# 1986 Manchester City Council election

Elections to Manchester City Council were held on Thursday, 8 May 1986. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 1990. The Labour Party retained overall control of the Council.
The Independent candidates for the Benchill and Woodhouse Park wards, A. Bradshaw and D. Wraxall respectively, were backed by the SDP/Liberal Alliance.

## Election result

Manchester City Council Election Result 1986 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 31 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 91.2 | 58.1 | 74,943 | +1.1 |
| Alliance | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.9 | 19.3 | 24,942 | +3.9 |
| Conservative | 1 | 0 | 7 | -7 | 2.9 | 20.3 | 26,226 | -6.9 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 1,410 | +1.0 |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 1,091 | +0.8 |
| Communist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 167 | 0.0 |
| National Front | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 165 | 0.0 |
After the election, the composition of the council was as follows:
| Party | Seats | +/- |
| Labour | 86 | +7 |
| Conservative | 7 | -7 |
| Alliance | 6 | 0 |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

## Ward results
### Ardwick

Ardwick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | H. Barrett* | 2,040 | 79.4 | +2.9 |
| | Conservative | J. Clough | 276 | 10.7 | −5.2 |
| | Alliance | R. Axtell | 252 | 9.8 | +2.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,764 | 68.7 | +8.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,568 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +4.0 | |

### Baguley

Baguley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | F. Done* | 2,666 | 73.3 | +6.7 |
| | Conservative | S. Lawley | 969 | 26.7 | +1.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,697 | 46.7 | +5.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,635 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +2.5 | |

### Barlow Moor

Barlow Moor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. Wilner | 1,955 | 46.7 | +0.2 |
| | Alliance | S. Gluck | 1,334 | 31.9 | +13.3 |
| | Conservative | C. Dewsbury | 758 | 18.1 | −16.8 |
| | Green | B. Candeland | 140 | 3.3 | +3.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 621 | 14.8 | +3.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,187 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | -6.5 | |

### Benchill

Benchill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | A. Home* | 2,157 | 72.4 | −3.3 |
| | Independent | A. Bradshaw | 567 | 19.0 | +19.0 |
| | Conservative | D. Hurst | 256 | 16.1 | +1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,590 | 53.4 | −7.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,980 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -11.1 | |

### Beswick and Clayton

Beswick and Clayton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Bill Egerton* | 2,046 | 74.0 | −2.2 |
| | Conservative | D. Eager | 392 | 14.2 | −2.8 |
| | Alliance | V. Cahill | 146 | 5.3 | +0.7 |
| | Independent | F. Wolstencroft | 115 | 4.2 | +4.2 |
| | National Front | J. Hulse | 64 | 2.3 | +0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,654 | 59.9 | +0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,763 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +0.3 | |

### Blackley

Blackley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | G. Chadwick* | 2,379 | 65.6 | −0.6 |
| | Conservative | K. Potter | 744 | 20.5 | −3.2 |
| | Alliance | J. Cookson | 455 | 12.5 | +2.4 |
| | National Front | C. Ballantyne | 49 | 1.4 | +1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,635 | 45.1 | +2.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,627 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +1.3 | |

### Bradford

Bradford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. Gilmore* | 2,175 | 78.8 | −0.5 |
| | Conservative | M. Payne | 334 | 12.1 | −0.9 |
| | Alliance | S. Lewis | 250 | 9.1 | +1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,841 | 66.7 | +0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,759 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +0.2 | |

### Brooklands

Brooklands :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | F. Hatton | 2,059 | 48.6 | −0.7 |
| | Conservative | A. O'Connor | 1,540 | 36.3 | −2.9 |
| | Alliance | C. Duffy | 641 | 15.1 | +3.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 519 | 12.2 | +2.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,240 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +1.1 | |

### Burnage

Burnage :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | R. Whyte | 2,412 | 48.8 | −0.1 |
| | Conservative | L. Houston | 1,231 | 24.9 | −12.5 |
| | Alliance | A. Muir | 749 | 15.2 | +1.5 |
| | Green | J. Foster | 74 | 1.5 | +1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,181 | 23.9 | +12.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,943 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +6.2 | |

