Manchester City Council election, 1988

Elections to Manchester Council were held on Thursday, 5 May 1988. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 1992. The Labour Party retained overall control of the Council. ^[1]

Election result

Manchester Council Election Result 1988
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	34	2	1	+1	89.5	53.1	71,493	+11.1%
	Conservative	2	1	2	-1	5.2	28.3	38,089	-0.7%
	Liberal Democrat	2	0	0	0	5.2	15.2	20,480	-11.9%
	Green	0	0	0	0	0.0	2.1	2,867	+0.9%
	Social Democratic	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.8	1,160	+0.8%
	Independent	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.3	482	-0.2%
	Communist	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.1	139	+0.1%

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

	Seats	+/-
Labour	78	+1
Conservative	12	-1
Liberal Democrats	9	0
Labour hold

Ward results

Ardwick

Ardwick
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	E. H. Hopkins	1,999	78.8	+11.8
	Conservative	M. D. Payne	309	12.2	-3.9
	Liberal Democrat	K. V. Read	155	6.1	-10.8
	Green	J. A. B. Hall	74	2.9	+2.9
Majority			1,690	66.6	+16.5
Turnout			2,537
	Labour hold		Swing	+7.8

Baguley

Baguley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	A. Burns*	2,372	57.6	+15.5
	Labour	J. McNicholls	2,207
	Conservative	V. C. Kirby	1,443	35.1	+0.5
	Conservative	S. W. Lawley	1,414
	Liberal Democrat	G. Hall	300	7.3	-16.0
	Liberal Democrat	L. H. McLoughlin	246
Majority			764	22.5	+15.0
Turnout			4,115
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing	+7.5

Barlow Moor

Barlow Moor
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Y. A. Gooljary	1,746	37.3	+2.5
	Labour	I. M. Summers	1,594
	Liberal Democrat	R. S. Harrison	1,309	28.0	-14.5
	Liberal Democrat	H. D. McKay	1,286
	Conservative	N. H. Brook	1,284	27.5	+7.0
	Conservative	M. B. Beaugeard	1,229
	Green	B. A. Candeland	334	7.1	+4.8
Majority			285	9.3	+1.6
Turnout			4,673
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing	+8.5

Benchill

Benchill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	V. M. Myers*	1,735	60.0	-2.6
	Independent	D. A. Morris	482	16.7	+16.7
	Liberal Democrat	A. Bradshaw	407	14.1	-23.3
	Conservative	W. F. Hurst	267	9.2	+9.2
Majority			1,253	43.3	+18.1
Turnout			2,891
	Labour hold		Swing	-9.6

Beswick and Clayton

Beswick and Clayton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	J. Flanagan*	2,157	75.0	+18.8
	Conservative	B. H. Brooks	548	19.1	-7.5
	Liberal Democrat	V. M. Cahill	171	5.9	-11.3
Majority			1,253	43.6	+14.1
Turnout			2,876
	Labour hold		Swing	+13.1

Blackley

Blackley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	K. Barnes	2,290	61.1	+15.9
	Conservative	F. J. R. Lomas	1,117	29.8	-3.1
	Liberal Democrat	J. Cookson	340	9.1	-12.8
Majority			1,173	31.3	+19.0
Turnout			3,747
	Labour hold		Swing	+9.5

Bradford

Bradford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	K. J. Rowswell	2,008	72.8	+10.9
	Conservative	K. Hyde	531	19.2	+0.8
	Liberal Democrat	P. F. Allanson	220	8.0	-11.6
Majority			1,477	53.5	+11.2
Turnout			2,759
	Labour hold		Swing	+5.0

Brooklands

Brooklands
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	P. Cummins	2,316	50.6	+0.6
	Labour	J. Broderick*	1,934	42.3	+9.9
	Liberal Democrat	D. Wraxall	325	7.1	-10.6
Majority			382	8.3	-9.3
Turnout			4,575
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	-4.6

Burnage

Burnage
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	J. Clegg*	2,546	49.7	+13.8
	Conservative	A. Riley	2,001	39.0	-1.2
	Liberal Democrat	R. Taylor	483	9.4	-12.8
	Green	E. F. Howard	96	1.9	+0.3
Majority			545	10.6	+6.3
Turnout			5,126
	Labour hold		Swing	+7.5

Central

Central
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	G. Conquest*	1,551	80.6	+12.7
	Conservative	A. E. W. Hudson	255	13.3	-3.1
	Liberal Democrat	C. Muir	118	6.1	-9.7
Majority			1,296	67.4	+15.9
Turnout			1,924
	Labour hold		Swing	+7.9

