1986 Manchester City Council election
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Elections to Manchester City Council were held on Thursday, 8 May 1986. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 1990. The Labour Party retained overall control of the Council. [1]
The Independent candidates for the Benchill and Woodhouse Park wards, A. Bradshaw and D. Wraxall respectively, were backed by the SDP/Liberal Alliance.
Election result
editParty | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 31 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 91.2 | 58.1 | 74,943 | +1.1 | |
Alliance | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.9 | 19.3 | 24,942 | +3.9 | |
Conservative | 1 | 0 | 7 | -7 | 2.9 | 20.3 | 26,226 | -6.9 | |
Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 1,410 | +1.0 | |
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 1,091 | +0.8 | |
Communist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 167 | 0.0 | |
National Front | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 165 | 0.0 |
After the election, the composition of the council was as follows:
Party | Seats | +/- | |
---|---|---|---|
Labour | 86 | +7 | |
Conservative | 7 | -7 | |
Alliance | 6 | 0 | |
Labour hold |
Ward results
editArdwick
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | H. Barrett* | 2,040 | 79.4 | +2.9 | |
Conservative | J. Clough | 276 | 10.7 | −5.2 | |
Alliance | R. Axtell | 252 | 9.8 | +2.2 | |
Majority | 1,764 | 68.7 | +8.2 | ||
Turnout | 2,568 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +4.0 |
Baguley
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | F. Done* | 2,666 | 73.3 | +6.7 | |
Conservative | S. Lawley | 969 | 26.7 | +1.6 | |
Majority | 1,697 | 46.7 | +5.3 | ||
Turnout | 3,635 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +2.5 |
Barlow Moor
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. Wilner | 1,955 | 46.7 | +0.2 | |
Alliance | S. Gluck | 1,334 | 31.9 | +13.3 | |
Conservative | C. Dewsbury | 758 | 18.1 | −16.8 | |
Green | B. Candeland | 140 | 3.3 | +3.3 | |
Majority | 621 | 14.8 | +3.2 | ||
Turnout | 4,187 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | -6.5 |
Benchill
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | A. Home* | 2,157 | 72.4 | −3.3 | |
Independent | A. Bradshaw | 567 | 19.0 | +19.0 | |
Conservative | D. Hurst | 256 | 16.1 | +1.1 | |
Majority | 1,590 | 53.4 | −7.3 | ||
Turnout | 2,980 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | -11.1 |
Beswick and Clayton
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Bill Egerton* | 2,046 | 74.0 | −2.2 | |
Conservative | D. Eager | 392 | 14.2 | −2.8 | |
Alliance | V. Cahill | 146 | 5.3 | +0.7 | |
Independent | F. Wolstencroft | 115 | 4.2 | +4.2 | |
National Front | J. Hulse | 64 | 2.3 | +0.2 | |
Majority | 1,654 | 59.9 | +0.7 | ||
Turnout | 2,763 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +0.3 |
Blackley
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | G. Chadwick* | 2,379 | 65.6 | −0.6 | |
Conservative | K. Potter | 744 | 20.5 | −3.2 | |
Alliance | J. Cookson | 455 | 12.5 | +2.4 | |
National Front | C. Ballantyne | 49 | 1.4 | +1.4 | |
Majority | 1,635 | 45.1 | +2.7 | ||
Turnout | 3,627 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +1.3 |
Bradford
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. Gilmore* | 2,175 | 78.8 | −0.5 | |
Conservative | M. Payne | 334 | 12.1 | −0.9 | |
Alliance | S. Lewis | 250 | 9.1 | +1.4 | |
Majority | 1,841 | 66.7 | +0.3 | ||
Turnout | 2,759 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +0.2 |
Brooklands
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | F. Hatton | 2,059 | 48.6 | −0.7 | |
Conservative | A. O'Connor | 1,540 | 36.3 | −2.9 | |
Alliance | C. Duffy | 641 | 15.1 | +3.7 | |
Majority | 519 | 12.2 | +2.1 | ||
Turnout | 4,240 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +1.1 |
Burnage
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | R. Whyte | 2,412 | 48.8 | −0.1 | |
Conservative | L. Houston | 1,231 | 24.9 | −12.5 | |
Alliance | A. Muir | 749 | 15.2 | +1.5 | |
