1975 Manchester City Council election
Appearance
Elections toManchesterCouncilwere 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. TheLabour Partyretained overall control of the Council.[1]
Election result
[edit]Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 19 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 55.9 | 50.1 | 53,378 | +5.3% | |
Labour | 15 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 44.1 | 38.8 | 41,341 | -7.1% | |
Liberal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 9.3 | 9,937 | +4.3% | |
Ratepayers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 717 | -1.0% | |
Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 517 | -0.6% | |
Communist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 279 | -0.8% | |
National Front | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 246 | +0.2% |
After the election, the composition of the council was as follows:
Party | Seats | +/- | |
---|---|---|---|
Labour | 54 | -5 | |
Conservative | 45 | +5 | |
Labourhold |
Ward results
[edit]Alexandra
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | R. Rodgers* | 2,929 | 61.5 | +10.3 | |
Liberal | K. Summerfield | 1,005 | 21.1 | −15.1 | |
Labour | J. Comyn-Platt | 832 | 17.5 | +4.8 | |
Majority | 341 | 40.4 | +25.4 | ||
Turnout | 4,766 | ||||
Conservativehold | Swing | +12.7 |
Ardwick
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | N. I. Finley* | 1,082 | 67.8 | −10.8 | |
Conservative | L. H. Nield | 515 | 32.2 | +10.8 | |
Majority | 567 | 35.5 | −21.6 | ||
Turnout | 1,597 | ||||
Labourhold | Swing | -10.8 |
Baguley
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | M. Malbon | 2,572 | 53.9 | +8.7 | |
Conservative | J. V. Oatway | 2,526 | |||
Labour | H. Brown | 2,202 | 46.1 | −8.7 | |
Labour | C. B. Muir* | 2,143 | |||
Majority | 324 | 7.8 | −1.9 | ||
Turnout | 4,774 | ||||
ConservativegainfromLabour | Swing | ||||
ConservativegainfromLabour | Swing | +8.7 |
Barlow Moor
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | H. D. Moore* | 2,083 | 64.4 | +13.1 | |
Labour | J. Winer | 1,150 | 35.6 | +6.0 | |
Majority | 933 | 28.9 | +7.0 | ||
Turnout | 3,233 | ||||
Conservativehold | Swing | +3.5 |
Beswick
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | K. Eastham* | 1,282 | 79.0 | −6.8 | |
Conservative | J. R. Cawley | 341 | 21.0 | +6.8 | |
Majority | 941 | 58.0 | −13.7 | ||
Turnout | 1,623 | ||||
Labourhold | Swing | -6.8 |
Blackley
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | H. P. Cummins | 1,532 | 53.7 | +11.1 | |
Labour | S. Smith* | 1,321 | 46.3 | −11.1 | |
Majority | 211 | 7.4 | −7.4 | ||
Turnout | 2,853 | ||||
ConservativegainfromLabour | Swing | +11.1 |
Bradford
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | E. Grant* | 1,525 | 48.7 | −16.0 | |
Conservative | C. R. Ashton | 1,454 | 46.4 | +11.1 | |
Communist | M. Pearce | 83 | 2.6 | +2.6 | |
Independent | J. Hulse | 72 | 2.3 | +2.3 | |
Majority | 71 | 2.3 | −27.1 | ||
Turnout | 3,134 | ||||
Labourhold | Swing | -13.5 |
Brooklands
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | A. A. O'Connor* | 2,752 | 60.7 | +5.0 | |
Labour | E. Mellor | 1,785 | 39.3 | −5.0 | |
Majority | 967 | 21.4 | +10.0 | ||
Turnout | 4,537 | ||||
Conservativehold | Swing | +5.0 |
Burnage
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | H. Platt* | 2,405 | 51.4 | −13.1 | |
Labour | E. H. Spencer | 1,518 | 32.4 | −3.0 | |
Liberal | F. Turner | 759 | 16.2 | +16.2 | |
Majority | 887 | 18.9 | −10.1 | ||
Turnout | 4,682 | ||||
