1996 Manchester City Council election

Elections to Manchester City Council were held on Thursday, 2 May 1996. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 2000. There were also two vacancies being contested; one in Blackley and the other in Woodhouse Park. The Labour Party retained overall control of the Council.^[1]

Election result

Manchester Council Election Result 1996
	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
Labour	29	2	1	+1	82.8	60.1	48,518	-3.1
Liberal Democrats	6	1	0	+1	17.1	22.0	17,753	+1.3
Conservative	0	0	2	-2	0.0	13.0	10,512	+1.3
Green	0	0	0	0	0.0	2.9	2,353	+1.0
Socialist Alternative	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.5	405	+0.5
FAN	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.4	363	+0.4
Independent	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.3	231	-1.5
Independent Labour	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.3	225	-0.1
Liberal	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.3	215	+0.2
LLDCS	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.1	73	+0.1
Independent Communist	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.1	55	+0.1
Independent Liberal	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	33	0.0

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

	Seats	+/-
Labour	84	+1
Liberal Democrats	15	+1
Conservative	0	-2
Labour hold

Ward results

Ardwick

Ardwick^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Thomas O'Callaghan	1,054	76.5	−0.9
	Liberal Democrats	David Gray	144	10.5	+0.6
	Conservative	John Davenport	133	9.7	+3.2
	Green	Bruce Bingham	46	3.3	+3.3
Majority			910	66.1	−1.4
Turnout			1,377
	Labour hold		Swing	-0.7

Baguley

Baguley^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Anthony Burns*	1,468	74.1	−3.8
	Conservative	Trevor Roberts	307	15.5	+3.4
	Liberal Democrats	Cath Hall	152	7.7	−0.3
	FAN	Hannah Berry	53	2.7	+2.7
Majority			1,161	58.6	−7.5
Turnout			1,980
	Labour hold		Swing	-3.6

Barlow Moor

Barlow Moor^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Simon Wheale*	1,570	48.5	+14.5
	Labour	Valerie Dunn	1,339	41.4	−12.2
	Conservative	Bill Moore	229	7.1	−1.0
	Green	A. Kulpa	100	3.1	−1.2
Majority			231	7.1	−12.5
Turnout			3,238
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	+13.3

Benchill

Benchill^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Veronica Myers*	1,037	77.7	−8.4
	Liberal Democrats	Janice Redmond	124	9.3	−1.9
	Conservative	Carol Roberts	101	7.6	+7.6
	Socialist Alternative	T. Jefferies	72	5.4	+5.4
Majority			913	68.4	−6.6
Turnout			1,334
	Labour hold		Swing	-3.2

Beswick and Clayton

Beswick and Clayton^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Mark Clayton	1,133	47.9	−10.7
	Labour	John Flanagan*	1,091	46.1	+7.3
	LLDCS	K. Corcoran	73	3.1	+3.1
	Conservative	Jeffrey Leach	70	3.0	+0.8
Majority			42	1.8	−18.0
Turnout			2,367
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing	-9.0

Blackley

Blackley^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Kenneth Barnes*	1,573	63.5	−13.0
	Labour	Harold Lyons	1,317
	Conservative	Henry Coombes	322	13.0	+1.0
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Matthews	267	10.8	+1.2
	Independent	Carol Connell	231	9.3	+9.3
	Liberal Democrats	Graham Shaw	124
	Green	R. Maile	84	3.4	+3.4
Majority			995	50.5	−14.0
Turnout			2,477
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing	-7.0

Bradford

Bradford^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Paul Kelly*	1,152	76.2	+5.9
	Liberal Democrats	S. Kennedy	212	14.0	−6.8
	Conservative	Elena Stars	98	6.5	+0.6
	Green	Elaine Brown	50	3.3	+0.4
Majority			940	62.2	+12.7
Turnout			1,512
	Labour hold		Swing	+6.3

