1996 Manchester City Council election

Local elections March 2019 March 2019 1996 Manchester City Council election England Arms of the City of Manchester.svg parliamentary no 1995 Manchester City Council election 1995 1996 05 02 y 1998 Manchester City Council election 1998 35 of 99 seats to Manchester City Council 50 Manchester 1996.png Map of results of 1996 election Leader of the Council Graham Stringer Labour Party (UK) Leader of the Council after election Graham Stringer Labour Party (UK) Official portrait of Graham Stringer, Parliamentary Secretary, Cabinet Office.jpg Graham Stringer Labour Party (UK) 30 seats,63.2% Harpurhey 83 29 84 1 48,518 60.1% 3.1% Keith Whitmore Liberal Democrats (UK) Levenshulme 4 seats,20.7% 14 6 15 1 17,753 22.0% 1.3% Elections to Manchester City Council were held on Thursday, 2 May 1996. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 2000. There were also two vacancies being contested; one in Blackley and the other in Woodhouse Park. The Labour Party retained overall control of the Council."Manchester Evening News, 3 May 1996. Election result PartyVotesSeatsFull CouncilLabour Party48,518 (60.1%)60.1 Labour Party (UK) 3.129 (82.8%)29 35 Labour Party (UK) 1 84 (84.8%)84 99 Labour Party (UK)Liberal Democrats17,753 (22.0%)22.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) 1.3 6 (17.1%)6 35 Liberal Democrats (UK) 1 15 (15.2%)15 99 Liberal Democrats (UK)Conservative Party10,512 (13.0%)13.0 Conservative Party (UK) 1.30 (0.0%)0 35 Conservative Party (UK) 20 (0.0%)0 99 Conservative Party (UK)Green Party2,353 (2.9%)2.9 Green Party of England and Wales 1.0 0 (0.0%)0 35 Green Party of England and Wales 0 (0.0%)0 99 Green Party of England and WalesResidents436 (0.5%)0.5 Residents Association N/A 0 (0.0%)0 35 Residents Association N/A 0 (0.0%)0 99 Residents AssociationSocialist Alternative405 (0.5%)0.5 Socialist Party (England and Wales) N/A 0 (0.0%)0 35 Socialist Party (England and Wales) N/A 0 (0.0%)0 99 Socialist Party (England and Wales)Independent231 (0.3%)0.3 Independent (politician) 1.5 0 (0.0%)0 35 Independent (politician) 0 (0.0%)0 99 Independent (politician)Independent Labour225 (0.3%)0.3 Independent Labour 0.1 0 (0.0%)0 35 Independent Labour 0 (0.0%)0 99 Independent LabourLiberal215 (0.3%)0.3 Liberal Party (UK, 1989) 0.2 0 (0.0%)0 35 Liberal Party (UK, 1989) 0 (0.0%)0 99 Liberal Party (UK, 1989)Communist League55 (0.1%)0.1 Communist League (UK, 1988) N/A 0 (0.0%)0 35 Communist League (UK, 1988) N/A 0 (0.0%)0 99 Communist League (UK, 1988)Independent Liberal33 (0.0%)0.0 Independent Liberal N/A 0 (0.0%)0 35 Independent Liberal N/A 0 (0.0%)0 99 Independent Liberal + ↓ 84 15 Ward results Ardwick Ardwick http://www.manchester.gov.uk/cllrs/names.htm List of councillors by name manchester.gov.uk 2012-01-23 https://web.archive.org/web/19961110011302/http://www.manchester.gov.uk/cllrs/names.htm 1996-11-10 Labour Party (UK) Thomas O'Callaghan 1,054 76.5 -0.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) David Gray 144 10.5 +0.6 Conservative Party (UK) John Davenport 133 9.7 +3.2 Green Party of England and Wales Bruce Bingham 46 3.3 +3.3 910 66.1 -1.4 1,377 Labour Party (UK) -0.7 Baguley Baguley Labour Party (UK) Anthony Burns* 1,468 74.1 -3.8 Conservative Party (UK) Trevor Roberts 307 15.5 +3.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Cath Hall 152 7.7 -0.3 Residents Association Hannah Berry 53 2.7 +2.7 1,161 58.6 -7.5 1,980 Labour Party (UK) -3.6 Barlow Moor Barlow Moor Liberal Democrats (UK) Simon Wheale* 1,570 48.5 +14.5 Labour Party (UK) Valerie Dunn 1,339 41.4 -12.2 Conservative Party (UK) Bill Moore 229 7.1 -1.0 Green Party of England and Wales A. Kulpa 100 3.1 -1.2 231 7.1 -12.5 3,238 Liberal Democrats (UK) +13.3 Benchill Benchill Labour Party (UK) Veronica Myers* 1,037 77.7 -8.