# 1975 Manchester City Council election

Elections to Manchester Council were held on Thursday, 1 May 1975. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 1979. These were the first Borough elections to be held in Manchester since it received its new Royal Charter (and effectively took over from its predecessor Corporation) in 1974. The Labour Party retained overall control of the Council.

## Election result

Manchester Council Election Result 1975 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 19 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 55.9 | 50.1 | 53,378 | +5.3% |
| Labour | 15 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 44.1 | 38.8 | 41,341 | -7.1% |
| Liberal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 9.3 | 9,937 | +4.3% |
| Ratepayers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 717 | -1.0% |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 517 | -0.6% |
| Communist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 279 | -0.8% |
| National Front | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 246 | +0.2% |
After the election, the composition of the council was as follows:
| Party | Seats | +/- |
| Labour | 54 | -5 |
| Conservative | 45 | +5 |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

## Ward results
### Alexandra

Alexandra :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | R. Rodgers* | 2,929 | 61.5 | +10.3 |
| | Liberal | K. Summerfield | 1,005 | 21.1 | −15.1 |
| | Labour | J. Comyn-Platt | 832 | 17.5 | +4.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 341 | 40.4 | +25.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,766 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +12.7 | |

### Ardwick

Ardwick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | N. I. Finley* | 1,082 | 67.8 | −10.8 |
| | Conservative | L. H. Nield | 515 | 32.2 | +10.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 567 | 35.5 | −21.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,597 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -10.8 | |

### Baguley

Baguley (2 vacancies) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | M. Malbon | 2,572 | 53.9 | +8.7 |
| | Conservative | J. V. Oatway | 2,526 | | |
| | Labour | H. Brown | 2,202 | 46.1 | −8.7 |
| | Labour | C. B. Muir* | 2,143 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 324 | 7.8 | −1.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,774 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +8.7 | |

### Barlow Moor

Barlow Moor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | H. D. Moore* | 2,083 | 64.4 | +13.1 |
| | Labour | J. Winer | 1,150 | 35.6 | +6.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 933 | 28.9 | +7.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,233 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +3.5 | |

### Beswick

Beswick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | K. Eastham* | 1,282 | 79.0 | −6.8 |
| | Conservative | J. R. Cawley | 341 | 21.0 | +6.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 941 | 58.0 | −13.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,623 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -6.8 | |

### Blackley

Blackley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | H. P. Cummins | 1,532 | 53.7 | +11.1 |
| | Labour | S. Smith* | 1,321 | 46.3 | −11.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 211 | 7.4 | −7.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,853 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +11.1 | |

### Bradford

Bradford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | E. Grant* | 1,525 | 48.7 | −16.0 |
| | Conservative | C. R. Ashton | 1,454 | 46.4 | +11.1 |
| | Communist | M. Pearce | 83 | 2.6 | +2.6 |
| | Independent | J. Hulse | 72 | 2.3 | +2.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 71 | 2.3 | −27.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,134 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -13.5 | |

### Brooklands

Brooklands :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | A. A. O'Connor* | 2,752 | 60.7 | +5.0 |
| | Labour | E. Mellor | 1,785 | 39.3 | −5.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 967 | 21.4 | +10.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,537 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +5.0 | |

### Burnage

Burnage :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | H. Platt* | 2,405 | 51.4 | −13.1 |
| | Labour | E. H. Spencer | 1,518 | 32.4 | −3.0 |
| | Liberal | F. Turner | 759 | 16.2 | +16.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 887 | 18.9 | −10.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,682 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -5.0 | |

### Charlestown

Charlestown :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. Hood | 1,640 | 52.4 | +12.0 |
| | Labour | S. Silverman* | 1,488 | 47.6 | −12.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 152 | 4.8 | −14.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,128 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +12.0 | |

### Cheetham

Cheetham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | S. Shaw* | 1,130 | 62.2 | −5.6 |
| | Conservative | N. Green | 687 | 37.8 | +5.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 443 | 24.4 | −11.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,817 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -5.6 | |

### Chorlton

Chorlton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | C. Franks | 2,655 | 62.1 | +8.9 |
| | Labour | A. Smith | 865 | 20.2 | −1.9 |
| | Liberal | W. S. Kenyon | 657 | 15.4 | −9.3 |
| | National Front | T. A. Golds | 97 | 2.3 | +2.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,790 | 41.9 | +13.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,274 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +5.4 | |

### Collegiate Church

Collegiate Church :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. B. Ogden* | 389 | 59.8 | −8.1 |
| | Conservative | D. H. Philip | 179 | 27.5 | +13.7 |
| | Liberal | J. Laslett | 82 | 12.6 | −5.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 210 | 32.3 | −17.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 650 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -10.9 | |

### Crossacres

Crossacres :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | K. Collis* | 2,017 | 46.5 | −6.6 |
| | Conservative | R. W. Munn | 934 | 21.5 | +5.2 |
| | Ratepayers | K. A. Edis | 717 | 16.5 | −13.9 |
| | Liberal | H. Griffiths | 605 | 13.9 | +13.9 |
| | Communist | M. Taylor | 64 | 1.5 | −1.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,083 | 25.0 | −0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,337 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -5.9 | |

### Crumpsall

Crumpsall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | F. W. Lever* | 2,236 | 60.3 | −3.2 |
| | Labour | S. Caron | 1,054 | 28.4 | −8.0 |
| | Liberal | A. E. Griffiths | 418 | 11.3 | +11.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,182 | 31.9 | +4.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,708 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +2.4 | |

