1980 Manchester City Council election

1980 UK local government election

Elections to Manchester Council were held on Thursday, 1 May 1980. One-third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a two-year term of office, expiring in 1982, due to the boundary changes and "all-out" elections due to take place that year. The Labour Party retained overall control of the council.

Election result

Manchester Council Election Result 1980
	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
Labour	30	9	0	+9	85.7	57.0	75,837	+6.3%
Conservative	4	0	10	-10	11.4	32.1	42,744	-5.5%
Liberal	1	1	0	+1	2.8	10.2	13,624	-1.0%
Independent	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.2	321	+0.1%
Ecology	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.2	295	-0.1%
Communist	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.1	145	-0.0%
Socialist Workers	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	75	+0.0%

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

	Seats	+/-
Labour	72	+9
Conservative	23	-10
Liberal	4	+1
Labour hold

Ward results

Alexandra

Alexandra
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	T. E. Murphy	2,502	48.2	−10.6
	Labour	R. B. Walters	1,823	35.1	−6.1
	Liberal	M. A. Plesch	862	16.6	+16.6
Majority			679	13.1	−4.6
Turnout			5,187	43.0	−29.3
	Conservative hold		Swing	-2.2

Ardwick

Ardwick
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	F. Dale*	2,436	81.4	+22.9
	Conservative	G. Taylor	441	14.7	−18.8
	Liberal	J. Spittle	114	3.8	−4.2
Majority			1,995	66.7	+41.7
Turnout			2,991	29.2	−33.1
	Labour hold		Swing	+20.8

Baguley

Baguley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Burns*	3,754	65.8	+11.3
	Conservative	M. Malbon	1,698	29.8	−7.4
	Liberal	P. G. Willams	251	4.4	−3.9
Majority			2,056	36.1	+18.8
Turnout			5,703	41.4	−31.4
	Labour hold		Swing	+9.3

Barlow Moor

Barlow Moor
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. T. Maguire	1,835	48.1	+6.1
	Conservative	B. Moore*	1,590	41.7	−4.2
	Liberal	J. R. Marsden	364	9.5	−2.6
	Independent	M. G. Gibson	25	0.7	+0.7
Majority			245	6.4	+2.5
Turnout			3,814	37.2	−30.8
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	+5.1

Beswick

Beswick (2 vacancies)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Flanagan*	2,061	81.6	+0.1
	Labour	M. Harrison	1,898
	Independent	W. C. Carman	208	8.2	+8.2
	Conservative	C. Hare	148	5.8	−12.7
	Conservative	R. Plant	121
	Liberal	K. Parkinson	109	4.3	+4.3
Majority			1,690	73.4	+10.4
Turnout			2,526	34.1	−27.1
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing	-4.0

Blackley

Blackley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. Risby*	2,910	61.0	+12.7
	Conservative	H. P. Cummins	1,659	34.8	−9.0
	Liberal	N. Towers	201	4.2	−3.7
Majority			1,251	26.2	+21.7
Turnout			4,770	42.9	−31.9
	Labour hold		Swing	+10.8

Bradford

Bradford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Bill Egerton*	2,691	70.0	+6.1
	Conservative	L. Hockey	981	25.5	−5.1
	Liberal	L. Towers	172	4.5	−1.0
Majority			1,710	44.5	+11.3
Turnout			3,844	32.6	−37.1
	Labour hold		Swing	+5.6

Brooklands

Brooklands
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	K. Barnes	3,285	56.9	+8.8
	Conservative	G. Fitzsimons*	2,231	38.6	−5.1
	Liberal	G. Dulson	260	4.5	−3.7
Majority			1,054	18.2	+13.8
Turnout			5,776	46.0	−28.9
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	+6.9

Burnage

Burnage
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. J. Martin	2,503	49.8	+6.7
	Conservative	R. Nicholson	2,045	40.7	−5.6
	Liberal	C. Dowse	474	9.4	−1.2
Majority			458	9.1	+5.9
Turnout			5,022	44.1	−30.5
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	+6.1

Charlestown

Charlestown
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	N. Morris*	2,608	62.2	+11.0
	Conservative	C. Maffei	1,348	32.1	−8.0
	Liberal	J. Mawson	239	5.7	−3.0
Majority			1,260	30.0	+18.8
Turnout			4,195	42.9	−33.8
	Labour hold		Swing	+9.5

