1971 Manchester City Council election

1971 Manchester City Council election

13 May 1971 (1971-05-13)
99 of 132 seats to Manchester City Council 76 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Party Labour Conservative Seats before 66 86 Seats won 81 18 Seats after 108 24 Seat change 42 62 Popular vote 283,756 167,964 Percentage 60.2% 35.6%
Map of results of 1971 election
Leader of the Council before election Conservative Leader of the Council after election Labour

Elections to Manchester City Council were held on Thursday, 13 May 1971. Due to boundary changes, which reduced the number of wards by five, all 99 councillors seats were up for election. In all wards, each first-placed candidate was set to serve a three-year term, expiring in 1974, second-placed candidates were set to serve a two-year term, expiring in 1973, and third-placed candidates were to serve a one-year term, expiring in 1972. However, due the replacement of the corporation by the Local Government Act 1972, only one set of these scheduled elections ever took place.

The Labour Party gained overall control of the council from the Conservative Party, winning the largest share of seats on the council in its history up to that point.

Election result

Party		Votes			Seats			Full Council
Labour Party		283,756 (60.2%)			81 (81.8%)	81 / 99	42	108 (81.8%)	108 / 132
Conservative Party		167,964 (35.6%)			18 (18.2%)	18 / 99	62	24 (18.2%)	24 / 132
Liberal Party		11,821 (2.5%)			0 (0.0%)	0 / 99		0 (0.0%)	0 / 132
Communist Party		6,481 (1.4%)			0 (0.0%)	0 / 99		0 (0.0%)	0 / 132
Independent		620 (0.1%)			0 (0.0%)	0 / 99		0 (0.0%)	0 / 132
Independent Labour		471 (0.1%)			0 (0.0%)	0 / 99		0 (0.0%)	0 / 132
Residents		337 (0.1%)			0 (0.0%)	0 / 99	N/A	0 (0.0%)	0 / 132
Union Movement		218 (0.0%)			0 (0.0%)	0 / 99		0 (0.0%)	0 / 132

Full council

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108

24

Aldermen

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27

6

Councillors

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81

18

Ward results

Alexandra Park

Alexandra Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Flynn*	2,979	62.5
	Conservative	N. Thompson*	2,973	62.4
	Conservative	J. B. Chapman*	2,857	59.9
	Labour	K. McKeon	1,264	26.5
	Labour	S. M. Miller	1,235	25.9
	Labour	G. M. Morton	1,210	25.4
	Liberal	L. J. Howard	545	11.4
	Liberal	W. S. Kenyon	531	11.1
	Liberal	S. Lowe	504	10.6
	Communist	A. Fleetwood	201	4.2
Majority			1,593	33.4
Turnout			4,766
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Ardwick

Ardwick

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. S. Goldstone*	2,887	81.9
	Labour	F. Dale	2,843	80.6
	Labour	H. Barrett*	2,669	75.7
	Conservative	D. Harrison	677	19.2
	Conservative	D. Taylor	655	18.6
	Conservative	G. Taylor	596	16.9
	Communist	R. Hughes	253	7.2
Majority			1,992	56.5
Turnout			3,527
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Baguley

Baguley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	F. H. Price*	4,432	67.9
	Labour	C. B. Muir	4,249	65.0
	Labour	H. Brown	3,964	60.7
	Conservative	G. I. Woolard*	2,364	36.2
	Conservative	M. Malbon*	2,175	33.3
	Conservative	A. Farmer	2,134	32.7
	Communist	R. Burns	279	4.3
Majority			1,600	24.5
Turnout			6,532
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Barlow Moor

Barlow Moor

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Grainger	1,780	44.8
	Labour	D. A. Parker	1,743	43.9
	Labour	W. A. Moody	1,738	43.8
	Conservative	H. Tucker*	1,653	41.6
	Conservative	B. Moore*	1,594	40.1
	Conservative	N. Wood	1,557	39.2
	Liberal	P. Jones	667	16.8
	Liberal	D. R. Mellor	555	14.0
	Liberal	P. J. Brindle	479	12.1
	Communist	A. J. Hunt	146	3.7
Majority			85	2.1
Turnout			3,971
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Beswick

Beswick

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Dean*	2,609	89.8
	Labour	K. Eastham	2,517	86.6
	Labour	J. G. Birtles*	2,280	78.5
	Conservative	D. Eastwood	585	20.1
	Conservative	A. Bradshaw	326	11.2
	Conservative	J. R. Cawley	310	10.7
	Communist	J. Coupe	92	3.2
Majority			1,695	58.3
Turnout			2,906
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Blackley

