1992 Manchester City Council election

1992 Manchester City Council election
← 1991 7 May 1992 1994 →
34 of 99 seats ; to Manchester City Council; 50 seats needed for a majority
	Map of results of 1992 election
Leader of the Council before election; Graham Stringer; Labour	Leader of the Council after election ; Graham Stringer; Labour

Elections to Manchester City Council were held on Thursday, 7 May 1992. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 1996. The Labour Party retained overall control of the Council. ^[1]

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Party	Votes		Seats			Full Council
Labour Party	43,405 (48.9%)	1.4	27 (79.4%)	27 / 34	3	80 (80.8%)	80 / 99
Liberal Democrats	16,727 (18.8%)	0.8	5 (14.7%)	5 / 34	3	12 (12.1%)	12 / 99
Conservative Party	25,841 (24.3%)	4.8	2 (5.9%)	2 / 34		5 (5.1%)	5 / 99
Independent Labour	262 (0.3%)	N/A	0 (0.0%)	0 / 34		2 (2.0%)	2 / 99
Green Party	2,562 (2.9%)	1.3	0 (0.0%)	0 / 34		0 (0.0%)	0 / 99

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. Hopkins*	1,010	72.6	+1.7
	Conservative	M. Payne	206	14.8	+2.4
	Liberal Democrats	L. Ford	115	8.3	−3.2
	Green	A. Salter	61	4.4	−0.8
Majority			804	57.8	−0.7
Turnout			1,392
	Labour hold		Swing	-0.3

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Burns*	1,285	53.3	−11.9
	Conservative	V. Kirby	912	37.8	+3.0
	Liberal Democrats	A. Leech	170	7.0	+7.0
	Green	J. Booty	45	1.9	+1.9
Majority			373	15.5	−15.0
Turnout			2,412
	Labour hold		Swing	-7.4

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	S. Wheale	1,644	48.5	+2.6
	Labour	G. Betney	1,128	33.3	+1.2
	Conservative	N. Murphy	489	14.4	−1.5
	Green	H. Bramwell	127	3.7	−2.4
Majority			516	15.2	+1.4
Turnout			3,388
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing	+0.7

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	V. Myers*	979	67.8	−4.0
	Conservative	T. Roberts	311	21.5	+8.0
	Liberal Democrats	M. Dunn	154	10.7	−3.9
Majority			668	46.3	−10.9
Turnout			1,444
	Labour hold		Swing	-6.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Flanagan*	1,182	63.1	−2.7
	Liberal Democrats	K. Dobson	376	20.1	+8.7
	Conservative	D. Russell	315	16.8	−2.3
Majority			806	43.0	−3.7
Turnout			1,873
	Labour hold		Swing	-5.7

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	K. Barnes*	1,228	54.4	−1.9
	Conservative	K. Potter	792	35.1	+11.5
	Liberal Democrats	K. Wadsworth	239	10.6	−9.5
Majority			436	19.3	−13.3
Turnout			2,259
	Labour hold		Swing	-6.7

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. Kelly	992	62.9	−7.5
	Conservative	C. Birchenough	373	23.7	+8.2
	Liberal Democrats	M. Dunican	163	10.3	−1.2
	Green	M. Daw	48	3.0	+0.4
Majority			619	39.3	−15.5
Turnout			1,576
	Labour hold		Swing	-7.8

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Cummins*	2,033	54.3	+8.7
	Labour	A. Harding	1,426	38.1	−2.9
	Liberal Democrats	H. McKay	207	5.5	−4.4
	Green	R. Cooke	76	2.0	−1.6
Majority			607	16.2	+11.6
Turnout			3,742
	Conservative hold		Swing	+5.8

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Williams	1,363	43.0	−3.5
	Conservative	J. Leach	1,282	40.5	+5.3
	Liberal Democrats	R. Harrison	418	13.2	−1.2
	Green	P. Thompson	104	3.3	−0.6
Majority			81	3.0	−8.3
Turnout			3,167
	Labour hold		Swing	-4.4

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. Conquest*	883	72.5	+0.2
	Conservative	A. Hudson	172	14.1	+3.1
	Liberal Democrats	J. Bridges	111	9.1	−2.0
	Green	P. Harrison	52	4.3	−1.3
Majority			711	58.4	−2.8
Turnout			1,218
	Labour hold		Swing	-1.4