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Janice Redmond 124 9.3 -1.9 Conservative Party (UK) Carol Roberts 101 7.6 +7.6 Socialist Party (England and Wales) T. Jefferies 72 5.4 +5.4 913 68.4 -6.6 1,334 Labour Party (UK) -3.2 Beswick and Clayton Beswick and Clayton Liberal Democrats (UK) Mark Clayton 1,133 47.9 -10.7 Labour Party (UK) John Flanagan* 1,091 46.1 +7.3 Residents Association K. Corcoran 73 3.1 +3.1 Conservative Party (UK) Jeffrey Leach 70 3.0 +0.8 42 1.8 -18.0 2,367 Liberal Democrats (UK) Labour Party (UK) -9.0 Blackley Blackley Labour Party (UK) Kenneth Barnes* 1,573 63.5 -13.0 Labour Party (UK) Harold Lyons 1,317 Conservative Party (UK) Henry Coombes 322 13.0 +1.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Peter Matthews 267 10.8 +1.2 Independent (politician) Carol Connell 231 9.3 +9.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Graham Shaw 124 Green Party of England and Wales R. Maile 84 3.4 +3.4 995 50.5 -14.0 2,477 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) -7.0 Bradford Bradford Labour Party (UK) Paul Kelly* 1,152 76.2 +5.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) S. Kennedy 212 14.0 -6.8 Conservative Party (UK) Elena Stars 98 6.5 +0.6 Green Party of England and Wales Elaine Brown 50 3.3 +0.4 940 62.2 +12.7 1,512 Labour Party (UK) +6.3 Brooklands Brooklands Labour Party (UK) Susan Cooley 1,152 56.4 -10.7 Conservative Party (UK) Paul Cummins* 672 32.9 +11.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Anthony McGarr 182 8.9 -1.2 Residents Association J. Hamilton 35 1.7 +1.7 480 23.5 -22.4 2,041 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) -11.2 Burnage Burnage Labour Party (UK) Kathleen Robinson 1,834 66.8 -4.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) J. Parkinson 434 15.8 +1.1 Conservative Party (UK) Christopher Brown 415 15.1 +3.9 Residents Association C. Mumford 63 2.3 +2.3 1,400 51.0 -5.9 2,746 Labour Party (UK) -2.9 Central Central Labour Party (UK) Gordon Conquest* 975 77.7 -4.4 Conservative Party (UK) Ann Hodkinson 150 12.0 +5.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) W. Tew 109 8.7 +1.7 Green Party of England and Wales L. Maile 21 1.7 +1.7 825 65.7 -9.4 1,255 Labour Party (UK) -4.8 Charlestown Charlestown Labour Party (UK) Mark Hackett* 1,635 76.2 -0.2 Conservative Party (UK) Christine Saunders 266 12.4 -0.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Vera Towers 200 9.3 +0.6 Residents Association H. Baker 44 2.1 +2.1 1,369 63.8 +0.4 2,145 Labour Party (UK) +0.2 Cheetham Cheetham Labour Party (UK) Christopher Olaniyan 1,697 83.1 +4.7 Liberal Party (UK, 1989) Richard Wilson 215 10.5 +4.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) G. Epps 130 6.4 +1.8 1,482 72.6 +1.4 2,042 Labour Party (UK) -0.1 Chorlton Chorlton Labour Party (UK) Mary Humphreys 2,796 68.1 +0.2 Conservative Party (UK) Malcolm Cleall-Hill 734 17.9 +2.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Helen Fisher 309 7.5 -2.8 Green Party of England and Wales Brian Candeland 269 6.5 +0.0 2,062 50.2 -2.5 4,108 Labour Party (UK) -1.2 Crumpsall Crumpsall Labour Party (UK) Richard Leese* 1,913 74.2 -0.4 Conservative Party (UK) Teresa Skorsewski 398 15.4 +1.