Brooklands

Brooklands^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Susan Cooley	1,152	56.4	−10.7
	Conservative	Paul Cummins*	672	32.9	+11.7
	Liberal Democrats	Anthony McGarr	182	8.9	−1.2
	FAN	J. Hamilton	35	1.7	+1.7
Majority			480	23.5	−22.4
Turnout			2,041
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	-11.2

Burnage

Burnage^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Kathleen Robinson	1,834	66.8	−4.8
	Liberal Democrats	J. Parkinson	434	15.8	+1.1
	Conservative	Christopher Brown	415	15.1	+3.9
	FAN	C. Mumford	63	2.3	+2.3
Majority			1,400	51.0	−5.9
Turnout			2,746
	Labour hold		Swing	-2.9

Central

Central^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Gordon Conquest*	975	77.7	−4.4
	Conservative	Ann Hodkinson	150	12.0	+5.2
	Liberal Democrats	W. Tew	109	8.7	+1.7
	Green	L. Maile	21	1.7	+1.7
Majority			825	65.7	−9.4
Turnout			1,255
	Labour hold		Swing	-4.8

Charlestown

Charlestown^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mark Hackett*	1,635	76.2	−0.2
	Conservative	Christine Saunders	266	12.4	−0.7
	Liberal Democrats	Vera Towers	200	9.3	+0.6
	FAN	H. Baker	44	2.1	+2.1
Majority			1,369	63.8	+0.4
Turnout			2,145
	Labour hold		Swing	+0.2

Cheetham

Cheetham^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Christopher Olaniyan	1,697	83.1	+4.7
	Liberal	Richard Wilson	215	10.5	+4.9
	Liberal Democrats	G. Epps	130	6.4	+1.8
Majority			1,482	72.6	+1.4
Turnout			2,042
	Labour hold		Swing	-0.1

Chorlton

Chorlton^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mary Humphreys	2,796	68.1	+0.2
	Conservative	Malcolm Cleall-Hill	734	17.9	+2.7
	Liberal Democrats	Helen Fisher	309	7.5	−2.8
	Green	Brian Candeland	269	6.5	+0.0
Majority			2,062	50.2	−2.5
Turnout			4,108
	Labour hold		Swing	-1.2

Crumpsall

Crumpsall^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Richard Leese*	1,913	74.2	−0.4
	Conservative	Teresa Skorsewski	398	15.4	+1.4
	Liberal Democrats	J. Spurway	201	7.8	−1.1
	FAN	J. Riemer	65	2.5	+2.5
Majority			1,515	58.8	−1.8
Turnout			2,577
	Labour hold		Swing	-0.9

Didsbury

Didsbury^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Pamela Smythe	1,834	38.2	−5.2
	Conservative	Peter Hilton*	1,559	32.4	+3.5
	Liberal Democrats	David Sandiford	1,352	28.1	+1.8
	FAN	K. Harkavy	62	1.3	+1.3
Majority			275	5.7	−8.8
Turnout			4,807
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	-4.3

Fallowfield

Fallowfield^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Royle*	1,584	69.9	+12.0
	Conservative	Simon Davenport	306	13.5	+1.5
	Liberal Democrats	James Graham	235	10.4	−0.2
	Green	Michael Daw	142	6.3	−4.3
Majority			1,278	56.4	+10.5
Turnout			2,267
	Labour hold		Swing	+5.2

Gorton North

Gorton North^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Iain Donaldson*	1,795	52.2	+1.2
	Labour	William Egerton	1,466	42.6	−1.9
	Conservative	M. Higginbottom	155	4.5	+1.1
	FAN	Melanie Jarman	23	0.7	+0.7
Majority			329	9.6	+3.1
Turnout			3,439
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	+1.5

Gorton South

Gorton South^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Simon Ashley*	1,733	57.3	+7.6
	Labour	B. Whitehead	1,167	38.6	−7.7
	Conservative	D. Davenport	90	3.0	−0.0
	Green	A. Salter	34	1.1	+1.1
Majority			566	18.7	+15.3
Turnout			3,024
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	+7.6