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Hackett	1,294	53.5	−1.8
	Labour	E. Curley*	1,288
	Conservative	V. Clarke	892	36.9	+9.9
	Conservative	H. Coombes	800
	Liberal Democrats	J. Laslett	231	9.6	−8.1
	Liberal Democrats	L. Thornhill	200
Majority			396	16.6	−11.6
Turnout			2,417
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing	-5.8

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Eko	1,201	68.8	−4.5
	Conservative	K. Hyde	339	19.4	+8.1
	Liberal Democrats	R. Clayton	205	11.7	+1.6
Majority			862	49.4	−12.6
Turnout			1,745
	Labour hold		Swing	-6.3

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Langford	2,214	50.7	+10.9
	Conservative	I. Bradshaw	1,548	35.5	+2.2
	Liberal Democrats	S. Oliver	310	7.1	−6.1
	Green	B. Candeland	294	6.7	−7.0
Majority			666	15.3	+8.8
Turnout			4,366
	Labour hold		Swing	+4.3

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Leese*	1,575	52.0	+5.8
	Conservative	P. Wells	1,224	40.4	+2.2
	Liberal Democrats	D. Gordon	231	7.6	−3.0
Majority			351	11.6	+3.6
Turnout			3,030
	Labour hold		Swing	+1.8

Harpurhey
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. Stringer*	1,096	53.9	−4.4
	Conservative	D. Keller	486	23.9	+2.3
	Independent Labour	A. Shannon	262	12.9	+12.9
	Liberal Democrats	V. Towers	189	9.3	−6.0
Majority			610	30.0	−6.6
Turnout			2,033
	Labour hold		Swing	-3.3

Hulme
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	K. Rowswell	763	68.3	+0.0
	Conservative	D. Williams	150	13.4	+3.6
	Green	P. Williamson	117	10.5	−2.5
	Liberal Democrats	I. Newton	87	7.8	−1.1
Majority			613	54.9	−0.4
Turnout			1,117
	Labour hold		Swing	-1.8

Levenshulme
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	J. Commons*	2,105	56.6	−5.0
	Labour	J. Brown	1,024	27.5	+1.4
	Conservative	A. Soane	408	11.0	+3.3
	Green	L. Crookes	185	5.0	+0.5
Majority			1,081	29.0	−6.5
Turnout			3,722
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	-3.2

Lightbowne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. Risby*	1,709	58.4	+4.1
	Conservative	M. Steadman	929	31.7	+4.2
	Liberal Democrats	P. Matthews	288	9.8	−8.5
Majority			780	26.7	−0.1
Turnout			2,926
	Labour hold		Swing	-0.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. Hilton*	2,514	50.2	−1.3
	Labour	G. Bridson	1,586	31.7	−0.7
	Liberal Democrats	J. Lawley	778	15.5	+3.6
	Green	R. Goater	131	2.6	−1.6
Majority			928	18.5	−0.5
Turnout			5,009
	Conservative hold		Swing	-0.3

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. Done	1,329	56.2	+5.3
	Conservative	J. Nelson	638	27.0	−0.9
	Liberal Democrats	B. Jones	396	17.0	+4.5
Majority			691	29.2	+6.2
Turnout			2,363
	Labour hold		Swing	+3.1

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	I. Donaldson	1,763	50.5	−2.5
	Labour	T. Hamnett*	1,403	40.2	+7.4
	Conservative	R. West	278	8.0	+1.8
	Green	S. Fitzgibbon	45	1.3	+0.3
Majority			360	10.3	−9.9
Turnout			3,489
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing	-4.9

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	S. Ashley	1,559	49.5	−3.2
	Labour	B. Stone*	1,331	42.2	+2.4
	Conservative	R. Ignatowicz	188	6.0	+0.7
	Green	M. Shaw	73	2.3	+0.1
Majority			228	7.2	−5.7
Turnout			3,151
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing	-2.8

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	K. Robinson*	1,673	54.0	+1.9
	Conservative	M. Naqui	976	31.5	+6.1
	Liberal Democrats	B. Pierce	265	8.6	−1.9
	Green	J. Denham	184	5.9	−5.4
Majority			697	22.5	−4.9
Turnout			3,098
	Labour hold		Swing	-2.1