Conservativehold | Swing | -5.0 |
Charlestown
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J. Hood | 1,640 | 52.4 | +12.0 | |
Labour | S. Silverman* | 1,488 | 47.6 | −12.0 | |
Majority | 152 | 4.8 | −14.3 | ||
Turnout | 3,128 | ||||
ConservativegainfromLabour | Swing | +12.0 |
Cheetham
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | S. Shaw* | 1,130 | 62.2 | −5.6 | |
Conservative | N. Green | 687 | 37.8 | +5.6 | |
Majority | 443 | 24.4 | −11.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,817 | ||||
Labourhold | Swing | -5.6 |
Chorlton
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | C. Franks | 2,655 | 62.1 | +8.9 | |
Labour | A. Smith | 865 | 20.2 | −1.9 | |
Liberal | W. S. Kenyon | 657 | 15.4 | −9.3 | |
National Front | T. A. Golds | 97 | 2.3 | +2.3 | |
Majority | 1,790 | 41.9 | +13.3 | ||
Turnout | 4,274 | ||||
Conservativehold | Swing | +5.4 |
Collegiate Church
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. B. Ogden* | 389 | 59.8 | −8.1 | |
Conservative | D. H. Philip | 179 | 27.5 | +13.7 | |
Liberal | J. Laslett | 82 | 12.6 | −5.5 | |
Majority | 210 | 32.3 | −17.4 | ||
Turnout | 650 | ||||
Labourhold | Swing | -10.9 |
Crossacres
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | K. Collis* | 2,017 | 46.5 | −6.6 | |
Conservative | R. W. Munn | 934 | 21.5 | +5.2 | |
Ratepayers | K. A. Edis | 717 | 16.5 | −13.9 | |
Liberal | H. Griffiths | 605 | 13.9 | +13.9 | |
Communist | M. Taylor | 64 | 1.5 | −1.6 | |
Majority | 1,083 | 25.0 | −0.7 | ||
Turnout | 4,337 | ||||
Labourhold | Swing | -5.9 |
Crumpsall
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | F. W. Lever* | 2,236 | 60.3 | −3.2 | |
Labour | S. Caron | 1,054 | 28.4 | −8.0 | |
Liberal | A. E. Griffiths | 418 | 11.3 | +11.3 | |
Majority | 1,182 | 31.9 | +4.9 | ||
Turnout | 3,708 | ||||
Conservativehold | Swing | +2.4 |
Didsbury
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | M. R. Crawford* | 3,636 | 65.8 | −6.4 | |
Liberal | R. Johnson | 993 | 18.0 | +18.0 | |
Labour | A. J. Bateman | 802 | 14.5 | −8.2 | |
Communist | D. Maher | 93 | 1.7 | −3.3 | |
Majority | 2,643 | 47.8 | +1.8 | ||
Turnout | 5,524 | ||||
Conservativehold | Swing | -12.2 |
Gorton North
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | G. Halstead | 1,332 | 54.9 | −12.1 | |
Conservative | R. J. Beale | 1,093 | 45.1 | +12.1 | |
Majority | 239 | 9.8 | −24.2 | ||
Turnout | 2,425 | ||||
Labourhold | Swing | -12.1 |
Gorton South
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | K. Franklin* | 1,197 | 56.1 | +6.1 | |
Conservative | T. Brownrigg | 935 | 43.9 | +17.1 | |
Majority | 262 | 12.3 | +11.0 | ||
Turnout | 2,132 | ||||
Labourhold | Swing | -5.5 |
Harpurhey
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | R. F. Delahunty* | 520 | 47.8 | −15.0 | |
Conservative | D. Porter | 421 | 38.7 | +1.5 | |
Liberal | R. Addison | 147 | 13.5 | +13.5 | |
Majority | 99 | 9.1 | −16.4 | ||
Turnout | 1,088 | ||||
Labourhold | Swing | -8.2 |
Hulme
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | W. Smith* | 1,262 | 67.9 | −9.7 | |
Conservative | G. B. Draycott | 363 | 19.5 | +2.1 | |
Liberal | P. Davis | 194 | 10.4 | +10.4 | |
Communist | R. H. Vaughan | 39 | 2.1 | −2.9 | |
Majority | 899 | 48.4 | −11.8 | ||
Turnout | 1,858 | ||||
Labourhold | Swing | -5.9 |
Levenshulme
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | S. Alexander* | 2,406 | 56.3 | −2.9 | |
Labour | P. Hildrew | 1,432 | 33.5 | −7.3 | |
Liberal | K. Osbourne | 437 | 10.2 | +10.2 | |
Majority | 974 | 22.8 | +4.3 | ||
