1973 Manchester City Council election

1973 UK local government election February 2014 February 2014 1973 Manchester City Council election England Arms of the City of Manchester.svg parliamentary no 1972 Manchester City Council election 1972 1973 05 10 y 1975 Manchester City Council election 1975 99 of 99 seats to Manchester City Council 50 Manchester 1973.png Map of results of 1973 election Leader of the Council Labour Party (UK) Leader of the Council after election Joe Dean Labour Party (UK) Joe Dean Labour Party (UK) 20 seats,51.8% Beswick 100 59 59 15 145,798 47.2% 4.6% Robert Rodgers Conservative Party (UK) Alexandra 13 seats,44.6% 32 40 40 15 141,541 45.9% 1.6% Elections to the Manchester City Council were held on Thursday, 10 May 1973. Due to the Local Government Act 1972, which replaced the city corporation with a metropolitan borough, all 99 councillors seats were up for election. In all wards, each first-placed candidate was set to serve a five-year term, expiring in 1978, second-placed candidates were set to serve a three-year term, expiring in 1976, and third-placed candidates were to serve a two-year term, expiring in 1975. The Labour Party retained overall control of the council.Manchester City Council Election Results 2nd Swarbrick 1993. Election result PartyVotesSeatsLabour Party145,798 (47.2%)47.2 Labour Party (UK) 4.659 (59.6%)59 99 Labour Party (UK) 15Conservative Party141,541 (45.9%)45.9 Conservative Party (UK) 1.340 (40.4%)40 99 Conservative Party (UK) 15Liberal Party14,037 (4.5%)4.5 Liberal Party (UK) 1.8 0 (0.0%)0 99 Liberal Party (UK) Residents4,449 (1.4%)1.4 Residents Association 1.30 (0.0%)0 99 Residents AssociationCommunist1,094 (0.4%)0.4 Communist Party of Great Britain 0.1 0 (0.0%)0 99 Communist Party of Great Britain Independent Liberal865 (0.3%)0.3 Independent Liberal N/A 0 (0.0%)0 99 Independent Liberal N/AIndependent539 (0.2%)0.2 Independent (politician) 0 (0.0%)0 99 Independent (politician) Anti-Immigration368 (0.1%)0.1 Independent (politician)N/A0 (0.0%)0 99 Independent (politician)N/A + ↓ 59 40 Ward results Alexandra Alexandra Conservative Party (UK) M. Flynn* 2,298 50.8 -20.5 Conservative Party (UK) N. Thompson* 2,236 49.4 -21.9 Conservative Party (UK) R. C. Rodgers* 2,163 47.8 -23.5 Liberal Party (UK) D. Hewitt 1,625 35.9 N/A Liberal Party (UK) P. Davis 1,532 33.8 N/A Liberal Party (UK) C. G. Sinclair 1,444 31.9 N/A Labour Party (UK) J. M. Bradley 568 12.5 -16.2 Labour Party (UK) J. H. Parish 529 11.7 -17.0 Labour Party (UK) P. J. Salts 513 11.3 -17.4 538 11.9 -30.7 4,528 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Ardwick Ardwick Labour Party (UK) H. Barrett* 1,537 75.6 -2.6 Labour Party (UK) F. Dale* 1,472 72.4 -5.8 Labour Party (UK) N. I. Finley* 1,456 71.7 -6.5 Conservative Party (UK) J. Kershaw 420 20.7 +2.6 Conservative Party (UK) S. M. Lindsay 393 19.3 +1.2 Conservative Party (UK) D. H. G. Penney 346 17.0 -1.1 1,036 51.0 -9.1 2,032 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Baguley Baguley Labour Party (UK) F. H. Price* 2,458 53.9 -0.9 Labour Party (UK) A. P. Marino* 