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1982 Manchester City Council election

1982 UK local government election

1982 UK local government election

FieldValue
election_name1982 Manchester City Council election
countryEngland
flag_imageArms of the City of Manchester.svg
typeparliamentary
ongoingno
previous_election1980 Manchester City Council election
previous_year1980
election_date
next_election1983 Manchester City Council election
next_year1983
seats_for_election99 of 99 seats
to Manchester City Council
majority_seats50
turnout
1blankVotes
2blankVotes (%)
3blankSwing (pp)
<!--Labour-->map_imageManchester 1982.png
map_captionMap of results of 1982 election
titleLeader of the Council
before_electionNorman Morris
before_partyLabour Party (UK)
posttitleLeader of the Council after election
after_electionBill Egerton
after_partyLabour Party (UK)
leader1Bill Egerton
party1Labour Party (UK)
last_election130 seats,
57.0%
leaders_seat1Beswick & Clayton
seats_before167
seats169
seats_after169
seat_change12
popular_vote1175,762
percentage145.9%
swing111.1%
leader2Cecil Franks
party2Conservative Party (UK)
last_election24 seats,
32.1%
leaders_seat2Chorlton
seats_before223
seats226
seats_after226
seat_change23
popular_vote2121,324
percentage231.7%
swing20.4%
leader3Audrey Jones
party3SDP-Liberal Alliance
leaders_seat3Withington
last_election31 seats,
10.2%
seats_before39
seats34
seats_after34
seat_change35
popular_vote385,363
percentage322.3%
swing312.1%

to Manchester City Council

57.0% 32.1% | 10.2%

Elections to Manchester Council were held on Thursday, 6 May 1982. Due to demographic changes in the city since the formation of the new City Council in 1973, and in common with some other English councils in 1982, substantial boundary changes to all wards were implemented in time for these elections. The most notable changes were as follows:

  • The wards of Collegiate Church and Miles Platting were merged, with most of their combined areas forming a new Central ward.

  • A new ward of Benchill was carved out of the existing wards of Baguley, Crossacres, and Woodhouse Park.

  • Beswick ward became the new Beswick and Clayton ward.

  • Lloyd Street ward became the new Fallowfield ward.

  • Crossacres ward became the new Sharston ward.

  • Alexandra ward became the new Whalley Range ward.

Due to these changes, it was necessary for the whole council to be re-elected. Each ward elected three candidates, with the first-placed candidate serving a four-year term of office, expiring in 1986, the second-placed candidate serving a two-year term of office, expiring in 1984, and the third-placed candidate serving a one-year term of office, expiring in 1983. The Labour party retained overall control of the council.

Election result

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Ward results

Ardwick

Baguley

Barlow Moor

Benchill

Beswick and Clayton

Blackley

Bradford

Brooklands

Burnage

Central

Charlestown

Cheetham

Chorlton

Crumpsall

Didsbury

Fallowfield

Gorton North

Gorton South

Harpurhey

Hulme

Levenshulme

Lightbowne

Longsight

Moss Side

Moston

Newton Heath

Northenden

Old Moat

Rusholme

Sharston

Whalley Range

Withington

Woodhouse Park

References

References

  1. ''Manchester City Council Election Results'', 2nd Edition, Swarbrick (1993).
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