### Didsbury

Didsbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | M. R. Crawford* | 3,636 | 65.8 | −6.4 |
| | Liberal | R. Johnson | 993 | 18.0 | +18.0 |
| | Labour | A. J. Bateman | 802 | 14.5 | −8.2 |
| | Communist | D. Maher | 93 | 1.7 | −3.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,643 | 47.8 | +1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,524 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -12.2 | |

### Gorton North

Gorton North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | G. Halstead | 1,332 | 54.9 | −12.1 |
| | Conservative | R. J. Beale | 1,093 | 45.1 | +12.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 239 | 9.8 | −24.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,425 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -12.1 | |

### Gorton South

Gorton South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | K. Franklin* | 1,197 | 56.1 | +6.1 |
| | Conservative | T. Brownrigg | 935 | 43.9 | +17.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 262 | 12.3 | +11.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,132 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -5.5 | |

### Harpurhey

Harpurhey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | R. F. Delahunty* | 520 | 47.8 | −15.0 |
| | Conservative | D. Porter | 421 | 38.7 | +1.5 |
| | Liberal | R. Addison | 147 | 13.5 | +13.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 99 | 9.1 | −16.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,088 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -8.2 | |

### Hulme

Hulme :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | W. Smith* | 1,262 | 67.9 | −9.7 |
| | Conservative | G. B. Draycott | 363 | 19.5 | +2.1 |
| | Liberal | P. Davis | 194 | 10.4 | +10.4 |
| | Communist | R. H. Vaughan | 39 | 2.1 | −2.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 899 | 48.4 | −11.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,858 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -5.9 | |

### Levenshulme

Levenshulme :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | S. Alexander* | 2,406 | 56.3 | −2.9 |
| | Labour | P. Hildrew | 1,432 | 33.5 | −7.3 |
| | Liberal | K. Osbourne | 437 | 10.2 | +10.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 974 | 22.8 | +4.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,275 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +2.2 | |

### Lightbowne

Lightbowne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | E. Jones* | 1,546 | 38.4 | +5.8 |
| | Labour | F. Done | 1,358 | 33.7 | +0.1 |
| | Liberal | H. Roche | 1,122 | 27.9 | +12.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 188 | 4.7 | +3.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,026 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +2.8 | |

### Lloyd Street

Lloyd Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | A. S. Wood* | 1,683 | 46.0 | −10.4 |
| | Conservative | D. Sumberg | 1,553 | 42.5 | −1.0 |
| | Liberal | R. Cowe | 419 | 11.5 | +11.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 130 | 3.6 | −9.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,655 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -4.7 | |

### Longsight

Longsight :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | G. Taylor* | 1,453 | 55.0 | +5.8 |
| | Labour | A. Burns | 1,189 | 45.0 | −0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 264 | 10.0 | +6.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,642 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +3.2 | |

### Miles Platting

Miles Platting :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | E. Donoghue* | 973 | 72.3 | +4.5 |
| | Conservative | A. Chappell | 372 | 27.7 | +15.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 601 | 44.7 | −11.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,345 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -5.6 | |

### Moss Side

Moss Side :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | R. Grainger | 482 | 39.8 | −20.7 |
| | Independent | T. M. McClure | 445 | 36.8 | +36.8 |
| | Conservative | W. Guy | 283 | 23.4 | −10.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 37 | 3.1 | −23.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,210 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -28.7 | |

### Moston

Moston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | G. I. Jones | 2,502 | 56.5 | +7.2 |
| | Labour | C. C. Lamb* | 1,420 | 32.1 | −18.6 |
| | Liberal | I. Garrard | 356 | 8.0 | +8.0 |
| | National Front | M. R. Goucher | 149 | 3.4 | +3.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,082 | 24.4 | +23.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,427 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +12.9 | |

### Newton Heath

Newton Heath :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. Smith* | 1,449 | 53.9 | −8.6 |
| | Conservative | A. Bonson | 1,240 | 46.1 | +8.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 209 | 7.8 | −17.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,689 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -8.6 | |

### Northenden

Northenden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | D. Mountford* | 2,715 | 53.3 | −0.2 |
| | Labour | D. Healey | 1,886 | 37.0 | −3.3 |
| | Liberal | H. Hilton | 490 | 9.6 | +9.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 829 | 16.3 | +3.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,091 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +1.5 | |

### Old Moat

Old Moat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | T. E. Murphy* | 2,232 | 57.6 | −6.3 |
| | Labour | P. Bednarski | 1,106 | 28.6 | −7.4 |
| | Liberal | A. A. Parr | 534 | 13.8 | +13.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,126 | 29.1 | +1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,872 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +0.5 | |

### Rusholme

Rusholme :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | S. Tucker* | 2,196 | 64.8 | +5.0 |
| | Labour | P. J. Rowbotham | 785 | 23.2 | −6.8 |
| | Liberal | F. A. Melling | 408 | 12.0 | +12.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,411 | 41.6 | +11.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,389 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +5.9 | |

### Withington

Withington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | W. Crabtree* | 2,162 | 49.3 | +1.2 |
| | Liberal | J. Edwards | 1,311 | 29.9 | +0.2 |
| | Labour | C. Scott | 911 | 20.8 | −1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 851 | 19.4 | +1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,384 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +0.5 | |

### Woodhouse Park

Woodhouse Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | G. Berry* | 1,914 | 58.5 | −3.3 |
| | Conservative | A. Farmer | 1,356 | 41.5 | +10.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 558 | 17.0 | −14.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,270 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -7.0 | |