2,349 51.5 -4.9 Labour Party (UK) C. R. Muir* 2,331 51.1 -5.3 Conservative Party (UK) M. Malbon 2,025 44.4 +0.8 Conservative Party (UK) E. J. Whelan 1,983 43.5 -0.1 Conservative Party (UK) B. H. Farrow 1,853 40.6 -3.0 306 6.7 -6.1 4,561 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Barlow Moor Barlow Moor Conservative Party (UK) H. Tucker* 1,968 60.5 +11.0 Conservative Party (UK) B. Moore 1,611 49.5 0 Conservative Party (UK) N. Wood 1,566 48.1 -1.4 Labour Party (UK) R. Grainger* 1,131 34.7 -3.1 Labour Party (UK) D. A. Parker* 1,047 32.2 -5.6 Labour Party (UK) A. J. Bateman* 1,004 30.8 -7.0 Liberal Party (UK) D. R. Mellor 735 22.6 +9.9 435 13.4 +1.6 3,255 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Beswick Beswick Labour Party (UK) J. Dean* 1,528 80.6 -8.6 Labour Party (UK) S. Corless* 1,514 79.9 -9.6 Labour Party (UK) K. Eastham* 1,485 78.3 -11.2 Conservative Party (UK) J. C. J. Cavill 252 13.3 +2.8 Conservative Party (UK) J. Cartland 238 12.6 +2.1 Conservative Party (UK) W. Whitmore 235 12.4 +1.9 1,233 65.0 -14.0 1,896 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Blackley Blackley Labour Party (UK) J. I. Owen* 1,859 56.2 -3.8 Labour Party (UK) A. A. Johnson* 1,850 56.0 -4.0 Labour Party (UK) F. Hatton* 1,740 52.6 -7.4 Conservative Party (UK) J. Yates 1,380 41.8 +1.8 Conservative Party (UK) D. G. Sparrow 1,350 40.8 +0.8 Conservative Party (UK) H. P. Cummins 1,228 37.2 -2.8 360 10.9 -9.1 3,305 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Bradford Bradford Labour Party (UK) J. Gilmore* 2,271 62.3 -1.8 Labour Party (UK) W. Egerton* 2,230 61.1 -3.0 Labour Party (UK) E. Grant 2,100 57.6 -6.5 Conservative Party (UK) C. R. Ashton 1,239 34.0 -1.9 Conservative Party (UK) H. Pickles 1,169 32.0 -3.9 Conservative Party (UK) G. M. Farmer 1,161 31.8 -4.1 861 23.6 -4.6 3,648 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Brooklands Brooklands Conservative Party (UK) Y. Emery* 2,592 54.1 +1.7 Conservative Party (UK) G. W. G. Fitzsimons 2,548 53.1 +0.7 Conservative Party (UK) A. A. O'Connor 2,509 52.3 -0.1 Labour Party (UK) F. Firth* 2,067 43.1 -4.5 Labour Party (UK) D. Healey* 2,054 42.8 -4.8 Labour Party (UK) E. Mellor 2,025 42.2 -5.4 442 9.2 +4.4 4,795 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Burnage Burnage Conservative Party (UK) L. Howarth* 2,487 61.8 -1.6 Conservative Party (UK) W. L. Lund* 2,477 61.6 -1.8 Conservative Party (UK) H. Platt* 2,455 61.0 -2.4 Labour Party (UK) A. Burns 1,367 34.0 -2.6 Labour Party (UK) J. McKinnon 1,347 33.5 -3.1 Labour Party (UK) L. R. Williams 1,328 33.0 -3.6 1,088 27.1 +0.3 4,022 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Charlestown Charlestown Labour Party (UK) L. Kelly* 1,720 59.8 +1.7 Labour Party (UK) N. Morris* 1,660 57.7 -0.4 Labour Party (UK) S. C. Silverman* 1,609 55.9 -2.2 Conservative Party (UK) D. F. Silverman 1,166 40.5 +0.6 Conservative Party (UK) N. Green 1,120 38.9 -1.0 Conservative Party (UK) A. E. Cleworth 1,052 36.6 -3.3 443 15.4 -2.8 2,876 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Cheetham Cheetham Labour Party (UK) J. Broderick* 1,182 65.5 +1.0 Labour Party (UK) D. G. Ford* 1,158 64.2 -0.3 Labour Party (UK) S. V. Shaw* 1,101 61.0 -3.5 Conservative Party (UK) J. Bonsu 561 31.1 -4.4 Conservative Party (UK) K. A. Hunt 561 31.1 -4.4 Conservative Party (UK) R. A. Price 521 28.9 -6.6 540 29.9 +0.9 1,804 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Chorlton Chorlton Conservative Party (UK) L. Sanders* 2,109 53.7 -15.3 Conservative Party (UK) M. A. Vince* 2,078 52.9 -16.1 Conservative Party (UK) A. D. Ashley 1,842 46.9 -22.1 Liberal Party (UK) C. H. Hughes 979 24.9 N/A Liberal Party (UK) M. Calder 977 24.9 N/A Liberal Party (UK) W. S. Kenyon 974 24.8 N/A Labour Party (UK) V. Stevens 878 22.4 -8.6 Labour Party (UK) G. Collins 704 17.9 -13.1 Labour Party (UK) K. Hull 660 16.8 -14.2 863 22.0 -16.0 3,926 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Collegiate Church Collegiate Church Labour Party (UK) F. J. Balcombe* 721 72.2 -12.4 Labour Party (UK) S. Ogden* 618 61.9 -22.7 Labour Party (UK) J. B. Ogden* 612 61.3 -23.3 Liberal Party (UK) J. Laslett 193 19.3 N/A Liberal Party (UK) C. Addison 171 17.1 N/A Conservative Party (UK) J. Carson 147 14.7 -0.7 Conservative Party (UK) J. R. Cawley 132 13.2 -2.2 Conservative Party (UK) W. Porter 116 11.6 -3.8 419 42.0 -27.2 1,061 21.7 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Crossacres Crossacres Labour Party (UK) R. L. Griffiths* 2,461 54.6 -13.8 Labour Party (UK) A. Roberts 2,353 52.2 -16.2 Labour Party (UK) K. Collis* 2,269 50.4 -18.0 Residents Association R. R. Dilworth 1,271 28.2 N/A Residents Association K. A. Edis 1,267 28.1 N/A Residents Association W. A. McCall 1,251 27.8 N/A Conservative Party (UK) W. Foster 756 16.8 -12.1 Conservative Party (UK) K. Nolan 745 16.5 -12.4 Conservative Party (UK) G. Scudder 684 15.2 -13.7 Communist Party of Great Britain M. Taylor 145 3.2 +0.5 998 22.2 -17.3 4,504 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Crumpsall Crumpsall Conservative Party (UK) G. Fildes 2,027 61.6 +2.2 Conservative Party (UK) A. Clapham 2,026 61.6 +2.2 Conservative Party (UK) F. W. Lever 2,022 61.4 +2.0 Labour Party (UK) A. T. Gray 1,165 35.4 -5.3 Labour Party (UK) H. Gregory 1,105 33.6 -7.0 Labour Party (UK) P. A. Sless* 1,082 32.9 -7.7 857 26.0 +7.2 3,291 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Didsbury Didsbury Conservative Party (UK) J. B. W. Hill* 3,289 72.6 -1.8 Conservative Party (UK) J. Duke* 3,233 71.4 -3.0 Conservative Party (UK) M. R. Crawford* 3,216 71.0 -3.4 Labour Party (UK) W. Murray 1,036 22.9 -2.7 Labour Party (UK) R. V. Pierson 976 21.5 -4.1 Labour Party (UK) D. Cox 959 21.2 -4.4 Communist Party of Great Britain A. J. Hunt 230 5.1 N/A 2,180 48.1 -0.7 4,531 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Gorton North Gorton North Labour Party (UK) G. Conquest* 2,070 65.4 -5.2 Labour Party (UK) C. Brierley* 2,001 63.2 -7.4 Labour Party (UK) P. Bednarski 1,975 62.4 -8.2 Conservative Party (UK) J. B. Bullough 1,016 32.1 +5.0 Conservative Party (UK) W. Slowe 995 31.4 +4.3 Conservative Party (UK) T. J. S. Duke 983 31.1 +4.0 959 