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

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  2004 results map

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  2006 results map

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  2007 results map

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  2008 results map

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  2010 results map

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  2011 results map

By-election results

By-election	Date	Incumbent party		Winning party
Beswick by-election	27 June 1974		Labour		Labour
Blackley by-election			Labour		Labour
			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			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

See also

• Category:Councillors in Manchester – list of councillors serving on Manchester City Council
• Politics in Manchester

External links

• Manchester City Council