1971 Manchester City Council election

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1971 Manchester City Council election
← 1970
13 May 1971 (1971-05-13)
1972 →
99 of 132 seats
to Manchester City Council
67 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Party Labour Conservative
Last election 22 seats,
46.2%		 17 seats,
47.4%
Seats before 66 86
Seats won 81 18
Seats after 108 24
Seat change Increase42 Decrease62
Popular vote 283,756 167,964
Percentage 60.2% 35.6%
Swing Increase14.0% Decrease11.8%
Map of results of 1971 election
Leader of the Council before election


Conservative

 Leader of the Council after election


Labour

Elections to Manchester City Council were held on Thursday, 13 May 1971. Due to boundary changes, which reduced the number of wards by five, all 99 councillors seats were up for election. In all wards, each first-placed candidate was set to serve a three-year term, expiring in 1974, second-placed candidates were set to serve a two-year term, expiring in 1973, and third-placed candidates were to serve a one-year term, expiring in 1972. However, due to the replacement of the corporation by the Local Government Act 1972, only one set of these scheduled elections ever took place.

The Labour Party gained overall control of the council from the Conservative Party, winning the largest share of seats on the council in its history up to that point.[1][2][3]

Full council

Party Votes Seats Full Council
Labour Party 283,756 (60.2%)
Increase 14.0 81 (81.8%)
81 / 99
 Increase 42 108 (81.8%)
108 / 132
Conservative Party 167,964 (35.6%)
Decrease 11.8 18 (18.2%)
18 / 99
 Decrease 62 24 (18.2%)
24 / 132
Liberal Party 11,821 (2.5%)
Decrease 2.4 0 (0.0%)
0 / 99
 Steady 0 (0.0%)
0 / 132
Communist 6,481 (1.4%)
Increase 1.0 0 (0.0%)
0 / 99
 Steady 0 (0.0%)
0 / 132
Independent 620 (0.1%)
N/A 0 (0.0%)
0 / 99
 N/A 0 (0.0%)
0 / 132
Independent Labour 471 (0.1%)
N/A 0 (0.0%)
0 / 99
 N/A 0 (0.0%)
0 / 132
Residents 337 (0.1%)
Decrease 0.9 0 (0.0%)
0 / 99
 Steady 0 (0.0%)
0 / 132
Union Movement 218 (0.0%)
Decrease 0.1 0 (0.0%)
0 / 99
 Steady 0 (0.0%)
0 / 132
↓
108 24

Aldermen

↓
27 6

Councillors

↓
81 18

Ward results

Alexandra

Alexandra
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative M. Flynn* 2,979 62.5
Conservative N. Thompson* 2,973 62.4
Conservative J. B. Chapman* 2,857 59.9
Labour K. McKeon 1,264 26.5
Labour S. M. Miller 1,235 25.9
Labour G. M. Morton 1,210 25.4
Liberal L. J. Howard 545 11.4
Liberal W. S. Kenyon 531 11.1
Liberal S. Lowe 504 10.6
Communist A. Fleetwood 201 4.2
Majority 1,593 33.4
Turnout 4,766
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Ardwick

Ardwick
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour A. S. Goldstone* 2,887 81.9
Labour F. Dale 2,843 80.6
Labour H. Barrett* 2,669 75.7
Conservative D. Harrison 677 19.2
Conservative D. Taylor 655 18.6
Conservative G. Taylor 596 16.9
Communist R. Hughes 253 7.2
Majority 1,992 56.5
Turnout 3,527
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Baguley

Baguley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour F. H. Price* 4,432 67.9
Labour C. B. Muir 4,249 65.0
Labour H. Brown 3,964 60.7
Conservative G. I. Woolard* 2,364 36.2
Conservative M. Malbon* 2,175 33.3
Conservative A. Farmer 2,134 32.7
Communist R. Burns 279 4.3
Majority 1,600 24.5
Turnout 6,532
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Barlow Moor

Barlow Moor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour R. Grainger 1,780 44.8
Labour D. A. Parker 1,743 43.9
Labour W. A. Moody 1,738 43.8
Conservative H. Tucker* 1,653 41.6
Conservative B. Moore* 1,594 40.1
Conservative N. Wood 1,557 39.2
Liberal P. Jones 667 16.8
Liberal D. R. Mellor 555 14.0
Liberal P. J. Brindle 479 12.1
Communist A. J. Hunt 146 3.7
Majority 85 2.1
Turnout 3,971
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Beswick

