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1976 Manchester City Council election
1976 UK local government election
1976 UK local government election
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| election_name | 1976 Manchester City Council election | |
| country | England | |
| flag_image | Arms of the City of Manchester.svg | |
| type | parliamentary | |
| ongoing | no | |
| previous_election | 1975 Manchester City Council election | |
| previous_year | 1975 | |
| election_date | ||
| next_election | 1978 Manchester City Council election | |
| next_year | 1978 | |
| seats_for_election | 33 of 99 seats | |
| to Manchester City Council | ||
| majority_seats | 50 | |
| turnout | ||
| 1blank | Votes | |
| 2blank | Votes (%) | |
| 3blank | Swing (pp) | |
| <!--Labour--> | map_image | Manchester 1976.png |
| map_caption | Map of results of 1976 election | |
| title | Leader of the Council | |
| before_election | Norman Morris | |
| before_party | Labour Party (UK) | |
| posttitle | Leader of the Council after election | |
| after_election | Norman Morris | |
| after_party | Labour Party (UK) | |
| leader1 | Norman Morris | |
| party1 | Labour Party (UK) | |
| last_election1 | 15 seats, | |
| 38.8% | ||
| leaders_seat1 | Charlestown | |
| seats_before1 | 54 | |
| seats1 | 19 | |
| seats_after1 | 54 | |
| seat_change1 | ||
| popular_vote1 | 60,027 | |
| percentage1 | 45.1% | |
| swing1 | 6.3% | |
| leader2 | Robert Rodgers | |
| party2 | Conservative Party (UK) | |
| leaders_seat2 | Alexandra | |
| last_election2 | 19 seats, | |
| 50.1% | ||
| seats_before2 | 45 | |
| seats2 | 14 | |
| seats_after2 | 45 | |
| seat_change2 | ||
| popular_vote2 | 63,393 | |
| percentage2 | 47.6% | |
| swing2 | 2.5% |
to Manchester City Council
38.8% 50.1%
Elections to Manchester City Council were held on Thursday, 6 May 1976. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 1980. The Labour Party retained overall control of the Council.
Election result
| Communist | 167 (0.1%) | {{percentage bar | 0.1 | Communist Party of Great Britain}}}} | 0.1 | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
|---|
| Labour Party (UK)}}; width:54.4%;" | 54 | Conservative Party (UK)}}; width:45.5%;" | 45 |
|---|
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
References
References
- ''Manchester City Council Election Results'', 2nd Edition, Swarbrick (1993).
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