page_title: Manchester City Council elections
section_title: Council elections
hierarchical_section_title: Manchester City Council elections / Council elections
caption_attribution_description: English: Popular voter share for Manchester local elections between 1973 and 2012. Labour: Labour, Independent Labour Conservative: Conservative, Independent Conservative Liberal: Liberal Party, Independent Liberal, SDP–Liberal Alliance, Liberal Party (UK, 1989), Liberal Democrat, Independent Liberal Democrat, Libertarian Independent: Independent, Freedom to Choose, Natural Law, FAN, LLDCS, Direct Action, Crown Force, Action for Better Local Education Socialist: CPGB, Socialist Unity, Workers Revolutionary, SWP, Communist (Marxist-Leninist), Independent Communist, Socialist Labour, Socialist Alternative, Communist League, Socialist Alliance, Respect, Democratic Socialist Alliance, United Socialist, Left List, TUSC, Socialist Equality Nationalist: British Campaign to Stop Immigration, National Front, BNP, UKIP Green: Ecology, Green Social Democrat: SDP (UK, 1988)
context_page_description: 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.
context_section_description: 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.
caption: Popular vote share, 1973-2012
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