### Central

Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | T. Findlow | 1,545 | 79.6 | −2.5 |
| | Conservative | A. Hudson | 222 | 11.4 | −1.8 |
| | Alliance | M. Lockwood | 175 | 9.0 | +4.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,323 | 68.1 | −0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,942 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -0.3 | |

### Charlestown

Charlestown :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | S. McCardell | 2,541 | 63.5 | +4.1 |
| | Conservative | M. Jones | 934 | 23.3 | −6.0 |
| | Alliance | E. Watts | 526 | 13.1 | +1.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,607 | 40.2 | +10.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,001 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +5.0 | |

### Cheetham

Cheetham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | S. Shaw* | 2,674 | 79.9 | +11.9 |
| | Alliance | R. Harrison | 673 | 20.1 | −2.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,001 | 59.8 | +14.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,347 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +7.3 | |

### Chorlton

Chorlton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | D. Black | 2,848 | 48.2 | +7.1 |
| | Conservative | J. Kershaw | 2,244 | 38.0 | −4.3 |
| | Alliance | W. Paver | 776 | 13.1 | −1.6 |
| | Communist | M. Waterfield | 35 | 0.6 | −1.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 604 | 10.2 | +9.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,903 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +5.7 | |

### Crumpsall

Crumpsall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | M. Hackett | 1,997 | 49.7 | +0.3 |
| | Conservative | G. Fildes | 1,248 | 31.0 | −7.8 |
| | Alliance | H. Showman | 775 | 19.3 | +7.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 749 | 18.6 | +8.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,020 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +4.0 | |

### Didsbury

Didsbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. Hill* | 2,575 | 43.4 | −5.1 |
| | Labour | G. Bridson | 1,896 | 32.0 | +3.0 |
| | Alliance | A. Bateman | 1,345 | 22.7 | +0.2 |
| | Green | R. Riesco | 116 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 679 | 11.4 | −8.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,932 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -4.0 | |

### Fallowfield

Fallowfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | P. Morrison* | 2,180 | 54.6 | +0.6 |
| | Conservative | S. Keegin | 848 | 21.2 | −13.6 |
| | Alliance | G. Nevins | 794 | 19.9 | +8.7 |
| | Green | R. Waters | 173 | 4.3 | +4.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,332 | 33.3 | +14.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,995 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +7.1 | |

### Gorton North

Gorton North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | C. Brierley* | 2,759 | 68.3 | −0.6 |
| | Conservative | N. Dentith | 666 | 16.5 | −6.5 |
| | Alliance | S. Wheale | 570 | 14.1 | +6.0 |
| | Communist | M. Molloy | 46 | 1.1 | +1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,093 | 51.8 | +5.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,041 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +2.9 | |

### Gorton South

Gorton South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | D. Barker* | 2,142 | 57.6 | −6.5 |
| | Alliance | J. Ashley | 1,165 | 31.3 | +10.4 |
| | Conservative | T. Grimshaw | 410 | 11.0 | −4.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 977 | 26.3 | −16.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,717 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -8.4 | |

### Harpurhey

Harpurhey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Patrick Karney* | 2,002 | 70.4 | +2.1 |
| | Alliance | G. Landsman | 435 | 15.3 | +1.2 |
| | Conservative | E. Dimmock | 407 | 14.3 | −3.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,567 | 55.1 | +4.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,844 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +0.4 | |

### Hulme

Hulme :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | D. Lunts | 2,080 | 81.6 | +1.0 |
| | Alliance | H. Feazey | 246 | 9.7 | +2.4 |
| | Conservative | R. Lamptey | 223 | 8.7 | −3.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,857 | 72.9 | +4.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,549 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -0.7 | |

### Levenshulme

Levenshulme :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Alliance | Keith Whitmore* | 2,637 | 53.3 | +7.2 |
| | Labour | G. Sharpe | 1,576 | 31.8 | −4.5 |
| | Conservative | V. Colledge | 621 | 12.5 | −5.1 |
| | Green | C. Shearman | 116 | 2.3 | +2.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,061 | 21.4 | +11.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,950 | | |
| | Alliance hold | Alliance hold | Swing | +5.8 | |

### Lightbowne

Lightbowne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | K. Franklin | 2,842 | 63.1 | +7.1 |
| | Conservative | J. Bailey | 1,040 | 23.1 | −10.7 |
| | Alliance | D. Porter | 620 | 13.8 | +3.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,802 | 40.0 | +17.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,502 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +8.9 | |

