# 1970 Manchester City Council election

Elections to Manchester City Council were held on Thursday, 7 May 1970. One third of the councillors seats were up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a three-year term of office. The Conservative Party retained overall control of the council.

## Election result

| Party | Votes | Votes | Seats | Seats | Seats | Full Council | Full Council |
| Conservative Party | 64,782 (47.4%) | 10.4 | 17 (43.6%) | 17 / 39 | 11 | 86 (56.6%) | 86 / 152 |
| Labour Party | 63,187 (46.2%) | 10.7 | 22 (56.4%) | 22 / 39 | 11 | 66 (43.4%) | 66 / 152 |
| Liberal Party | 6,758 (4.9%) | 0.9 | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 39 | | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 152 |
| Residents | 1,324 (1.0%) | 1.0 | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 39 | | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 152 |
| Communist | 513 (0.4%) | 0.3 | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 39 | | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 152 |
| Union Movement | 180 (0.1%) | 0.1 | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 39 | | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 152 |

### Full council

| 66 | 86 |

## Ward results
### Alexandra Park

Alexandra Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | M. Flynn* | 3,059 | 57.7 | −11.6 |
| | Liberal | E. O. Tomlinson | 1,255 | 23.7 | +0.8 |
| | Labour | K. McKeon | 954 | 18.0 | +8.3 |
| | Residents | G. Edwards | 38 | 0.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,804 | 34.0 | −11.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,306 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### All Saints'

All Saints' :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | T. Thomas* | 1,044 | 70.9 | +10.1 |
| | Conservative | F. P. Heenan | 418 | 28.4 | −10.8 |
| | Residents | E. T. Beach | 11 | 0.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 626 | 42.5 | +20.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,473 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Ardwick

Ardwick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | A. S. Goldstone | 914 | 65.1 | +13.2 |
| | Conservative | D. Taylor* | 491 | 34.9 | −13.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 423 | 30.2 | +26.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,405 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Baguley

Baguley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | F. H. Price | 3,494 | 54.0 | +9.5 |
| | Conservative | T. E. Murphy* | 2,981 | 46.0 | −9.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 513 | 8.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,475 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Barlow Moor

Barlow Moor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | C. M. Pugh* | 1,645 | 47.2 | −12.4 |
| | Labour | W. A. Moody | 988 | 28.4 | +10.9 |
| | Liberal | D. V. Jameson | 834 | 23.9 | +1.0 |
| | Residents | J. Stretton | 17 | 0.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 657 | 18.8 | −17.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,484 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Benchill

Benchill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | R. L. Griffiths | 3,188 | 53.0 | +15.0 |
| | Conservative | Y. I. Emery | 2,716 | 45.2 | −14.4 |
| | Communist | M. Taylor | 107 | 1.8 | −0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 472 | 7.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,011 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Beswick

Beswick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. Dean* | 1,223 | 75.3 | +7.8 |
| | Conservative | E. M. Bevan | 402 | 24.7 | −7.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 821 | 50.6 | +15.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,625 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Blackley

Blackley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | W. Burrows* | 2,073 | 46.8 | −15.6 |
| | Labour | D. Cox | 1,836 | 41.5 | +22.8 |
| | Liberal | J. M. Ashley | 520 | 11.7 | −5.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 237 | 5.3 | −38.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,429 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Bradford

Bradford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | R. Massey* | 1,821 | 60.6 | +0.9 |
| | Conservative | H. Horton | 1,131 | 37.6 | −2.7 |
| | Communist | P. Maher | 43 | 1.4 | N/A |
| | Residents | J. Gidley | 10 | 0.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 690 | 23.0 | +3.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,005 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Burnage

Burnage :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | L. Howarth | 3,026 | 59.8 | −1.4 |
| | Labour | S. H. Higgins | 2,038 | 40.2 | +16.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 988 | 19.6 | −17.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,064 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Cheetham

Cheetham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | D. G. Ford | 1,068 | 51.3 | +8.2 |
| | Conservative | F. E. Meaden* | 919 | 44.1 | −7.6 |
| | Communist | H. Ogden | 62 | 3.0 | −2.2 |
| | Residents | I. Mackin | 33 | 1.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 149 | 7.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,082 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Chorlton-cum-Hardy