Turnout | 4,275 | ||||
Conservativehold | Swing | +2.2 |
Lightbowne
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | E. Jones* | 1,546 | 38.4 | +5.8 | |
Labour | F. Done | 1,358 | 33.7 | +0.1 | |
Liberal | H. Roche | 1,122 | 27.9 | +12.0 | |
Majority | 188 | 4.7 | +3.6 | ||
Turnout | 4,026 | ||||
Conservativehold | Swing | +2.8 |
Lloyd Street
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | A. S. Wood* | 1,683 | 46.0 | −10.4 | |
Conservative | D. Sumberg | 1,553 | 42.5 | −1.0 | |
Liberal | R. Cowe | 419 | 11.5 | +11.4 | |
Majority | 130 | 3.6 | −9.3 | ||
Turnout | 3,655 | ||||
Labourhold | Swing | -4.7 |
Longsight
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | G. Taylor* | 1,453 | 55.0 | +5.8 | |
Labour | A. Burns | 1,189 | 45.0 | −0.7 | |
Majority | 264 | 10.0 | +6.5 | ||
Turnout | 2,642 | ||||
Conservativehold | Swing | +3.2 |
Miles Platting
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | E. Donoghue* | 973 | 72.3 | +4.5 | |
Conservative | A. Chappell | 372 | 27.7 | +15.7 | |
Majority | 601 | 44.7 | −11.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,345 | ||||
Labourhold | Swing | -5.6 |
Moss Side
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | R. Grainger | 482 | 39.8 | −20.7 | |
Independent | T. M. McClure | 445 | 36.8 | +36.8 | |
Conservative | W. Guy | 283 | 23.4 | −10.2 | |
Majority | 37 | 3.1 | −23.9 | ||
Turnout | 1,210 | ||||
Labourhold | Swing | -28.7 |
Moston
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | G. I. Jones | 2,502 | 56.5 | +7.2 | |
Labour | C. C. Lamb* | 1,420 | 32.1 | −18.6 | |
Liberal | I. Garrard | 356 | 8.0 | +8.0 | |
National Front | M. R. Goucher | 149 | 3.4 | +3.4 | |
Majority | 1,082 | 24.4 | +23.1 | ||
Turnout | 4,427 | ||||
ConservativegainfromLabour | Swing | +12.9 |
Newton Heath
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. Smith* | 1,449 | 53.9 | −8.6 | |
Conservative | A. Bonson | 1,240 | 46.1 | +8.6 | |
Majority | 209 | 7.8 | −17.2 | ||
Turnout | 2,689 | ||||
Labourhold | Swing | -8.6 |
Northenden
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | D. Mountford* | 2,715 | 53.3 | −0.2 | |
Labour | D. Healey | 1,886 | 37.0 | −3.3 | |
Liberal | H. Hilton | 490 | 9.6 | +9.6 | |
Majority | 829 | 16.3 | +3.1 | ||
Turnout | 5,091 | ||||
Conservativehold | Swing | +1.5 |
Old Moat
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | T. E. Murphy* | 2,232 | 57.6 | −6.3 | |
Labour | P. Bednarski | 1,106 | 28.6 | −7.4 | |
Liberal | A. A. Parr | 534 | 13.8 | +13.8 | |
Majority | 1,126 | 29.1 | +1.1 | ||
Turnout | 3,872 | ||||
Conservativehold | Swing | +0.5 |
Rusholme
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | S. Tucker* | 2,196 | 64.8 | +5.0 | |
Labour | P. J. Rowbotham | 785 | 23.2 | −6.8 | |
Liberal | F. A. Melling | 408 | 12.0 | +12.0 | |
Majority | 1,411 | 41.6 | +11.8 | ||
Turnout | 3,389 | ||||
Conservativehold | Swing | +5.9 |
Withington
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | W. Crabtree* | 2,162 | 49.3 | +1.2 | |
Liberal | J. Edwards | 1,311 | 29.9 | +0.2 | |
Labour | C. Scott | 911 | 20.8 | −1.4 | |
Majority | 851 | 19.4 | +1.0 | ||
Turnout | 4,384 | ||||
Conservativehold | Swing | +0.5 |
Woodhouse Park
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | G. Berry* | 1,914 | 58.5 | −3.3 | |
Conservative | A. Farmer | 1,356 | 41.5 | +10.7 | |
Majority | 558 | 17.0 | −14.0 | ||
Turnout | 3,270 | ||||
Labourhold | Swing | -7.0 |
References
[edit]- ^Manchester City Council Election Results,2nd Edition, Swarbrick (1993).