlinson* 1,819 49.0 -4.9 Conservative Party (UK) L. Clarke 1,794 48.3 +2.2 Liberal Party (UK) R. Cowe 101 2.7 +2.7 25 0.7 -7.1 3,714 Labour Party (UK) -3.5 Northenden Northenden Conservative Party (UK) C. H. Box* 2,923 51.5 -1.8 Labour Party (UK) H. Brown 2,359 41.6 +4.6 Liberal Party (UK) H. Hilton 307 5.4 -4.2 Communist Party of Great Britain M. Taylor 82 1.4 +1.4 564 9.9 -6.4 5,671 Conservative Party (UK) -3.2 Old Moat Old Moat Conservative Party (UK) W. H. Aikman 2,346 52.6 -5.0 Labour Party (UK) A. H. Fender 1,664 37.3 +8.7 Liberal Party (UK) A. A. Parr 316 7.1 -6.7 Communist Party of Great Britain D. J. Granfield 85 1.9 +1.9 Independent (politician) P. S. Pinder 52 1.2 +1.2 682 15.3 -13.8 4,463 Conservative Party (UK) -6.8 Rusholme Rusholme Conservative Party (UK) K. Ollerenshaw* 2,580 64.2 -0.6 Labour Party (UK) W. J. Courtney 1,308 32.6 +9.4 Independent (politician) C. R. Sedman 130 3.2 +3.2 1,272 31.7 -9.9 4,018 Conservative Party (UK) -5.0 Withington Withington Conservative Party (UK) G. W. Young* 2,657 55.0 +5.7 Labour Party (UK) D. Healey 1,226 25.4 +4.6 Liberal Party (UK) J. Edwards 905 18.7 -11.2 Independent (politician) E. N. Goodyear 47 1.0 +1.0 1,431 29.6 +10.2 4,835 Conservative Party (UK) +0.5 Woodhouse Park Woodhouse Park Labour Party (UK) T. Farrell* 2,698 59.4 +0.9 Conservative Party (UK) A. Farmer 1,486 32.7 -8.8 Liberal Party (UK) L. Griffiths 361 7.9 +7.9 1,212 26.7 +9.6 4,545 Labour Party (UK) +4.8 References expanded Category:1976 English local elections 1976 Category:1970s in Manchester Category:May 1976 in the United Kingdom