# 1995 Manchester City Council election

Elections to Manchester City Council were held on Thursday, 4 May 1995. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 1999. The Labour Party retained overall control of the Council.

## Election result

Manchester City Council Election Result 1995 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 30 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 88.2 | 63.2 | 57,270 | +4.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | 4 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 11.7 | 20.7 | 18,759 | -3.3 |
| Conservative | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0.0 | 11.7 | 10,636 | -1.8 |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 1,753 | 0.0 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 1,690 | +1.0 |
| Independent Labour | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 371 | +0.2 |
| Liberal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 129 | +0.1 |
| Natural Law | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 19 | 0.0 |
After the election, the composition of the council was as follows:
| Party | Seats | +/- |
| Labour | 83 | +4 |
| Liberal Democrats | 14 | -1 |
| Conservative | 2 | -2 |
| Independent Labour | 0 | -1 |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

## Ward results
### Ardwick

Ardwick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Irene Summers | 1,222 | 77.4 | +2.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | S. Oliver | 157 | 9.9 | −8.2 |
| | Conservative | Ann Hodkinson | 102 | 6.5 | −0.2 |
| | Independent | S. O'Sullivan | 97 | 6.1 | +6.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,065 | 67.5 | +10.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,578 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +5.2 | |

### Baguley

Baguley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Gerald Jones | 1,836 | 77.9 | +6.1 |
| | Conservative | Trevor Roberts | 286 | 12.1 | −3.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | V. Purcell | 188 | 8.0 | −5.0 |
| | Independent | Emma Hamilton | 46 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,550 | 65.8 | +9.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,356 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +4.5 | |

### Barlow Moor

Barlow Moor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Kathleen Bloch | 1,775 | 53.6 | +5.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | V. Bingham | 1,126 | 34.0 | −4.4 |
| | Conservative | M. Higginbottom | 268 | 8.1 | −0.2 |
| | Green | Robin Goater | 142 | 4.3 | −0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 649 | 19.6 | +9.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,311 | | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | +4.7 | |

### Benchill

Benchill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Niel Warren* | 1,455 | 86.1 | +15.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Janice Redmond | 189 | 11.2 | +1.2 |
| | Independent | J. Pickering | 45 | 2.7 | +2.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,266 | 75.0 | +16.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,689 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +6.9 | |

### Beswick and Clayton

Beswick and Clayton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ken Dobson | 1,622 | 58.6 | +3.3 |
| | Labour | D. Parkes | 1,073 | 38.8 | −2.7 |
| | Conservative | Richard West | 60 | 2.2 | −1.0 |
| | Independent | H. Woodcock | 13 | 0.5 | +0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 549 | 19.8 | +6.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,768 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | +3.0 | |

### Blackley

Blackley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Eileen Kelly* | 1,953 | 76.5 | +1.6 |
| | Conservative | A. Slack | 307 | 12.0 | −1.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Matthews | 246 | 9.6 | −2.2 |
| | Independent | Cath Hall | 46 | 1.8 | +1.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,646 | 64.5 | +2.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,552 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +1.4 | |

### Bradford

Bradford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Margaret Smith* | 1,408 | 70.3 | −1.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Fairhurst | 417 | 20.8 | +1.1 |
| | Conservative | K. Hyde | 119 | 5.9 | −2.0 |
| | Green | Elaine Brown | 58 | 2.9 | +2.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 991 | 49.5 | −2.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,002 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -1.3 | |

### Brooklands

Brooklands :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | S. Calloway | 1,783 | 67.1 | +8.5 |
| | Conservative | Gladys Parry | 564 | 21.2 | −7.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anthony McGarr | 269 | 10.1 | −3.1 |
| | Independent | P. Styles | 42 | 1.6 | +1.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,219 | 45.9 | +15.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,658 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +7.7 | |

### Burnage

Burnage :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Michael Green | 2,260 | 71.6 | +11.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | J. Parkinson | 464 | 14.7 | −0.4 |
| | Conservative | Jeffrey Leach | 353 | 11.2 | −8.6 |
| | Independent | Z. Elford | 78 | 2.5 | −2.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,796 | 56.9 | +16.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,155 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +6.0 | |

### Central

Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Patricia Conquest* | 1,296 | 82.1 | +4.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | L. Dunn | 110 | 7.0 | −6.3 |
| | Conservative | A. Keller | 108 | 6.8 | −2.3 |
| | Independent | P. Lawrence | 50 | 3.2 | +3.2 |
| | Independent | C. Morris | 15 | 0.9 | +0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,186 | 75.1 | +10.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,579 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +5.3 | |

