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 100 32
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. J. Balcombe* 721 72.2 −12.4
Labour S. Ogden* 618 61.9 −22.7
Labour J. B. Ogden* 612 61.3 −23.3
Liberal J. Laslett 193 19.3 N/A
Liberal C. Addison 171 17.1 N/A
Conservative J. Carson 147 14.7 −0.7
Conservative J. R. Cawley 132 13.2 −2.2
Conservative W. Porter 116 11.6 −3.8
Majority 419 42.0 −27.2
Turnout 1,061 21.7
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Crossacres

Crossacres
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour R. L. Griffiths* 2,461 54.6 −13.8
Labour A. Roberts 2,353 52.2 −16.2
Labour K. Collis* 2,269 50.4 −18.0
Residents R. R. Dilworth 1,271 28.2 N/A
Residents K. A. Edis 1,267 28.1 N/A
Residents W. A. McCall 1,251 27.8 N/A
Conservative W. Foster 756 16.8 −12.1
Conservative K. Nolan 745 16.5 −12.4
Conservative G. Scudder 684 15.2 −13.7
Communist M. Taylor 145 3.2 +0.5
Majority 998 22.2 −17.3
Turnout 4,504
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Crumpsall

Crumpsall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative G. Fildes 2,027 61.6 +2.2
Conservative A. Clapham 2,026 61.6 +2.2
Conservative F. W. Lever 2,022 61.4 +2.0
Labour A. T. Gray 1,165 35.4 −5.3
Labour H. Gregory 1,105 33.6 −7.0
Labour P. A. Sless* 1,082 32.9 −7.7
Majority 857 26.0 +7.2
Turnout 3,291
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Didsbury

Didsbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. B. W. Hill* 3,289 72.6 −1.8
Conservative J. Duke* 3,233 71.4 −3.0
Conservative M. R. Crawford* 3,216 71.0 −3.4
Labour W. Murray 1,036 22.9 −2.7
Labour R. V. Pierson 976 21.5 −4.1
Labour D. Cox 959 21.2 −4.4
Communist A. J. Hunt 230 5.1 N/A
Majority 2,180 48.1 −0.7
Turnout 4,531
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Gorton North

Gorton North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour G. Conquest* 2,070 65.4 −5.2
Labour C. Brierley* 2,001 63.2 −7.4
Labour P. Bednarski 1,975 62.4 −8.2
Conservative J. B. Bullough 1,016 32.1 +5.0
Conservative W. Slowe 995 31.4 +4.3
Conservative T. J. S. Duke 983 31.1 +4.0
Majority 959 30.3 −13.2
Turnout 3,165
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Gorton South

Gorton South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour H. Conway* 1,422 55.4 −16.4
Labour D. Barker* 1,350 52.6 −19.2
Labour K. Franklin* 1,317 51.3 −20.5
Conservative E. A. Duffy 760 29.6 +2.9
Conservative P. T. Heywood 749 29.2 +1.0
Conservative A. Farmer 734 28.6 +0.4
Residents D. E. Lindsay 660 25.7 N/A
Majority 557 21.7 −21.9
Turnout 2,566
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Harpurhey

Harpurhey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour K. Litherland* 951 60.7 −1.4
Labour A. Nicholson* 951 60.7 −1.4
Labour R. F. Delahunty* 927 59.2 −2.9
Conservative G. Cleworth 564 36.0 −1.9
Conservative A. P. Osborn 556 35.5 −2.4
Conservative M. Withers 532 34.0 −3.9
Majority 363 23.2 −1.0
Turnout 1,566
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Hulme

Hulme
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. V. Marshall* 1,290 75.7 −13.4
Labour T. Thomas* 1,273 74.7 −14.4
Labour W. Smith* 1,226 71.9 −17.2
Conservative A. Edwards 289 17.0 +6.1
Conservative R. E. Gilham 260 15.3 +4.4
Conservative E. Draycott 255 15.0 +4.1
Communist D. J. Heywood 83 4.9 N/A
Majority 937 55.6 −22.6
Turnout 1,704
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Levenshulme

Levenshulme
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. K. Barber* 2,414 58.3 +4.0
Conservative W. Carlton 2,253 54.4 +0.1
Conservative S. D. Alexander 2,239 54.0 −0.3
Labour E. H. Spencer 1,663 40.1 −5.6
Labour F. Done 1,646 39.7 −6.0
Labour J. Flanagan 1,597 38.5 −7.2
Majority 576 13.9 +5.3
Turnout 4,144
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Lightbowne

Lightbowne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour H. T. Lee* 1,618 36.9 −1.9
Labour R. A. Reddington* 1,570 35.8 −3.0
Conservative E. Jones 1,569 35.8 −2.8
Conservative E. D. Kirkup 1,558 35.5 −3.1
Labour S. Smith* 1,547 35.3 −3.5
Conservative D. Porter 1,511 34.5 −4.1
Independent Liberal I. Lindsay 865 19.7 N/A
Liberal R. Jackson 765 17.4 −5.2
Liberal I. Garrard 655 14.9 −7.7
Liberal G. Garrard 627 14.3 −8.3
Majority 12 0.3
Turnout 4,385
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Lloyd Street

