1975 Manchester City Council election

1975 UK local government election March 2020 March 2020 1975 Manchester City Council election England Arms of the City of Manchester.svg parliamentary no 1973 Manchester City Council election 1973 1975 05 01 y 1976 Manchester City Council election 1976 34 of 99 seats to Manchester City Council 50 Manchester 1975.png Map of results of 1975 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) 59 seats,47.2% Charlestown 59 15 54 5 41,341 38.8% 8.4% Robert Rodgers Conservative Party (UK) Alexandra 40 seats,45.9% 40 19 45 5 53,378 50.1% 4.2% Elections to Manchester City Council were held on Thursday, 1 May 1975. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 1979. These were the first Borough elections to be held in Manchester since it received its new Royal Charter (and effectively took over from its predecessor Corporation) in 1974. 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)41,341 (38.8%)38.8 Labour Party (UK) 8.4 15 (44.1%)15 34 Labour Party (UK) 5 54 (54.4%)54 99 Labour Party (UK)Conservative Party Conservative Party (UK)53,378 (50.1%)50.1 Conservative Party (UK) 4.219 (55.9%)19 34 Conservative Party (UK) 545 (45.5%)45 99 Conservative Party (UK)Liberal Party Liberal Party (UK)9,937 (9.3%)9.3 Liberal Party (UK) 4.8 0 (0.0%)0 34 Liberal Party (UK) 0 (0.0%)0 99 Liberal Party (UK)Residents Residents Association135 (0.7%)0.7 Residents Association 0.7 0 (0.0%)0 34 Residents Association 0 (0.0%)0 99 Residents AssociationIndependent Independent (politician)517 (0.5%)0.5 Independent (politician) 0.30 (0.0%)0 34 Independent (politician) 0 (0.0%)0 99 Independent (politician)Communist Communist Party of Great Britain279 (0.2%)0.2 Communist Party of Great Britain 0.20 (0.0%)0 34 Communist Party of Great Britain 0 (0.0%)0 99 Communist Party of Great BritainNational Front National Front (UK)246 (0.2%)0.2 National Front (UK) N/A 0 (0.0%)0 34 National Front (UK) N/A 0 (0.0%)0 99 National Front (UK) + ↓ 54 45 Ward results Alexandra Alexandra Conservative Party (UK) R. Rodgers* 2,929 61.5 +10.3 Liberal Party (UK) K. Summerfield 1,005 21.1 -15.1 Labour Party (UK) J. Comyn-Platt 832 17.5 +4.8 341 40.4 +25.4 4,766 Conservative Party (UK) +12.7 Ardwick Ardwick Labour Party (UK) N. I. Finley* 1,082 67.8 -10.8 Conservative Party (UK) L. H. Nield 515 32.2 +10.8 567 35.5 -21.6 1,597 Labour Party (UK) -10.8 Baguley Baguley (2 vacancies) Conservative Party (UK) M. Malbon 2,572 53.8 +9.4 Conservative Party (UK) J. V. Oatway 2,526 52.8 +8.4 Labour Party (UK) H. Brown 2,202 46.1 -7.8 Labour Party (UK) C. B. Muir* 2,143 44.8 -9.1 324 6.8 4,780 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) +8.7 Barlow Moor Barlow Moor Conservative Party (UK) H. D. Moore* 2,083 64.4 +13.1 Labour Party (UK) J. Winer 1,150 35.6 +6.0 933 28.9 +7.0 3,233 Conservative Party (UK) +3.5 Beswick Beswick Labour Party (UK) K. Eastham* 1,282 79.0 -6.8 Conservative Party (UK) J. R. Cawley 341 21.0 +6.8 941 58.0 -13.7 1,623 Labour Party (UK) -6.8 