1988 Manchester City Council election

1988 UK local government election March 2020 March 2020 1988 Manchester City Council election England Arms of the City of Manchester.svg parliamentary no 1987 Manchester City Council election 1987 1988 05 05 y 1990 Manchester City Council election 1990 38 of 99 seats to Manchester City Council 50 Manchester 1988.png Map of results of 1988 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) 19 seats,42.0% Harpurhey 75 34 77 2 71,493 53.1% 11.1% Joyce Hill Conservative Party (UK) 9 seats,29.0% Didsbury 14 2 13 1 38,089 28.3% 0.7% Keith Whitmore Social and Liberal Democrats Levenshulme 5 seats,27.1% 10 2 9 1 20,480 15.2% 11.9% Elections to Manchester City Council were held on Thursday, 5 May 1988. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 1992. The Labour Party retained overall control of the Council. Manchester City Council Election Results, 2nd Edition, Swarbrick (1993). Election result PartyVotesSeatsFull CouncilLabour Party71,493 (53.1%)53.1 Labour Party (UK) 11.134 (89.5%)34 38 Labour Party (UK) 2 77 (77.7%)77 99 Labour Party (UK)Conservative Party38,089 (28.3%)28.3 Conservative Party (UK) 0.72 (5.3%)2 38 Conservative Party (UK) 113 (13.1%)13 99 Conservative Party (UK)SLD20,480 (15.2%)15.2 Social and Liberal Democrats 11.9 2 (5.3%)2 38 Social and Liberal Democrats 1 9 (9.1%)9 99 Social and Liberal DemocratsGreen Party2,867 (2.1%)2.1 Green Party (UK) 0.9 0 (0.0%)0 38 Green Party (UK) 0 (0.0%)0 99 Green Party (UK)SDP1,160 (0.8%)0.8 Social Democratic Party (UK, 1988) N/A 0 (0.0%)0 38 Social Democratic Party (UK, 1988) N/A 0 (0.0%)0 99 Social Democratic Party (UK, 1988)Independent482 (0.3%)0.3 Independent (politician) 0.2 0 (0.0%)0 38 Independent (politician) 0 (0.0%)0 99 Independent (politician)Communist139 (0.1%)0.1 Communist Party of Great Britain N/A 0 (0.0%)0 38 Communist Party of Great Britain N/A 0 (0.0%)0 99 Communist Party of Great Britain + ↓ 78 9 12 Ward results Ardwick Ardwick Labour Party (UK) E. H. Hopkins 1,999 78.8 +11.8 Conservative Party (UK) M. D. Payne 309 12.2 -3.9 Social and Liberal Democrats K. V. Read 155 6.1 -10.8 Green Party (UK) J. A. B. Hall 74 2.9 +2.9 1,690 66.6 +16.5 2,537 Labour Party (UK) +7.8 Baguley Baguley (2 vacancies) Labour Party (UK) A. Burns* 2,372 57.6 +15.5 Labour Party (UK) J. McNicholls 2,207 Conservative Party (UK) V. C. Kirby 1,443 35.1 +0.5 Conservative Party (UK) S. W. Lawley 1,414 Social and Liberal Democrats G. Hall 300 7.3 -16.0 Social and Liberal Democrats L. H. McLoughlin 246 764 22.5 +15.0 4,115 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) +7.5 Barlow Moor Barlow Moor (2 vacancies) Labour Party (UK) Y. A. Gooljary 1,746 37.3 +2.5 Labour Party (UK) I. M. Summers 1,594 Social and Liberal Democrats R. S. Harrison 1,309 28.0 -14.5 Social and Liberal Democrats H. D. McKay 1,286 Conservative Party (UK) N. H. Brook 1,284 27.5 +7.0 Conservative Party (UK) M. B. Beaugeard 1,229 Green Party (UK) B. A. Candeland 334 7.1 +4.8 285 9.3 +1.6 4,673 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) +8.5 Benchill Benchill Labour Party (UK) V. M. Myers* 1,735 60.0 -2.6 