1978 Manchester City Council election

1978 Manchester City Council election
← 1976 4 May 1978 1979 →
33 of 99 seats ; to Manchester City Council; 50 seats needed for a majority
	Map of results of 1978 election
Leader of the Council before election; Norman Morris; Labour	Leader of the Council after election ; Norman Morris; Labour

Elections to Manchester City Council were held on Thursday, 4 May 1978. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 1982. The Labour Party retained overall control of the council.^[1]

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Party	Votes		Seats			Full Council
Labour Party	61,969 (47.8%)	2.7	19 (57.6%)	19 / 33	1	53 (53.4%)	53 / 99
Conservative Party	58,717 (45.3%)	2.3	14 (42.4%)	14 / 33	1	46 (46.5%)	46 / 99
Liberal Party	7,708 (5.9%)	0.4	0 (0.0%)	0 / 33		0 (0.0%)	0 / 99
National Front	636 (0.5%)	N/A	0 (0.0%)	0 / 33	N/A	0 (0.0%)	0 / 99
Communist	277 (0.2%)	0.1	0 (0.0%)	0 / 33		0 (0.0%)	0 / 99
Socialist Unity	139 (0.1%)	N/A	0 (0.0%)	0 / 33	N/A	0 (0.0%)	0 / 99
Workers Revolutionary	34 (0.0%)	N/A	0 (0.0%)	0 / 33	N/A	0 (0.0%)	0 / 99

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Flynn*	2,895	59.9	−1.4
	Labour	G. M. Gorton	1,249	25.8	+7.5
	Liberal	D. Hewitt	689	14.3	−4.9
Majority			1,646	34.1	−8.0
Turnout			4,833	37.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. Barrett*	2,102	70.5	+1.6
	Conservative	W. R. Swan	783	26.3	−4.8
	Liberal	D. Nicholson	96	3.2	+3.2
Majority			1,319	44.2	+6.5
Turnout			2,981	27.7
	Labour hold		Swing	+3.2

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	F. Done	3,536	56.4	+3.6
	Conservative	P. Fitzsimons	2,737	43.6	+0.5
Majority			799	12.8	+3.1
Turnout			6,273	46.1
	Labour hold		Swing	+1.5

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Tucker*	2,136	63.9	+7.7
	Labour	A. Manning	1,208	36.1	+0.1
Majority			928	27.8	+7.6
Turnout			3,344	32.4
	Conservative hold		Swing	+3.8

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. Silverman	1,746	77.3	+1.9
	Conservative	J. Cartland	370	16.4	−2.8
	National Front	A. Tatton	81	3.6	+3.6
	Liberal	J. Thomson	63	2.8	−2.6
Majority			1,376	60.9	+4.7
Turnout			2,260	27.7
	Labour hold		Swing	+2.3

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. Loxley	2,508	52.2	+6.5
	Labour	J. I. Owen*	2,143	44.6	−9.7
	Liberal	V. Towers	153	3.2	+3.2
Majority			365	7.6	−0.9
Turnout			4,804	43.2
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	+8.1

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Gilmore*	2,398	58.8	+5.2
	Conservative	L. Hockey	1,490	36.6	−6.4
	National Front	J. Hulse	139	3.4	+3.4
	Communist	M. Murray	49	1.2	+1.2
Majority			908	22.3	+11.7
Turnout			4,076	33.3
	Labour hold		Swing	+5.8

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Y. Emery*	3,027	56.8	+7.3
	Labour	J. Wilner	2,298	43.2	−1.8
Majority			729	13.6	+9.1
Turnout			5,325	40.8
	Conservative hold		Swing	+4.5