Blackley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. A. Johnson	3,396	68.1
	Labour	J. E. Jackson	3,344	67.0
	Labour	J. L. Owen	3,280	65.7
	Conservative	E. D. Kirkup*	1,688	33.8
	Conservative	D. F. Silverman*	1,554	31.1
	Conservative	N. Pritchard*	1,547	31.0
	Communist	I. W. Luft	157	3.1
Majority			1,592	31.9
Turnout			4,989
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Bradford

Bradford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	I. Gilmore*	4,662	78.2
	Labour	J. Taylor*	4,433	74.4
	Labour	W. Egerton*	4,302	72.2
	Conservative	D. Lear	1,568	26.3
	Conservative	A. P. Osborn	1,345	22.6
	Conservative	M. Withers	1,303	21.9
	Communist	E. R. Prior	269	4.5
Majority			2,734	45.9
Turnout			5,961
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Brooklands

Brooklands

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Healy	3,960	61.1
	Labour	F. Firth	3,938	60.7
	Labour	E. Mellor	3,667	56.5
	Conservative	Y. I. Emery	2,599	40.1
	Conservative	A. A. O'Connor	2,502	38.6
	Conservative	B. B. Williams*	2,487	38.3
	Communist	E. Mellor	306	4.7
Majority			1,068	16.5
Turnout			6,486
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Burnage

Burnage

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Platt*	2,612	53.5
	Conservative	L. Howarth*	2,570	52.7
	Conservative	L. Howarth*	2,569	52.7
	Labour	T. T. Farrell	2,296	47.1
	Labour	S. Corless	2,256	46.2
	Labour	P. Bednarski	2,087	42.8
	Communist	N. J. Gilroy	243	5.0
Majority			273	5.6
Turnout			4,878
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Charlestown

Charlestown

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	L. Kelly	2,550	64.0
	Labour	J. S. Goldstone*	2,466	61.9
	Labour	S. C. Silverman	2,405	60.4
	Conservative	L. H. Neild	1,293	32.5
	Conservative	A. W. Ash	1,256	31.5
	Conservative	R. E. Doweck	1,207	30.3
	Liberal	J. M. Ashley	635	15.9
	Communist	R. L. Cole	138	3.5
Majority			1,112	27.9
Turnout			3,983
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Cheetham

Cheetham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. G. Ford*	2,100	73.6
	Labour	S. V. Shaw*	2,068	72.4
	Labour	J. Broderick*	2,018	70.7
	Conservative	A. Fildes	783	27.4
	Conservative	F. E. Meaden	772	27.0
	Conservative	A. E. Welsby	693	24.3
	Communist	M. E. Hooley	132	4.6
Majority			1,235	43.3
Turnout			2,855
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Chorlton

Chorlton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	L. Sanders*	2,747	58.9
	Conservative	M. A. Vince*	2,714	58.2
	Conservative	M. Delavan	2,561	54.9
	Labour	R. J. Williamson	1,933	41.5
	Labour	G. H. Yeadon	1,906	40.9
	Labour	J. J. Fanning	1,900	40.7
	Communist	D. J. Heywood	227	4.9
Majority			628	13.5
Turnout			4,663
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Collegiate Church

Collegiate Church

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. F. Delahunty*	1,238	84.2
	Labour	S. A. Ogden*	1,235	84.0
	Labour	F. J. Balcombe*	1,223	83.2
	Conservative	J. Cartland	235	16.0
	Conservative	R. J. R. Lomas	213	14.5
	Conservative	K. West	192	13.1
	Communist	T. E. Keenan	75	5.1
Majority			988	67.2
Turnout			1,470
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Crossacres

Crossacres

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	N. Morris*	4,842	79.3
	Labour	R. L. Griffiths*	4,587	75.1
	Labour	A. Roberts	4,341	71.1
	Conservative	J. Jones	1,744	28.6
	Conservative	D. O'Sullivan	1,285	21.0
	Conservative	D. R. Westhead	1,251	20.5
	Communist	M. E. Taylor	265	4.3
Majority			2,597	42.5
Turnout			6,105
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Crumpsall

Crumpsall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. V. Marshall	2,795	51.0
	Labour	P. A. Sless	2,789	50.9
	Labour	H. Brooks	2,649	48.4
	Conservative	F. R. Butler*	2,511	45.8
	Conservative	A. S. Daulby	2,444	44.6
	Conservative	B. H. Taylor*	2,307	42.1
	Liberal	H. Wiseberg	741	13.5
	Communist	J. A. Day	195	3.6
Majority			138	2.5
Turnout			5,477
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Didsbury