Beswick
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. Dean* 2,609 89.8
Labour K. Eastham 2,517 86.6
Labour J. G. Birtles* 2,280 78.5
Conservative D. Eastwood 585 20.1
Conservative A. Bradshaw 326 11.2
Conservative J. R. Cawley 310 10.7
Communist J. Coupe 92 3.2
Majority 1,695 58.3
Turnout 2,906
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Blackley

Blackley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour A. A. Johnson 3,396 68.1
Labour J. E. Jackson 3,344 67.0
Labour J. I. Owen 3,280 65.7
Conservative E. D. Kirkup* 1,688 33.8
Conservative D. F. Silverman* 1,554 31.1
Conservative N. Pritchard* 1,547 31.0
Communist I. W. Luft 157 3.1
Majority 1,592 31.9
Turnout 4,989
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Bradford

Bradford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. Gilmore* 4,662 78.2
Labour J. Taylor* 4,433 74.4
Labour W. Egerton* 4,302 72.2
Conservative D. Lear 1,568 26.3
Conservative A. P. Osborn 1,345 22.6
Conservative M. Withers 1,303 21.9
Communist E. R. Prior 269 4.5
Majority 2,734 45.9
Turnout 5,961
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Brooklands

Brooklands
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour D. Healy 3,960 61.1
Labour F. Firth 3,938 60.7
Labour E. Mellor 3,667 56.5
Conservative Y. I. Emery 2,599 40.1
Conservative A. A. O'Connor 2,502 38.6
Conservative B. B. Williams* 2,487 38.3
Communist E. R. Whitworth 306 4.7
Majority 1,068 16.5
Turnout 6,486
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Burnage

Burnage
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative H. Platt* 2,612 53.5
Conservative L. Howarth* 2,570 52.7
Conservative W. I. Lund* 2,569 52.7
Labour T. T. Farrell 2,296 47.1
Labour S. Corless 2,256 46.2
Labour P. Bednarski 2,087 42.8
Communist N. J. Gilroy 243 5.0
Majority 273 5.6
Turnout 4,878
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Charlestown

Charlestown
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour L. Kelly 2,550 64.0
Labour J. S. Goldstone* 2,466 61.9
Labour S. C. Silverman 2,405 60.4
Conservative L. H. Neild 1,293 32.5
Conservative A. W. Ash 1,256 31.5
Conservative R. E. Doweck 1,207 30.3
Liberal J. M. Ashley 635 15.9
Communist R. L. Cole 138 3.5
Majority 1,112 27.9
Turnout 3,983
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Cheetham

Cheetham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour D. G. Ford* 2,100 73.6
Labour S. V. Shaw* 2,068 72.4
Labour J. Broderick* 2,018 70.7
Conservative A. Fildes 783 27.4
Conservative F. E. Meaden 772 27.0
Conservative A. E. Welsby 693 24.3
Communist M. E. Hooley 132 4.6
Majority 1,235 43.3
Turnout 2,855
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Chorlton

Chorlton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative L. Sanders* 2,747 58.9
Conservative M. A. Vince* 2,714 58.2
Conservative M. Delavan 2,561 54.9
Labour R. J. Williamson 1,933 41.5
Labour G. H. Yeadon 1,906 40.9
Labour J. J. Fanning 1,900 40.7
Communist D. J. Heywood 227 4.9
Majority 628 13.5
Turnout 4,663
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Collegiate Church

Collegiate Church
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour R. F. Delahunty* 1,238 84.2
Labour S. A. Ogden* 1,235 84.0
Labour F. J. Balcombe* 1,223 83.2
Conservative J. Cartland 235 16.0
Conservative R. J. R. Lomas 213 14.5
Conservative K. West 192 13.1
Communist T. E. Keenan 75 5.1
Majority 988 67.2
Turnout 1,470
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Crossacres

Crossacres
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour N. Morris* 4,842 79.3
Labour R. L. Griffiths* 4,587 75.1
Labour A. Roberts 4,341 71.1
Conservative J. Jones 1,744 28.6
Conservative D. O'Sullivan 1,285 21.0
Conservative D. R. Westhead 1,251 20.5
Communist M. E. Taylor 265 4.3
Majority 2,597 42.5
Turnout 6,105
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Crumpsall

