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1991 Manchester City Council election

1991 UK local government election


1991 UK local government election

FieldValue
election_name1991 Manchester City Council election
countryEngland
flag_imageArms of the City of Manchester.svg
typeparliamentary
ongoingno
previous_election1990 Manchester City Council election
previous_year1990
election_date
next_election1992 Manchester City Council election
next_year1992
seats_for_election34 of 99 seats
to Manchester City Council
majority_seats50
turnout
1blankVotes
2blankVotes (%)
3blankSwing (pp)
<!--Labour-->map_imageManchester 1991.png
map_captionMap of results of 1991 election
titleLeader of the Council
before_electionGraham Stringer
before_partyLabour Party (UK)
posttitleLeader of the Council after election
after_electionGraham Stringer
after_partyLabour Party (UK)
leader1Graham Stringer
party1Labour Party (UK)
last_election131 seats,
58.6%
leaders_seat1Harpurhey
seats_before179
seats127
seats_after185
seat_change16
popular_vote159,144
percentage150.3%
swing18.3%
leader2Keith Whitmore
party2Liberal Democrats (UK)
leaders_seat2Levenshulme
last_election22 seats,
14.9%
seats_before28
seats25
seats_after29
seat_change21
popular_vote223,004
percentage219.6%
swing24.7%
leader3Peter Hilton
party3Conservative Party (UK)
last_election31 seats,
19.3%
leaders_seat3Didsbury
seats_before310
seats32
seats_after35
seat_change35
popular_vote328,622
percentage324.3%
swing35.0%

to Manchester City Council

58.6% 14.9% 19.3% |

Elections to Manchester City Council were held on Thursday, 2 May 1991. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 1995. The Labour Party retained overall control of the Council.

Election results

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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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