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	L. Howarth*	2,647	60.6	+1.1
	Labour	K. Robinson	1,724	39.4	+7.1
Majority			950	21.7	−5.5
Turnout			4,371	37.6
	Conservative hold		Swing	-3.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	L. Kelly*	2,146	48.4	−3.3
	Conservative	C. Maffei	2,002	45.2	+3.0
	Liberal	N. Towers	155	3.5	−2.6
	National Front	W. E. Caffrey	91	2.1	+2.1
	Communist	S. Cole	40	0.9	+0.9
Majority			144	3.2	−6.3
Turnout			4,434	44.5
	Labour hold		Swing	-3.1

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Broderick*	1,482	66.6	+4.1
	Conservative	F. Meaden	743	33.4	−4.1
Majority			739	33.2	+8.2
Turnout			2,225	28.5
	Labour hold		Swing	+4.1

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	L. Sanders*	2,769	62.0	−2.9
	Labour	K. Cropper	1,387	31.1	+6.2
	Liberal	J. Commons	308	6.9	−3.3
Majority			1,382	31.0	−8.9
Turnout			4,464	38.4
	Conservative hold		Swing	-4.5

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	F. Balcombe*	843	63.1	−0.8
	Conservative	S. R. Newth	416	31.1	+4.5
	Liberal	M. A. Plesch	78	5.8	−2.1
Majority			427	32.0	−5.3
Turnout			1,337	28.2
	Labour hold		Swing	-2.6

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. L. Griffiths*	2,877	59.5	−0.1
	Conservative	A. Spencer	1,418	29.3	+0.5
	Liberal	H. Griffiths	537	11.1	−0.5
Majority			1,459	30.2	−0.6
Turnout			4,832	35.3
	Labour hold		Swing	-0.3

Crumpsall
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Fildes*	2,183	53.9	−3.6
	Labour	G. Stringer	1,517	37.5	+4.0
	Liberal	J. Cookson	286	7.1	−1.9
	Communist	S. Ward	61	1.5	+1.5
Majority			666	16.5	−7.5
Turnout			4,047	35.3
	Conservative hold		Swing	-3.8

Didsbury
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Hill*	3,902	68.0	+2.9
	Labour	E. Newman	1,304	22.7	+2.9
	Liberal	J. T. Mitchell	534	9.3	−4.7
Majority			2,598	45.3	−0.0
Turnout			5,740	44.5
	Conservative hold		Swing	-2.9

Gorton North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T. O. Hamnett*	1,856	56.7	−2.7
	Conservative	E. Leadbetter	1,184	36.2	−0.8
	Liberal	J. M. Ashley	231	7.1	+3.5
Majority			672	20.5	−1.8
Turnout			3,271	37.7
	Labour hold		Swing	-0.9

Gorton South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. Conway*	1,619	55.4	−1.4
	Conservative	D. Heywood	1,174	40.2	−3.0
	National Front	N. J. Mead	97	3.3	+3.3
	Workers Revolutionary	A. Willams	34	1.2	+1.2
Majority			445	15.2	+1.7
Turnout			2,924	33.8
	Labour hold		Swing	+0.8

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	K. Litherland*	1,341	62.5	+3.9
	Conservative	J. Harding	804	37.5	+0.9
Majority			537	25.0	+3.0
Turnout			2,145	30.9
	Labour hold		Swing	+1.5

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. V. Marshall*	1,488	57.5	−9.6
	Liberal	P. Thompson	523	20.2	+5.8
	Conservative	W. H. Cox	386	14.9	−3.7
	Socialist Unity	B. Crossman	139	5.4	+5.4
	Communist	R. W. Gwilt	54	2.1	+2.1
Majority			965	37.4	−11.1
Turnout			2,590	29.4
	Labour hold		Swing	-7.7

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. K. Barber*	2,001	40.7	−10.9
	Labour	S. Loughlin	1,827	37.2	−1.0
	Liberal	K. Whitmore	1,085	22.1	+13.7
Majority			174	3.5	−9.9
Turnout			4,913	38.4
	Conservative hold		Swing	-4.9

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. T. Lee*	2,560	55.5	+8.2
	Conservative	N. McHardy	2,051	44.5	−8.2
Majority			509	11.0	+5.5
Turnout			4,611	43.0
	Labour hold		Swing	+8.2