Harpurhey

Harpurhey^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Graham Stringer*	1,176	72.5	+3.1
	Liberal Democrats	L. Dyke	192	11.8	−7.3
	Conservative	Dorothy Keller	150	9.2	−2.3
	Green	C. Maile	104	6.4	+6.4
Majority			984	60.7	+10.4
Turnout			1,622
	Labour hold		Swing	+5.2

Hulme

Hulme^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Kevin Rowswell*	708	74.0	−5.3
	Green	Robin Goater	75	7.8	+7.8
	Liberal Democrats	S. Oliver	72	7.5	+2.0
	Conservative	Paul Kierman	69	7.2	+1.3
	Independent Liberal	Charles Lyn-Lloyd	33	3.4	+1.3
Majority			633	66.1	−7.3
Turnout			957
	Labour hold		Swing	-6.5

Levenshulme

Levenshulme^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	John Commons*	1,908	57.2	−0.7
	Labour	Zafar Mir	1,149	34.4	−0.5
	Conservative	Paul Mostyn	142	4.3	+0.5
	Green	A. Mohamood	107	3.2	+3.2
	Independent Communist	A. Howie	32	1.0	+1.0
Majority			759	22.7	−0.3
Turnout			3,338
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	-0.1

Lightbowne

Lightbowne^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	William Risby*	1,757	75.8	+2.0
	Conservative	M. Steadman	315	13.6	−0.1
	Liberal Democrats	David Gordon	186	8.0	−1.6
	Green	Philip Maile	60	2.6	−0.3
Majority			1,442	62.2	+2.1
Turnout			2,318
	Labour hold		Swing	+1.0

Longsight

Longsight^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mohammed Akhtar	1,520	46.9	−10.6
	Conservative	Muhammed Naqui	788	24.3	−2.3
	Liberal Democrats	Abu Chowdhury	414	12.8	+5.1
	Green	Spencer Fitzgibbon	293	9.0	+0.8
	Independent Labour	M. Middleton	225	6.9	+6.9
Majority			732	22.6	−8.3
Turnout			3,240
	Labour hold		Swing	-4.1

Moss Side

Moss Side^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Vince Young*	1,437	79.5	+3.3
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Powell	139	7.7	+2.5
	Conservative	Mary Barnes	137	7.6	−0.6
	Green	Lucy Fogarty	95	5.3	−1.5
Majority			1,298	71.8	+3.8
Turnout			1,808
	Labour hold		Swing	+0.4

Moston

Moston^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Patrick Mullin	1,762	72.9	−3.2
	Conservative	Gregory Skorzewski	368	15.2	+0.8
	Liberal Democrats	Howard Totty	269	11.1	+5.9
	FAN	R. Conibere	18	0.7	+0.7
Majority			1,394	57.7	−4.0
Turnout			2,417
	Labour hold		Swing	-2.0

Newton Heath

Newton Heath^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Smith*	1,349	80.2	−2.8
	Conservative	E. Fisher	169	10.0	+0.6
	Liberal Democrats	C. Turner	118	7.0	+0.8
	Green	P. Brown	47	2.8	+2.8
Majority			1,180	70.1	−3.5
Turnout			1,683
	Labour hold		Swing	-1.7

Northenden

Northenden^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Sandra Bracegirdle*	1,816	69.0	−0.9
	Conservative	K. McKenna	476	18.1	+2.6
	Liberal Democrats	Ronald Axtell	226	8.6	−3.9
	Green	Lance Crookes	113	4.3	+4.3
Majority			1,340	50.9	−3.4
Turnout			2,631
	Labour hold		Swing	-1.7