Crumpsall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. V. Marshall 2,795 51.0
Labour P. A. Sless 2,789 50.9
Labour H. Brooks 2,649 48.4
Conservative F. R. Butler* 2,511 45.8
Conservative A. S. Daulby 2,444 44.6
Conservative B. H. Taylor* 2,307 42.1
Liberal H. Wiseberg 741 13.5
Communist J. A. Day 195 3.6
Majority 138 2.5
Turnout 5,477
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Didsbury

Didsbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative M. R. Crawford* 3,793 65.7
Conservative J. B. W. Hill* 3,791 65.7
Conservative J. Duke* 3,754 65.0
Labour H. Evans 1,986 34.4
Labour M. Pickstone 1,859 32.2
Labour D. Beetham 1,814 31.4
Communist D. P. Devine 322 5.6
Majority 1,768 30.6
Turnout 5,773
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Gorton North

Gorton North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour P. Roddy* 4,389 79.5
Labour T. O. Hammett* 4,330 78.4
Labour G. Conquest* 4,150 75.2
Conservative J. A. Davenport 1,258 22.8
Conservative W. Slowe 1,109 20.1
Conservative A. R. Leeke 1,025 18.6
Communist A. Prior 304 5.5
Majority 2,892 52.4
Turnout 5,522
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Gorton South

Gorton South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour D. Barker* 2,777 69.8
Labour H. Conway* 2,752 69.2
Labour K. Franklin 2,536 63.7
Conservative V. R. Cattan* 1,777 44.7
Conservative D. F. Lindsey 1,030 25.9
Conservative J. R. Hill 930 23.4
Communist M. Cowle 136 3.4
Majority 759 19.1
Turnout 3,979
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Harpurhey

Harpurhey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. B. Ogden* 2,553 70.9
Labour A. Nicholson* 2,503 69.5
Labour S. N. M. Moxley 2,447 67.9
Conservative F. W. Lever* 1,107 30.7
Conservative J. Holden* 1,042 28.9
Conservative V. M. Taylor* 1,016 28.2
Communist S. Cole 138 3.8
Majority 1,340 37.2
Turnout 3,602
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Hulme

Hulme
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour G. Mann* 2,589 84.9
Labour T. Thomas* 2,554 83.7
Labour F. Hatton* 2,542 83.3
Conservative M. Meadows 423 13.9
Conservative J. H. Wood 376 12.3
Liberal A. G. Lishman 292 9.6
Conservative S. J. S. Bentley 290 9.5
Communist F. J. Cartwright* 85 2.8
Majority 2,119 69.5
Turnout 3,050
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Levenshulme

Levenshulme
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour C. Brierley 3,049 55.6
Labour N. I. Finley 3,047 55.8
Labour A. E. Jones 2,945 53.9
Conservative M. M. Hart* 2,420 44.3
Conservative J. K. Barber* 2,404 44.0
Conservative A. Williamson 2,307 42.3
Communist M. T. Worrall 214 3.9
Majority 525 9.6
Turnout 5,459
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Lightbowne

Lightbowne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour H. T. Lee 3,383 57.8
Labour S. Smith 3,302 56.4
Labour R. A. Reddington 3,297 56.3
Conservative J. Jackson* 1,830 31.3
Conservative N. A. Green* 1,819 31.1
Conservative E. Jones 1,770 30.3
Liberal H. Roche 843 14.4
Liberal R. Jackson 713 12.2
Liberal G. H. Wilkinson 597 11.9
Majority 1,467 25.1
Turnout 5,851
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Lloyd Street

Lloyd Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. Taylor 3,503 63.0
Labour J. Davis* 3,351 60.3
Labour W. Massey* 3,240 58.3
Conservative J. Pollitt* 2,186 39.3
Conservative P. M. Nixon* 2,185 39.3
Conservative A. H. Burlin* 1,928 34.7
Communist W. Hamilton 290 5.2
Majority 1,054 19.0
Turnout 5,561
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Longsight

Longsight
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour B. Anderson 3,142 59.6
Labour R. W. Ford 3,005 57.0
Labour M. A. Naqui 2,950 55.9
Conservative A. B. Deacy* 1,925 36.5
Conservative A. Malpas* 1,906 36.1
Conservative F. Coombs* 1,893 35.9
Independent S. Khan 357 6.8
Independent A. Ahmed 263 5.0
Union Movement G. S. Gee 218 4.1
Communist H. Johnson 162 3.1
Majority 1,025 19.4
Turnout 5,274
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Miles Platting