Independent (politician) D. A. Morris 482 16.7 +16.7 Social and Liberal Democrats A. Bradshaw 407 14.1 -23.3 Conservative Party (UK) W. F. Hurst 267 9.2 +9.2 1,253 43.3 +18.1 2,891 Labour Party (UK) -9.6 Beswick and Clayton Beswick and Clayton Labour Party (UK) J. Flanagan* 2,157 75.0 +18.8 Conservative Party (UK) B. H. Brooks 548 19.1 -7.5 Social and Liberal Democrats V. M. Cahill 171 5.9 -11.3 1,253 43.6 +14.1 2,876 Labour Party (UK) +13.1 Blackley Blackley Labour Party (UK) K. Barnes 2,290 61.1 +15.9 Conservative Party (UK) F. J. R. Lomas 1,117 29.8 -3.1 Social and Liberal Democrats J. Cookson 340 9.1 -12.8 1,173 31.3 +19.0 3,747 Labour Party (UK) +9.5 Bradford Bradford Labour Party (UK) K. J. Rowswell 2,008 72.8 +10.9 Conservative Party (UK) K. Hyde 531 19.2 +0.8 Social and Liberal Democrats P. F. Allanson 220 8.0 -11.6 1,477 53.5 +11.2 2,759 Labour Party (UK) +5.0 Brooklands Brooklands Conservative Party (UK) P. Cummins 2,316 50.6 +0.6 Labour Party (UK) J. Broderick* 1,934 42.3 +9.9 Social and Liberal Democrats D. Wraxall 325 7.1 -10.6 382 8.3 -9.3 4,575 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) -4.6 Burnage Burnage Labour Party (UK) J. Clegg* 2,546 49.7 +13.8 Conservative Party (UK) A. Riley 2,001 39.0 -1.2 Social and Liberal Democrats R. Taylor 483 9.4 -12.8 Green Party (UK) E. F. Howard 96 1.9 +0.3 545 10.6 5,126 Labour Party (UK) +7.5 Central Central Labour Party (UK) G. Conquest* 1,551 80.6 +12.7 Conservative Party (UK) A. E. W. Hudson 255 13.3 -3.1 Social and Liberal Democrats C. Muir 118 6.1 -9.7 1,296 67.4 +15.9 1,924 Labour Party (UK) +7.9 Charlestown Charlestown Labour Party (UK) B. Curley 2,289 57.4 +16.2 Conservative Party (UK) M. Harris 1,368 34.3 -3.4 Social Democratic Party (UK, 1988) S. Earnshaw 182 4.6 +4.6 Social and Liberal Democrats N. Towers 148 3.7 -17.4 921 23.1 +19.5 3,987 Labour Party (UK) +9.8 Cheetham Cheetham Labour Party (UK) J. McCardell* 2,484 78.1 +25.8 Conservative Party (UK) R. T. L. Berg 453 14.2 +14.2 Social and Liberal Democrats S. A. Lewis 245 7.7 -13.8 2,031 63.8 +37.7 3,182 Labour Party (UK) +5.8 Chorlton Chorlton Labour Party (UK) A. Tomlinson 2,693 43.5 +10.7 Conservative Party (UK) E. Walker* 2,655 42.9 -1.5 Social and Liberal Democrats R. T. Bogg 467 7.6 -12.2 Green Party (UK) D. Glazier 231 3.7 +0.6 Communist Party of Great Britain M. Waterfield 139 2.2 +2.2 38 0.6 -11.0 6,185 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) +6.1 Crumpsall Crumpsall Labour Party (UK) R. Leese* 2,014 47.6 +11.1 Conservative Party (UK) A. E. Walsh 1,942 45.9 +0.8 Social and Liberal Democrats J. A. Smith 276 6.5 -9.6 72 1.7 -6.9 4,232 Labour Party (UK) +5.1 Didsbury Didsbury Conservative Party (UK) P. Hilton 3,139 53.9 -0.4 Labour Party (UK) G. Bridson 1,802 31.0 +8.7 Social and Liberal Democrats E. Allen 688 11.8 -8.3 Green Party (UK) G. Otten 191 3.3 -0.0 1,337 23.0 -8.9 5,820 Conservative Party (UK) -4.5 Fallowfield Fallowfield Labour Party (UK) R. A. Graham* 2,054 51.0 +9.1 Conservative Party (UK) S. W. Keegin 1,170 29.0 -6.0 Social and Liberal Democrats E. A. Cross 622 15.4 -3.8 Green Party (UK) J. Sturrock 184 4.6 +0.7 884 21.9 +14.9 4,030 Labour Party (UK) +7.5 Gorton North Gorton North Labour Party (UK) T. Hamnett* 2,226 46.3 +0.9 Social and Liberal Democrats J. Pearcey 1,948 40.5 +12.2 Conservative Party (UK) N. Dentith 638 13.3 -13.0 278 5.8 -11.3 4,812 Labour Party (UK) -5.6 Gorton South Gorton South Labour Party (UK) B. Stone 2,170 48.9 +10.0 Social and Liberal Democrats J. Bridges* 1,871 42.2 -6.9 Conservative Party (UK) T. A. Grimshaw 394 8.9 -3.0 299 6.7 -3.5 4,435 Labour Party (UK) Social and Liberal Democrats +8.4 Harpurhey Harpurhey Labour Party (UK) G. Stringer* 2,493 69.1 +22.1 Conservative Party (UK) R. Chadwick 851 23.6 -6.6 Social and Liberal Democrats V. Towers 264 7.3 -15.4 1,642 45.5 +28.7 3,608 Labour Party (UK) +14.3 Hulme Hulme (2 vacancies) Labour Party (UK) V. Dunn* 1,775 70.9 -1.9 Labour Party (UK) H. Johnson 1,639 Green Party (UK) P. E. Harrison 395 15.8 +15.8 Conservative Party (UK) A. Pollitt 171 6.8 +6.8 Social and Liberal Democrats S. M. Jones 161 6.4 -20.8 Conservative Party (UK) D. M. Powell 160 Social and Liberal Democrats C. Whettam 107 1,244 55.1 +9.5 2,502 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) -8.8 Levenshulme Levenshulme Social and Liberal Democrats J. Commons 2,038 41.2 -14.2 Labour Party (UK) D. J. Power 1,821 36.8 +9.3 Conservative Party (UK) R. Colledge 919 18.6 +4.8 Green Party (UK) A. R. King 172 3.5 +0.2 217 4.4 -23.5 4,950 Social and Liberal Democrats -11.7 Lightbowne Lightbowne Labour Party (UK) W. Risby 2,497 50.8 +15.6 Conservative Party (UK) J. A. Smeaton 1,882 38.3 -0.3 Social and Liberal Democrats D. Porter 464 9.4 -16.9 Green Party (UK) R. Wallace 72 1.5 +1.5 615 12.5 +9.1 4,915 Labour Party (UK) +7.9 Longsight Longsight Labour Party (UK) K. Robinson* 2,801 68.3 +8.2 Conservative Party (UK) D. Ferguson 571 13.9 -3.7 Social and Liberal Democrats L. M. Moulding 520 12.7 -6.5 Green Party (UK) L. A. King 207 5.1 +1.9 2,230 54.4 +13.5 4,099 Labour Party (UK) +5.9 Moss Side Moss Side Labour Party (UK) V. P. Young 2,438 75.4 +5.3 Conservative Party (UK) M. Barnes 482 14.9 -1.1 Social and Liberal Democrats F. Griffiths 200 6.2 -7.7 Green Party (UK) D. A. Howarth 112 3.5 +3.5 1,956 60.5 +6.4 3,232 Labour Party (UK) +3.2 Moston Moston Labour Party (UK) L. Kelly* 2,368 50.0 +12.9 Conservative Party (UK) M. Gill 2,031 42.8 -0.4 Social and Liberal Democrats E. L. B. Slater 341 7.2 -12.5 337 7.1 +0.9 4,740 Labour Party (UK) +6.6 Newton Heath Newton Heath (2 vacancies) Labour Party (UK) J. Smith* 2,197 74.0 +17.8 Labour Party (UK) A. F. Garside 2,133 Conservative Party (UK) R. J. Merrin 585 19.7 -4.6 Conservative Party (UK) S. W. Place 538 Social and Liberal Democrats G. Shaw 186 6.3 -13.2 Social and Liberal Democrats J. A. Snellwood 177 1,548 54.3 +22.4 2,968 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) +11.2 Northenden Northenden Labour Party (UK) H. Brown* 2,175 49.7 +18.4 Conservative Party (UK) R. Bee 1,792 41.0 +4.0 Social and Liberal Democrats R. K. Higginson 354 8.1 -22.5 Green Party (UK) C. P. Ireland 54 1.2 +0.1 383 8.8 +3.1 4,375 Labour Party (UK) +7.2 Old Moat Old Moat (2 vacancies) Labour Party (UK) B. Harrison* 2,793 44.9 +6.9 Labour Party (UK) A. Spencer 2,570 Social and Liberal Democrats P. A. Monkhouse 1,428 22.9 -12.0 Conservative Party (UK) J. F. Roberts 1,346 21.6 -3.4 Conservative Party (UK) N. M. Watson 1,203 Social and Liberal Democrats M. E. D. Boyle 1,058 Social Democratic Party (UK, 1988) B. Gaskin 332 5.3 +5.3 Green Party (UK) S. J. Buchan 321 5.1 +3.0 1,142 22.0 +18.9 6,220 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) +9.4 Rusholme Rusholme Labour Party (UK) Y. Mambu 1,876 43.8 +4.6 Social and Liberal Democrats A. Choudhury 1,512 35.3 -10.7 Conservative Party (UK) N. F. Barnes 652 15.2 +3.4 Green Party (UK) B. S. Bingham 245 5.7 +2.7 364 8.5 +1.7 4,285 Labour Party (UK) +7.6 Sharston Sharston Labour Party (UK) G. Berry 2,051 52.8 +14.3 Conservative Party (UK) A. R. Williams 1,119 28.8 +1.2 Social and Liberal Democrats R. Bowers 717 18.4 -15.5 932 24.0 +19.4 3,887 Labour Party (UK) +6.5 Whalley Range Whalley Range Labour Party (UK) K. M. Fry 2,285 47.3 +8.7 Conservative Party (UK) V. M. Colledge 1,948 40.3 -2.4 Social and Liberal Democrats P. J. Davis 270 5.6 -10.3 Green Party (UK) C. I. Kirby 179 3.7 +0.9 Social Democratic Party (UK, 1988) K. McKeon 151 3.1 +3.1 337 7.0 +2.9 4,833 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) +5.5 Withington Withington Social and Liberal Democrats A. Firth* 1,932 39.4 -5.5 Labour Party (UK) A. D. R. Eko 1,561 31.9 +4.4 Conservative Party (UK) A. J. Elleray 1,405 28.7 +3.9 371 7.6 -9.7 4,898 Social and Liberal Democrats -4.9 Woodhouse Park Woodhouse Park Labour Party (UK) R. H. Vaughan 2,292 69.6 +21.6 Conservative Party (UK) D. M. Hurst 505 15.3 -5.3 Social Democratic Party (UK, 1988) E. M. Bowers 495 15.0 +15.0 1,787 54.3 +37.6 3,292 Labour Party (UK) +13.4 By-elections between 1988 and 1990 Northenden, 15 September 1988 Caused by the resignation of Councillor Bernard Slamon (Conservative, Northenden, elected 20 August 1987)Double poll blow for Labour, Manchester Evening News, August 21, 1987, p.2 on 5 August 1988.Another city council Tory steps down, Manchester Evening News, August 6, 1988, p.2 Northenden Labour Party (UK) G. Carroll 1,794 49.6 -0.1 Conservative Party (UK) J. Robertson 1,603 44.3 +3.3 Social and Liberal Democrats R. K. Higginson 223 6.1 -2.0 191 5.3 -3.5 3,620 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Election shock for Tories, Manchester Evening News, September 16, 1988, p.5 Brooklands, 16 March 1989 Caused by the death of Councillor Arthur O'Connor (Conservative, Brooklands, elected 7 May 1987; previously 1967-70, 1973-79, and 1982-84)Manchester City Council Election Results, 2nd Edition, Swarbrick (1993). on 13 November 1988.Top Tory dies on outing, Manchester Evening News, November 14, 1988, p.14 Brooklands Conservative Party (UK) M. B. Beaugeard 1,703 42.5 -8.1 Labour Party (UK) G. Collier 1,297 32.4 -9.9 Social and Liberal Democrats S. Lawley 1,008 25.1 +18.0 406 10.1 +1.8 4,008 Conservative Party (UK) Tories hold council seat, Manchester Evening News, March 17, 1989, p.2 References expanded Category:1988 English local elections 1988 Category:1980s in Manchester