Green | J. Foster | 74 | 1.5 | +1.5 | |
Majority | 1,181 | 23.9 | +12.3 | ||
Turnout | 4,943 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +6.2 |
Central
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | T. Findlow | 1,545 | 79.6 | −2.5 | |
Conservative | A. Hudson | 222 | 11.4 | −1.8 | |
Alliance | M. Lockwood | 175 | 9.0 | +4.3 | |
Majority | 1,323 | 68.1 | −0.9 | ||
Turnout | 1,942 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | -0.3 |
Charlestown
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | S. McCardell | 2,541 | 63.5 | +4.1 | |
Conservative | M. Jones | 934 | 23.3 | −6.0 | |
Alliance | E. Watts | 526 | 13.1 | +1.9 | |
Majority | 1,607 | 40.2 | +10.1 | ||
Turnout | 4,001 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +5.0 |
Cheetham
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | S. Shaw* | 2,674 | 79.9 | +11.9 | |
Alliance | R. Harrison | 673 | 20.1 | −2.8 | |
Majority | 2,001 | 59.8 | +14.8 | ||
Turnout | 3,347 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +7.3 |
Chorlton
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | D. Black | 2,848 | 48.2 | +7.1 | |
Conservative | J. Kershaw | 2,244 | 38.0 | −4.3 | |
Alliance | W. Paver | 776 | 13.1 | −1.6 | |
Communist | M. Waterfield | 35 | 0.6 | −1.2 | |
Majority | 604 | 10.2 | +9.0 | ||
Turnout | 5,903 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +5.7 |
Crumpsall
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | M. Hackett | 1,997 | 49.7 | +0.3 | |
Conservative | G. Fildes | 1,248 | 31.0 | −7.8 | |
Alliance | H. Showman | 775 | 19.3 | +7.5 | |
Majority | 749 | 18.6 | +8.0 | ||
Turnout | 4,020 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +4.0 |
Didsbury
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J. Hill* | 2,575 | 43.4 | −5.1 | |
Labour | G. Bridson | 1,896 | 32.0 | +3.0 | |
Alliance | A. Bateman | 1,345 | 22.7 | +0.2 | |
Green | R. Riesco | 116 | 2.0 | +2.0 | |
Majority | 679 | 11.4 | −8.1 | ||
Turnout | 5,932 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | -4.0 |
Fallowfield
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | P. Morrison* | 2,180 | 54.6 | +0.6 | |
Conservative | S. Keegin | 848 | 21.2 | −13.6 | |
Alliance | G. Nevins | 794 | 19.9 | +8.7 | |
Green | R. Waters | 173 | 4.3 | +4.3 | |
Majority | 1,332 | 33.3 | +14.1 | ||
Turnout | 3,995 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +7.1 |
Gorton North
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | C. Brierley* | 2,759 | 68.3 | −0.6 | |
Conservative | N. Dentith | 666 | 16.5 | −6.5 | |
Alliance | S. Wheale | 570 | 14.1 | +6.0 | |
Communist | M. Molloy | 46 | 1.1 | +1.1 | |
Majority | 2,093 | 51.8 | +5.9 | ||
Turnout | 4,041 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +2.9 |
Gorton South
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | D. Barker* | 2,142 | 57.6 | −6.5 | |
Alliance | J. Ashley | 1,165 | 31.3 | +10.4 | |
Conservative | T. Grimshaw | 410 | 11.0 | −4.4 | |
Majority | 977 | 26.3 | −16.6 | ||
Turnout | 3,717 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | -8.4 |
Harpurhey
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Patrick Karney* | 2,002 | 70.4 | +2.1 | |
Alliance | G. Landsman | 435 | 15.3 | +1.2 | |
Conservative | E. Dimmock | 407 | 14.3 | −3.3 | |
Majority | 1,567 | 55.1 | +4.4 | ||
Turnout | 2,844 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +0.4 |
Hulme
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | D. Lunts | 2,080 | 81.6 | +1.0 | |
Alliance | H. Feazey | 246 | 9.7 | +2.4 | |
Conservative | R. Lamptey | 223 | 8.7 | −3.4 | |
Majority | 1,857 | 72.9 | +4.4 | ||
Turnout | 2,549 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | -0.7 |
Levenshulme
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alliance | Keith Whitmore* | 2,637 | 53.3 | +7.2 | |
Labour | G. Sharpe | 1,576 | 31.8 | −4.5 | |
Conservative | V. Colledge | 621 | 12.5 | −5.1 | |
Green | C. Shearman | 116 | 2.3 | +2.3 | |
Majority | 1,061 | 21.4 | +11.7 | ||
Turnout | 4,950 | ||||
Alliance hold | Swing | +5.8 |
Lightbowne