30.3 -13.2 3,165 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Gorton South Gorton South Labour Party (UK) H. Conway* 1,422 55.4 -16.4 Labour Party (UK) D. Barker* 1,350 52.6 -19.2 Labour Party (UK) K. Franklin* 1,317 51.3 -20.5 Conservative Party (UK) E. A. Duffy 760 29.6 +2.9 Conservative Party (UK) P. T. Heywood 749 29.2 +1.0 Conservative Party (UK) A. Farmer 734 28.6 +0.4 Residents Association D. E. Lindsay 660 25.7 N/A 557 21.7 -21.9 2,566 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Harpurhey Harpurhey Labour Party (UK) K. Litherland* 951 60.7 -1.4 Labour Party (UK) A. Nicholson* 951 60.7 -1.4 Labour Party (UK) R. F. Delahunty* 927 59.2 -2.9 Conservative Party (UK) G. Cleworth 564 36.0 -1.9 Conservative Party (UK) A. P. Osborn 556 35.5 -2.4 Conservative Party (UK) M. Withers 532 34.0 -3.9 363 23.2 -1.0 1,566 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Hulme Hulme Labour Party (UK) J. V. Marshall* 1,290 75.7 -13.4 Labour Party (UK) T. Thomas* 1,273 74.7 -14.4 Labour Party (UK) W. Smith* 1,226 71.9 -17.2 Conservative Party (UK) A. Edwards 289 17.0 +6.1 Conservative Party (UK) R. E. Gilham 260 15.3 +4.4 Conservative Party (UK) E. Draycott 255 15.0 +4.1 Communist Party of Great Britain D. J. Heywood 83 4.9 N/A 937 55.6 -22.6 1,704 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Levenshulme Levenshulme Conservative Party (UK) J. K. Barber* 2,414 58.3 +4.0 Conservative Party (UK) W. Carlton 2,253 54.4 +0.1 Conservative Party (UK) S. D. Alexander 2,239 54.0 -0.3 Labour Party (UK) E. H. Spencer 1,663 40.1 -5.6 Labour Party (UK) F. Done 1,646 39.7 -6.0 Labour Party (UK) J. Flanagan 1,597 38.5 -7.2 576 13.9 +5.3 4,144 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Lightbowne Lightbowne Labour Party (UK) H. T. Lee* 1,618 36.9 -1.9 Labour Party (UK) R. A. Reddington* 1,570 35.8 -3.0 Conservative Party (UK) E. Jones 1,569 35.8 -2.8 Conservative Party (UK) E. D. Kirkup 1,558 35.5 -3.1 Labour Party (UK) S. Smith* 1,547 35.3 -3.5 Conservative Party (UK) D. Porter 1,511 34.5 -4.1 Independent Liberal I. Lindsay 865 19.7 N/A Liberal Party (UK) R. Jackson 765 17.4 -5.2 Liberal Party (UK) I. Garrard 655 14.9 -7.7 Liberal Party (UK) G. Garrard 627 14.3 -8.3 12 0.3 4,385 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Lloyd Street Lloyd Street Labour Party (UK) H. Collins 2,128 55.2 +0.6 Labour Party (UK) K. McKeon* 2,084 54.0 -0.6 Labour Party (UK) A. S. Wood 1,982 51.4 -3.2 Conservative Party (UK) J. E. Higham 1,642 42.5 -1.0 Conservative Party (UK) E. Bevan 1,604 41.6 -3.8 Conservative Party (UK) L. H. Nield 1,553 40.3 -5.1 340 8.8 -0.4 3,856 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Longsight Longsight Conservative Party (UK) A. Malpas 1,565 48.2 +7.5 Labour Party (UK) R. W. Ford* 1,454 44.7 -9.7 Conservative Party (UK) G. Taylor 1,412 43.4 +2.7 Labour Party (UK) S. N. M. Moxley* 1,392 42.8 -11.6 Conservative Party (UK) M. Delayen 1,389 42.7 +2.0 Labour Party (UK) B. Anderson* 1,369 42.1 -12.3 Independent (politician) J. Kedward 160 4.9 +1.5 20 0.6 3,250 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Miles