Chorlton-cum-Hardy :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | L. Sanders* | 3,497 | 75.5 | −7.5 |
| | Labour | B. S. Jeuda | 1,057 | 22.8 | +5.8 |
| | Residents | S. Nwagbara | 76 | 1.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,440 | 52.7 | −13.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,630 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Collegiate Church

Collegiate Church :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. Davis* | 390 | 73.0 | +6.1 |
| | Conservative | E. A. M. Walmsley | 132 | 24.7 | −2.5 |
| | Residents | L. H. F. Roberts | 12 | 2.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 258 | 48.3 | +8.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 534 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Crumpsall

Crumpsall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | A. S. Daulby | 3,223 | 52.7 | −14.9 |
| | Labour | J. E. Jackson | 2,833 | 46.4 | +14.0 |
| | Residents | B. Campbell | 56 | 0.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 390 | 6.3 | −28.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,112 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Didsbury

Didsbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | M. R. Crawford* | 3,655 | 66.4 | −5.1 |
| | Labour | R. W. Ford | 1,165 | 21.2 | +9.5 |
| | Liberal | J. R. Clements | 681 | 12.4 | −4.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,490 | 45.2 | −9.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,501 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Gorton North

Gorton North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | G. Conquest | 3,082 | 65.1 | +8.3 |
| | Conservative | H. Griffiths | 1,653 | 34.9 | −8.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,429 | 30.2 | +16.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,745 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Gorton South

Gorton South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | D. Barker | 2,333 | 57.5 | +8.3 |
| | Conservative | D. E. Lindsey* | 1,727 | 42.5 | −8.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 606 | 15.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,060 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Harpurhey

Harpurhey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. Holden | 962 | 45.3 | −13.2 |
| | Labour | S. N. M. Moxley | 952 | 44.8 | +3.3 |
| | Liberal | R. Jackson | 195 | 9.2 | N/A |
| | Residents | L. George | 15 | 0.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10 | 0.5 | −16.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,124 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Hugh Oldham

Hugh Oldham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | A. Nicholson* | 897 | 77.5 | +22.0 |
| | Conservative | D. A. Harding | 171 | 14.8 | −8.1 |
| | Liberal | J. H. Colclough | 90 | 7.7 | −13.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 726 | 62.7 | +30.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,158 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Levenshulme

Levenshulme :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | A. Williamson* | 2,251 | 64.7 | −11.8 |
| | Labour | A. E. Jones | 1,170 | 44.6 | +10.1 |
| | Residents | F. F. Kienzler | 56 | 1.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,081 | 31.1 | −21.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,477 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Lightbowne

Lightbowne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | N. A. Green* | 2,116 | 43.9 | −2.2 |
| | Labour | W. Lister | 2,013 | 41.8 | +11.3 |
| | Liberal | G. H. Wilkinson | 665 | 13.8 | −8.0 |
| | Residents | T. Tennyson-Smith | 23 | 0.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 103 | 2.1 | −13.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,817 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Longsight

Longsight (2 vacancies) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | A. B. Deacy* | 1,632 | 54.4 | −23.1 |
| | Conservative | F. Coombs | 1,515 | 50.5 | −27.0 |
| | Labour | H. Graham | 1,256 | 41.9 | +28.2 |
| | Labour | R. A. Reddington | 1,133 | 37.8 | +24.1 |
| | Union Movement | G. S. Gee | 97 | 3.2 | −1.4 |
| | Communist | H. Johnson | 96 | 3.2 | −1.1 |
| | Residents | B. Palmer | 38 | 1.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 259 | 8.6 | −55.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,000 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Miles Platting

Miles Platting :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | D. Healey | 1,455 | 63.2 | −0.1 |
| | Conservative | G. Fildes* | 829 | 36.0 | −0.7 |
| | Residents | G. McKenzie-Jones | 18 | 0.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 626 | 27.2 | +0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,302 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Moss Side East

Moss Side East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | H. P. D. Paget | 1,587 | 55.9 | +15.6 |
| | Conservative | S. Mottram* | 1,221 | 43.0 | −16.7 |
| | Residents | C. N. Henry | 33 | 1.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 366 | 12.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,841 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Moss Side West

Moss Side West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. Pollitt* | 1,477 | 45.3 | −30.1 |
| | Labour | G. Honeyman | 958 | 29.4 | +9.7 |
| | Residents | W. Woolery | 767 | 23.5 | N/A |
| | Communist | W. Woolery | 45 | 1.4 | −3.4 |
| | Residents | R. Davies | 16 | 0.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 519 | 15.9 | −39.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,263 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Moston