Blackley Blackley Conservative Party (UK) H. P. Cummins 1,532 53.7 +11.1 Labour Party (UK) S. Smith* 1,321 46.3 -11.1 211 7.4 -7.4 2,853 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) +11.1 Bradford Bradford Labour Party (UK) E. Grant* 1,525 48.7 -16.0 Conservative Party (UK) C. R. Ashton 1,454 46.4 +11.1 Communist Party of Great Britain M. Pearce 83 2.6 +2.6 Independent (politician) J. Hulse 72 2.3 +2.3 71 2.3 -27.1 3,134 Labour Party (UK) -13.5 Brooklands Brooklands Conservative Party (UK) A. A. O'Connor* 2,752 60.7 +5.0 Labour Party (UK) E. Mellor 1,785 39.3 -5.0 967 21.4 +10.0 4,537 Conservative Party (UK) +5.0 Burnage Burnage Conservative Party (UK) H. Platt* 2,405 51.4 -13.1 Labour Party (UK) E. H. Spencer 1,518 32.4 -3.0 Liberal Party (UK) F. Turner 759 16.2 +16.2 887 18.9 -10.1 4,682 Conservative Party (UK) -5.0 Charlestown Charlestown Conservative Party (UK) J. Hood 1,640 52.4 +12.0 Labour Party (UK) S. Silverman* 1,488 47.6 -12.0 152 4.8 -14.3 3,128 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) +12.0 Cheetham Cheetham Labour Party (UK) S. Shaw* 1,130 62.2 -5.6 Conservative Party (UK) N. Green 687 37.8 +5.6 443 24.4 -11.2 1,817 Labour Party (UK) -5.6 Chorlton Chorlton Conservative Party (UK) C. Franks 2,655 62.1 +8.9 Labour Party (UK) A. Smith 865 20.2 -1.9 Liberal Party (UK) W. S. Kenyon 657 15.4 -9.3 National Front (UK) T. A. Golds 97 2.3 +2.3 1,790 41.9 +13.3 4,274 Conservative Party (UK) +5.4 Collegiate Church Collegiate Church Labour Party (UK) J. B. Ogden* 389 59.8 -8.1 Conservative Party (UK) D. H. Philip 179 27.5 +13.7 Liberal Party (UK) J. Laslett 82 12.6 -5.5 210 32.3 -17.4 650 Labour Party (UK) -10.9 Crossacres Crossacres Labour Party (UK) K. Collis* 2,017 46.5 -6.6 Conservative Party (UK) R. W. Munn 934 21.5 +5.2 Residents Association K. A. Edis 717 16.5 -13.9 Liberal Party (UK) H. Griffiths 605 13.9 +13.9 Communist Party of Great Britain M. Taylor 64 1.5 -1.6 1,083 25.0 -0.7 4,337 Labour Party (UK) -5.9 Crumpsall Crumpsall Conservative Party (UK) F. W. Lever* 2,236 60.3 -3.2 Labour Party (UK) S. Caron 1,054 28.4 -8.0 Liberal Party (UK) A. E. Griffiths 418 11.3 +11.3 1,182 31.9 +4.9 3,708 Conservative Party (UK) +2.4 Didsbury Didsbury Conservative Party (UK) M. R. Crawford* 3,636 65.8 -6.4 Liberal Party (UK) R. Johnson 993 18.0 +18.0 Labour Party (UK) A. J. Bateman 802 14.5 -8.2 Communist Party of Great Britain D. Maher 93 1.7 -3.3 2,643 47.8 +1.8 5,524 Conservative Party (UK) -12.2 Gorton North Gorton North Labour Party (UK) G. Halstead 1,332 54.9 -12.1 Conservative Party (UK) R. J. Beale 1,093 45.1 +12.1 239 9.8 -24.2 2,425 Labour Party (UK) -12.1 Gorton South Gorton South Labour Party (UK) K. Franklin* 1,197 56.1 +6.1 Conservative Party (UK) T. Brownrigg 935 43.9 +17.1 262 12.3 +11.0 2,132 Labour Party (UK) -5.5 Harpurhey Harpurhey Labour Party (UK) R. F. Delahunty* 520 47.8 -15.0 Conservative Party (UK) D. Porter 421 38.7 +1.5 Liberal Party (UK) R. Addison 147 13.5 +13.5 99 9.1 -16.4 1,088 Labour Party (UK) -8.2 Hulme Hulme Labour Party (UK) W. Smith* 1,262 67.9 -9.7 Conservative Party (UK) G. B. Draycott 363 19.5 +2.1 Liberal Party (UK) P. Davis 194 10.4 +10.4 Communist Party of Great Britain R. H. Vaughan 39 2.1 -2.9 899 48.4 -11.8 1,858 Labour Party (UK) -5.9 Levenshulme Levenshulme Conservative Party (UK) S. Alexander* 2,406 56.3 -2.9 Labour Party (UK) P. Hildrew 1,432 33.5 -7.3 Liberal Party (UK) K. Osbourne 437 10.2 +10.2 974 22.8 +4.3 4,275 Conservative Party (UK) +2.2 Lightbowne Lightbowne Conservative Party (UK) E. Jones* 1,546 38.4 +5.8 Labour Party (UK) F. Done 1,358 33.7 +0.1 Liberal Party (UK) H. Roche 1,122 27.9 +12.0 188 4.7 +3.6 4,026 Conservative Party (UK) +2.8 Lloyd Street Lloyd Street Labour Party (UK) A. S. Wood* 1,683 46.0 -10.4 Conservative Party (UK) D. Sumberg 1,553 42.5 -1.0 Liberal Party (UK) R. Cowe 419 11.5 +11.4 130 3.6 -9.3 3,655 Labour Party (UK) -4.7 Longsight Longsight Conservative Party (UK) G. Taylor* 1,453 55.0 +5.8 Labour Party (UK) A. Burns 1,189 45.0 -0.7 264 10.0 +6.5 2,642 Conservative Party (UK) +3.2 Miles Platting Miles Platting Labour Party (UK) E. Donoghue* 973 72.3 +4.5 Conservative Party (UK) A. Chappell 372 27.7 +15.7 601 44.7 -11.2 1,345 Labour Party (UK) -5.6 Moss Side Moss Side Labour Party (UK) R. Grainger 482 39.8 -20.7 Independent (politician) T. M. McClure 445 36.8 +36.8 Conservative Party (UK) W. Guy 283 23.4 -10.2 37 3.1 -23.9 1,210 Labour Party (UK) -28.7 Moston Moston Conservative Party (UK) G. I. Jones 2,502 56.5 +7.2 Labour Party (UK) C. C. Lamb* 1,420 32.1 -18.6 Liberal Party (UK) I. Garrard 356 8.0 +8.0 National Front (UK) M. R. Goucher 149 3.4 +3.4 1,082 24.4 +23.1 4,427 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) +12.9 Newton Heath Newton Heath Labour Party (UK) J. Smith* 1,449 53.9 -8.6 Conservative Party (UK) A. Bonson 1,240 46.1 +8.6 209 7.8 -17.2 2,689 Labour Party (UK) -8.6 Northenden Northenden Conservative Party (UK) D. Mountford* 2,715 53.3 -0.2 Labour Party (UK) D. Healey 1,886 37.0 -3.3 Liberal Party (UK) H. Hilton 490 9.6 +9.6 829 16.3 +3.1 5,091 Conservative Party (UK) +1.5 Old Moat Old Moat Conservative Party (UK) T. E. Murphy* 2,232 57.6 -6.3 Labour Party (UK) P. Bednarski 1,106 28.6 -7.4 Liberal Party (UK) A. A. Parr 534 13.8 +13.8 1,126 29.1 +1.1 3,872 Conservative Party (UK) +0.5 Rusholme Rusholme Conservative Party (UK) S. Tucker* 2,196 64.8 +5.0 Labour Party (UK) P. J. Rowbotham 785 23.2 -6.8 Liberal Party (UK) F. A. Melling 408 12.0 +12.0 1,411 41.6 +11.8 3,389 Conservative Party (UK) +5.9 Withington Withington Conservative Party (UK) W. Crabtree* 2,162 49.3 +1.2 Liberal Party (UK) J. Edwards 1,311 29.9 +0.2 Labour Party (UK) C. Scott 911 20.8 -1.4 851 19.4 +1.0 4,384 Conservative Party (UK) +0.5 Woodhouse Park Woodhouse Park Labour Party (UK) G. Berry* 1,914 58.5 -3.3 Conservative Party (UK) A. Farmer 1,356 41.5 +10.7 558 17.0 -14.0 3,270 Labour Party (UK) -7.0 References expanded Category:1975 English local elections 1975 Category:1970s in Manchester