1994 Manchester City Council election

Elections to Manchester Council were held on Thursday, 5 May 1994. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 1998. The Labour Party retained overall control of the council. ^[1]

Election result

Manchester Council Election Result 1994
	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
Labour	28	2	3	-1	82.3	59.2	61,037	+10.3%
Liberal Democrats	5	3	0	+3	14.7	24.0	24,726	+5.2%
Conservative	0	0	1	-1	0.0	13.5	13,962	-15.6%
Green	0	0	0	0	0.0	1.9	2,004	-1.0%
Independent	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.8	809	+0.5%
Communist (ML)	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.3	294	+0.3%
Independent Labour	0	0	1	-1	0.0	0.2	196	+0.2%

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

	Seats	+/-
Labour	79	-1
Liberal Democrats	15	+3
Conservative	4	-1
Independent Labour	1	-1
Labour hold

Ward results

Ardwick

Ardwick
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	L. Murphy	1,231	75.2	+2.6
	Liberal Democrats	L. Ford	296	18.1	+9.8
	Conservative	F. Roche	109	6.7	−8.1
Majority			935	57.2	−0.6
Turnout			1,636
	Labour hold		Swing	-3.6

Baguley

Baguley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T. Farrell	1,949	71.8	+18.5
	Conservative	P. Fitzsimons	411	15.1	−22.7
	Liberal Democrats	G. Hall	353	13.0	+6.0
Majority			1,538	56.7	+41.2
Turnout			2,713
	Labour hold		Swing	+20.6

Barlow Moor

Barlow Moor
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Maloney*	1,762	48.5	+15.2
	Liberal Democrats	R. Harrison	1,394	38.4	−10.1
	Conservative	D. Smith	301	8.3	−6.1
	Green	R. Goater	174	4.8	+1.1
Majority			368	10.1	−5.1
Turnout			3,631
	Labour hold		Swing	+12.6

Benchill

Benchill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Harding	1,620	71.1	+3.3
	Communist_Party_of_Britain_(Marxist-Leninist)	L. Worthington	294	12.9	+12.9
	Liberal Democrats	J. Redmond	228	10.0	−0.7
	Conservative	M. Joyce	138	6.1	−15.4
Majority			1,326	58.2	+11.9
Turnout			2,280
	Labour hold		Swing	-4.8

Beswick and Clayton

Beswick and Clayton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	M. Dunican	1,652	55.3	+35.2
	Labour	W. Egerton*	1,240	41.5	−21.6
	Conservative	D. Russell	95	3.2	−13.6
Majority			412	13.8	−29.2
Turnout			2,987
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing	+28.4

Blackley

Blackley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. Chadwick*	2,144	74.9	+20.5
	Conservative	V. Clarke	380	13.3	−21.8
	Liberal Democrats	K. Wadsworth	339	11.8	+1.2
Majority			1,764	61.6	+42.3
Turnout			2,863
	Labour hold		Swing	+21.1

Bradford

Bradford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Gilmore*	1,576	71.8	+8.9
	Liberal Democrats	P. Fairhurst	432	19.7	+9.4
	Conservative	K. Hyde	173	7.9	−15.8
	Independent	C. Morris	15	0.7	+0.7
Majority			1,144	52.1	+12.8
Turnout			2,196
	Labour hold		Swing	-0.2

Brooklands

Brooklands
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. Evans	1,817	58.6	+20.5
	Conservative	A. Langan	876	28.2	−26.1
	Liberal Democrats	H. McKay	410	13.2	+7.7
Majority			941	30.3	+14.1
Turnout			3,103
	Labour hold		Swing	+23.3

Burnage

Burnage
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Taylor	2,308	60.0	+17.0
	Conservative	J. Leach	761	19.8	−20.7
	Liberal Democrats	J. Lawley	581	15.1	+1.9
	Independent Labour	R. Whyte*	196	5.1	+5.1
Majority			1,547	40.2	+37.2
Turnout			3,846
	Labour gain from Independent Labour		Swing	+18.8

Central

Central
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T. Findlow*	1,276	77.7	+5.2
	Liberal Democrats	L. Jarrett	218	13.3	+4.2
	Conservative	W. Bradshaw	149	9.1	−5.0
Majority			1,058	64.4	+6.0
Turnout			1,643
	Labour hold		Swing	+0.5

Charlestown

Charlestown
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. Curley*	2,049	71.1	+17.6
	Conservative	C. Saunders	451	15.6	−21.3
	Liberal Democrats	J. Parkinson	382	13.3	+3.7
Majority			1,598	55.4	+38.8
Turnout			2,882
	Labour hold		Swing	+19.4

Cheetham

Cheetham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Pagel*	1,904	79.5	+10.7
	Liberal Democrats	R. Clayton	252	10.5	−1.2
	Conservative	M. Gifford	240	10.0	−9.4
Majority			1,652	68.9	+19.5
Turnout			2,396
	Labour hold		Swing	+5.9

Chorlton

Chorlton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	B. Selby*	2,722	58.9	+8.2
	Conservative	J. Smith	917	19.9	−15.6
	Liberal Democrats	B. Pierce	643	13.9	+6.8
	Green	B. Candeland	337	7.3	+0.6
Majority			1,805	39.1	+23.8
Turnout			4,619
	Labour hold		Swing	+11.9

Crumpsall

Crumpsall
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Spinks*	2,062	64.7	+12.7
	Conservative	G. Mellyng	631	19.8	−20.6
	Liberal Democrats	P. Matthews	492	15.4	+7.8
Majority			1,431	44.9	+33.3
Turnout			3,185
	Labour hold		Swing	+16.6

Didsbury

Didsbury
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. Bridson	2,319	40.1	+8.4
	Conservative	J. Hill*	1,844	31.9	−18.3
	Liberal Democrats	J. Lawley	1,494	25.8	+10.3
	Green	B. Doherty	125	2.2	−0.4
Majority			475	8.2	−10.3
Turnout			5,782
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	+13.3

Fallowfield

Fallowfield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. Morrison*	1,824	63.6	+7.4
	Conservative	J. Nelson	425	14.8	−12.2
	Liberal Democrats	S. Ord	367	12.8	−4.2
	Green	M. Daw	134	4.7	+4.7
	Independent	S. King	92	3.2	+3.2
	Independent	A. Fiander	27	0.9	+0.9
Majority			1,399	48.8	+19.6
Turnout			2,869
	Labour hold		Swing	+9.8

Gorton North

Gorton North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	W. Helsby	2,054	51.4	+0.9
	Labour	C. Brierley*	1,712	42.8	+2.6
	Conservative	P. Davies	170	4.3	−3.7
	Green	D. Wild	61	1.5	+0.2
Majority			342	8.6	−1.7
Turnout			3,997
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing	-0.8

Gorton South

Gorton South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	J. Bridges	1,918	53.8	+4.3
	Labour	B. Whitehead	1,451	40.7	−1.5
	Conservative	D. Davenport	132	3.7	−2.3
	Green	A. Salter	66	1.9	−0.4
Majority			467	13.1	+5.9
Turnout			3,567
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing	+1.4

Harpurhey

Harpurhey
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Patrick Karney*	1,497	68.6	+14.7
	Liberal Democrats	D. Thame	454	20.8	+11.5
	Conservative	J. Samson	230	10.5	−13.4
Majority			1,043	47.8	+17.8
Turnout			2,181
	Labour hold		Swing	+1.6

Hulme

Hulme
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Lunts	938	70.7	+2.4
	Independent	C. Osigwe	142	10.7	+10.7
	Liberal Democrats	S. Oliver	128	9.7	+1.9
	Conservative	J. Baker	118	8.9	−4.5
Majority			796	60.0	+5.1
Turnout			1,326
	Labour hold		Swing	-4.1

Levenshulme

Levenshulme
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Keith Whitmore*	2,529	61.2	+4.6
	Labour	H. Pare	1,261	30.5	+3.0
	Conservative	R. West	188	4.5	−6.5
	Green	P. Thompson	154	3.7	−1.3
Majority			1,268	30.7	+1.7
Turnout			4,132
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	+0.8

Lightbowne

Lightbowne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	K. Franklin*	2,395	75.2	+16.8
	Conservative	M. Steadman	413	13.0	−18.7
	Liberal Democrats	D. Gordon	376	11.8	+2.0
Majority			1,982	62.2	+35.5
Turnout			3,184
	Labour hold		Swing	+17.7

Longsight

Longsight
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	N. Moghal*	2,334	68.6	+14.6
	Liberal Democrats	M. Dunn	443	13.0	+4.4
	Conservative	D. Carroll	442	13.0	−18.5
	Green	S. Fitzgibbon	146	4.3	−1.6
	Independent	T. Rigby	36	1.1	+1.1
Majority			1,891	55.6	+33.1
Turnout			3,401
	Labour hold		Swing	+5.1

Moss Side

Moss Side
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	V. Cunningham	2,005	78.7	+4.3
	Liberal Democrats	W. Tew	204	8.0	−9.2
	Conservative	M. Barnes	175	6.9	+6.9
	Green	K. Molteno	165	6.5	−1.8
Majority			1,801	70.7	+13.5
Turnout			2,549
	Labour hold		Swing	+6.7

Moston

Moston
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Shaw*	2,406	70.3	+19.9
	Conservative	J. Bradshaw	562	16.4	−24.9
	Liberal Democrats	V. Towers	455	13.3	+5.0
Majority			1,844	53.9	+44.9
Turnout			3,423
	Labour hold		Swing	+22.4

Newton Heath

Newton Heath
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Garside*	1,655	73.5	+9.9
	Liberal Democrats	C. Turner	302	13.4	+2.8
	Conservative	P. Leach	294	13.1	−12.8
Majority			1,353	60.1	+22.4
Turnout			2,251
	Labour hold		Swing	+3.5

Northenden

Northenden
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. Carroll*	2,490	67.2	+17.3
	Conservative	K. McKenna	725	19.6	−21.4
	Liberal Democrats	M. Ford	493	13.3	+6.4
Majority			1,765	47.6	+38.8
Turnout			3,708
	Labour hold		Swing	+19.3

Old Moat

Old Moat
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Fender*	2,319	56.8	+5.5
	Liberal Democrats	Y. Zalzala	845	20.7	+8.1
	Conservative	K. Hussain	497	12.2	−18.5
	Independent	M. Robinson	250	6.1	+6.1
	Green	T. Romagnuolo	170	4.2	−1.2
Majority			1,474	36.1	+15.6
Turnout			4,081
	Labour hold		Swing	-1.3

Rusholme

Rusholme
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Byrne*	1,451	39.3	−4.2
	Liberal Democrats	M. Ramsbottom	1,318	35.7	+4.2
	Conservative	M. Naqui	561	15.2	−2.3
	Green	B. Bingham	178	4.8	−2.8
	Independent	K. Robinson	107	2.9	+2.9
	Independent	I. Ferguson	81	2.2	+2.2
Majority			133	3.6	−8.4
Turnout			3,696
	Labour hold		Swing	-4.2

Sharston

Sharston
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. Barrett	1,680	70.3	+23.0
	Conservative	I. Hollins	310	13.0	−25.8
	Liberal Democrats	W. Fisher	286	12.0	+2.3
	Green	G. Lawson	114	4.8	+0.5
Majority			1,370	57.3	+48.5
Turnout			2,390
	Labour hold		Swing	+24.4

Whalley Range

Whalley Range
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	B. Stone	2,248	62.2	+12.5
	Conservative	R. Ignatowicz	694	19.2	−21.8
	Liberal Democrats	J. Leech	615	17.0	+10.7
	Independent	R. Harper	59	1.6	+1.6
Majority			1,554	43.0	+34.3
Turnout			3,616
	Labour hold		Swing	+17.1

Withington

Withington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	A. Jones*	2,238	49.2	+4.7
	Labour	A. Simcock	1,791	39.3	+10.1
	Conservative	C. Brown	344	7.6	−13.3
	Green	B. Ekbery	180	4.0	−1.4
Majority			447	9.8	−5.5
Turnout			4,553
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	-2.7

Woodhouse Park

Woodhouse Park
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Ryan	1,601	68.4	+14.5
	Liberal Democrats	W. Ford	535	22.8	+3.3
	Conservative	M. Coban	206	8.8	−17.8
Majority			1,066	45.5	+18.2
Turnout			2,342
	Labour hold		Swing	+5.6

References

^ Manchester Evening News, 6 May 1994.

[1] Manchester Evening News, 6 May 1994.

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