Moston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. T. Crawford | 2,451 | 37.9 | +6.1 |
| | Conservative | T. W. R. Bamford* | 2,431 | 43.7 | −21.9 |
| | Liberal | J. Lindsay | 607 | 10.9 | N/A |
| | Communist | R. Cole | 69 | 1.2 | N/A |
| | Residents | G. Nicholls | 8 | 0.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 20 | 0.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,566 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### New Cross

New Cross :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | R. Latham* | 1,325 | 76.8 | +10.6 |
| | Conservative | R. E. Pysden | 400 | 23.2 | −10.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 925 | 53.6 | +21.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,725 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Newton Heath

Newton Heath :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | M. J. Taylor | 2,220 | 60.4 | +7.3 |
| | Conservative | K. E. Goulding* | 1,413 | 38.4 | −5.9 |
| | Communist | R. Fisher | 44 | 1.2 | −1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 807 | 22.0 | +13.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,677 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Northenden

Northenden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | G. Leigh* | 3,657 | 54.1 | −13.5 |
| | Labour | H. Brown | 2,712 | 40.2 | +7.8 |
| | Liberal | S. Rose | 385 | 5.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 945 | 13.9 | −21.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,754 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Old Moat

Old Moat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | T. F. Lavin | 2,326 | 58.5 | −15.9 |
| | Labour | A. Roberts | 1,651 | 41.5 | +15.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 675 | 17.0 | −31.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,977 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Openshaw

Openshaw :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | E. Grant* | 2,110 | 64.9 | +10.5 |
| | Conservative | D. S. Knox-Crichton | 1,093 | 33.6 | −12.0 |
| | Communist | K. M. Baylis | 47 | 1.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,017 | 31.3 | +22.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,250 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Rusholme

Rusholme :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | S. R. Tucker | 2,074 | 60.8 | −7.5 |
| | Labour | J. Smith | 942 | 27.6 | +15.6 |
| | Liberal | S. Lowe | 380 | 11.2 | −8.5 |
| | Residents | D. Barnes | 14 | 0.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,132 | 33.2 | −15.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,410 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### St. George's

St. George's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | E. Mellor* | 694 | 72.7 | +14.0 |
| | Conservative | J. H. Wood | 169 | 17.7 | −23.6 |
| | Liberal | A. G. Lishman | 83 | 8.7 | N/A |
| | Residents | J. Carty | 9 | 0.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 525 | 55.0 | +37.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 955 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### St. Luke's

St. Luke's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | W. Egerton | 750 | 60.6 | +6.9 |
| | Conservative | M. Pierce* | 461 | 37.2 | −9.1 |
| | Residents | P. Cuniffe | 15 | 1.2 | N/A |
| | Residents | G. Nevins | 12 | 1.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 289 | 23.4 | +16.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,238 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### St. Mark's

St. Mark's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | W. Shaw* | 1,856 | 58.5 | +11.0 |
| | Conservative | R. E. Doweck | 1,211 | 38.2 | −7.6 |
| | Union Movement | D. S. Lawson | 83 | 2.6 | −2.1 |
| | Residents | A. W. King | 20 | 0.7 | −1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 645 | 20.3 | +18.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,170 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### St. Peter's

St. Peter's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | F. J. Balcombe* | 608 | 62.7 | +40.7 |
| | Conservative | J. R. Cawley | 305 | 31.5 | −46.5 |
| | Liberal | I. Garrard | 51 | 5.3 | N/A |
| | Residents | L. Robertson | 5 | 0.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 303 | 31.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 969 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Withington

Withington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | W. Crabtree* | 2,209 | 51.5 | −7.9 |
| | Labour | G. Hall | 1,048 | 24.4 | +12.4 |
| | Liberal | G. Fawdrey | 1,012 | 23.6 | −5.0 |
| | Residents | W. Paton | 22 | 0.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,161 | 27.1 | −3.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,291 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Woodhouse Park

Woodhouse Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | W. Smith* | 4,071 | 65.9 | +12.2 |
| | Conservative | G. Parry | 2,111 | 34.1 | −9.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,960 | 31.8 | +21.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,182 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |