1986 Manchester City Council election

Elections to Manchester City Council were held on Thursday, 8 May 1986. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 1990. The Labour Party retained overall control of the Council. ^[1]

The Independent candidates for the Benchill and Woodhouse Park wards, A. Bradshaw and D. Wraxall respectively, were backed by the SDP/Liberal Alliance.

Election result

Manchester City Council Election Result 1986
	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
Labour	31	7	0	+7	91.2	58.1	74,943	+1.1
Alliance	2	0	0	0	5.9	19.3	24,942	+3.9
Conservative	1	0	7	-7	2.9	20.3	26,226	-6.9
Independent	0	0	0	0	0.0	1.1	1,410	+1.0
Green	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.8	1,091	+0.8
Communist	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.1	167	0.0
National Front	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.1	165	0.0

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

	Seats	+/-
Labour	86	+7
Conservative	7	-7
Alliance	6	0
Labour hold

Ward results

Ardwick

Ardwick
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. Barrett*	2,040	79.4	+2.9
	Conservative	J. Clough	276	10.7	−5.2
	Alliance	R. Axtell	252	9.8	+2.2
Majority			1,764	68.7	+8.2
Turnout			2,568
	Labour hold		Swing	+4.0

Baguley

Baguley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	F. Done*	2,666	73.3	+6.7
	Conservative	S. Lawley	969	26.7	+1.6
Majority			1,697	46.7	+5.3
Turnout			3,635
	Labour hold		Swing	+2.5

Barlow Moor

Barlow Moor
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Wilner	1,955	46.7	+0.2
	Alliance	S. Gluck	1,334	31.9	+13.3
	Conservative	C. Dewsbury	758	18.1	−16.8
	Green	B. Candeland	140	3.3	+3.3
Majority			621	14.8	+3.2
Turnout			4,187
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	-6.5

Benchill

Benchill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Home*	2,157	72.4	−3.3
	Independent	A. Bradshaw	567	19.0	+19.0
	Conservative	D. Hurst	256	16.1	+1.1
Majority			1,590	53.4	−7.3
Turnout			2,980
	Labour hold		Swing	-11.1

Beswick and Clayton

Beswick and Clayton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Bill Egerton*	2,046	74.0	−2.2
	Conservative	D. Eager	392	14.2	−2.8
	Alliance	V. Cahill	146	5.3	+0.7
	Independent	F. Wolstencroft	115	4.2	+4.2
	National Front	J. Hulse	64	2.3	+0.2
Majority			1,654	59.9	+0.7
Turnout			2,763
	Labour hold		Swing	+0.3

Blackley

Blackley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. Chadwick*	2,379	65.6	−0.6
	Conservative	K. Potter	744	20.5	−3.2
	Alliance	J. Cookson	455	12.5	+2.4
	National Front	C. Ballantyne	49	1.4	+1.4
Majority			1,635	45.1	+2.7
Turnout			3,627
	Labour hold		Swing	+1.3

Bradford

Bradford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Gilmore*	2,175	78.8	−0.5
	Conservative	M. Payne	334	12.1	−0.9
	Alliance	S. Lewis	250	9.1	+1.4
Majority			1,841	66.7	+0.3
Turnout			2,759
	Labour hold		Swing	+0.2

Brooklands

Brooklands
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	F. Hatton	2,059	48.6	−0.7
	Conservative	A. O'Connor	1,540	36.3	−2.9
	Alliance	C. Duffy	641	15.1	+3.7
Majority			519	12.2	+2.1
Turnout			4,240
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	+1.1

Burnage

Burnage
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Whyte	2,412	48.8	−0.1
	Conservative	L. Houston	1,231	24.9	−12.5
	Alliance	A. Muir	749	15.2	+1.5
	Green	J. Foster	74	1.5	+1.5
Majority			1,181	23.9	+12.3
Turnout			4,943
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	+6.2

