1980 Manchester City Council election

1980 UK local government election December 2023 October 2013 1980 Manchester City Council election England Arms of the City of Manchester.svg parliamentary no 1979 Manchester City Council election 1979 1980 05 01 y 1982 Manchester City Council election 1982 35 of 99 seats to Manchester City Council 50 Manchester 1980.png Map of results of 1980 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) 25 seats,50.7% Charlestown 63 30 72 9 75,837 57.0% 6.3% Cecil Franks Conservative Party (UK) Chorlton 6 seats,37.6% 33 4 23 10 42,744 32.1% 5.5% Audrey Jones Liberal Party (UK) Withington 2 seats,11.2% 3 1 4 1 13,624 10.2% 1.0% Elections to Manchester City Council were held on Thursday, 1 May 1980. One-third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a two-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)75,837 (57.0%)57.0 Labour Party (UK) 6.3 30 (85.7%)30 35 Labour Party (UK) 9 72 (72.8%)72 99 Labour Party (UK)Conservative Party Conservative Party (UK)42,744 (32.1%)32.1 Conservative Party (UK) 5.54 (11.4%)4 35 Conservative Party (UK) 1223 (23.2%)23 99 Conservative Party (UK)Liberal Party Liberal Party (UK)13,624 (10.2%)10.2 Liberal Party (UK) 1.0 1 (2.9%)1 35 Liberal Party (UK) 1 4 (4.0%)4 99 Liberal Party (UK)Independent Independent (politician)321 (0.2%)0.2 Independent (politician) 0.10 (0.0%)0 35 Independent (politician) 0 (0.0%)0 99 Independent (politician)Ecology Ecology Party295 (0.2%)0.2 Ecology Party 0.10 (0.0%)0 35 Ecology Party 0 (0.0%)0 99 Ecology PartyCommunist Communist Party of Great Britain145 (0.1%)0.1 Communist Party of Great Britain 0 (0.0%)0 35 Communist Party of Great Britain 0 (0.0%)0 99 Communist Party of Great BritainSocialist Workers Socialist Workers Party (UK)75 (0.1%)0.0 Socialist Workers Party (UK) N/A0 (0.0%)0 35 Socialist Workers Party (UK) N/A0 (0.0%)0 99 Socialist Workers Party (UK) + ↓ 72 4 23 Ward results Alexandra Alexandra Conservative Party (UK) T. E. Murphy 2,502 48.2 -10.6 Labour Party (UK) R. B. Walters 1,823 35.1 -6.1 Liberal Party (UK) M. A. Plesch 862 16.6 N/A 679 13.1 -4.6 5,187 43.0 -29.3 Conservative Party (UK) Ardwick Ardwick Labour Party (UK) F. Dale* 2,436 81.4 +22.9 Conservative Party (UK) G. Taylor 441 14.7 -18.8 Liberal Party (UK) J. Spittle 114 3.8 -4.2 1,995 66.7 +41.7 2,991 29.2 -33.1 Labour Party (UK) +20.8 Baguley Baguley Labour Party (UK) A. Burns* 3,754 65.8 +11.3 Conservative Party (UK) M. Malbon 1,698 29.8 -7.4 Liberal Party (UK) P. G. Willams 251 4.4 -3.9 2,056 36.1 +18.8 5,703 41.4 -31.4 Labour Party (UK) +9.3 Barlow Moor Barlow Moor Labour Party (UK) J. T. Maguire 1,835 48.1 +6.1 Conservative Party (UK) B. Moore* 1,590 41.7 -4.2 Liberal Party (UK) J. R. Marsden 364 9.5 -2.6 Independent (politician) M. G. Gibson 25 0.7 +0.7 245 6.4 +2.5 3,814 37.2 -30.8 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) +5.1 Beswick Beswick (2 vacancies) Labour Party (UK) J. Flanagan* 2,061 86.3 +4.8 Labour Party (UK) M. Harrison 1,898 79.5 -2.0 Independent (politician) W. C. Carman 208 8.7 N/A Conservative Party (UK) C. Hare 148 6.2 -12.3 Conservative Party (UK) R. Plant 121 5.1 -13.4 Liberal Party (UK) K. Parkinson 109 4.6 N/A 1,690 70.8 +7.8 2,388 34.1 -27.1 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) -4.0 Blackley Blackley Labour Party (UK) W. Risby* 2,910 61.0 +12.7 Conservative Party (UK) H. P. Cummins 1,659 34.8 -9.0 Liberal Party (UK) N. Towers 201 4.2 -3.7 1,251 26.2 +21.7 4,770 42.9 -31.9 Labour Party (UK) +10.8 Bradford Bradford Labour Party (UK) Bill Egerton* 2,691 70.0 +6.1 Conservative Party (UK) L. Hockey 981 25.5 -5.1 Liberal Party (UK) L. Towers 172 4.5 -1.0 1,710 44.5 +11.3 3,844 32.6 -37.1 Labour Party (UK) +5.6 Brooklands Brooklands Labour Party (UK) K. Barnes 3,285 56.9 +8.8 Conservative Party (UK) G. Fitzsimons* 2,231 38.6 -5.1 Liberal Party (UK) G. Dulson 260 4.5 -3.7 1,054 18.2 +13.8 5,776 46.0 -28.9 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) +6.9 Burnage Burnage Labour Party (UK) G. J. Martin 2,503 49.8 +6.7 Conservative Party (UK) R. Nicholson 2,045 40.7 -5.6 Liberal Party (UK) C. Dowse 474 9.4 -1.2 458 9.1 5,022 44.1 -30.5 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) +6.1 Charlestown Charlestown Labour Party (UK) N. Morris* 2,608 62.2 +11.0 Conservative Party (UK) C. Maffei 1,348 32.1 -8.0 Liberal Party (UK) J. Mawson 239 5.7 -3.0 1,260 30.0 +18.8 4,195 42.9 -33.8 Labour Party (UK) +9.5 Cheetham Cheetham Labour Party (UK) D. G. Ford* 1,785 71.6 +5.5 Conservative Party (UK) K. Taylor 613 24.6 -3.8 Liberal Party (UK) R. A. Bell 94 3.8 -1.7 1,172 47.0 +9.3 2,492 34.4 -31.1 Labour Party (UK) +4.6 Chorlton Chorlton Conservative Party (UK) M. Vince* 2,267 47.1 -3.9 Labour Party (UK) H. Brown 2,067 43.0 +7.2 Liberal Party (UK) J. Commons 421 8.8 -4.4 Communist Party of Great Britain B. E. Struszckak 54 1.1 +1.1 200 4.2 -11.0 4,809 43.7 -32.2 Conservative Party (UK) +5.5 Collegiate Church Collegiate Church Labour Party (UK) J. Bradley 894 77.5 +13.9 Conservative Party (UK) P. Snell 192 16.7 -11.0 Liberal Party (UK) I. Wilde 67 5.8 -3.0 702 60.9 +25.0 1,153 26.4 -27.4 Labour Party (UK) +12.4 Crossacres Crossacres Labour Party (UK) K. Lim 3,463 70.4 +10.3 Conservative Party (UK) A. Spencer 956 19.4 -5.9 Liberal Party (UK) J. Southward 500 10.2 -4.4 2,507 51.0 +16.2 4,919 36.9 -33.6 Labour Party (UK) +8.1 Crumpsall Crumpsall Labour Party (UK) N. W. Harrison 2,230 50.8 +8.1 Conservative Party (UK) W. L. Clapham* 1,919 43.7 -3.3 Liberal Party (UK) K. Osbourne 238 5.4 -5.0 311 7.1 +2.8 4,387 38.8 -32.7 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) +5.7 Didsbury Didsbury Conservative Party (UK) J. Duke* 3,082 59.2 +2.8 Labour Party (UK) N. Siddiqi 1,080 20.7 -4.8 Liberal Party (UK) G. Shaw 1,045 20.1 +2.0 2,002 38.4 +7.4 5,207 41.2 -35.6 Conservative Party (UK) +3.8 Gorton North Gorton North Labour Party (UK) C. Brierley 2,729 75.3 +12.1 Conservative Party (UK) C. H. T. Webb 736 20.3 -9.8 Liberal Party (UK) J. M. Hodgson 161 4.4 -2.3 1,993 55.0 +21.9 3,626 42.7 -30.5 Labour