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1996 Manchester City Council election

Local elections


Local elections

FieldValue
election_name1996 Manchester City Council election
countryEngland
flag_imageArms of the City of Manchester.svg
typeparliamentary
ongoingno
previous_election1995 Manchester City Council election
previous_year1995
election_date
next_election1998 Manchester City Council election
next_year1998
seats_for_election35 of 99 seats
to Manchester City Council
majority_seats50
turnout
1blankVotes
2blankVotes (%)
3blankSwing (pp)
<!--Labour-->map_imageManchester 1996.png
map_captionMap of results of 1996 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_election130 seats,
63.2%
leaders_seat1Harpurhey
seats_before183
seats129
seats_after184
seat_change11
popular_vote148,518
percentage160.1%
swing13.1%
leader2Keith Whitmore
party2Liberal Democrats (UK)
leaders_seat2Levenshulme
last_election24 seats,
20.7%
seats_before214
seats26
seats_after215
seat_change21
popular_vote217,753
percentage222.0%
swing21.3%

to Manchester City Council

63.2% 20.7% |

Elections to Manchester City Council were held on Thursday, 2 May 1996. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 2000. There were also two vacancies being contested; one in Blackley and the other in Woodhouse Park. 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

By-elections between 1996 and 1998

References

References

  1. "Manchester Evening News, 3 May 1996.
  2. "List of councillors by name". manchester.gov.uk.
  3. "By-election past results". manchester.gov.uk.
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