1971 Manchester City Council election

1971 Manchester City Council election
99 of 132 seats ; to Manchester City Council; 67 seats needed for a majority
	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 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]

Election result

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

Full council

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108	24

Aldermen

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27	6

Councillors

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81	18

Ward results

Alexandra Park

Alexandra Park
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. L. 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	I. 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. W. 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	E. 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. Allridge	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)

Aldermanic elections

Aldermanic election, 26 May 1971

At the meeting of the council on 26 May 1971, twelve aldermanic vacancies existed.^[5]

The following twelve were elected as aldermen by the council on 26 May 1971 for a term of three years.

	Alderman	Ward	Term expires
Labour	James Birtles	Beswick	1974
Labour	Ken Collis	Brooklands	1974
Labour	William Downward	Moss Side	1974
Labour	Frank Hatton	Charlestown	1974
Labour	George Mann	Hulme	1974
Labour	Winifred Massey	Lloyd Street	1974
Labourl	Norman Morris	Crossacres	1974
Labour	Joe Ogden	Harpurhey	1974
Labour	Patrick Roddy	Gorton North	1974
Labour	Wilfred Shaw	Cheetham	1974
Labour	Winifred Smith	Woodhouse Park	1974
Labour	Joe Taylor	Bradford	1974

By-elections between 1971 and 1972

By-elections, 8 July 1971

Nine by-elections were held on 8 July 1971 to fill vacancies created by the appointment of aldermen on 26 May 1971.^[6]

Beswick

Caused by the election as an alderman of Councillor James Birtles (Labour, Beswick, elected 22 September 1955)^[7] to fill the vacancy that emerged as a result of ward reorganisation.

Beswick
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. Corless	1,522	88.3	−1.5
	Conservative	D. Eastwood	133	7.7	−14.4
	Independent	J. Lewis	68	3.9	N/A
Majority			1,389	80.6	+22.3
Turnout			1,723
	Labour hold		Swing

Bradford

Caused by the election as an alderman of Councillor Joe Taylor (Labour, Bradford, elected 15 July 1954)^[8] to fill the vacancy that emerged as a result of ward reorganisation.

Bradford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Massey	2,133	65.6	−12.6
	Conservative	D. F. Silverman	1,120	34.3	+8.1
Majority			1,013	31.1	−14.8
Turnout			3,253
	Labour hold		Swing

Crossacres

Caused by the election as an alderman of Councillor Norman Morris (Labour, Crossacres, elected 10 May 1956)^[9] to fill the vacancy that emerged as a result of ward reorganisation.

Crossacres
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. Reid	1,887	77.2	−2.1
	Conservative	D. R. Westhead	558	22.8	−5.8
Majority			1,329	54.4	+11.9
Turnout			2,445
	Labour hold		Swing

Gorton North

Caused by the election as an alderman of Councillor Patrick Roddy (Labour, Gorton North, elected 10 December 1953)^[10] to fill the vacancy that emerged as a result of ward reorganisation.

Gorton North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. Bednarski	2,121	87.5	+8.0
	Conservative	A. R. Leeke	304	12.5	−10.3
Majority			1,817	74.9	+22.5
Turnout			2,425
	Labour hold		Swing

Harpurhey

Caused by the election as an alderman of Councillor Joe Ogden (Labour, Harpurhey, elected 7 May 1953)^[11] to fill the vacancy that emerged as a result of ward reorganisation.

Harpurhey
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. K. Litherland	1,305	76.8	+5.9
	Conservative	F. W. Lever	395	23.2	−7.4
Majority			910	53.5	+16.3
Turnout			1,700
	Labour hold		Swing

Hulme

Caused by the elections as aldermen of Councillor George Mann (Labour, Hulme, elected 7 May 1953)^[12] and Councillor Frank Hatton (Labour, Hulme, elected 13 May 1954)^[13] to fill vacancies that emerged as a result of ward reorganisation.

Hulme (2 vacancies)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. M. Morton	1,214	84.5	−0.4
	Labour	A. P. Marino	1,211	84.3	−0.6
	Liberal	A. G. Lishman	214	15.9	+6.3
	Conservative	M. Meadows	142	9.9	−4.0
	Conservative	R. Frere	92	6.4	−7.5
Majority			997	69.4	−0.1
Turnout			1,437
	Labour hold		Swing

Lloyd Street

Caused by the election as an alderman of Councillor Winifred Massey (Labour, Lloyd Street, elected 8 May 1969; previously 1952-55 and 1956-68)^[14] to fill the vacancy that emerged as a result of ward reorganisation.