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. Collins*	2,364	53.2	+2.6
	Conservative	A. D. Neville	1,867	42.0	−2.0
	Liberal	P. Davis	212	4.8	+0.5
Majority			497	11.2	+4.6
Turnout			4,443	35.8
	Labour hold		Swing	+2.3

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	V. Stevens	2,007	54.1	+2.6
	Conservative	A. Malpas*	1,516	40.9	−7.3
	Liberal	C. R. Brammer	184	5.0	+5.0
Majority			491	13.2	+9.7
Turnout			3,707	34.4
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	+4.9

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. Conquest	1,417	76.3	−3.0
	Conservative	A. E. Halliday	337	18.1	−2.6
	National Front	N. T. G. Wallace	103	5.5	+5.5
Majority			1,080	58.2	−0.4
Turnout			1,857	24.0
	Labour hold		Swing	-0.2

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. E. Talbot*	1,360	70.0	+17.2
	Conservative	S. Hussain	364	18.7	−2.7
	Liberal	L. Ford	220	11.3	+11.3
Majority			996	51.2	+24.3
Turnout			1,944	27.2
	Labour hold		Swing	+9.9

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Hurley	2,867	55.2	−6.7
	Labour	A. E. Bowden*	2,327	44.8	+6.7
Majority			540	10.4	−13.4
Turnout			5,194	44.5
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	-6.7

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. J. Taylor*	2,165	57.0	+8.0
	Conservative	L. Clarke	1,636	43.0	−5.3
Majority			529	14.0	+13.3
Turnout			3,801	39.2
	Labour hold		Swing	+6.6

Alexandra

Ardwick

Baguley

Barlow Moor

Beswick

Blackley

Bradford

Brooklands

Burnage

Charlestown

Cheetham

Chorlton

Collegiate Church

Crossacres

Crumpsall

Didsbury

Gorton North

Gorton South

Harpurhey

Hulme

Levenshulme

Lightbowne

Lloyd Street

Longsight

Miles Platting

Moss Side

Moston

Newton Heath

Northenden

Old Moat

Rusholme

Withington

Woodhouse Park

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Leigh*	2,697	46.3	−5.2
	Labour	A. J. Spencer	2,546	43.8	+2.2
	Liberal	L. Griffiths	576	9.9	+4.5
Majority			151	2.6	−7.3
Turnout			5,819	46.9
	Conservative hold		Swing	-3.7

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	T. F. Lavin*	2,314	58.7	+6.1
	Labour	S. Jean	1,558	39.5	+2.2
	Communist	N. J. Gilroy	73	1.9	−0.0
Majority			756	19.2	+3.9
Turnout			3,945	38.7
	Conservative hold		Swing	+1.9

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Pierce*	2,289	55.0	−9.2
	Labour	L. Byrne	1,585	38.1	+5.5
	Liberal	M. J. Hodgson	286	6.9	+6.9
Majority			704	16.9	−14.8
Turnout			4,160	29.8
	Conservative hold		Swing	-7.3

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. R. Coker*	1,971	42.6	−12.4
	Liberal	A. Jones	1,492	32.2	+13.5
	Labour	F. Yaffe	1,169	25.2	−0.2
Majority			479	10.3	−19.3
Turnout			4,632	38.8
	Conservative hold		Swing	-12.9

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. Hall*	2,820	67.5	+8.1
	Conservative	J. C. Ridgard	1,233	29.5	−3.2
	National Front	T. J. Hansen	125	3.0	+3.0
Majority			1,587	38.0	+11.3
Turnout			4,178	37.3
	Labour hold		Swing	+5.6

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Audrey Jones	2,137	52.8	+20.6
	Conservative	James Hill	1,297	32.1	−10.5
	Labour	Alfred Home	610	15.1	−10.1
Majority			840	20.8	+10.5
Turnout			4,044	33.9	−4.9
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing	+15.5