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1979 Manchester City Council election
1979 UK local government election
1979 UK local government election
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| election_name | 1979 Manchester City Council election | |
| country | England | |
| flag_image | Arms of the City of Manchester.svg | |
| type | parliamentary | |
| ongoing | no | |
| previous_election | 1978 Manchester City Council election | |
| previous_year | 1978 | |
| election_date | ||
| next_election | 1980 Manchester City Council election | |
| next_year | 1980 | |
| 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 1979.png |
| map_caption | Map of results of 1979 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 | 19 seats, | |
| 47.8% | ||
| leaders_seat1 | Charlestown | |
| seats_before1 | 53 | |
| seats1 | 25 | |
| seats_after1 | 63 | |
| seat_change1 | 10 | |
| popular_vote1 | 118,345 | |
| percentage1 | 50.7% | |
| swing1 | 2.9% | |
| leader2 | Cecil Franks | |
| party2 | Conservative Party (UK) | |
| leaders_seat2 | Chorlton | |
| last_election2 | 14 seats, | |
| 45.3% | ||
| seats_before2 | 45 | |
| seats2 | 6 | |
| seats_after2 | 33 | |
| seat_change2 | 12 | |
| popular_vote2 | 87,695 | |
| percentage2 | 37.6% | |
| swing2 | 7.7% | |
| leader3 | Audrey Jones | |
| party3 | Liberal Party (UK) | |
| leaders_seat3 | Withington | |
| last_election3 | 0 seats, | |
| 5.9% | ||
| seats_before3 | 1 | |
| seats3 | 2 | |
| seats_after3 | 3 | |
| seat_change3 | 2 | |
| popular_vote3 | 26,208 | |
| percentage3 | 11.2% | |
| swing3 | 5.3% |
to Manchester City Council
47.8% 45.3% 5.9%
Elections to Manchester City Council were held on Thursday, 3 May 1979, on the same day as the 1979 UK general election. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a three-year term of office, expiring in 1982, due to the boundary changes and "all-out" elections due to take place that year. The Labour Party retained overall control of the council.
Election result
| Independent | 164 (0.1%) | {{percentage bar | 0.1 | Independent (politician)}}}} | N/A | 0 (0.0%) | N/A | 0 (0.0%) |
|---|
| Labour Party (UK)}}; width:63.7%;" | 63 | Liberal Party (UK)}}; width:3.0%;" | 3 | Conservative Party (UK)}}; width:33.3%;" | 33 |
|---|
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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