1979 Manchester City Council election

Elections to Manchester Council were held on Thursday, 3 May 1979, on the same day as the 1979 UK general election. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a three-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.[1]

Election result

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Manchester Council Election Result 1979
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 25 10 0 +10 75.7 50.7 118,345 +2.9%
  Conservative 6 0 12 -12 18.2 37.6 87,695 -7.7%
  Liberal 2 2 0 +2 6.0 11.2 26,208 +5.3%
  Ecology 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.3 641 +0.3%
  Communist 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.1 278 -0.1%
  Independent 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.1 164 +0.1%

After the election, the composition of the council was as follows:

Party Seats   +/-  
Labour 63 +10
Conservative 33 -12
Liberal 3 +2
Labour hold

Ward results

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Alexandra

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Alexandra
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative R. C. Rodgers* 4,864 58.8 −1.1
Labour J. Cocker 3,403 41.2 +15.4
Majority 1,461 17.7 −16.4
Turnout 8,267 72.3 +34.7
Conservative hold Swing -8.2

Ardwick

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Ardwick
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour N. I. Finley* 2,289 58.5 −12.0
Conservative W. R. Swan 1,310 33.5 +7.2
Liberal J. Spittle 315 8.0 +4.8
Majority 979 25.0 −19.2
Turnout 3,914 62.3 +34.6
Labour hold Swing -9.6

Baguley

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Baguley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour K. Robinson 5,412 54.5 −1.9
Conservative M. Malbon* 3,693 37.2 −6.4
Liberal P. G. Willams 821 8.3 +8.3
Majority 1,719 17.3 +4.6
Turnout 9,926 72.8 +26.7
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +2.2

Barlow Moor

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Barlow Moor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative H. D. Moore* 3,095 45.9 −18.0
Labour J. H. Parish 2,834 42.0 +5.9
Liberal J. R. Marsden 815 12.1 +12.1
Majority 261 3.9 −23.9
Turnout 6,744 68.0 +35.6
Conservative hold Swing -11.9

Beswick

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Beswick
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour K. Eastham* 3,505 81.5 +4.2
Conservative C. Hare 796 18.5 +2.1
Majority 2,709 63.0 +2.1
Turnout 4,301 61.2 +33.5
Labour hold Swing +1.0

Blackley

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Blackley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Eddie Newman 3,936 48.3 +3.7
Conservative H. P. Cummins* 3,571 43.8 −8.4
Liberal J. Ashley 643 7.9 +4.7
Majority 365 4.5 −3.1
Turnout 8,150 74.8 +31.6
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +6.0

Bradford

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Bradford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour E. Grant* 5,127 63.9 +5.1
Conservative L. Hockey 2,459 30.6 −6.0
Liberal P. Hanmer 440 5.5 +5.5
Majority 2,668 33.2 +10.9
Turnout 8,026 69.7 +36.4
Labour hold Swing +5.5

Brooklands

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Brooklands
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour D. Healey 4,554 48.1 +4.9
Conservative D. Sumberg 4,136 43.7 −13.1
Liberal A. L. Algar 777 8.2 +8.2
Majority 418 4.4 −9.3
Turnout 9,467 74.9 +34.1
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +9.0

Burnage

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Burnage
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative H. Platt* 3,872 46.3 −14.3
Labour A. Lister 3,604 43.1 +3.7
Liberal G. Shaw 885 10.6 +10.6
Majority 268 3.2 −18.5
Turnout 8,361 74.6 +37.0
Conservative hold Swing -9.0

Charlestown

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Charlestown
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour G. Stringer 3,802 51.2 +2.8
Conservative J. Hood* 2,974 40.1 −5.1
Liberal E. V. Roberts 648 8.7 +5.2
Majority 828 11.2 +8.0
Turnout 7,424 76.7 +32.2
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +3.9

Cheetham

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Cheetham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour S. Shaw* 3,014 66.1 −0.5
Conservative F. Meaden 1,294 28.4 −5.0
Liberal S. O. Mousah 250 5.5 +5.5
Majority 1,720 37.7 +4.5
Turnout 4,558 65.5 +37.0
Labour hold Swing +2.2

Chorlton

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Chorlton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative C. Franks* 4,244 51.0 −11.0
Labour H. Brown 2,979 35.8 +4.7
Liberal J. Commons 1,096 13.2 +6.3
Majority 1,265 15.2 −15.8
Turnout 8,319 75.9 +37.5
Conservative hold Swing -7.8

Collegiate Church

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Collegiate Church
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Patrick Karney* 1,531 63.6 +0.5
Conservative S. R. Newth 666 27.7 −3.4
Liberal I. Wilde 211 8.8 +3.0
Majority 865 35.9 +4.0
Turnout 2,408 53.8 +25.6
Labour hold Swing +1.9

Crossacres

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Crossacres
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ken Collis* 5,577 60.1 +0.6
Conservative A. Spencer 2,348 25.3 −4.0
Liberal H. Griffiths 1,358 14.6 +3.5
Majority 3,229 34.8 +4.6
Turnout 9,283 70.5 +35.2
Labour hold Swing +2.3

Crumpsall

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Crumpsall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative F. W. Lever* 3,615 47.0 −6.9
Labour M. Harrison 3,287 42.7 +5.2
Liberal J. Cookson 797 10.4 +3.3
Majority 328 4.3 −12.2
Turnout 7,699 71.5 +36.2
Conservative hold Swing -6.0

Didsbury

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Didsbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative M. R. Crawford* 5,415 56.4 −11.6
Labour R. P. Ashby 2,444 25.5 +2.8
Liberal A. T. Parkinson 1,738 18.1 +8.8
Majority 2,971 31.0 −14.3
Turnout 9,597 76.8 +32.3
Conservative hold Swing -7.2

