Manchester City Council elections
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 |
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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.
Year | Labour | Conservative | Liberal Democrats | Greens | Independent | |||||
1973 | 59 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
1975 | 54 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
1976 | 54 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
1978 | 53 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
1979 | 63 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||||
1980 | 72 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |||||
1982 | 69 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |||||
1983 | 72 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |||||
1984 | 79 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |||||
1986 | 86 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |||||
1987 | 77 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 0 | |||||
1988 | 78 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 0 | |||||
1990 | 78 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 0 | |||||
1991 | 85 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | |||||
1992 | 80 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 2 | |||||
1994 | 79 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 1 | |||||
1995 | 83 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | |||||
1996 | 84 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | |||||
1998 | 84 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | |||||
1999 | 80 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | |||||
2000 | 78 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | |||||
2002 | 76 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 1 | |||||
2003 | 71 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 0 | |||||
2004 | 57 | 0 | 38 | 1 | 0 | |||||
2006 | 61 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 0 | |||||
2007 | 60 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 0 | |||||
2008 | 61 | 1 | 34 | 0 | 0 | |||||
2010 | 62 | 1 | 33 | 0 | 0 | |||||
2011 | 75 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 1 | |||||
2012 | 86 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | |||||
2014 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||
2015 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
2016 | 95 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
2018 | 94 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||
2019 | 93 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||||
2021 | 93 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Borough result maps[]
2004 results map
2006 results map
2007 results map
2008 results map
2010 results map
2011 results map
2012 results map
2014 results map
2015 results map
2016 results map
By-election results[]
By-election | Date | Incumbent party | Winning party | ||
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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 Democrats | ||
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 Democrats | Liberal Democrats | ||
Charlestown by-election | 14 June 2007 | Labour | Labour | ||
Didsbury West by-election | 29 January 2009 | Liberal Democrats | Liberal Democrats | ||
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 | ||
Ancoats and Clayton by-election | 5 December 2013 | Labour | Labour | ||
Higher Blackley by-election | 18 February 2016 | Labour | Labour | ||
Rusholme by-election | 4 May 2017 | Labour | Labour | ||
Fallowfield by-election | 27 July 2017 | Labour | Labour | ||
Clayton & Openshaw by-election | 27 February 2020 | Labour | Independent |
See also[]
- Category:Councillors in Manchester – list of councillors serving on Manchester City Council
- Politics in Manchester
External links[]
Categories:
- Manchester City Council elections
- Council elections in Greater Manchester
- Local government in Manchester
- Elections in Manchester
- Metropolitan borough council elections in England