Charlestown

Charlestown
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	B. Curley	2,289	57.4	+16.2
	Conservative	M. Harris	1,368	34.3	-3.4
	Social Democratic	S. Earnshaw	182	4.6	+4.6
	Liberal Democrat	N. Towers	148	3.7	-17.4
Majority			921	23.1	+19.5
Turnout			3,987
	Labour hold		Swing	+9.8

Cheetham

Cheetham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	J. McCardell*	2,484	78.1	+25.8
	Conservative	R. T. L. Berg	453	14.2	+14.2
	Liberal Democrat	S. A. Lewis	245	7.7	-13.8
Majority			2,031	63.8	+37.7
Turnout			3,182
	Labour hold		Swing	+5.8

Chorlton

Chorlton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	A. Tomlinson	2,693	43.5	+10.7
	Conservative	E. Walker*	2,655	42.9	-1.5
	Liberal Democrat	R. T. Bogg	467	7.6	-12.2
	Green	D. Glazier	231	3.7	+0.6
	Communist	M. Waterfield	139	2.2	+2.2
Majority			38	0.6	-11.0
Turnout			6,185
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	+6.1

Crumpsall

Crumpsall
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	R. Leese*	2,014	47.6	+11.1
	Conservative	A. E. Walsh	1,942	45.9	+0.8
	Liberal Democrat	J. A. Smith	276	6.5	-9.6
Majority			72	1.7	-6.9
Turnout			4,232
	Labour hold		Swing	+5.1

Didsbury

Didsbury
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	P. Hilton	3,139	53.9	-0.4
	Labour	G. Bridson	1,802	31.0	+8.7
	Liberal Democrat	E. Allen	688	11.8	-8.3
	Green	G. Otten	191	3.3	-0.0
Majority			1,337	23.0	-8.9
Turnout			5,820
	Conservative hold		Swing	-4.5

Fallowfield

Fallowfield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	R. A. Graham*	2,054	51.0	+9.1
	Conservative	S. W. Keegin	1,170	29.0	-6.0
	Liberal Democrat	E. A. Cross	622	15.4	-3.8
	Green	J. Sturrock	184	4.6	+0.7
Majority			884	21.9	+14.9
Turnout			4,030
	Labour hold		Swing	+7.5

Gorton North

Gorton North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	T. Hamnett*	2,226	46.3	+0.9
	Liberal Democrat	J. Pearcey	1,948	40.5	+12.2
	Conservative	N. Dentith	638	13.3	-13.0
Majority			278	5.8	-11.3
Turnout			4,812
	Labour hold		Swing	-5.6

Gorton South

Gorton South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	B. Stone	2,170	48.9	+10.0
	Liberal Democrat	J. Bridges	1,871	42.2	-6.9
	Conservative	T. A. Grimshaw	394	8.9	-3.0
Majority			299	6.7	-3.5
Turnout			4,435
	Labour hold		Swing	+8.4

Harpurhey

Harpurhey
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	G. Stringer*	2,493	69.1	+22.1
	Conservative	R. Chadwick	851	23.6	-6.6
	Liberal Democrat	V. Towers	264	7.3	-15.4
Majority			1,642	45.5	+28.7
Turnout			3,608
	Labour hold		Swing	+14.3

Hulme

Hulme
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	V. Dunn*	1,775	70.9	-1.9
	Labour	H. Johnson	1,639
	Green	P. E. Harrison	395	15.8	+15.8
	Conservative	A. Pollitt	171	6.8	+6.8
	Liberal Democrat	S. M. Jones	161	6.4	-20.8
	Conservative	D. M. Powell	160
	Liberal Democrat	C. Whettam	107
Majority			1,244	55.1	+9.5
Turnout			2,502
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing	-8.8

Levenshulme

Levenshulme
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrat	J. Commons	2,038	41.2	-14.2
	Labour	D. J. Power	1,821	36.8	+9.3
	Conservative	R. Colledge	919	18.6	+4.8
	Green	A. R. King	172	3.5	+0.2
Majority			217	4.4	-23.5
Turnout			4,950
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing	-11.7

Lightbowne

Lightbowne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	W. Risby	2,497	50.8	+15.6
	Conservative	J. A. Smeaton	1,882	38.3	-0.3
	Liberal Democrat	D. Porter	464	9.4	-16.9
	Green	R. Wallace	72	1.5	+1.5
Majority			615	12.5	+9.1
Turnout			4,915
	Labour hold		Swing	+7.9