Didsbury

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. R. Crawford*	3,793	65.7
	Conservative	J. B. W. Hill*	3,791	65.7
	Conservative	J. Duke*	3,754	65.0
	Labour	H. Evans	1,986	34.4
	Labour	M. Pickstone	1,859	32.2
	Labour	D. Beetham	1,814	31.4
	Communist	D. P. Devine	322	5.6
Majority			1,768	30.6
Turnout			5,773
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Gorton North

Gorton North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. Roddy*	4,389	79.5
	Labour	T. O. Hammett*	4,330	78.4
	Labour	G. Conquest*	4,150	75.2
	Conservative	J. A. Davenport	1,258	22.8
	Conservative	W. Slowe	1,109	20.1
	Conservative	A. R. Leeke	1,025	18.6
	Communist	A. Prior	304	5.5
Majority			2,892	52.4
Turnout			5,522
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Gorton South

Gorton South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Barker*	2,777	69.8
	Labour	H. Conway*	2,752	69.2
	Labour	K. Franklin	2,536	63.7
	Conservative	V. R. Cattan*	1,777	44.7
	Conservative	D. F. Lindsey	1,030	25.9
	Conservative	J. R. Hill	930	23.4
	Communist	M. Cowle	136	3.4
Majority			759	19.1
Turnout			3,979
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Harpurhey

Harpurhey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. B. Ogden*	2,553	70.9
	Labour	A. Nicholson*	2,503	69.5
	Labour	S. N. W. Moxley	2,447	67.9
	Conservative	F. W. Lever*	1,107	30.7
	Conservative	J. Holden*	1,042	28.9
	Conservative	V. M. Taylor*	1,016	28.2
	Communist	S. Cole	138	3.8
Majority			1,340	37.2
Turnout			3,602
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Hulme

Hulme

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. Mann*	2,589	84.9
	Labour	T. Thomas*	2,554	83.7
	Labour	F. Hatton*	2,542	83.3
	Conservative	M. Meadows	423	13.9
	Conservative	J. H. Wood	376	12.3
	Liberal	A. G. Lishman	292	9.6
	Conservative	S. J. S. Bentley	290	9.5
	Communist	F. J. Cartwright*	85	2.8
Majority			2,119	69.5
Turnout			3,050
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Levenshulme

Levenshulme

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. Brierley	3,049	55.6
	Labour	N. I. Finley	3,047	55.8
	Labour	A. E. Jones	2,945	53.9
	Conservative	M. M. Hart*	2,420	44.3
	Conservative	J. K. Barber*	2,404	44.0
	Conservative	A. Williamson	2,307	42.3
	Communist	M. T. Worrall	214	3.9
Majority			525	9.6
Turnout			5,459
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Lightbowne

Lightbowne

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. T. Lee	3,383	57.8
	Labour	S. Smith	3,302	56.4
	Labour	R. A. Reddington	3,297	56.3
	Conservative	J. Jackson*	1,830	31.3
	Conservative	N. A. Green*	1,819	31.1
	Conservative	E. Jones	1,770	30.3
	Liberal	H. Roche	843	14.4
	Liberal	R. Jackson	713	12.2
	Liberal	G. H. Wilkinson	597	11.9
Majority			1,467	25.1
Turnout			5,851
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Lloyd Street

Lloyd Street

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Taylor	3,503	63.0
	Labour	J. Davis*	3,351	60.3
	Labour	W. Massey*	3,240	58.3
	Conservative	J. Pollitt*	2,186	39.3
	Conservative	P. M. Nixon*	2,185	39.3
	Conservative	A. H. Burlin*	1,928	34.7
	Communist	W. Hamilton	290	5.2
Majority			1,054	19.0
Turnout			5,561
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Longsight

Longsight

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	B. Anderson	3,142	59.6
	Labour	R. W. Ford	3,005	57.0
	Labour	M. A. Naqui	2,950	55.9
	Conservative	A. B. Deacy*	1,925	36.5
	Conservative	A. Malpas*	1,906	36.1
	Conservative	F. Coombs*	1,893	35.9
	Independent	S. Khan	357	6.8
	Independent	A. Ahmed	263	5.0
	Union Movement	G. S. Gee	218	4.1
	Communist	H. Johnson	162	3.1
Majority			1,025	19.4
Turnout			5,274
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Miles Platting