### Longsight

Longsight :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | N. Moghal | 2,406 | 63.4 | −0.8 |
| | Alliance | D. Cox | 822 | 21.7 | +1.8 |
| | Conservative | M. Khan | 430 | 11.3 | −2.9 |
| | Green | J. McCahon | 135 | 3.6 | +3.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,584 | 41.8 | −2.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,793 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -1.3 | |

### Moss Side

Moss Side :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | G. Ballance | 2,675 | 80.6 | +2.2 |
| | Conservative | M. Barnes | 342 | 10.3 | −3.7 |
| | Alliance | S. Jones | 302 | 9.1 | +1.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,333 | 70.3 | +5.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,319 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +2.9 | |

### Moston

Moston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | C. McLaren* | 2,584 | 56.1 | +2.5 |
| | Conservative | F. Taylor | 1,172 | 25.4 | −10.6 |
| | Alliance | D. Gordon | 471 | 10.2 | +0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,412 | 30.6 | +13.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,608 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +6.5 | |

### Newton Heath

Newton Heath :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | C. Tomlinson* | 2,249 | 73.7 | +0.3 |
| | Conservative | G. Heathcote | 545 | 17.9 | +0.8 |
| | Alliance | D. Rea | 204 | 6.7 | +0.2 |
| | National Front | A. Coles | 52 | 1.7 | −1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,704 | 55.9 | −0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,050 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -0.2 | |

### Northenden

Northenden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | K. Barnes* | 2,716 | 59.3 | +4.7 |
| | Conservative | M. Logan | 1,223 | 26.7 | −9.2 |
| | Alliance | J. Hargreaves | 641 | 14.0 | +4.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,493 | 32.6 | +13.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,580 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +6.9 | |

### Old Moat

Old Moat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | A. Fender | 2,790 | 51.0 | −1.6 |
| | Alliance | A. Monkhouse | 1,276 | 23.3 | +10.5 |
| | Conservative | W. Aikman* | 1,222 | 22.3 | −12.3 |
| | Green | C. Kirby | 181 | 3.3 | +3.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,514 | 27.7 | +9.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,469 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | -6.0 | |

### Rusholme

Rusholme (2 vacancies) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. Byrne | 2,137 | 47.1 | −1.0 |
| | Labour | S. Mambu | 1,946 | | |
| | Alliance | Z. Gazdecki | 1,840 | 40.5 | +6.0 |
| | Alliance | M. Ramsbottom | 1,815 | | |
| | Conservative | N. Barnes | 474 | 10.4 | −5.1 |
| | Conservative | G. Taylor | 419 | | |
| | Communist | P. Singh | 86 | 1.9 | +1.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 106 | 6.6 | −7.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,537 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -3.5 | |

### Sharston

Sharston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ken Collis* | 2,298 | 64.5 | +11.5 |
| | Alliance | R. Bowers | 1,263 | 35.5 | +21.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,035 | 29.1 | +8.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,561 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -4.8 | |

### Whalley Range

Whalley Range :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. Morris | 2,310 | 49.7 | +7.9 |
| | Conservative | L. Whetton | 1,563 | 33.6 | −8.8 |
| | Alliance | K. McKeon | 779 | 16.7 | +0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 747 | 16.1 | +15.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,652 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +8.3 | |

### Withington

Withington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Alliance | A. Jones* | 2,240 | 42.6 | +6.3 |
| | Labour | K. Matthews | 1,834 | 34.9 | +0.4 |
| | Conservative | J. Jacobs | 1,024 | 19.5 | −9.8 |
| | Green | G. Otten | 156 | 3.0 | +3.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 406 | 7.7 | +5.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,254 | | |
| | Alliance hold | Alliance hold | Swing | +2.9 | |

### Woodhouse Park

Woodhouse Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | E. Bullows | 1,973 | 55.8 | −16.9 |
| | Independent | D. Wraxall | 728 | 20.6 | +20.6 |
| | Alliance | E. Bowers | 540 | 15.3 | +5.5 |
| | Conservative | P. Champion | 293 | 8.3 | −9.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,245 | 35.2 | −19.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,534 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -18.7 | |