Manchester City Council elections

Seat totals, 1973-2012

In Manchester, England, one third of Manchester City Council is elected each year for three consecutive years, followed by a fourth year without any elections. The Labour Party has had political control in Manchester since 1973.

Political control

Party in control	Years
Labour	1973–present

Council elections

Summary of the council composition after council elections, click on the year for full details of each election. Boundary changes took place for the 2004 election which reduced the number of seats by 3, leading to the whole council being elected in that year.

Popular vote share, 1973-2012

Popular vote figures, 1973-2012

Year		Labour		Conservative		Liberal Democrats		Greens		Independent Labour		Independent Liberal Democrat
1973	59		40		0		0		0		0
1975	54		45		0		0		0		0
1976	54		45		0		0		0		0
1978	53		46		0		0		0		0
1979	63		33		3		0		0		0
1980	72		23		4		0		0		0
1982	69		26		4		0		0		0
1983	72		22		5		0		0		0
1984	79		14		6		0		0		0
1986	86		7		6		0		0		0
1987	77		13		9		0		0		0
1988	78		12		9		0		0		0
1990	78		12		9		0		0		0
1991	85		5		9		0		0		0
1992	80		5		12		0		2		0
1994	79		4		15		0		1		0
1995	83		2		14		0		0		0
1996	84		0		15		0		0		0
1998	84		0		15		0		0		0
1999	80		0		19		0		0		0
2000	78		0		21		0		0		0
2002	76		0		22		0		1		0
2003	71		0		27		1		0		0
2004	57		0		38		1		0		0
2006	61		0		34		1		0		0
2007	60		0		35		1		0		0
2008	61		1		34		0		0		0
2010	62		1		33		0		0		0
2011	75		0		20		0		0		1
2012	86		0		9		0		0		1
2014	95		0		0		0		0		1
2015	96		0		0		0		0		0

Borough result maps

2004 results map
2006 results map
2007 results map
2008 results map
2010 results map
2011 results map

By-election results

By-election	Date
Beswick by-election	27 June 1974	Labour	Labour
Blackley by-election		Labour	Labour
Blackley by-election		Labour	Labour
Harpurhey by-election	25 July 1974	Labour	Labour
Withington by-election	16 November 1978	Conservative	Liberal
Gorton South by-election	25 September 1980	Labour	Labour
Blackley by-election	2 April 1981	Conservative	Labour
Old Moat by-election	9 July 1981	Conservative	Conservative
Moston by-election	27 July 1995	Labour	Labour
Hulme by-election	2 May 1997	Labour	Labour
Old Moat by-election	2 May 1997	Labour	Labour
Cheetham by-election	24 September 1998	Labour	Liberal Democrat
Benchill by-election	10 June 1999	Labour	Labour
Central by-election	26 August 1999	Labour	Labour
Baguley by-election	25 January 2001	Labour	Labour
Beswick and Clayton by-election	10 June 2001	Labour	Labour
Sharston by-election		Labour	Labour
Whalley Range by-election		Labour	Labour
Benchill by-election	13 June 2002	Labour	Labour
Gorton South by-election	19 October 2006	Liberal Democrat	Liberal Democrat
Charlestown by-election	14 June 2007	Labour	Labour
Didsbury West by-election	29 January 2009	Liberal Democrat	Liberal Democrat
Moston by-election	29 January 2009	Labour	Labour
Hulme by-election	4 November 2010	Labour	Labour
Baguley by-election	20 January 2011	Labour	Labour
Ardwick by-election	15 November 2012	Labour	Labour
Ancoats and Clayton by-election	10 October 2013	Labour	Labour

External links

Manchester City Council

Council elections in Greater Manchester

Bolton	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015

Bury	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015

Manchester	1945 1946 1947 1949 1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015

Oldham	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015

Rochdale	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015

Salford	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015

Stockport	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015

Tameside	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015

Trafford	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015

Wigan	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015

Greater Manchester	1973 1977 1981 Abolished

See also: Wards Boundary changes

Metropolitan districts of England

Districts	Barnsley Birmingham Bolton Bradford Bury Calderdale Coventry Doncaster Dudley Gateshead Kirklees Knowsley Leeds Liverpool Manchester Newcastle upon Tyne North Tyneside Oldham Rochdale Rotherham Salford Sandwell Sefton Sheffield Solihull South Tyneside St Helens Stockport Sunderland Tameside Trafford Wakefield Walsall Wigan Wirral Wolverhampton

Councils	Barnsley Birmingham Bolton Bradford Bury Calderdale Coventry Doncaster Dudley Gateshead Kirklees Knowsley Leeds Liverpool Manchester Newcastle upon Tyne North Tyneside Oldham Rochdale Rotherham Salford Sandwell Sefton Sheffield Solihull South Tyneside St Helens Stockport Sunderland Tameside Trafford Wakefield Walsall Wigan Wirral Wolverhampton

Local elections	Barnsley Birmingham Bolton Bradford Bury Calderdale Coventry Doncaster Dudley Gateshead Kirklees Knowsley Leeds Liverpool Manchester Newcastle upon Tyne North Tyneside Oldham Rochdale Rotherham Salford Sandwell Sefton Sheffield Solihull South Tyneside St Helens Stockport Sunderland Tameside Trafford Wakefield Walsall Wigan Wirral Wolverhampton

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