1992 Manchester City Council election

Elections to Manchester 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]

Election result

Manchester Council Election Result 1992
	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
Labour	27	0	3	-3	79.4	48.9	43,405	-1.4%
Liberal Democrats	5	3	0	+3	14.7	18.8	16,727	-0.8%
Conservative	2	0	0	0	5.9	29.1	25,841	+4.8%
Green	0	0	0	0	0.0	2.9	2,562	-1.3%
Independent	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.3	262	-0.1%

After the election, the composition of the council was as follows:

	Seats	+/-
Labour	80	-3
Liberal Democrats	12	+3
Conservative	5	0
Independent Labour	2	0
Labour hold

Ward results

Ardwick

Ardwick
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

Baguley

Baguley
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

Barlow Moor

Barlow Moor
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

Benchill

Benchill
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

Beswick and Clayton

Beswick and Clayton
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

Blackley

Blackley
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

Bradford

Bradford
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

Brooklands

Brooklands
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

Burnage

Burnage
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

Central

Central
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

Charlestown

Charlestown
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

Cheetham

Cheetham
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

Chorlton

Chorlton
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

Crumpsall

Crumpsall
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

Didsbury

Didsbury
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

Fallowfield

Fallowfield
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

Gorton North

Gorton North
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

Gorton South

Gorton South
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

Harpurhey

Harpurhey
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. Stringer*	1,096	53.9	−4.4
	Conservative	D. Keller	486	23.9	+2.3
	Independent	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

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

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

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

Longsight

Longsight
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

Moss Side

Moss Side
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

Moston

Moston
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

Newton Heath

Newton Heath
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

Northenden

Northenden
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

Old Moat

Old Moat
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

Rusholme

Rusholme
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

Sharston

Sharston
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

Whalley Range

Whalley Range
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

Withington

Withington
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

Woodhouse Park

Woodhouse Park
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

References

^ Manchester City Council Election Results, 2nd Edition, Swarbrick (1993).

[1] Manchester City Council Election Results, 2nd Edition, Swarbrick (1993).

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