Old Moat

Old Moat^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Brian Harrison*	2,126	67.0	−3.8
	Conservative	Graham Betton	433	13.6	+2.0
	Liberal Democrats	Yasmen Zalzala	324	10.2	−2.7
	Green	Teresa Romagnuolo	196	6.2	+1.5
	Socialist Alternative	J. White	94	3.0	+3.0
Majority			1,693	53.4	−4.6
Turnout			3,173
	Labour hold		Swing	-2.9

Rusholme

Rusholme^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Yomi Mambu*	1,224	49.9	+7.4
	Liberal Democrats	Shakeel Ahmad	732	29.9	−4.0
	Socialist Alternative	Margaret Manning	239	9.7	+9.7
	Conservative	Daniel Bunting	232	9.5	+6.6
	Independent Communist	T. Rigby	23	0.9	+0.9
Majority			492	20.0	+11.4
Turnout			2,450
	Labour hold		Swing	+5.7

Sharston

Sharston^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Griffith Berry*	1,298	75.7	−3.6
	Conservative	Robert Caddick	186	10.9	+0.9
	Liberal Democrats	S. Toole	180	10.5	+1.6
	Green	P. Johnson	50	2.9	+2.9
Majority			1,112	64.9	−4.4
Turnout			1,714
	Labour hold		Swing	-2.2

Whalley Range

Whalley Range^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Kath Fry*	1,755	60.2	+4.5
	Conservative	Richard West	657	22.5	−5.8
	Liberal Democrats	John Leech	338	11.6	+0.1
	Green	Mary Candeland	164	5.6	+1.1
Majority			1,098	64.6	+37.1
Turnout			2,914
	Labour hold		Swing	+5.1

Withington

Withington^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Alison Firth*	2,187	53.2	+10.1
	Labour	Joanne Green	1,532	37.3	−7.1
	Conservative	J. Callaghan	249	6.1	−2.5
	Green	Bernard Ekbery	142	3.5	−0.5
Majority			655	15.9	+14.5
Turnout			4,110
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	+8.6

Woodhouse Park

Woodhouse Park^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Leo Collins	1,142	70.3	−11.2
	Labour	Paul Andrews	1,103
	Liberal Democrats	William Fisher	186	11.4	−7.1
	Liberal Democrats	Robert Harrison	178
	Green	G. Lawson	161	9.9	+9.9
	Conservative	L. Maguire	136	8.4	+8.4
Majority			917	58.9	−4.2
Turnout			2,906
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing	-2.0

By-elections between 1996 and 1998

Hulme By-Election 2 May 1997^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mary Murphy	1,937	69.4	−4.6
	Liberal Democrats	James Graham	561	20.1	+12.5
	Conservative	Paul Kierman	293	10.5	+3.3
Majority			1,376	49.3	−16.8
Turnout			2,791	51.1
	Labour hold		Swing	-8.5

Old Moat By-Election 2 May 1997^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jeffrey Smith	3,790	51.9	−15.9
	Liberal Democrats	Yasmin Zalzala	1,690	22.8	+12.6
	Conservative	Christopher Brown	1,256	17.0	+3.3
	Independent Labour	Michael Robinson	511	6.9	+6.9
	Socialist Labour	Julie White	163	2.2	+2.2
Majority			2,100	29.1	−24.3
Turnout			7,410	61.6
	Labour hold		Swing	-14.2

References

^ "Manchester Evening News, 3 May 1996.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac ^ad ^ae ^af ^ag "List of councillors by name". manchester.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 10 November 1996. Retrieved 23 January 2012.
^ ^a ^b "By-election past results". manchester.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 27 April 2003. Retrieved 19 January 2012.

[1] "Manchester Evening News, 3 May 1996.

[councillors-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac ^ad ^ae ^af ^ag "List of councillors by name". manchester.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 10 November 1996. Retrieved 23 January 2012.

[byresarch-3] "By-election past results". manchester.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 27 April 2003. Retrieved 19 January 2012.

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