Platting Miles Platting Labour Party (UK) E. Crank* 1,240 72.6 -13.1 Labour Party (UK) R. Latham* 1,209 70.7 -15.0 Labour Party (UK) E. Donoghue* 1,194 69.9 -15.8 Anti-Immigration M. R. Goucher 368 21.5 N/A Conservative Party (UK) A. Chappell 219 12.8 -1.5 Conservative Party (UK) H. Lee 214 12.5 -1.8 Conservative Party (UK) M. Howells 182 10.6 -3.7 826 48.3 -23.1 1,709 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Moss Side Moss Side Labour Party (UK) R. E. Talbot* 928 66.5 -8.5 Labour Party (UK) H. P. D. Paget* 889 63.7 -11.3 Labour Party (UK) W. A. Downward* 789 56.6 -18.4 Conservative Party (UK) M. J. Duffy 515 36.9 +11.9 Conservative Party (UK) H. W. Meadowcroft 515 36.9 +11.9 Conservative Party (UK) C. Toft 409 29.3 +4.3 Communist Party of Great Britain W. Woolery 90 6.5 N/A 274 19.6 -30.4 1,396 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Moston Moston Labour Party (UK) A. E. Bowden* 2,266 51.3 +10.9 Conservative Party (UK) K. E. Goulding* 2,207 50.0 +6.1 Labour Party (UK) C. C. Lamb 2,123 48.1 +7.7 Labour Party (UK) W. T. Risby* 2,095 47.4 +7.0 Conservative Party (UK) A. W. Ash 2,041 46.2 +2.3 Conservative Party (UK) G. I. Jones 1,909 43.2 -0.7 82 1.9 4,418 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Newton Heath Newton Heath Labour Party (UK) M. J. Taylor* 1,914 60.1 -2.5 Labour Party (UK) C. Tomlinson* 1,902 59.7 -2.9 Labour Party (UK) J. Smith* 1,826 57.3 -5.3 Conservative Party (UK) A. E. Walsh 1,148 36.0 -1.4 Conservative Party (UK) A. R. Leeke 1,080 33.9 -3.5 Conservative Party (UK) T. B. Hegarty 1,060 33.3 -4.1 678 21.3 -3.9 3,184 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Northenden Northenden Conservative Party (UK) G. Leigh* 2,978 56.5 +4.9 Conservative Party (UK) C. H. Box 2,737 51.9 +0.3 Conservative Party (UK) D. Mountford 2,730 51.8 +0.2 Labour Party (UK) H. Brown 2,244 42.6 -3.5 Labour Party (UK) H. Reid 2,114 40.1 -6.0 Labour Party (UK) J. M. Wilson* 2,097 39.8 -6.3 Communist Party of Great Britain G. F. Taylor 341 6.5 N/A 486 9.2 +3.7 5,273 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Old Moat Old Moat Conservative Party (UK) T. F. Lavin* 2,479 62.8 +7.7 Conservative Party (UK) D. G. Massey 2,319 58.7 +3.6 Conservative Party (UK) T. E. Murphy 2,262 57.3 +2.2 Labour Party (UK) E. Richards 1,395 35.3 -9.6 Labour Party (UK) A. J. Spencer* 1,392 35.2 -9.7 Labour Party (UK) A. E. Jones 1,368 34.6 -10.3 867 21.9 +11.7 3,950 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Rusholme Rusholme Conservative Party (UK) M. Pierce* 2,221 61.8 +0.8 Conservative Party (UK) K. Ollerenshaw* 2,191 61.0 0 Conservative Party (UK) S. Tucker* 2,173 60.5 -0.5 Labour Party (UK) A. H. Fender 1,115 31.0 -2.9 Labour Party (UK) M. A. Naqui* 1,091 30.4 -3.5 Labour Party (UK) H. Rowley 1,090 30.3 -3.6 Independent (politician) F. A. Melling 379 10.5 +7.7 1,058 29.4 +2.3 3,594 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Withington Withington Conservative Party (UK) E. R. Coker* 1,864 47.9 -0.4 Conservative Party (UK) G. W. Young* 1,801 46.3 -2.0 Conservative