1973 Manchester City Council election

1973 Manchester City Council election
10 May 1973 (1973-05-10)
99 of 99 seats
to Manchester City Council
50 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Joe Dean Robert Rodgers
Party Labour Conservative
Leader's seat Beswick Alexandra
Last election 20 seats,
51.8% 		13 seats,
44.6%
Seats before 101 31
Seats won 59 40
Seats after 59 40
Seat change 15 15
Popular vote 145,798 141,541
Percentage 47.2% 45.9%
Swing 4.6% 1.6%
Map of results of 1973 election
Leader of the Council before election


Labour

Leader of the Council after election

Joe Dean
Labour

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.[1]

Election result

Party Votes Seats
Labour Party 145,798 (47.2%)
4.6 59 (59.6%)
59 / 99
 15
Conservative Party 141,541 (45.9%)
1.3 40 (40.4%)
40 / 99
 15
Liberal Party 14,037 (4.5%)
1.8 0 (0.0%)
0 / 99
Residents 4,449 (1.4%)
1.3 0 (0.0%)
0 / 99
Communist 1,094 (0.4%)
0.1 0 (0.0%)
0 / 99
Independent Liberal 865 (0.3%)
N/A 0 (0.0%)
0 / 99
 N/A
Independent 539 (0.2%)
0 (0.0%)
0 / 99
Anti-Immigration 368 (0.1%)
N/A 0 (0.0%)
0 / 99
 N/A
↓
59 40

Ward results

Alexandra

Alexandra
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative M. Flynn* 2,298 50.8 −20.5
Conservative N. Thompson* 2,236 49.4 −21.9
Conservative R. C. Rodgers* 2,163 47.8 −23.5
Liberal D. Hewitt 1,625 35.9 N/A
Liberal P. Davis 1,532 33.8 N/A
Liberal C. G. Sinclair 1,444 31.9 N/A
Labour J. M. Bradley 568 12.5 −16.2
Labour J. H. Parish 529 11.7 −17.0
Labour P. J. Salts 513 11.3 −17.4
Majority 538 11.9 −30.7
Turnout 4,528
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Ardwick

Ardwick
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour H. Barrett* 1,537 75.6 −2.6
Labour F. Dale* 1,472 72.4 −5.8
Labour N. I. Finley* 1,456 71.7 −6.5
Conservative J. Kershaw 420 20.7 +2.6
Conservative S. M. Lindsay 393 19.3 +1.2
Conservative D. H. G. Penney 346 17.0 −1.1
Majority 1,036 51.0 −9.1
Turnout 2,032
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Baguley

Baguley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour F. H. Price* 2,458 53.9 −0.9
Labour A. P. Marino* 2,349 51.5 −4.9
Labour C. R. Muir* 2,331 51.1 −5.3
Conservative M. Malbon 2,025 44.4 +0.8
Conservative E. J. Whelan 1,983 43.5 −0.1
Conservative B. H. Farrow 1,853 40.6 −3.0
Majority 306 6.7 −6.1
Turnout 4,561
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Barlow Moor

Barlow Moor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative H. Tucker* 1,968 60.5 +11.0
Conservative B. Moore 1,611 49.5 0
Conservative N. Wood 1,566 48.1 −1.4
Labour R. Grainger* 1,131 34.7 −3.1
Labour D. A. Parker* 1,047 32.2 −5.6
Labour A. J. Bateman* 1,004 30.8 −7.0
Liberal D. R. Mellor 735 22.6 +9.9
Majority 435 13.4 +1.6
Turnout 3,255
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Beswick

Beswick
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. Dean* 1,528 80.6 −8.6
Labour S. Corless* 1,514 79.9 −9.6
Labour K. Eastham* 1,485 78.3 −11.2
Conservative J. C. J. Cavill 252 13.3 +2.8
Conservative J. Cartland 238 12.6 +2.1
Conservative W. Whitmore 235 12.4 +1.9
Majority 1,233 65.0 −14.0
Turnout 1,896
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Blackley

Blackley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. I. Owen* 1,859 56.2 −3.8
Labour A. A. Johnson* 1,850 56.0 −4.0
Labour F. Hatton* 1,740 52.6 −7.4
Conservative J. Yates 1,380 41.8 +1.8
Conservative D. G. Sparrow 1,350 40.8 +0.8
Conservative H. P. Cummins 1,228 37.2 −2.8
Majority 360 10.9 −9.1
Turnout 3,305
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Bradford