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) J. Spurway 201 7.8 -1.1 Residents Association J. Riemer 65 2.5 +2.5 1,515 58.8 -1.8 2,577 Labour Party (UK) -0.9 Didsbury Didsbury Labour Party (UK) Pamela Smythe 1,834 38.2 -5.2 Conservative Party (UK) Peter Hilton* 1,559 32.4 +3.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) David Sandiford 1,352 28.1 +1.8 Residents Association K. Harkavy 62 1.3 +1.3 275 5.7 -8.8 4,807 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) -4.3 Fallowfield Fallowfield Labour Party (UK) David Royle* 1,584 69.9 +12.0 Conservative Party (UK) Simon Davenport 306 13.5 +1.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) James Graham 235 10.4 -0.2 Green Party of England and Wales Michael Daw 142 6.3 -4.3 1,278 56.4 +10.5 2,267 Labour Party (UK) +5.2 Gorton North Gorton North Liberal Democrats (UK) Iain Donaldson* 1,795 52.2 +1.2 Labour Party (UK) Bill Egerton 1,466 42.6 -1.9 Conservative Party (UK) M. Higginbottom 155 4.5 +1.1 Residents Association Melanie Jarman 23 0.7 +0.7 329 9.6 +3.1 3,439 Liberal Democrats (UK) +1.5 Gorton South Gorton South Liberal Democrats (UK) Simon Ashley* 1,733 57.3 +7.6 Labour Party (UK) B. Whitehead 1,167 38.6 -7.7 Conservative Party (UK) D. Davenport 90 3.0 -0.0 Green Party of England and Wales A. Salter 34 1.1 +1.1 566 18.7 +15.3 3,024 Liberal Democrats (UK) +7.6 Harpurhey Harpurhey Labour Party (UK) Graham Stringer* 1,176 72.5 +3.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) L. Dyke 192 11.8 -7.3 Conservative Party (UK) Dorothy Keller 150 9.2 -2.3 Green Party of England and Wales C. Maile 104 6.4 +6.4 984 60.7 +10.4 1,622 Labour Party (UK) +5.2 Hulme Hulme Labour Party (UK) Kevin Rowswell* 708 74.0 -5.3 Green Party of England and Wales Robin Goater 75 7.8 +7.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) S. Oliver 72 7.5 +2.0 Conservative Party (UK) Paul Kierman 69 7.2 +1.3 Independent Liberal Charles Lyn-Lloyd 33 3.4 +1.3 633 66.1 -7.3 957 Labour Party (UK) -6.5 Levenshulme Levenshulme Liberal Democrats (UK) John Commons* 1,908 57.2 -0.7 Labour Party (UK) Zafar Mir 1,149 34.4 -0.5 Conservative Party (UK) Paul Mostyn 142 4.3 +0.5 Green Party of England and Wales A. Mohamood 107 3.2 +3.2 Communist League (UK, 1988) A. Howie 32 1.0 +1.0 759 22.7 -0.3 3,338 Liberal Democrats (UK) -0.1 Lightbowne Lightbowne Labour Party (UK) William Risby* 1,757 75.8 +2.0 Conservative Party (UK) M. Steadman 315 13.6 -0.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) David Gordon 186 8.0 -1.6 Green Party of England and Wales Philip Maile 60 2.6 -0.3 1,442 62.2 +2.1 2,318 Labour Party (UK) +1.0 Longsight Longsight Labour Party (UK) Mohammed Akhtar 1,520 46.9 -10.6 Conservative Party (UK) Muhammed Naqui 788 24.3 -2.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Abu Chowdhury 414 12.8 +5.1 Green Party of England and Wales Spencer Fitzgibbon 293 9.0 +0.8 Independent Labour M. Middleton 225 6.9 +6.9 732 22.6 -8.3 3,240 Labour Party (UK) -4.1 Moss Side Moss Side Labour Party (UK) Vince Young* 1,437 79.5 +3.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Richard Powell 139 7.7 +2.5 Conservative Party (UK) Mary Barnes 137 7.6 -0.6 Green Party of England and Wales Lucy Fogarty 95 5.3 -1.5 1,298 71.8 +3.8 1,808 Labour Party (UK) +0.4 Moston Moston Labour Party (UK) Patrick Mullin 1,762 72.9 -3.2 Conservative Party (UK) Gregory Skorzewski 368 15.2 +0.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Howard Totty 269 11.1 +5.9 Residents Association R. Conibere 18 0.7 +0.7 1,394 57.7 -4.0 2,417 Labour Party (UK) -2.0 Newton Heath Newton Heath Labour Party (UK) John Smith* 1,349 80.2 -2.8 Conservative Party (UK) E. Fisher 169 10.0 +0.