Party (UK) +10.9 Gorton South Gorton South Labour Party (UK) D. Barker* 2,207 67.9 +6.8 Conservative Party (UK) D. Heywood 925 28.5 -3.3 Liberal Party (UK) J. Rhodes 118 3.6 -3.6 1,282 39.4 +10.1 3,250 37.5 -33.4 Labour Party (UK) +5.0 Harpurhey Harpurhey (2 vacancies) Labour Party (UK) A. Lister 1,463 57.6 -7.0 Labour Party (UK) H. Reid* 1,433 56.5 -8.1 Conservative Party (UK) J. Harding 511 20.1 -9.2 Conservative Party (UK) F. Meaden 449 17.7 -11.6 Liberal Party (UK) J. Ashley 425 16.7 +10.6 Liberal Party (UK) T. M. Broderick 387 15.2 +9.1 922 36.3 +1.0 2,538 37.4 -28.0 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) +2.2 Hulme Hulme Labour Party (UK) T. Thomas* 2,008 73.8 +5.2 Liberal Party (UK) P. Thompson 329 12.1 +1.5 Conservative Party (UK) N. P. Shand 295 10.8 -7.6 Independent (politician) D. S. Redford 88 3.2 +3.2 1,679 61.7 +11.5 2,720 29.3 -32.3 Labour Party (UK) +1.8 Levenshulme Levenshulme Liberal Party (UK) H. Smith 2,105 40.2 +3.6 Labour Party (UK) R. M. Pilkington 1,962 37.5 +3.4 Conservative Party (UK) W. Carlton* 1,171 22.4 -6.9 143 2.7 +0.2 5,238 42.2 -30.0 Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) +0.1 Lightbowne Lightbowne Labour Party (UK) A. D. Kelly 2,632 61.0 +5.8 Conservative Party (UK) G. Cleworth* 1,459 33.8 -1.5 Liberal Party (UK) B. V. Roberts 224 5.2 -4.2 1,173 27.2 +7.3 4,315 41.3 -33.5 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) +3.6 Lloyd Street Lloyd Street Labour Party (UK) K. McKeon* 2,679 69.2 +13.2 Conservative Party (UK) R. E. Bevan 1,035 26.7 -8.4 Liberal Party (UK) E. Thompson 156 4.0 -2.8 1,644 42.5 +21.6 3,870 33.0 -36.3 Labour Party (UK) +10.8 Longsight Longsight Labour Party (UK) R. W. Ford* 1,905 58.8 -1.5 Conservative Party (UK) A. Malpas 974 30.1 -1.2 Liberal Party (UK) M. Amin 269 8.3 -0.1 Communist Party of Great Britain M. Cowie 91 2.8 +2.8 931 28.7 -0.4 3,239 33.0 -33.8 Labour Party (UK) +0.1 Miles Platting Miles Platting Labour Party (UK) R. Latham* 1,905 90.3 +13.5 Conservative Party (UK) A. E. Halliday 148 7.0 -10.7 Liberal Party (UK) P. Bailey 57 2.7 -2.8 1,757 83.3 +24.2 2,110 31.1 -30.9 Labour Party (UK) +12.1 Moss Side Moss Side Labour Party (UK) H. Paget* 1,626 75.9 +8.4 Conservative Party (UK) J. M. Goldsby 349 16.3 -6.5 Liberal Party (UK) L. Ford 167 7.8 -1.9 1,277 59.6 +14.9 2,142 30.2 -33.3 Labour Party (UK) +7.4 Moston Moston Labour Party (UK) D. Shaw 2,788 52.0 +5.7 Conservative Party (UK) K. E. Goulding* 2,310 43.1 -0.8 Liberal Party (UK) J. Cookson 265 4.9 -4.9 478 8.9 +6.4 5,363 45.2 -32.0 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) +3.2 Newton Heath Newton Heath Labour Party (UK) C. Tomlinson* 2,549 64.4 +4.0 Conservative Party (UK) A. E. Walsh 1,190 30.1 -5.8 Liberal Party (UK) V. Towers 221 5.6 +1.9 1,359 34.3 +9.8 3,960 38.4 -32.0 Labour Party (UK) +4.9 Northenden Northenden Labour Party (UK) R. A. Reddington 2,964 53.5 +7.9 Conservative Party (UK) C. H. Box* 2,089 37.7 -5.6 Liberal Party (UK) J. Holland 487 8.8 -1.1 875 15.8 +13.5 5,540 46.2 -28.9 