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2007 Manchester City Council election
2007 UK local government election
2007 UK local government election
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| country | United Kingdom |
| flag_image | Arms_of_the_City_of_Manchester.svg |
| type | parliamentary |
| vote_type | Popular |
| ongoing | no |
| previous_election | 2006 Manchester City Council election |
| previous_year | 2006 |
| election_date | |
| next_election | 2008 Manchester City Council election |
| next_year | 2008 |
| seats_for_election | 32 of 96 seats on Manchester City Council |
| majority_seats | 49 |
| party1 | Labour Party (UK) |
| seats_before1 | 61 |
| seats1 | 19 |
| percentage1 | 45.4% |
| popular_vote1 | 41,213 |
| seats_after1 | 60 |
| seat_change1 | 1 |
| party2 | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
| seats_before2 | 34 |
| seats2 | 13 |
| percentage2 | 31.8% |
| popular_vote2 | 28,898 |
| seats_after2 | 35 |
| seat_change2 | 1 |
| map_image | |
| map_size | 300px |
| map_caption | Map of the results of the 2007 Manchester City council election, with Labour in red and the Liberal Democrats in yellow. |
| title | Leader |
| before_election | Richard Leese |
| before_party | Labour Party (UK) |
| posttitle | Leader following election |
| after_election | Richard Leese |
| after_party | Labour Party (UK) |
Elections to Manchester City Council took place on 3 May 2007. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 2011. The council stayed under Labour Party control, on a reduced turnout of 28.3%.
Election result
Changes compared to the 2006 election. |seats % = 59.4 |total seats % = 62.5 |votes % = 45.4 |plus/minus = 0.6 |seats % = 40.6 |total seats % = 36.4 |votes % = 31.8 |plus/minus = 0.2 |seats % = 0.0 |total seats % = 0.0 |votes % = 11.0 |plus/minus = 0.5 |seats % = 0.0 |total seats % = 1.1 |votes % = 8.4 |plus/minus = 0.9 |seats % = 0.0 |total seats % = 0.0 |votes % = 1.1 |plus/minus = 0.1 |seats % = 0.0 |total seats % = 0.0 |votes % = 1.1 |plus/minus = 0.4 |seats % = 0.0 |total seats % = 0.0 |votes % = 0.6 |plus/minus = 0.1 |seats % = 0.0 |total seats % = 0.0 |votes % = 0.3 |plus/minus = 0.1 |seats % = 0.0 |total seats % = 0.0 |votes % = 0.2 |plus/minus = 0.7 |seats % = 0.0 |total seats % = 0.0 |votes % = 0.1 |plus/minus = N/A
Ward results
Below is a list of the 32 individual wards with the candidates standing in those wards and the number of votes the candidates acquired. The winning candidate per ward is in bold.
Ancoats and Clayton
Ardwick
Baguley
Bradford
Brooklands
Burnage
Charlestown
Cheetham
Chorlton
Chorlton Park
City Centre
Crumpsall
Didsbury East
Didsbury West
Fallowfield
Gorton North
Gorton South
Harpurhey
Higher Blackley
Hulme
Levenshulme
Longsight
Miles Platting and Newton Heath
Moss Side
Moston
Northenden
Old Moat
Rusholme
Sharston
Whalley Range
Withington
Woodhouse Park
Changes between 2007 and 2008
Charlestown By-Election 14 June 2007
References
References
- "Local Election Results 2007". manchester.gov.uk.
- "Local Election Archive: 2007 - Manchester". andrewteale.me.uk.
- "By-election results: 2006–2011". manchester.gov.uk.
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