Longsight

Longsight
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	K. Robinson*	2,801	68.3	+8.2
	Conservative	D. Ferguson	571	13.9	-3.7
	Liberal Democrat	L. M. Moulding	520	12.7	-6.5
	Green	L. A. King	207	5.1	+1.9
Majority			2,230	54.4	+13.5
Turnout			4,099
	Labour hold		Swing	+5.9

Moss Side

Moss Side
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	V. P. Young	2,438	75.4	+5.3
	Conservative	M. Barnes	482	14.9	-1.1
	Liberal Democrat	F. Griffiths	200	6.2	-7.7
	Green	D. A. Howarth	112	3.5	+3.5
Majority			1,956	60.5	+6.4
Turnout			3,232
	Labour hold		Swing	+3.2

Moston

Moston
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	L. Kelly*	2,368	50.0	+12.9
	Conservative	M. Gill	2,031	42.8	-0.4
	Liberal Democrat	E. L. B. Slater	341	7.2	-12.5
Majority			337	7.1	+0.9
Turnout			4,740
	Labour hold		Swing	+6.6

Newton Heath

Newton Heath
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	J. Smith*	2,197	74.0	+17.8
	Labour	A. F. Garside	2,133
	Conservative	R. J. Merrin	585	19.7	-4.6
	Conservative	S. W. Place	538
	Liberal Democrat	G. Shaw	186	6.3	-13.2
	Liberal Democrat	J. A. Snellwood	177
Majority			1,548	54.3	+22.4
Turnout			2,968
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing	+11.2

Northenden

Northenden
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	H. Brown*	2,175	49.7	+18.4
	Conservative	R. Bee	1,792	41.0	+4.0
	Liberal Democrat	R. K. Higginson	354	8.1	-22.5
	Green	C. P. Ireland	54	1.2	+0.1
Majority			383	8.8	+3.1
Turnout			4,375
	Labour hold		Swing	+7.2

Old Moat

Old Moat
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	B. Harrison*	2,793	44.9	+6.9
	Labour	A. Spencer	2,570
	Liberal Democrat	P. A. Monkhouse	1,428	22.9	-12.0
	Conservative	J. F. Roberts	1,346	21.6	-3.4
	Conservative	N. M. Watson	1,203
	Liberal Democrat	M. E. D. Boyle	1,058
	Social Democratic	B. Gaskin	332	5.3	+5.3
	Green	S. J. Buchan	321	5.1	+3.0
Majority			1,142	22.0	+18.9
Turnout			6,220
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing	+9.4

Rusholme

Rusholme
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Y. Mambu	1,876	43.8	+4.6
	Liberal Democrat	A. Choudhury	1,512	35.3	-10.7
	Conservative	N. F. Barnes	652	15.2	+3.4
	Green	B. S. Bingham	245	5.7	+2.7
Majority			364	8.5	+1.7
Turnout			4,285
	Labour hold		Swing	+7.6

Sharston

Sharston
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	G. Berry	2,051	52.8	+14.3
	Conservative	A. R. Williams	1,119	28.8	+1.2
	Liberal Democrat	R. Bowers	717	18.4	-15.5
Majority			932	24.0	+19.4
Turnout			3,887
	Labour hold		Swing	+6.5

Whalley Range

Whalley Range
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	K. M. Fry	2,285	47.3	+8.7
	Conservative	V. M. Colledge	1,948	40.3	-2.4
	Liberal Democrat	P. J. Davis	270	5.6	-10.3
	Green	C. I. Kirby	179	3.7	+0.9
	Social Democratic	K. McKeon	151	3.1	+3.1
Majority			337	7.0	+2.9
Turnout			4,833
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	+5.5

Withington

Withington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Democrat	A. Firth*	1,932	39.4	-5.5
	Labour	A. D. R. Eko	1,561	31.9	+4.4
	Conservative	A. J. Elleray	1,405	28.7	+3.9
Majority			371	7.6	-9.7
Turnout			4,898
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing	-4.9

Woodhouse Park

Woodhouse Park
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	R. H. Vaughan	2,292	69.6	+21.6
	Conservative	D. M. Hurst	505	15.3	-5.3
	Social Democratic	E. M. Bowers	495	15.0	+15.0
Majority			1,787	54.3	+37.6
Turnout			3,292
	Labour hold		Swing	+13.4

References

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

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