### Charlestown

Charlestown :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Eric Hobin | 1,873 | 76.4 | +5.3 |
| | Conservative | Christine Saunders | 320 | 13.1 | −2.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert West | 212 | 8.7 | −4.6 |
| | Independent | J. Miller | 45 | 1.8 | +1.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,553 | 63.4 | +8.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,450 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +3.9 | |

### Cheetham

Cheetham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John McGuinness | 1,806 | 78.4 | −1.1 |
| | Conservative | Rodney Keller | 166 | 7.2 | −2.8 |
| | Liberal | Richard Wilson | 129 | 5.6 | +5.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Clayton | 106 | 4.6 | −5.9 |
| | Independent | George Taylor | 69 | 3.0 | +3.0 |
| | Green | D. Wild | 27 | 1.2 | +1.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,640 | 71.2 | +2.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,303 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +0.8 | |

### Chorlton

Chorlton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Valerie Stevens | 2,903 | 67.9 | +9.0 |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Smith | 651 | 15.2 | −4.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Helen Fisher | 440 | 10.3 | −3.6 |
| | Green | Brian Candeland | 279 | 6.5 | −0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,252 | 52.7 | +13.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,273 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +6.8 | |

### Crumpsall

Crumpsall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Val Edwards* | 2,079 | 74.6 | +9.9 |
| | Conservative | Gregory Skorsewski | 389 | 14.0 | −5.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | J. Spurway | 248 | 8.9 | −6.5 |
| | Independent | Melanie Jarman | 71 | 2.5 | +2.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,690 | 60.6 | +15.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,787 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +7.8 | |

### Didsbury

Didsbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Richard Masztalerz | 2,179 | 43.4 | +3.3 |
| | Conservative | William Aikman* | 1,452 | 28.9 | −3.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | J. Lawley | 1,323 | 26.3 | +0.5 |
| | Independent | P. Howell | 71 | 1.4 | +1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 727 | 14.5 | +6.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,025 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +3.1 | |

### Fallowfield

Fallowfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Bernice Reid | 1,519 | 57.9 | −5.7 |
| | Labour | David Royle | 1,462 | | |
| | Conservative | Simon Davenport | 314 | 12.0 | −2.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Harrison | 277 | 10.6 | −2.2 |
| | Green | Micheal Daw | 277 | 10.6 | +5.9 |
| | Conservative | P. Newlove | 268 | | |
| | Independent | E. Fiander | 234 | 8.9 | +8.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Howard Totty | 234 | | |
| | Independent | P. Williamson | 114 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,205 | 45.9 | −2.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,621 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -1.4 | |

### Gorton North

Gorton North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jackie Pearcey* | 1,865 | 51.0 | −0.4 |
| | Labour | Colin Brierley | 1,626 | 44.5 | +1.7 |
| | Conservative | Paul Davies | 123 | 3.4 | −0.9 |
| | Independent | A. Cooper | 43 | 1.2 | +1.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 239 | 6.5 | −2.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,657 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | -1.0 | |

### Gorton South

Gorton South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Ashley* | 1,494 | 49.7 | −4.1 |
| | Labour | B. Whitehead | 1,393 | 46.3 | +5.6 |
| | Conservative | D. Davenport | 91 | 3.0 | −0.7 |
| | Independent | C. Walsh | 31 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 101 | 3.4 | −9.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,009 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | -4.8 | |

### Harpurhey

Harpurhey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Nilofar Siddiqi* | 1,237 | 69.4 | +0.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | B. Kerrigan | 341 | 19.1 | −1.7 |
| | Conservative | Vivienne Clarke | 205 | 11.5 | +1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 896 | 50.3 | +2.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,783 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +1.2 | |

### Hulme

Hulme :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Peter Dungey* | 832 | 79.3 | +8.6 |
| | Conservative | Paul Kierman | 62 | 5.9 | −3.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | A. Rogers | 58 | 5.5 | −4.2 |
| | Independent | A. Jones | 39 | 3.7 | +3.7 |
| | Independent | Rachel Harper | 36 | 3.4 | +3.4 |
| | Independent | Charles Lyn-Lloyd | 22 | 2.1 | +2.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 770 | 73.4 | +13.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,049 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +5.8 | |

### Levenshulme

Levenshulme :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Maria Rowles* | 2,050 | 57.9 | −3.3 |
| | Labour | Christopher Lowe | 1,236 | 34.9 | +4.4 |
| | Conservative | S. Peel | 135 | 3.8 | −0.7 |
| | Independent | K. Harkavy | 87 | 2.5 | +2.5 |
| | Natural Law | P. Mitchell | 19 | 0.5 | +0.5 |
| | Independent | D. Delange | 16 | 0.5 | +0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 814 | 23.0 | −7.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,543 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | -3.8 | |