Bradford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. Gilmore* 2,271 62.3 −1.8
Labour W. Egerton* 2,230 61.1 −3.0
Labour E. Grant 2,100 57.6 −6.5
Conservative C. R. Ashton 1,239 34.0 −1.9
Conservative H. Pickles 1,169 32.0 −3.9
Conservative G. M. Farmer 1,161 31.8 −4.1
Majority 861 23.6 −4.6
Turnout 3,648
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Brooklands

Brooklands
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Y. Emery* 2,592 54.1 +1.7
Conservative G. W. G. Fitzsimons 2,548 53.1 +0.7
Conservative A. A. O'Connor 2,509 52.3 −0.1
Labour F. Firth* 2,067 43.1 −4.5
Labour D. Healey* 2,054 42.8 −4.8
Labour E. Mellor 2,025 42.2 −5.4
Majority 442 9.2 +4.4
Turnout 4,795
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Burnage

Burnage
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative L. Howarth* 2,487 61.8 −1.6
Conservative W. L. Lund* 2,477 61.6 −1.8
Conservative H. Platt* 2,455 61.0 −2.4
Labour A. Burns 1,367 34.0 −2.6
Labour J. McKinnon 1,347 33.5 −3.1
Labour L. R. Williams 1,328 33.0 −3.6
Majority 1,088 27.1 +0.3
Turnout 4,022
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Charlestown

Charlestown
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour L. Kelly* 1,720 59.8 +1.7
Labour N. Morris* 1,660 57.7 −0.4
Labour S. C. Silverman* 1,609 55.9 −2.2
Conservative D. F. Silverman 1,166 40.5 +0.6
Conservative N. Green 1,120 38.9 −1.0
Conservative A. E. Cleworth 1,052 36.6 −3.3
Majority 443 15.4 −2.8
Turnout 2,876
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Cheetham

Cheetham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. Broderick* 1,182 65.5 +1.0
Labour D. G. Ford* 1,158 64.2 −0.3
Labour S. V. Shaw* 1,101 61.0 −3.5
Conservative J. Bonsu 561 31.1 −4.4
Conservative K. A. Hunt 561 31.1 −4.4
Conservative R. A. Price 521 28.9 −6.6
Majority 540 29.9 +0.9
Turnout 1,804
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Chorlton

Chorlton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative L. Sanders* 2,109 53.7 −15.3
Conservative M. A. Vince* 2,078 52.9 −16.1
Conservative A. D. Ashley 1,842 46.9 −22.1
Liberal C. H. Hughes 979 24.9 N/A
Liberal M. Calder 977 24.9 N/A
Liberal W. S. Kenyon 974 24.8 N/A
Labour V. Stevens 878 22.4 −8.6
Labour G. Collins 704 17.9 −13.1
Labour K. Hull 660 16.8 −14.2
Majority 863 22.0 −16.0
Turnout 3,926
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Collegiate Church

Collegiate Church
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour F. Balcombe 721 67.9 N/A
Labour S. Ogden 618
Labour J. B. Ogden 612
Liberal J. Laslett 193 18.2 N/A
Liberal C. Addison 171
Conservative J. Carson 147 13.8 N/A
Conservative J. R. Cawley 132
Conservative W. Porter 116
Majority 419 49.7 N/A
Turnout 1,061 N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Crossacres

Crossacres
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour R. L. Griffiths 2,461 53.1 N/A
Labour A. Roberts 2,353
Labour K. Collis 2,269
Residents R. R. Dilworth 1,271 27.4 N/A
Residents K. A. Edis 1,267
Residents W. A. McCall 1,251
Conservative W. Foster 756 16.3 N/A
Conservative K. Nolan 745
Conservative G. Scudder 684
Communist M. Taylor 145 3.1 N/A
Majority 998 25.7 N/A
Turnout 4,633 N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Crumpsall

Crumpsall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative G. Fildes 2,027 63.5 N/A
Conservative A. Clapham 2,026
Conservative F. W. Lever 2,022
Labour A. T. Gray 1,165 36.5 N/A
Labour H. Gregory 1,105
Labour P. A. Sless 1,082
Majority 857 27.0 N/A
Turnout 3,192 N/A
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Didsbury

Didsbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Hill 3,289 72.2 N/A
Conservative J. Duke 3,233
Conservative M. R. Crawford 3,216
Labour W. Murray 1,036 22.7 N/A
Labour R. V. Pierson 976
Labour D. Cox 959
Communist A. J. Hunt 230 5.0 N/A
Majority 2,180 49.4 N/A
Turnout 4,555 N/A
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Gorton North

Gorton North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour G. Conquest 2,070 67.1 N/A
Labour C. Brierley 2,001
Labour P. Bednarski 1,975
Conservative J. B. Bullough 1,016 32.9 N/A
Conservative W. Slowe 995
Conservative T. J. S. Duke 983
Majority 959 34.1 N/A
Turnout 3,086 N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Gorton South

Gorton South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour H. Conway 1,422 50.0 N/A
Labour D. Barker 1,350
Labour K. Franklin 1,317
Conservative E. A. Duffy 760 26.7 'N/A
Conservative P. T. Heywood 749
Conservative A. Farmer 734
Residents D. E. Lindsay 660 23.2 N/A
Majority 557 23.3 N/A
Turnout 2,842 N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Harpurhey

Harpurhey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour K. Litherland 951 62.8 N/A
Labour A. Nicholson 951
Labour R. F. Delahunty 927
Conservative G. Cleworth 564 37.2 N/A
Conservative A. P. Osborn 556
Conservative M. Withers 532
Majority 363 25.5 N/A
Turnout 1,515 N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Hulme

Hulme
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. V. Marshall 1,290 77.6 N/A
Labour T. Thomas 1,273
Labour W. Smith 1,226
Conservative A. Edwards 289 17.4 N/A
Conservative R. E. Gilham 260
Conservative E. Draycott 255
Communist D. J. Heywood 83 5.0 N/A
Majority 937 60.2 N/A
Turnout 1,662 N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Levenshulme

Levenshulme
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. K. Barber 2,414 59.2 N/A
Conservative W. Carlton 2,253
Conservative S. Alexander 2,239
Labour E. H. Spencer 1,663 40.8 N/A
Labour F. Done 1,646
Labour J. Flanagan 1,597
Majority 576 18.4 N/A
Turnout 4,077 N/A
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Lightbowne

Lightbowne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour H. T. Lee 1,618 33.6 N/A
Labour R. A. Reddington 1,570
Conservative E. Jones 1,569 32.6 N/A
Conservative E. D. Kirkup 1,558
Labour S. Smith 1,547
Conservative D. Porter 1,511
Independent Liberal I. Lindsay 865 17.9 N/A
Liberal R. Jackson 765 15.9 N/A
Liberal I. Garrard 655
Liberal G. Garrard 627
Majority 12 1.0 N/A
Turnout 4,817 N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Lloyd Street

Lloyd Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour H. Collins 2,128 56.4 N/A
Labour K. McKeon 2,084
Labour A. S. Wood 1,982
Conservative J. E. Higham 1,642 43.5 N/A
Conservative E. Bevan 1,604
Conservative L. H. Nield 1,553
Majority 340 12.9 N/A
Turnout 3,770 N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Longsight

Longsight
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A. Malpas 1,565 49.2 N/A
Labour R. W. Ford 1,454 45.7 N/A
Conservative G. Taylor 1,412
Labour S. N. M. Moxley 1,392
Conservative M. Delayen 1,389
Labour D. Anderson 1,369
Independent J. Kedward 160 5.0 N/A
Majority 20 3.5 N/A
Turnout 3,179 N/A
Conservative win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Miles Platting

Miles Platting
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour E. Crank 1,240 67.9 N/A
Labour R. Latham 1,209
Labour E. Donnoghue 1,194
Anti-Immigration M. R. Goucher 368 20.1 N/A
Conservative A. Chappell 219 12.0 N/A
Conservative H. Lee 214
Conservative M. Howells 182
Majority 826 47.8 N/A
Turnout 1,827 N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Moss Side

Moss Side
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour R. E. Talbot 928 60.5 N/A
Labour H. Paget 889
Labour W. A. Downward 789
Conservative M. J. Duffy 515 33.6 N/A
Conservative H. W. Meadowcroft 515
Conservative C. Toft 409
Communist W. Woolery 90 5.9 N/A
Majority 274 26.9 N/A
Turnout 1,533 N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Moston