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) C. Turner 118 7.0 +0.8 Green Party of England and Wales P. Brown 47 2.8 +2.8 1,180 70.1 -3.5 1,683 Labour Party (UK) -1.7 Northenden Northenden Labour Party (UK) Sandra Bracegirdle* 1,816 69.0 -0.9 Conservative Party (UK) K. McKenna 476 18.1 +2.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Ronald Axtell 226 8.6 -3.9 Green Party of England and Wales Lance Crookes 113 4.3 +4.3 1,340 50.9 -3.4 2,631 Labour Party (UK) -1.7 Old Moat Old Moat Labour Party (UK) Brian Harrison* 2,126 67.0 -3.8 Conservative Party (UK) Graham Betton 433 13.6 +2.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Yasmen Zalzala 324 10.2 -2.7 Green Party of England and Wales Teresa Romagnuolo 196 6.2 +1.5 Socialist Party (England and Wales) J. White 94 3.0 +3.0 1,693 53.4 -4.6 3,173 Labour Party (UK) -2.9 Rusholme Rusholme Labour Party (UK) Yomi Mambu* 1,224 49.9 +7.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Shakeel Ahmad 732 29.9 -4.0 Socialist Party (England and Wales) Margaret Manning 239 9.7 +9.7 Conservative Party (UK) Daniel Bunting 232 9.5 +6.6 Communist League (UK, 1988) T. Rigby 23 0.9 +0.9 492 20.0 +11.4 2,450 Labour Party (UK) +5.7 Sharston Sharston Labour Party (UK) Griffith Berry* 1,298 75.7 -3.6 Conservative Party (UK) Robert Caddick 186 10.9 +0.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) S. Toole 180 10.5 +1.6 Green Party of England and Wales P. Johnson 50 2.9 +2.9 1,112 64.9 -4.4 1,714 Labour Party (UK) -2.2 Whalley Range Whalley Range Labour Party (UK) Kath Fry* 1,755 60.2 +4.5 Conservative Party (UK) Richard West 657 22.5 -5.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Leech 338 11.6 +0.1 Green Party of England and Wales Mary Candeland 164 5.6 +1.1 1,098 64.6 +37.1 2,914 Labour Party (UK) +5.1 Withington Withington Liberal Democrats (UK) Alison Firth* 2,187 53.2 +10.1 Labour Party (UK) Joanne Green 1,532 37.3 -7.1 Conservative Party (UK) J. Callaghan 249 6.1 -2.5 Green Party of England and Wales Bernard Ekbery 142 3.5 -0.5 655 15.9 +14.5 4,110 Liberal Democrats (UK) +8.6 Woodhouse Park Woodhouse Park Labour Party (UK) Leo Collins 1,142 70.3 -11.2 Labour Party (UK) Paul Andrews 1,103 Liberal Democrats (UK) William Fisher 186 11.4 -7.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Robert Harrison 178 Green Party of England and Wales G. Lawson 161 9.9 +9.9 Conservative Party (UK) L. Maguire 136 8.4 +8.4 917 58.9 -4.2 2,906 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) -2.0 By-elections between 1996 and 1998 Hulme By-Election 2 May 1997 http://www.manchester.gov.uk/elections/types/byres.htm By-election past results manchester.gov.uk 2012-01-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20030427063625/http://www.manchester.gov.uk/elections/types/byres.htm 2003-04-27 Labour Party (UK) Mary Murphy 1,937 69.4 -4.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) James Graham 561 20.1 +12.5 Conservative Party (UK) Paul Kierman 293 10.5 +3.3 1,376 49.3 -16.8 2,791 51.1 Labour Party (UK) -8.5 Old Moat By-Election 2 May 1997 Labour Party (UK) Jeffrey Smith 3,790 51.9 -15.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Yasmin Zalzala 1,690 22.8 +12.6 Conservative Party (UK) Christopher Brown 1,256 17.0 +3.3 Independent Labour Michael Robinson 511 6.9 +6.9 Socialist Labour Party (UK) Julie White 163 2.2 +2.2 2,100 29.1 -24.3 7,410 61.6 Labour Party (UK) -14.2 References expanded Category:1996 English local elections 1996 Category:1990s in Manchester