Gorton North

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Gorton North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour P. Hildrew 3,871 63.2 +6.5
Conservative E. Leadbetter 1,845 30.1 −6.1
Liberal D. Nicholson 411 6.7 −0.4
Majority 2,026 33.1 +12.6
Turnout 6,127 73.2 +35.5
Labour hold Swing +6.3

Gorton South

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Gorton South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour K. Franklin* 3,662 61.1 +5.7
Conservative D. Heywood 1,905 31.8 −8.4
Liberal J. Rhodes 429 7.2 +7.2
Majority 1,757 29.3 +14.1
Turnout 5,996 70.9 +37.1
Labour hold Swing +7.0

Harpurhey

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Harpurhey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour R. F. Delahunty* 2,802 64.6 +2.1
Conservative J. Harding 1,270 29.3 −8.2
Liberal N. Towers 266 6.1 +6.1
Majority 1,532 35.3 +10.3
Turnout 4,338 65.4 +34.5
Labour hold Swing +5.1

Hulme

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Hulme
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour W. Smith* 3,562 68.6 +11.1
Conservative N. P. Shand 957 18.4 +3.5
Liberal S. K. McClure 499 10.6 −3.7
Communist R. W. Gwilt 174 3.4 +1.3
Majority 2,605 50.2 +12.8
Turnout 5,192 61.6 +32.2
Labour hold Swing +3.8

Levenshulme

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Levenshulme
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Keith Whitmore 3,180 36.6 +14.5
Labour R. A. Reddington 2,959 34.1 −3.1
Conservative S. Alexander* 2,544 29.3 −11.4
Majority 221 2.5 −1.0
Turnout 8,683 72.2 +33.8
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +8.8

Lightbowne

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Lightbowne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour P. A. Murphy 4,358 55.2 −0.3
Conservative V. E. Clare 2,787 35.3 −9.2
Liberal K. Osbourne 743 9.4 +9.4
Majority 1,571 19.9 +8.9
Turnout 7,888 74.8 +31.8
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +4.4

Lloyd Street

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Lloyd Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour A. S. Wood* 4,449 56.0 +2.8
Conservative M. L. Davies 2,788 35.1 −6.9
Liberal M. A. Plesch 540 6.8 +2.0
Independent A. H. Bradley 164 2.1 +2.1
Majority 1,661 20.9 +9.7
Turnout 7,941 69.3 +33.5
Labour hold Swing +4.8

Longsight

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Longsight
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. M. Wilson 3,837 60.3 +6.2
Conservative G. Taylor* 1,989 31.3 −9.6
Liberal M. Amin 534 8.4 +3.4
Majority 1,848 29.1 +9.7
Turnout 6,360 66.8 +32.4
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +7.9

Miles Platting

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Miles Platting
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour P. Conquest 3,193 76.8 +0.5
Conservative J. Cartland 737 17.7 −0.4
Liberal J. A. Turrell 228 5.5 +5.5
Majority 2,456 59.1 +0.9
Turnout 4,158 62.0 +38.0
Labour hold Swing +0.4

Moss Side

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Moss Side
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. Wilner 2,630 67.5 −2.5
Conservative J. M. Goldsby 888 22.8 +4.1
Liberal D. Redford 380 9.7 −1.6
Majority 1,742 44.7 −6.5
Turnout 3,898 63.5 +36.3
Labour hold Swing -3.3

Moston

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Moston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour C. McClaren 4,179 46.3 +1.5
Conservative G. I. Jones* 3,958 43.9 −11.3
Liberal M. Gradwell 881 9.8 +9.8
Majority 221 2.5 −7.9
Turnout 9,018 77.2 +32.7
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +6.4

Newton Heath

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Newton Heath
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. Smith* 4,209 60.4 +3.4
Conservative D. Booth 2,499 35.9 −7.1
Liberal V. Towers 258 3.7 +3.7
Majority 1,710 24.5 +10.6
Turnout 6,966 70.4 +31.2
Labour hold Swing +5.2

Northenden

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Northenden
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour W. J. Courtney 4,106 45.6 +1.8
Conservative D. Mountford* 3,895 43.3 −3.0
Liberal P. J. Hughes 893 9.9 +0.0
Communist J. Gandy 104 1.2 +1.2
Majority 211 2.3 −0.3
Turnout 8,998 75.1 +28.2
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +2.4

Old Moat

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Old Moat
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour A. Home 2,850 41.4 +1.9
Conservative T. E. Murphy* 2,735 39.7 −19.0
Liberal G. J. Corps 1,299 18.9 +18.9
Majority 115 1.7 −17.5
Turnout 6,884 72.5 +33.8
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +10.4

Rusholme

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Rusholme
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour A. Bateman 3,804 42.3 +4.2
Conservative S. Tucker* 3,685 40.9 −14.1
Liberal D. Senior 870 9.7 +2.8
Ecology S. L. Howarth 641 7.1 +7.1
Majority 119 1.3 −15.6
Turnout 9,000 65.8 +36.0
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +9.1

Withington

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Withington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal D. Sandiford 3,116 38.9 +6.7
Conservative J. M. Jacobs 2,889 36.0 −6.6
Labour J. Finnegan 2,009 25.1 −0.1
Majority 227 2.8 −7.5
Turnout 8,014 73.3 +34.5
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +6.6

Woodhouse Park

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Woodhouse Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour G. Berry* 4,567 61.5 −6.0
Conservative J. C. Ridgard 1,972 26.6 −2.9
Liberal L. Griffiths 887 11.9 +11.9
Majority 2,595 34.9 −3.1
Turnout 7,426 71.6 +34.3
Labour hold Swing -1.5

References

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  1. ^ Manchester City Council Election Results, 2nd Edition, Swarbrick (1993).
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