Cheetham

Cheetham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. G. Ford*	1,785	71.6	+5.5
	Conservative	K. Taylor	613	24.6	−3.8
	Liberal	R. A. Bell	94	3.8	−1.7
Majority			1,172	47.0	+9.3
Turnout			2,492	34.4	−31.1
	Labour hold		Swing	+4.6

Chorlton

Chorlton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Vince*	2,267	47.1	−3.9
	Labour	H. Brown	2,067	43.0	+7.2
	Liberal	J. Commons	421	8.8	−4.4
	Communist	B. E. Struszckak	54	1.1	+1.1
Majority			200	4.2	−11.0
Turnout			4,809	43.7	−32.2
	Conservative hold		Swing	+5.5

Collegiate Church

Collegiate Church
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Bradley	894	77.5	+13.9
	Conservative	P. Snell	192	16.7	−11.0
	Liberal	I. Wilde	67	5.8	−3.0
Majority			702	60.9	+25.0
Turnout			1,153	26.4	−27.4
	Labour hold		Swing	+12.4

Crossacres

Crossacres
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	K. Lim	3,463	70.4	+10.3
	Conservative	A. Spencer	956	19.4	−5.9
	Liberal	J. Southward	500	10.2	−4.4
Majority			2,507	51.0	+16.2
Turnout			4,919	36.9	−33.6
	Labour hold		Swing	+8.1

Crumpsall

Crumpsall
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	N. W. Harrison	2,230	50.8	+8.1
	Conservative	W. L. Clapham*	1,919	43.7	−3.3
	Liberal	K. Osbourne	238	5.4	−5.0
Majority			311	7.1	+2.8
Turnout			4,387	38.8	−32.7
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	+5.7

Didsbury

Didsbury
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Duke*	3,082	59.2	+2.8
	Labour	N. Siddiqi	1,080	20.7	−4.8
	Liberal	G. Shaw	1,045	20.1	+2.0
Majority			2,002	38.4	+7.4
Turnout			5,207	41.2	−35.6
	Conservative hold		Swing	+3.8

Gorton North

Gorton North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. Brierley	2,729	75.3	+12.1
	Conservative	C. H. T. Webb	736	20.3	−9.8
	Liberal	J. M. Hodgson	161	4.4	−2.3
Majority			1,993	55.0	+21.9
Turnout			3,626	42.7	−30.5
	Labour hold		Swing	+10.9

Gorton South

Gorton South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Barker*	2,207	67.9	+6.8
	Conservative	D. Heywood	925	28.5	−3.3
	Liberal	J. Rhodes	118	3.6	−3.6
Majority			1,282	39.4	+10.1
Turnout			3,250	37.5	−33.4
	Labour hold		Swing	+5.0

Harpurhey

Harpurhey (2 vacancies)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Lister	1,463	61.0	−3.6
	Labour	H. Reid*	1,433
	Conservative	J. Harding	511	21.3	−8.0
	Conservative	F. Meaden	449
	Liberal	J. Ashley	425	17.7	+11.6
	Liberal	T. M. Broderick	387
Majority			922	39.7	+4.4
Turnout			4,668	37.4	−28.0
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing	+2.2

Hulme

Hulme
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T. Thomas*	2,008	73.8	+5.2
	Liberal	P. Thompson	329	12.1	+1.5
	Conservative	N. P. Shand	295	10.8	−7.6
	Independent	D. S. Redford	88	3.2	+3.2
Majority			1,679	61.7	+11.5
Turnout			2,720	29.3	−32.3
	Labour hold		Swing	+1.8

Levenshulme

Levenshulme
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	H. Smith	2,105	40.2	+3.6
	Labour	R. M. Pilkington	1,962	37.5	+3.4
	Conservative	W. Carlton*	1,171	22.4	−6.9
Majority			143	2.7	+0.2
Turnout			5,238	42.2	−30.0
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing	+0.1

Lightbowne

Lightbowne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. D. Kelly	2,632	61.0	+5.8
	Conservative	G. Cleworth*	1,459	33.8	−1.5
	Liberal	B. V. Roberts	224	5.2	−4.2
Majority			1,173	27.2	+7.3
Turnout			4,315	41.3	−33.5
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	+3.6

Lloyd Street

Lloyd Street
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	K. McKeon*	2,679	69.2	+13.2
	Conservative	R. E. Bevan	1,035	26.7	−8.4
	Liberal	E. Thompson	156	4.0	−2.8
Majority			1,644	42.5	+21.6
Turnout			3,870	33.0	−36.3
	Labour hold		Swing	+10.8