Lloyd Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour H. Collins 2,128 55.2 +0.6
Labour K. McKeon* 2,084 54.0 −0.6
Labour A. S. Wood 1,982 51.4 −3.2
Conservative J. E. Higham 1,642 42.5 −1.0
Conservative E. Bevan 1,604 41.6 −3.8
Conservative L. H. Nield 1,553 40.3 −5.1
Majority 340 8.8 −0.4
Turnout 3,856
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Longsight

Longsight
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A. Malpas 1,565 48.2 +7.5
Labour R. W. Ford* 1,454 44.7 −9.7
Conservative G. Taylor 1,412 43.4 +2.7
Labour S. N. M. Moxley* 1,392 42.8 −11.6
Conservative M. Delayen 1,389 42.7 +2.0
Labour B. Anderson* 1,369 42.1 −12.3
Independent J. Kedward 160 4.9 +1.5
Majority 20 0.6
Turnout 3,250
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Labour hold Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Miles Platting

Miles Platting
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour E. Crank* 1,240 72.6 −13.1
Labour R. Latham* 1,209 70.7 −15.0
Labour E. Donoghue* 1,194 69.9 −15.8
Anti-Immigration M. R. Goucher 368 21.5 N/A
Conservative A. Chappell 219 12.8 −1.5
Conservative H. Lee 214 12.5 −1.8
Conservative M. Howells 182 10.6 −3.7
Majority 826 48.3 −23.1
Turnout 1,709
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Moss Side

Moss Side
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour R. E. Talbot* 928 66.5 −8.5
Labour H. P. D. Paget* 889 63.7 −11.3
Labour W. A. Downward* 789 56.6 −18.4
Conservative M. J. Duffy 515 36.9 +11.9
Conservative H. W. Meadowcroft 515 36.9 +11.9
Conservative C. Toft 409 29.3 +4.3
Communist W. Woolery 90 6.5 N/A
Majority 274 19.6 −30.4
Turnout 1,396
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Moston

Moston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour A. E. Bowden* 2,266 51.3 +10.9
Conservative K. E. Goulding* 2,207 50.0 +6.1
Labour C. C. Lamb 2,123 48.1 +7.7
Labour W. T. Risby* 2,095 47.4 +7.0
Conservative A. W. Ash 2,041 46.2 +2.3
Conservative G. I. Jones 1,909 43.2 −0.7
Majority 82 1.9
Turnout 4,418
Labour hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Newton Heath

Newton Heath
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour M. J. Taylor* 1,914 60.1 −2.5
Labour C. Tomlinson* 1,902 59.7 −2.9
Labour J. Smith* 1,826 57.3 −5.3
Conservative A. E. Walsh 1,148 36.0 −1.4
Conservative A. R. Leeke 1,080 33.9 −3.5
Conservative T. B. Hegarty 1,060 33.3 −4.1
Majority 678 21.3 −3.9
Turnout 3,184
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Northenden

Northenden
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative G. Leigh* 2,978 56.5 +4.9
Conservative C. H. Box 2,737 51.9 +0.3
Conservative D. Mountford 2,730 51.8 +0.2
Labour H. Brown 2,244 42.6 −3.5
Labour H. Reid 2,114 40.1 −6.0
Labour J. M. Wilson* 2,097 39.8 −6.3
Communist G. F. Taylor 341 6.5 N/A
Majority 486 9.2 +3.7
Turnout 5,273
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

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

By-elections, 27 June 1974

Two by-elections were held on 27 June 1974 to fill vacancies which had arisen in the city council.[2]

Beswick

Caused by the resignation of Councillor Joe Dean M.P. (Labour, Beswick, elected 12 May 1960)[3] on 23 May 1974.[4]

Beswick
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

Caused by the death of Councillor Arthur Johnson (Labour, Blackley, elected 13 May 1971)[5] on 9 May 1974,[6] and by the resignation of Councillor Frank Hatton M.P. (Labour, Blackley, elected 13 May 1954)[7] on 23 May 1974.[8]

Blackley
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, 25 July 1974

Caused by the death of Councillor Andrew Nicholson (Labour, Harpurhey, elected 7 March 1963)[9] on 26 June 1974.[10]

Harpurhey
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

[11]

References

  1. ^ Manchester City Council Election Results (2nd ed.), Swarbrick, 1993.
  2. ^ Increased Labour vote in 3 seats, Manchester Evening News, June 28, 1974, p.9
  3. ^ LIBERAL GAINS SEAT AT 17th ATTEMPT, The Guardian, May 13, 1960, p.12
  4. ^ MPs quit as City councillors, Manchester Evening News, May 23, 1974, p.5
  5. ^ Tories toppled in twin cities landslide, Manchester Evening News, May 14, 1971, p.16
  6. ^ Former Labour organiser dies, Manchester Evening News, May 9, 1974, p.20
  7. ^ LABOUR TAKES FIVE TORY SEATS, WINS SIX NEW ONES, Manchester Guardian, May 14, 1954, p.4
  8. ^ MPs quit as City councillors, Manchester Evening News, May 23, 1974, p.5
  9. ^ Labour victory in 14p.c. poll, Manchester Evening News, March 8, 1963, p.19
  10. ^ 3 fight for seat, Manchester Evening News, July 4, 1974, p.11
  11. ^ Labour win by-election, Manchester Evening News, July 26, 1974, p.11
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