Lloyd Street
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	K. McKeon	1,947	56.9	−6.1
	Conservative	W. R. Swan	1,472	43.1	+3.8
Majority			475	13.8	−5.2
Turnout			3,419
	Labour hold		Swing

Moss Side

Caused by the election as an alderman of Councillor William Downward (Labour, Moss Side, elected 18 September 1969; previously 1946-50, 1952-55, and 1956-68)^[15] to fill the vacancy that emerged as a result of ward reorganisation.

Moss Side
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Beetham	1,766	76.5	+5.6
	Conservative	W. B. Goodrick	541	23.5	−8.2
Majority			1,225	53.0	+15.
Turnout			2,307
	Labour hold		Swing

Woodhouse Park

Caused by the election as an alderman of Councillor Winifred Smith (Labour, Woodhouse Park, elected 13 May 1954)^[16] to fill the vacancy that emerged as a result of ward reorganisation.

Woodhouse Park
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T. Farrell	2,276	84.3	+3.1
	Conservative	G. Parry	425	15.7	−2.5
Majority			1,851	68.5	+13.0
Turnout			2,701
	Labour hold		Swing

References

^ Tories toppled in twin cities landslide, Manchester Evening News, May 14, 1971, p.16
^ Manchester, The Guardian, May 14, 1971, p.9
^ Council graph shows new records, The Guardian, May 24, 1971, p.6
^ 42.2pc vote vital factor in council swing, The Guardian, May 15, 1971, p.5
^ I will encourage new industry: Lord Mayor, Manchester Evening News, May 26, 1971, p.9
^ Poll grand slam for city Labour, Manchester Evening News, July 9, 1971, p.7
^ Wards stay same in elections, Manchester Evening News, September 23, 1955, p.20
^ Still for Labour, Manchester Evening News, July 16, 1954, p.7
^ SEE HOW THEY POLLED - AT A GLANCE, Manchester Evening News, May 11, 1956, p.4
^ Labour's win ends friendly feud, Manchester Evening News, December 11, 1953, p.16
^ LABOUR SECURES CONTROL IN MANCHESTER, Manchester Guardian, May 8, 1953, p.10
^ LABOUR SECURES CONTROL IN MANCHESTER, Manchester Guardian, May 8, 1953, p.10
^ LABOUR TAKES FIVE TORY SEATS, WINS SIX NEW ONES, Manchester Guardian, May 14, 1954, p.4
^ Six gains - Tories grab record Manchester lead, Manchester Evening News, May 9, 1969, p.7
^ Labour hand out city polls shock, Manchester Evening News, September 19, 1969, p.7
^ LABOUR TAKES FIVE TORY SEATS, WINS SIX NEW ONES, Manchester Guardian, May 14, 1954, p.4

[1] Tories toppled in twin cities landslide, Manchester Evening News, May 14, 1971, p.16

[2] Manchester, The Guardian, May 14, 1971, p.9

[3] Council graph shows new records, The Guardian, May 24, 1971, p.6

[4] 42.2pc vote vital factor in council swing, The Guardian, May 15, 1971, p.5

[5] I will encourage new industry: Lord Mayor, Manchester Evening News, May 26, 1971, p.9

[6] Poll grand slam for city Labour, Manchester Evening News, July 9, 1971, p.7

[7] Wards stay same in elections, Manchester Evening News, September 23, 1955, p.20

[8] Still for Labour, Manchester Evening News, July 16, 1954, p.7

[9] SEE HOW THEY POLLED - AT A GLANCE, Manchester Evening News, May 11, 1956, p.4

[10] Labour's win ends friendly feud, Manchester Evening News, December 11, 1953, p.16

[11] LABOUR SECURES CONTROL IN MANCHESTER, Manchester Guardian, May 8, 1953, p.10

[12] LABOUR SECURES CONTROL IN MANCHESTER, Manchester Guardian, May 8, 1953, p.10

[13] LABOUR TAKES FIVE TORY SEATS, WINS SIX NEW ONES, Manchester Guardian, May 14, 1954, p.4

[14] Six gains - Tories grab record Manchester lead, Manchester Evening News, May 9, 1969, p.7

[15] Labour hand out city polls shock, Manchester Evening News, September 19, 1969, p.7

[16] LABOUR TAKES FIVE TORY SEATS, WINS SIX NEW ONES, Manchester Guardian, May 14, 1954, p.4

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