Moston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour A. E. Bowden 2,266 50.6 N/A
Conservative K. E. Goulding 2,207 49.3 N/A
Labour C. C. Lamb 2,123
Labour W. Risby 2,095
Conservative A. W. Ash 2,041
Conservative G. I. Jones 1,909
Majority 82 1.3 N/A
Turnout 4,473 N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Newton Heath

Newton Heath
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour M. J. Taylor 1,914 62.5 N/A
Labour C. Tomlinson 1,902
Labour J. Smith 1,826
Conservative A. E. Walsh 1,148 37.5 N/A
Conservative A. R. Leeke 1,080
Conservative T. B. Hegarty 1,060
Majority 678 25.0 N/A
Turnout 3,062 N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Northenden

Northenden
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative G. Leigh 2,978 53.5 N/A
Conservative C. H. Box 2,737
Conservative D. Mountford 2,730
Labour H. Brown 2,244 40.3 N/A
Labour H. Reid 2,114
Labour J. M. Wilson 2,097
Communist G. F. Taylor 341 6.1 N/A
Majority 486 13.2 N/A
Turnout 5,563 N/A
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Old Moat

Old Moat
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative T. F. Lavin* 2,479 62.8 +7.7
Conservative D. G. Massey 2,319 58.7 +3.6
Conservative T. E. Murphy 2,262 57.3 +2.2
Labour E. Richards 1,395 35.3 −9.6
Labour A. J. Spencer* 1,392 35.2 −9.7
Labour A. E. Jones 1,368 34.6 −10.3
Majority 867 21.9 +11.7
Turnout 3,950
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Rusholme

Rusholme
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative M. Pierce* 2,221 61.8 +0.8
Conservative K. Ollerenshaw* 2,191 61.0 0
Conservative S. Tucker* 2,173 60.5 −0.5
Labour A. H. Fender 1,115 31.0 −2.9
Labour M. A. Naqui* 1,091 30.4 −3.5
Labour H. Rowley 1,090 30.3 −3.6
Independent F. A. Melling 379 10.5 +7.7
Majority 1,058 29.4 +2.3
Turnout 3,594
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Withington

Withington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative E. R. Coker* 1,864 47.9 −0.4
Conservative G. W. Young* 1,801 46.3 −2.0
Conservative W. Crabtree* 1,793 46.1 −2.2
Liberal J. Edwards 1,151 29.6 +4.4
Liberal R. A. Bell 1,107 28.5 +3.3
Liberal W. J. Ellwood 1,102 28.3 +3.1
Labour J. Wilner 858 22.1 −4.4
Labour M. Moss 855 22.0 −4.5
Labour R. Ames 797 20.5 −6.0
Majority 642 16.5 +8.7
Turnout 3,889
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Woodhouse Park

Woodhouse Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour G. Hall* 1,721 62.0 −6.0
Labour T. Farrell* 1,678 60.4 −7.6
Labour G. Berry 1,616 58.2 −9.8
Conservative J. A. Graham 856 30.8 +1.2
Conservative G. Parry 849 30.6 +1.0
Conservative F. Kennan 802 28.9 −0.7
Communist J. V. Hamer 205 7.4 +5.0
Majority 760 27.4 −11.0
Turnout 2,776
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

By-elections between 1973 and 1975

Beswick By-Election 27 June 1974
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. E. Jackson 1,298 70.9 −14.9
Liberal W. J. Ellwood 248 13.6 +13.6
Conservative D. Porter 173 9.5 −4.6
National Front S. McKenzie 111 6.1 +6.1
Majority 1,050 57.4 −14.3
Turnout 1,830
Labour hold Swing -14.2
Blackley By-Election 27th June 1974)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour B. Risby 1,975 54.5 −2.9
Labour S. Smith 1,908
Conservative J. Hood 1,354 37.4 −5.2
Conservative P. Cummins 1,340
Liberal C. Cloran 292 8.0 +8.0
Liberal J. Laslett 282
Majority 554 17.1 +2.3
Turnout 3,621
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing +1.1
Harpurhey By-Election 25th July 1974
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour H. Reid 1,119 62.6 −0.2
Conservative D. Porter 343 19.2 −18.0
Liberal R. Addison 325 18.2 +18.2
Majority 776 43.4 +17.9
Turnout 1,787
Labour hold Swing +8.9

References

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