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1973 Manchester City Council election

1973 UK local government election

Field	Value
election_name	1973 Manchester City Council election
country	England
flag_image	Arms of the City of Manchester.svg
type	parliamentary
ongoing	no
previous_election	1972 Manchester City Council election
previous_year	1972
election_date
next_election	1975 Manchester City Council election
next_year	1975
seats_for_election	99 of 99 seats
to Manchester City Council
majority_seats	50
turnout
1blank	Votes
2blank	Votes (%)
3blank	Swing (pp)
<!--Labour-->	map_image	Manchester 1973.png
map_caption	Map of results of 1973 election
title	Leader of the Council
before_party	Labour Party (UK)
posttitle	Leader of the Council after election
after_election	Joe Dean
after_party	Labour Party (UK)
leader1	Joe Dean
party1	Labour Party (UK)
last_election1	20 seats,
51.8%
leaders_seat1	Beswick
seats_before1	100
seats1	59
seats_after1	59
seat_change1	15
popular_vote1	145,798
percentage1	47.2%
swing1	4.6%
leader2	Robert Rodgers
party2	Conservative Party (UK)
leaders_seat2	Alexandra
last_election2	13 seats,
44.6%
seats_before2	32
seats2	40
seats_after2	40
seat_change2	15
popular_vote2	141,541
percentage2	45.9%
swing2	1.6%

to Manchester City Council

51.8% 44.6%

Elections to the Manchester City Council were held on Thursday, 10 May 1973. Due to the Local Government Act 1972, which replaced the city corporation with a metropolitan borough, all 99 councillors seats were up for election. In all wards, each first-placed candidate was set to serve a five-year term, expiring in 1978, second-placed candidates were set to serve a three-year term, expiring in 1976, and third-placed candidates were to serve a two-year term, expiring in 1975.

The Labour Party retained overall control of the council.

Election result

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Ward results

Alexandra

Ardwick

Baguley

Barlow Moor

Beswick

Blackley

Bradford

Brooklands

Burnage

Charlestown

Cheetham

Chorlton

Collegiate Church

Crossacres

Crumpsall

Didsbury

Gorton North

Gorton South

Harpurhey

Hulme

Levenshulme

Lightbowne

Lloyd Street

Longsight

Miles Platting

Moss Side

Moston

Newton Heath

Northenden

Old Moat

Rusholme

Withington

Woodhouse Park

By-elections between 1973 and 1975

By-elections, 27 June 1974

Two by-elections were held on 27 June 1974 to fill vacancies which had arisen in the city council.

Beswick

Caused by the resignation of Councillor Joe Dean M.P. (Labour, Beswick, elected 12 May 1960) on 23 May 1974.

Blackley

Caused by the death of Councillor Arthur Johnson (Labour, Blackley, elected 13 May 1971) on 9 May 1974, and by the resignation of Councillor Frank Hatton M.P. (Labour, Blackley, elected 13 May 1954) on 23 May 1974.

Harpurhey, 25 July 1974

Caused by the death of Councillor Andrew Nicholson (Labour, Harpurhey, elected 7 March 1963) on 26 June 1974.

References

(1993). "Manchester City Council Election Results". Swarbrick.
''Increased Labour vote in 3 seats'', Manchester Evening News, June 28, 1974, p.9
''LIBERAL GAINS SEAT AT 17th ATTEMPT'', The Guardian, May 13, 1960, p.12
''MPs quit as City councillors'', Manchester Evening News, May 23, 1974, p.5
''Tories toppled in twin cities landslide'', Manchester Evening News, May 14, 1971, p.16
''Former Labour organiser dies'', Manchester Evening News, May 9, 1974, p.20
''LABOUR TAKES FIVE TORY SEATS, WINS SIX NEW ONES'', Manchester Guardian, May 14, 1954, p.4
''MPs quit as City councillors'', Manchester Evening News, May 23, 1974, p.5
''Labour victory in 14p.c. poll'', Manchester Evening News, March 8, 1963, p.19
''3 fight for seat'', Manchester Evening News, July 4, 1974, p.11
''Labour win by-election'', Manchester Evening News, July 26, 1974, p.11

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