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | K. Franklin | 2,842 | 63.1 | +7.1 | |
Conservative | J. Bailey | 1,040 | 23.1 | −10.7 | |
Alliance | D. Porter | 620 | 13.8 | +3.6 | |
Majority | 1,802 | 40.0 | +17.8 | ||
Turnout | 4,502 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +8.9 |
Longsight
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | N. Moghal | 2,406 | 63.4 | −0.8 | |
Alliance | D. Cox | 822 | 21.7 | +1.8 | |
Conservative | M. Khan | 430 | 11.3 | −2.9 | |
Green | J. McCahon | 135 | 3.6 | +3.6 | |
Majority | 1,584 | 41.8 | −2.5 | ||
Turnout | 3,793 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | -1.3 |
Moss Side
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | G. Ballance | 2,675 | 80.6 | +2.2 | |
Conservative | M. Barnes | 342 | 10.3 | −3.7 | |
Alliance | S. Jones | 302 | 9.1 | +1.6 | |
Majority | 2,333 | 70.3 | +5.9 | ||
Turnout | 3,319 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +2.9 |
Moston
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | C. McLaren* | 2,584 | 56.1 | +2.5 | |
Conservative | F. Taylor | 1,172 | 25.4 | −10.6 | |
Alliance | D. Gordon | 471 | 10.2 | +0.2 | |
Majority | 1,412 | 30.6 | +13.0 | ||
Turnout | 4,608 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +6.5 |
Newton Heath
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | C. Tomlinson* | 2,249 | 73.7 | +0.3 | |
Conservative | G. Heathcote | 545 | 17.9 | +0.8 | |
Alliance | D. Rea | 204 | 6.7 | +0.2 | |
National Front | A. Coles | 52 | 1.7 | −1.3 | |
Majority | 1,704 | 55.9 | −0.3 | ||
Turnout | 3,050 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | -0.2 |
Northenden
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | K. Barnes* | 2,716 | 59.3 | +4.7 | |
Conservative | M. Logan | 1,223 | 26.7 | −9.2 | |
Alliance | J. Hargreaves | 641 | 14.0 | +4.4 | |
Majority | 1,493 | 32.6 | +13.9 | ||
Turnout | 4,580 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +6.9 |
Old Moat
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | A. Fender | 2,790 | 51.0 | −1.6 | |
Alliance | A. Monkhouse | 1,276 | 23.3 | +10.5 | |
Conservative | W. Aikman* | 1,222 | 22.3 | −12.3 | |
Green | C. Kirby | 181 | 3.3 | +3.3 | |
Majority | 1,514 | 27.7 | +9.7 | ||
Turnout | 5,469 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | -6.0 |
Rusholme
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. Byrne | 2,137 | 47.1 | −1.0 | |
Labour | S. Mambu | 1,946 | |||
Alliance | Z. Gazdecki | 1,840 | 40.5 | +6.0 | |
Alliance | M. Ramsbottom | 1,815 | |||
Conservative | N. Barnes | 474 | 10.4 | −5.1 | |
Conservative | G. Taylor | 419 | |||
Communist | P. Singh | 86 | 1.9 | +1.9 | |
Majority | 106 | 6.6 | −7.0 | ||
Turnout | 4,537 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | -3.5 |
Sharston
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ken Collis* | 2,298 | 64.5 | +11.5 | |
Alliance | R. Bowers | 1,263 | 35.5 | +21.2 | |
Majority | 1,035 | 29.1 | +8.7 | ||
Turnout | 3,561 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | -4.8 |
Whalley Range
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. Morris | 2,310 | 49.7 | +7.9 | |
Conservative | L. Whetton | 1,563 | 33.6 | −8.8 | |
Alliance | K. McKeon | 779 | 16.7 | +0.9 | |
Majority | 747 | 16.1 | +15.4 | ||
Turnout | 4,652 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +8.3 |
Withington
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alliance | A. Jones* | 2,240 | 42.6 | +6.3 | |
Labour | K. Matthews | 1,834 | 34.9 | +0.4 | |
Conservative | J. Jacobs | 1,024 | 19.5 | −9.8 | |
Green | G. Otten | 156 | 3.0 | +3.0 | |
Majority | 406 | 7.7 | +5.9 | ||
Turnout | 5,254 | ||||
Alliance hold | Swing | +2.9 |
Woodhouse Park
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | E. Bullows | 1,973 | 55.8 | −16.9 | |
Independent | D. Wraxall | 728 | 20.6 | +20.6 | |
Alliance | E. Bowers | 540 | 15.3 | +5.5 | |
Conservative | P. Champion | 293 | 8.3 | −9.3 | |
Majority | 1,245 | 35.2 | −19.9 | ||
Turnout | 3,534 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | -18.7 |
References
edit- ^ Manchester City Council Election Results, 2nd Edition, Swarbrick (1993).