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) +6.7 Old Moat Old Moat Labour Party (UK) A. C. Thomas 1,827 44.0 +2.6 Conservative Party (UK) W. H. Aikman* 1,551 37.3 -2.4 Liberal Party (UK) C. Adamson 776 18.7 -0.2 276 6.6 +4.9 4,154 42.1 -30.4 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) +2.5 Rusholme Rusholme Labour Party (UK) J. Nicholson 2,537 51.3 +9.0 Conservative Party (UK) K. Ollerenshaw* 1,765 35.7 -5.2 Liberal Party (UK) D. Senior 352 7.1 -2.6 Ecology Party D. Dalton 295 6.0 -1.1 772 15.6 +14.3 4,949 34.2 -31.6 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) +7.1 Withington Withington Conservative Party (UK) J. M. Jacobs 1,762 34.7 -1.3 Liberal Party (UK) J. Edwards 1,709 33.6 -5.3 Labour Party (UK) W. M. Jameson 1,610 31.7 +6.6 53 1.0 -1.8 5,081 45.6 -27.7 Conservative Party (UK) +2.0 Woodhouse Park Woodhouse Park Labour Party (UK) T. Farrell* 3,021 70.4 +8.9 Conservative Party (UK) J. A. Graham 802 18.7 -7.9 Liberal Party (UK) L. Griffiths 392 9.1 -2.8 Socialist Workers Party (UK) J. N. Taylor 75 1.7 +1.7 2,219 51.7 +16.8 4,290 40.1 -31.5 Labour Party (UK) +8.4 By-elections between 1980 and 1982 Gorton South, 25 September 1980 Caused by the death of Councillor Harry Conway (Labour, Gorton South, elected 13 May 1965)Tories win nine Manchester seats, The Guardian, May 14, 1965, p.4 on 28 March 1980.Labour stalwart Conway dies, Manchester Evening News, March 28, 1980, p.57 Gorton South Labour Party (UK) Roy Sadler 1,708 67.0 -0.9 Conservative Party (UK) Doris Heywood 531 20.8 -7.7 Liberal Party (UK) David Senior 309 12.1 +8.5 1,177 46.2 +6.8 2,548 32.3 -5.2 Labour Party (UK) +3.4 Labour hold city seat, Manchester Evening News, September 26, 1980, p.10 Blackley, 2 April 1981 Caused by the resignation of Councillor Phil Loxley (Conservative, Blackley, elected 4 May 1978)Manchester City Council Election Results, 2nd Edition, Swarbrick (1993). on 15 December 1980.Three fight Blackley seat, Middleton Guardian, March 20, 1981, p.40 Blackley Labour Party (UK) George Chadwick 2,287 61.5 +0.5 Conservative Party (UK) Valerie Hall 922 24.8 -10.0 Liberal Party (UK) John Cookson 510 13.7 +9.5 1,365 36.7 +10.2 3,719 33.4 -9.5 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) +5.2 Labour sweep to by-election win, Manchester Evening News, April 3, 1981, p.6 Old Moat, 9 July 1981 Caused by the resignation of Councillor Andrew Thomas (Labour, Old Moat, elected 1 May 1980)Manchester City Council Election Results, 2nd Edition, Swarbrick (1993). on 30 May 1981.I'll still stand, says wife in rent rumpus, Manchester Evening News, June 24, 1980, p.9 Old Moat Conservative Party (UK) William Aikman 1,198 37.9 +0.6 Labour Party (UK) Paula Sadler 1,104 34.9 -9.1 Liberal Party (UK) Colin Dowse 860 27.2 +8.5 94 3.0 -3.6 3,162 32.0 -10.1 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) +4.8 Rent row wife loses election, Manchester Evening News, July 10, 1981, p.6 References expanded Category:1980 English local elections 1980 Category:1980s in Manchester