Party (UK) W. Crabtree* 1,793 46.1 -2.2 Liberal Party (UK) J. Edwards 1,151 29.6 +4.4 Liberal Party (UK) R. A. Bell 1,107 28.5 +3.3 Liberal Party (UK) W. J. Ellwood 1,102 28.3 +3.1 Labour Party (UK) J. Wilner 858 22.1 -4.4 Labour Party (UK) M. Moss 855 22.0 -4.5 Labour Party (UK) R. Ames 797 20.5 -6.0 642 16.5 +8.7 3,889 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Woodhouse Park Woodhouse Park Labour Party (UK) G. Hall* 1,721 62.0 -6.0 Labour Party (UK) T. Farrell* 1,678 60.4 -7.6 Labour Party (UK) G. Berry 1,616 58.2 -9.8 Conservative Party (UK) J. A. Graham 856 30.8 +1.2 Conservative Party (UK) G. Parry 849 30.6 +1.0 Conservative Party (UK) F. Kennan 802 28.9 -0.7 Communist Party of Great Britain J. V. Hamer 205 7.4 +5.0 760 27.4 -11.0 2,776 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) By-elections between 1973 and 1975 By-elections, 27 June 1974 Two by-elections were held on 27 June 1974 to fill vacancies which had arisen in the city council.Increased Labour vote in 3 seats, Manchester Evening News, June 28, 1974, p.9 Beswick Caused by the resignation of Councillor Joe Dean M.P. (Labour, Beswick, elected 12 May 1960)LIBERAL GAINS SEAT AT 17th ATTEMPT, The Guardian, May 13, 1960, p.12 on 23 May 1974.MPs quit as City councillors, Manchester Evening News, May 23, 1974, p.5 Beswick Labour Party (UK) J. E. Jackson 1,298 70.9 -14.9 Liberal Party (UK) W. J. Ellwood 248 13.6 +13.6 Conservative Party (UK) D. Porter 173 9.5 -4.6 National Front (UK) S. McKenzie 111 6.1 +6.1 1,050 57.4 -14.3 1,830 Labour Party (UK) -14.2 Blackley Caused by the death of Councillor Arthur Johnson (Labour, Blackley, elected 13 May 1971)Tories toppled in twin cities landslide, Manchester Evening News, May 14, 1971, p.16 on 9 May 1974,Former Labour organiser dies, Manchester Evening News, May 9, 1974, p.20 and by the resignation of Councillor Frank Hatton M.P. (Labour, Blackley, elected 13 May 1954)LABOUR TAKES FIVE TORY SEATS, WINS SIX NEW ONES, Manchester Guardian, May 14, 1954, p.4 on 23 May 1974.MPs quit as City councillors, Manchester Evening News, May 23, 1974, p.5 Blackley Labour Party (UK) B. Risby 1,975 54.5 -2.9 Labour Party (UK) S. Smith 1,908 Conservative Party (UK) J. Hood 1,354 37.4 -5.2 Conservative Party (UK) P. Cummins 1,340 Liberal Party (UK) C. Cloran 292 8.0 +8.0 Liberal Party (UK) J. Laslett 282 554 17.1 +2.3 3,621 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) +1.1 Harpurhey, 25 July 1974 Caused by the death of Councillor Andrew Nicholson (Labour, Harpurhey, elected 7 March 1963)Labour victory in 14p.c. poll, Manchester Evening News, March 8, 1963, p.19 on 26 June 1974.3 fight for seat, Manchester Evening News, July 4, 1974, p.11 Harpurhey Labour Party (UK) H. Reid 1,119 62.6 -0.2 Conservative Party (UK) D. Porter 343 19.2 -18.0 Liberal Party (UK) R. Addison 325 18.2 +18.2 776 43.4 +17.9 1,787 Labour Party (UK) +8.9 Labour win by-election, Manchester Evening News, July 26, 1974, p.11 References 1 expanded Category:1973 English local elections 1973 Category:1970s in Greater Manchester Category:1970s in Manchester