Central

Central
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T. Findlow	1,545	79.6	−2.5
	Conservative	A. Hudson	222	11.4	−1.8
	Alliance	M. Lockwood	175	9.0	+4.3
Majority			1,323	68.1	−0.9
Turnout			1,942
	Labour hold		Swing	-0.3

Charlestown

Charlestown
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. McCardell	2,541	63.5	+4.1
	Conservative	M. Jones	934	23.3	−6.0
	Alliance	E. Watts	526	13.1	+1.9
Majority			1,607	40.2	+10.1
Turnout			4,001
	Labour hold		Swing	+5.0

Cheetham

Cheetham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. Shaw*	2,674	79.9	+11.9
	Alliance	R. Harrison	673	20.1	−2.8
Majority			2,001	59.8	+14.8
Turnout			3,347
	Labour hold		Swing	+7.3

Chorlton

Chorlton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Black	2,848	48.2	+7.1
	Conservative	J. Kershaw	2,244	38.0	−4.3
	Alliance	W. Paver	776	13.1	−1.6
	Communist	M. Waterfield	35	0.6	−1.2
Majority			604	10.2	+9.0
Turnout			5,903
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	+5.7

Crumpsall

Crumpsall
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Hackett	1,997	49.7	+0.3
	Conservative	G. Fildes	1,248	31.0	−7.8
	Alliance	H. Showman	775	19.3	+7.5
Majority			749	18.6	+8.0
Turnout			4,020
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	+4.0

Didsbury

Didsbury
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Hill*	2,575	43.4	−5.1
	Labour	G. Bridson	1,896	32.0	+3.0
	Alliance	A. Bateman	1,345	22.7	+0.2
	Green	R. Riesco	116	2.0	+2.0
Majority			679	11.4	−8.1
Turnout			5,932
	Conservative hold		Swing	-4.0

Fallowfield

Fallowfield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. Morrison*	2,180	54.6	+0.6
	Conservative	S. Keegin	848	21.2	−13.6
	Alliance	G. Nevins	794	19.9	+8.7
	Green	R. Waters	173	4.3	+4.3
Majority			1,332	33.3	+14.1
Turnout			3,995
	Labour hold		Swing	+7.1

Gorton North

Gorton North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. Brierley*	2,759	68.3	−0.6
	Conservative	N. Dentith	666	16.5	−6.5
	Alliance	S. Wheale	570	14.1	+6.0
	Communist	M. Molloy	46	1.1	+1.1
Majority			2,093	51.8	+5.9
Turnout			4,041
	Labour hold		Swing	+2.9

Gorton South

Gorton South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Barker*	2,142	57.6	−6.5
	Alliance	J. Ashley	1,165	31.3	+10.4
	Conservative	T. Grimshaw	410	11.0	−4.4
Majority			977	26.3	−16.6
Turnout			3,717
	Labour hold		Swing	-8.4

Harpurhey

Harpurhey
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Patrick Karney*	2,002	70.4	+2.1
	Alliance	G. Landsman	435	15.3	+1.2
	Conservative	E. Dimmock	407	14.3	−3.3
Majority			1,567	55.1	+4.4
Turnout			2,844
	Labour hold		Swing	+0.4

Hulme

Hulme
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Lunts	2,080	81.6	+1.0
	Alliance	H. Feazey	246	9.7	+2.4
	Conservative	R. Lamptey	223	8.7	−3.4
Majority			1,857	72.9	+4.4
Turnout			2,549
	Labour hold		Swing	-0.7

Levenshulme

Levenshulme
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	Keith Whitmore*	2,637	53.3	+7.2
	Labour	G. Sharpe	1,576	31.8	−4.5
	Conservative	V. Colledge	621	12.5	−5.1
	Green	C. Shearman	116	2.3	+2.3
Majority			1,061	21.4	+11.7
Turnout			4,950
	Alliance hold		Swing	+5.8

Lightbowne

Lightbowne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	K. Franklin	2,842	63.1	+7.1
	Conservative	J. Bailey	1,040	23.1	−10.7
	Alliance	D. Porter	620	13.8	+3.6
Majority			1,802	40.0	+17.8
Turnout			4,502
	Labour hold		Swing	+8.9