### Lightbowne

Lightbowne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Cath Inchbold* | 1,853 | 73.8 | −1.4 |
| | Conservative | Henry Coombes | 344 | 13.7 | +0.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Gordon | 242 | 9.6 | −2.2 |
| | Green | A. Salter | 73 | 2.9 | +2.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,509 | 60.1 | −2.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,512 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -1.0 | |

### Longsight

Longsight :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ken Strath* | 1,922 | 57.5 | −11.1 |
| | Conservative | Muhammed Naqui | 890 | 26.6 | +13.6 |
| | Green | Spencer Fitzgibbon | 275 | 8.2 | +3.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | M. Dunn | 257 | 7.7 | −5.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,032 | 30.9 | −24.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,344 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -12.3 | |

### Moss Side

Moss Side :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Claire Nangle* | 1,701 | 76.2 | −2.5 |
| | Conservative | Mary Barnes | 183 | 8.2 | +1.3 |
| | Green | C. Collis | 152 | 6.8 | +0.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lauriston Ford | 117 | 5.2 | −2.8 |
| | Independent | M. Miller | 80 | 3.6 | +3.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,518 | 68.0 | −2.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,233 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -1.9 | |

### Moston

Moston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Henry Cooper* | 2,444 | 76.1 | +5.8 |
| | Conservative | Dorothy Keller | 463 | 14.4 | −2.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Vera Towers | 270 | 8.4 | −4.9 |
| | Independent | J. Bird | 33 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,981 | 61.7 | +7.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,210 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +3.9 | |

### Newton Heath

Newton Heath :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Damien O'Connor | 1,867 | 83.0 | +9.5 |
| | Conservative | E. Fisher | 212 | 9.4 | −3.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | C. Turner | 140 | 6.2 | −7.2 |
| | Independent | H. Routh | 31 | 1.4 | +1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,655 | 73.6 | +13.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,250 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +6.6 | |

### Northenden

Northenden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mike Kane* | 2,190 | 69.9 | +2.7 |
| | Conservative | K. McKenna | 487 | 15.5 | −4.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kenneth Lightowler | 392 | 12.5 | −0.8 |
| | Independent | Lance Crookes | 66 | 2.1 | +2.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,703 | 54.3 | +6.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,135 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +3.4 | |

### Old Moat

Old Moat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Arnold Spencer* | 2,325 | 70.8 | +14.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Yasmen Zalzala | 422 | 12.9 | −7.8 |
| | Conservative | Graham Betton | 381 | 11.6 | −0.6 |
| | Green | Teresa Romagnuolo | 154 | 4.7 | +0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,903 | 58.0 | +21.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,282 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +10.9 | |

### Rusholme

Rusholme :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jawaid Chaudhry | 1,270 | 42.5 | +3.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Marc Ramsbottom | 1,014 | 33.9 | −1.8 |
| | Independent Labour | Margaret Manning* | 371 | 12.4 | +12.4 |
| | Independent | Micheal Robinson | 248 | 8.3 | +5.4 |
| | Conservative | R. Norris | 86 | 2.9 | −12.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 256 | 8.6 | +5.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,989 | | |
| | Labour gain from Independent Labour | Labour gain from Independent Labour | Swing | +2.5 | |

### Sharston

Sharston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Joyce Keller* | 1,593 | 79.3 | +9.0 |
| | Conservative | I. Hollins | 201 | 10.0 | −3.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Cath Hall | 179 | 8.9 | −3.1 |
| | Independent | R. Garside | 36 | 1.8 | +1.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,392 | 69.3 | +12.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,009 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +6.0 | |

### Whalley Range

Whalley Range :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Dorothy Rathbone | 1,901 | 55.7 | −6.5 |
| | Conservative | John Kershaw | 964 | 28.3 | +9.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Leech | 392 | 11.5 | −5.5 |
| | Green | Bruce Bingham | 154 | 4.5 | +4.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 937 | 27.5 | −15.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,411 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -7.8 | |

### Withington

Withington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Andrew Simcock | 1,816 | 44.4 | +5.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Sandiford* | 1,760 | 43.1 | −6.1 |
| | Conservative | J. Callaghan | 350 | 8.6 | +1.0 |
| | Green | Bernard Ekbery | 162 | 4.0 | +0.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 56 | 1.4 | −8.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,088 | | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | +5.6 | |

### Woodhouse Park

Woodhouse Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Brian O'Neil | 1,644 | 81.5 | +13.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | William Fisher | 372 | 18.5 | −4.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,272 | 63.1 | +17.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,016 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +8.7 | |

## By-elections between 1995 and 1996

Moston By-Election 27 July 1995 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Patrick Mullin | 1,445 | 69.0 | −7.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Patrick Leech | 381 | 18.2 | +9.8 |
| | Conservative | Gregory Skorsewski | 267 | 12.7 | −1.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,064 | 50.8 | −10.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,093 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -8.4 | |