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1982 Manchester City Council election

← 1980 6 May 1982 (1982-05-06) 1983 →
99 of 99 seats to Manchester City Council 50 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Bill Egerton Harold Tucker Keith Whitmore Party Labour Conservative Alliance Leader's seat Beswick & Clayton Barlow Moor Levenshulme Last election 30 seats, 57.0% 4 seats, 32.1% 1 seats, 10.2% Seats before 72 23 4 Seats won 69 26 4 Seats after 69 26 4 Seat change 3 3 Popular vote 60,971 42,744 31,699 Percentage 44.9% 31.2% 23.3% Swing 12.1% 0.9% 13.1%
Map of results of 1982 election
Leader of the Council before election Bill Egerton Labour Leader of the Council after election Bill Egerton Labour

Elections to Manchester Council were held on Thursday, 6 May 1982. Due to demographic changes in the city since the formation of the new City Council in 1973, and in common with some other English councils in 1982, substantial boundary changes to all wards were implemented in time for these elections. The most notable changes were as follows:

- The wards of Collegiate Church and Miles Platting were merged, with most of their combined areas forming a new Central ward.

- A new ward of Benchill was carved out of the existing wards of Baguley, Crossacres, and Woodhouse Park.

- Beswick ward became the new Beswick and Clayton ward.

- Lloyd Street ward became the new Fallowfield ward.

- Crossacres ward became the new Sharston ward.

- Alexandra ward became the new Whalley Range ward.

Due to these changes, it was necessary for the whole council to be re-elected. Each ward elected three candidates, with the first-placed candidate serving a four-year term of office, expiring in 1986, the second-placed candidate serving a two-year term of office, expiring in 1984, and the third-placed candidate serving a one-year term of office, expiring in 1983. The Labour party retained overall control of the council.

Election result

Party		Votes			Seats
Labour Party		60,971 (44.9%)		12.1	69 (69.7%)	69 / 99	3
Conservative Party		42,336 (31.2%)		0.9	26 (26.3%)	26 / 99	3
Alliance		31,699 (23.3%)		13.1	4 (4.0%)	4 / 99
Independent		483 (0.3%)		0.1	0 (0.0%)	0 / 99
Workers Revolutionary		106 (0.1%)		0.1	0 (0.0%)	0 / 99
National Front		70 (0.0%)		N/A	0 (0.0%)	0 / 99	N/A

Ward results

Ardwick

Baguley

Barlow Moor

Benchill

Beswick and Clayton

Blackley

Bradford

Brooklands

Burnage

Central

Charlestown

Cheetham

Chorlton

Crumpsall

Didsbury

Fallowfield

Gorton North

Gorton South

Harpurhey

Hulme

Levenshulme

Lightbowne

Longsight

Moss Side

Moston

Newton Heath

Northenden

Old Moat

Rusholme

Sharston

Whalley Range

Withington

Woodhouse Park

References

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

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