Longsight

Longsight
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	N. Moghal	2,406	63.4	−0.8
	Alliance	D. Cox	822	21.7	+1.8
	Conservative	M. Khan	430	11.3	−2.9
	Green	J. McCahon	135	3.6	+3.6
Majority			1,584	41.8	−2.5
Turnout			3,793
	Labour hold		Swing	-1.3

Moss Side

Moss Side
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. Ballance	2,675	80.6	+2.2
	Conservative	M. Barnes	342	10.3	−3.7
	Alliance	S. Jones	302	9.1	+1.6
Majority			2,333	70.3	+5.9
Turnout			3,319
	Labour hold		Swing	+2.9

Moston

Moston
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. McLaren*	2,584	56.1	+2.5
	Conservative	F. Taylor	1,172	25.4	−10.6
	Alliance	D. Gordon	471	10.2	+0.2
Majority			1,412	30.6	+13.0
Turnout			4,608
	Labour hold		Swing	+6.5

Newton Heath

Newton Heath
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. Tomlinson*	2,249	73.7	+0.3
	Conservative	G. Heathcote	545	17.9	+0.8
	Alliance	D. Rea	204	6.7	+0.2
	National Front	A. Coles	52	1.7	−1.3
Majority			1,704	55.9	−0.3
Turnout			3,050
	Labour hold		Swing	-0.2

Northenden

Northenden
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	K. Barnes*	2,716	59.3	+4.7
	Conservative	M. Logan	1,223	26.7	−9.2
	Alliance	J. Hargreaves	641	14.0	+4.4
Majority			1,493	32.6	+13.9
Turnout			4,580
	Labour hold		Swing	+6.9

Old Moat

Old Moat
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Fender	2,790	51.0	−1.6
	Alliance	A. Monkhouse	1,276	23.3	+10.5
	Conservative	W. Aikman*	1,222	22.3	−12.3
	Green	C. Kirby	181	3.3	+3.3
Majority			1,514	27.7	+9.7
Turnout			5,469
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	-6.0

Rusholme

Rusholme (2 vacancies)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Byrne	2,137	47.1	−1.0
	Labour	S. Mambu	1,946
	Alliance	Z. Gazdecki	1,840	40.5	+6.0
	Alliance	M. Ramsbottom	1,815
	Conservative	N. Barnes	474	10.4	−5.1
	Conservative	G. Taylor	419
	Communist	P. Singh	86	1.9	+1.9
Majority			106	6.6	−7.0
Turnout			4,537
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing	-3.5

Sharston

Sharston
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ken Collis*	2,298	64.5	+11.5
	Alliance	R. Bowers	1,263	35.5	+21.2
Majority			1,035	29.1	+8.7
Turnout			3,561
	Labour hold		Swing	-4.8

Whalley Range

Whalley Range
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Morris	2,310	49.7	+7.9
	Conservative	L. Whetton	1,563	33.6	−8.8
	Alliance	K. McKeon	779	16.7	+0.9
Majority			747	16.1	+15.4
Turnout			4,652
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	+8.3

Withington

Withington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	A. Jones*	2,240	42.6	+6.3
	Labour	K. Matthews	1,834	34.9	+0.4
	Conservative	J. Jacobs	1,024	19.5	−9.8
	Green	G. Otten	156	3.0	+3.0
Majority			406	7.7	+5.9
Turnout			5,254
	Alliance hold		Swing	+2.9

Woodhouse Park

Woodhouse Park
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. Bullows	1,973	55.8	−16.9
	Independent	D. Wraxall	728	20.6	+20.6
	Alliance	E. Bowers	540	15.3	+5.5
	Conservative	P. Champion	293	8.3	−9.3
Majority			1,245	35.2	−19.9
Turnout			3,534
	Labour hold		Swing	-18.7

References

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

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

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