Miles Platting

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. Donoghue*	2,732	90.6
	Labour	E. Crank*	2,731	90.6
	Labour	R. Latham*	2,618	86.9
	Conservative	D. Porter	292	9.7
	Conservative	P. J. Sturrock	238	7.9
	Conservative	A. R. Whittle	225	7.5
	Communist	R. G. A. Cole	205	6.8
Majority			2,326	77.2
Turnout			3,014
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Moss Side

Moss Side

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. A. Downward*	2,665	70.9
	Labour	H. P. D. Paget	2,613	69.5
	Labour	R. E. Talbot	2,594	69.0
	Conservative	W. B. Goodrick	1,194	31.7
	Conservative	R. E. Powell	1,068	28.4
	Conservative	E. M. Bevan	988	26.3
	Communist	W. Woolery	160	4.3
Majority			1,400	37.2
Turnout			3,761
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Moston

Moston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. E. Bowden	3,647	62.8
	Labour	W. T. Risby	3,320	57.1
	Labour	W. Lister	3,290	56.6
	Conservative	J. T. Crawford*	2,162	37.2
	Conservative	T. W. R. Bamford	2,083	35.9
	Conservative	K. E. Goulding	1,855	31.9
	Liberal	F. I. Garrard	325	5.6
	Liberal	G. Garrard	311	5.4
	Liberal	P. Witherington	287	4.9
	Communist	G. K. Gray	151	2.6
Majority			1,128	19.4
Turnout			5,810
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Newton Heath

Newton Heath

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. J. Taylor*	3,716	76.1
	Labour	C. Tomlinson*	3,696	75.7
	Labour	J. Smith	3,374	69.1
	Conservative	A. E. Walsh	1,293	26.5
	Conservative	H. Ryan	1,218	24.9
	Conservative	J. McCabe	1,176	24.1
	Communist	J. B. Cross	172	3.5
Majority			2,081	42.6
Turnout			4,882
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Northenden

Northenden

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. J. Courtney	3,465	53.2
	Labour	J. M. Wilson	3,420	52.6
	Labour	G. Berry	3,379	51.9
	Conservative	G. Leigh*	3,039	46.7
	Conservative	C. H. Box*	3,007	46.2
	Conservative	T. Mountford*	2,998	46.1
	Communist	E. Jackson	215	3.3
Majority			340	5.2
Turnout			6,508
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Old Moat

Old Moat

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. J. Spencer	2,470	50.4
	Labour	A. J. Bateman	2,385	48.7
	Conservative	T. F. Lavin*	2,381	48.6
	Labour	A. P. Marino	2,380	48.6
	Conservative	G. Robinson	2,292	46.8
	Conservative	D. G. Massey	2,284	46.6
	Residents	D. R. Brown	337	6,9
	Communist	D. Maher	177	3.6
Majority			1	0.0
Turnout			4,902
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Rusholme

Rusholme

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Pierce*	2,418	49.0
	Conservative	S. Tucker*	2,397	48.6
	Labour	L. J. Lamb	2,332	47.3
	Conservative	T. Phillips*	2,296	46.5
	Labour	D. Cox	2,244	45.5
	Labour	P. M. Morrison	2,178	44.2
	Liberal	E. N. Wedlock	557	11.3
	Communist	G. H. Mills	378	7.7
Majority			36	0.7
Turnout			4,933
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Withington

Withington

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. R. Coker*	2,387	46.4
	Conservative	W. Crabtree*	2,233	43.4
	Conservative	G. W. Young*	2,140	41.6
	Labour	R. K. Litherland	1,783	34.7
	Labour	H. Reid	1,758	34.2
	Labour	C. W. Warwood	1,689	32.9
	Liberal	J. S. Allridge	1,247	24.3
	Liberal	J. L. Edwards	1,044	20.3
	Liberal	J. A. Hamilton	948	18.4
	Communist	J. Frankenberg	191	3.7
Majority			357	6.9
Turnout			5,140
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

Woodhouse Park

Woodhouse Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	K. Roberts*	4,569	81.2
	Labour	W. Smith*	4,476	79.5
	Labour	G. Hall*	4,151	73.7
	Conservative	G. Parry	1,024	18.2
	Conservative	C. R. Moore	1,012	18.0
	Conservative	F. Keenan	983	17.5
	Independent Labour	A. Tatton	471	8.4
	Communist	E. Holt	203	3.6
Majority			3,127	55.5
Turnout			5,630
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)