Longsight

Longsight
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. W. Ford*	1,905	58.8	−1.5
	Conservative	A. Malpas	974	30.1	−1.2
	Liberal	M. Amin	269	8.3	−0.1
	Communist	M. Cowie	91	2.8	+2.8
Majority			931	28.7	−0.4
Turnout			3,239	33.0	−33.8
	Labour hold		Swing	+0.1

Miles Platting

Miles Platting
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Latham*	1,905	90.3	+13.5
	Conservative	A. E. Halliday	148	7.0	−10.7
	Liberal	P. Bailey	57	2.7	−2.8
Majority			1,757	83.3	+24.2
Turnout			2,110	31.1	−30.9
	Labour hold		Swing	+12.1

Moss Side

Moss Side
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. Paget*	1,626	75.9	+8.4
	Conservative	J. M. Goldsby	349	16.3	−6.5
	Liberal	L. Ford	167	7.8	−1.9
Majority			1,277	59.6	+14.9
Turnout			2,142	30.2	−33.3
	Labour hold		Swing	+7.4

Moston

Moston
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Shaw	2,788	52.0	+5.7
	Conservative	K. E. Goulding*	2,310	43.1	−0.8
	Liberal	J. Cookson	265	4.9	−4.9
Majority			478	8.9	+6.4
Turnout			5,363	45.2	−32.0
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	+3.2

Newton Heath

Newton Heath
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. Tomlinson*	2,549	64.4	+4.0
	Conservative	A. E. Walsh	1,190	30.1	−5.8
	Liberal	V. Towers	221	5.6	+1.9
Majority			1,359	34.3	+9.8
Turnout			3,960	38.4	−32.0
	Labour hold		Swing	+4.9

Northenden

Northenden
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. A. Reddington	2,964	53.5	+7.9
	Conservative	C. H. Box*	2,089	37.7	−5.6
	Liberal	J. Holland	487	8.8	−1.1
Majority			875	15.8	+13.5
Turnout			5,540	46.2	−28.9
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	+6.7

Old Moat

Old Moat
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. C. Thomas	1,827	44.0	+2.6
	Conservative	W. H. Aikman*	1,551	37.3	−2.4
	Liberal	C. Adamson	776	18.7	−0.2
Majority			276	6.6	+4.9
Turnout			4,154	42.1	−30.4
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	+2.5

Rusholme

Rusholme
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Nicholson	2,537	51.3	+9.0
	Conservative	K. Ollerenshaw*	1,765	35.7	−5.2
	Liberal	D. Senior	352	7.1	−2.6
	Ecology	D. Dalton	295	6.0	−1.1
Majority			772	15.6	+14.3
Turnout			4,949	34.2	−31.6
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	+7.1

Withington

Withington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. M. Jacobs	1,762	34.7	−1.3
	Liberal	J. Edwards	1,709	33.6	−5.3
	Labour	W. M. Jameson	1,610	31.7	+6.6
Majority			53	1.0	−1.8
Turnout			5,081	45.6	−27.7
	Conservative hold		Swing	+2.0

Woodhouse Park

Woodhouse Park
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T. Farrell*	3,021	70.4	+8.9
	Conservative	J. A. Graham	802	18.7	−7.9
	Liberal	L. Griffiths	392	9.1	−2.8
	Socialist_Workers_Party_(Britain)	J. N. Taylor	75	1.7	+1.7
Majority			2,219	51.7	+16.8
Turnout			4,290	40.1	−31.5
	Labour hold		Swing	+8.4

By-elections between 1980 and 1982

Gorton South By-Election 25 September 1980
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Roy Sadler	1,708	67.0	−0.9
	Conservative	Doris Heywood	531	20.8	−7.7
	Liberal	David Senior	309	12.1	+8.5
Majority			1,177	46.2	+6.8
Turnout			2,548	32.3	−5.2
	Labour hold		Swing	+3.4

Blackley By-Election 2 April 1981
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	George Chadwick	2,287	61.5	+0.5
	Conservative	Valerie Hall	922	24.8	−10.0
	Liberal	John Cookson	510	13.7	+9.5
Majority			1,365	36.7	+10.2
Turnout			3,719	33.4	−9.5
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	+5.2

Old Moat By-Election 9 July 1981
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	William Aikman	1,198	37.9	+0.6
	Labour	Paula Sadler	1,104	34.9	−9.1
	Liberal	Colin Dowse	860	27.2	+8.5
Majority			94	3.0	−3.6
Turnout			3,162	32.0	−10.1
	Conservative hold		Swing	+4.8

References

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

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