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	V. Young*	1,331	74.4	−8.4
	Liberal Democrats	G. Neal	308	17.2	+9.6
	Green	P. Boast	149	8.3	+8.3
Majority			1,023	57.2	−16.1
Turnout			1,788
	Labour hold		Swing	-9.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Enderby	1,546	50.4	+0.5
	Conservative	F. Frost	1,269	41.3	+5.6
	Liberal Democrats	N. Towers	254	8.3	−6.1
Majority			277	9.0	−5.2
Turnout			3,069
	Labour hold		Swing	-2.5

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Smith*	1,153	63.6	−0.4
	Conservative	P. Leach	469	25.9	+6.3
	Liberal Democrats	C. Turner	192	10.6	−1.8
Majority			684	37.7	−6.6
Turnout			1,814
	Labour hold		Swing	-3.3

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. Bracegirdle	1,733	49.9	+2.2
	Conservative	R. Caddick	1,426	41.0	+26.0
	Liberal Democrats	M. Ford	240	6.9	+0.5
	Green	G. Otten	76	2.2	+0.1
Majority			307	8.8	−10.2
Turnout			3,475
	Labour hold		Swing	-11.9

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	B. Harrison*	1,828	51.3	+2.6
	Conservative	G. Betton	1,096	30.7	+0.0
	Liberal Democrats	R. Johnston	450	12.6	−2.1
	Green	S. Buchan	191	5.4	−0.5
Majority			732	20.5	+2.5
Turnout			3,565
	Labour hold		Swing	+1.3

Ardwick

Baguley

Barlow Moor

Benchill

Beswick and Clayton

Blackley

Bradford

Brooklands

Burnage

Central

Charlestown

Cheetham

Chorlton

Crumpsall

Didsbury

Fallowfield

Gorton North

Gorton South

Harpurhey

Hulme

Levenshulme

Lightbowne

Longsight

Moss Side

Moston

Newton Heath

Northenden

Old Moat

Rusholme

Sharston

Whalley Range

Withington

Woodhouse Park

Beswick and Clayton, 4 February 1993

Gorton South, 25 March 1993

Chorlton, 29 April 1993

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Y. Mambu*	1,104	43.5	−9.8
	Liberal Democrats	A. Chowdhury	799	31.5	+10.1
	Conservative	R. Norris	444	17.5	+4.2
	Green	B. Bingham	192	7.6	−4.5
Majority			305	12.0	−19.9
Turnout			2,539
	Labour hold		Swing	-9.9

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. Berry*	1,149	47.3	−6.9
	Conservative	A. Bourne	943	38.8	+13.4
	Liberal Democrats	S. Toole	235	9.7	−4.9
	Green	G. Lawson	104	4.3	−1.5
Majority			206	8.5	−20.3
Turnout			2,431
	Labour hold		Swing	-10.1

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	K. Fry*	1,763	49.7	+0.5
	Conservative	J. Kershaw	1,454	41.0	−0.3
	Liberal Democrats	R. West	224	6.3	−3.2
	Green	C. Collis	109	3.1	+3.1
Majority			309	8.7	+0.9
Turnout			3,550
	Labour hold		Swing	+0.4

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	A. Firth*	1,642	44.5	+2.2
	Labour	H. Smith	1,078	29.2	−4.7
	Conservative	P. Davies	769	20.9	+3.5
	Green	B. Ekbery	199	5.4	−1.1
Majority			564	15.3	+7.0
Turnout			3,688
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	+3.4

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	V. Dunn	1,046	53.9	−19.8
	Conservative	A. Langan	516	26.6	+0.3
	Liberal Democrats	W. Ford	379	19.5	+19.5
Majority			530	27.3	−20.1
Turnout			1,941
	Labour hold		Swing	-10.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	K. Dobson	1,824	65.1	+45.0
	Labour	A. Harland	886	31.6	−31.5
	Conservative	D. Russell	92	3.3	−13.5
Majority			938	33.5	−9.5
Turnout			2,802
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	J. Bridges	2,005	58.1	+8.6
	Labour	B. Stone	1,360	39.4	−2.8
	Conservative	R. Ignatowicz	86	2.5	−3.5
Majority			645	18.7	+11.5
Turnout			3,451
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. Betney	2,092	48.5	−2.2
	Liberal Democrats	B. Pierce	1,061	24.6	+17.5
	Conservative	F. Roche	969	22.5	−13.0
	Green	M. Steel	147	3.4	−3.3
	Independent Labour	M. Scantlebury	40	0.9	N/A
Majority			1,031	23.9	+8.6
Turnout			4,309
	Labour hold		Swing