Miles Platting
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour E. Donoghue* 2,732 90.6
Labour E. Crank* 2,731 90.6
Labour R. Latham* 2,618 86.9
Conservative D. Porter 292 9.7
Conservative P. J. Sturrock 238 7.9
Conservative A. R. Whittle 225 7.5
Communist R. G. A. Cole 205 6.8
Majority 2,326 77.2
Turnout 3,014
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Moss Side

Moss Side
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour W. A. Downward* 2,665 70.9
Labour H. P. D. Paget 2,613 69.5
Labour R. E. Talbot 2,594 69.0
Conservative W. B. Goodrick 1,194 31.7
Conservative R. E. Powell 1,068 28.4
Conservative E. M. Bevan 988 26.3
Communist W. Woolery 160 4.3
Majority 1,400 37.2
Turnout 3,761
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Moston

Moston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour A. E. Bowden* 3,647 62.8
Labour W. T. Risby 3,320 57.1
Labour W. Lister 3,290 56.6
Conservative J. T. Crawford* 2,162 37.2
Conservative T. W. R. Bamford 2,083 35.9
Conservative K. E. Goulding 1,855 31.9
Liberal F. I. Garrard 325 5.6
Liberal G. Garrard 311 5.4
Liberal P. Witherington 287 4.9
Communist G. K. Gray 151 2.6
Majority 1,128 19.4
Turnout 5,810
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Newton Heath

Newton Heath
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour M. J. Taylor* 3,716 76.1
Labour C. Tomlinson* 3,696 75.7
Labour J. Smith 3,374 69.1
Conservative A. E. Walsh 1,293 26.5
Conservative H. Ryan 1,218 24.9
Conservative J. McCabe 1,176 24.1
Communist J. B. Cross 172 3.5
Majority 2,081 42.6
Turnout 4,882
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Northenden

Northenden
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour W. J. Courtney 3,465 53.2
Labour J. M. Wilson 3,420 52.6
Labour G. Berry 3,379 51.9
Conservative G. Leigh* 3,039 46.7
Conservative C. H. Box* 3,007 46.2
Conservative T. Mountford* 2,998 46.1
Communist E. Jackson 215 3.3
Majority 340 5.2
Turnout 6,508
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Old Moat

Old Moat
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour A. J. Spencer 2,470 50.4
Labour A. J. Bateman 2,385 48.7
Conservative T. F. Lavin* 2,381 48.6
Labour A. P. Marino 2,380 48.6
Conservative G. Robinson 2,292 46.8
Conservative D. G. Massey 2,284 46.6
Residents D. R. Brown 337 6,9
Communist D. Maher 177 3.6
Majority 1 0.0
Turnout 4,902
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

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Rusholme

Rusholme
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative M. Pierce* 2,418 49.0
Conservative S. Tucker* 2,397 48.6
Labour L. J. Lamb 2,332 47.3
Conservative T. Phillips* 2,296 46.5
Labour D. Cox 2,244 45.5
Labour P. M. Morrison 2,178 44.2
Liberal F. N. Wedlock 557 11.3
Communist G. H. Mills 378 7.7
Majority 36 0.7
Turnout 4,933
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Withington

Withington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative E. R. Coker* 2,387 46.4
Conservative W. Crabtree* 2,233 43.4
Conservative G. W. Young* 2,140 41.6
Labour R. K. Litherland 1,783 34.7
Labour H. Reid 1,758 34.2
Labour C. W. Warwood 1,689 32.9
Liberal J. S. Alldridge 1,247 24.3
Liberal J. L. Edwards 1,044 20.3
Liberal J. A. Hamilton 948 18.4
Communist J. Frankenberg 191 3.7
Majority 357 6.9
Turnout 5,140
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Woodhouse Park

Woodhouse Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour K. Roberts* 4,569 81.2
Labour W. Smith* 4,476 79.5
Labour G. Hall* 4,151 73.7
Conservative G. Parry 1,024 18.2
Conservative C. R. Moore 1,012 18.0
Conservative F. Keenan 983 17.5
Independent Labour A. Tatton 471 8.4
Communist E. Holt 203 3.6
Majority 3,127 55.5
Turnout 5,630
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

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