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1986 Manchester City Council election

1986 UK local government election


1986 UK local government election

FieldValue
election_name1986 Manchester City Council election
countryEngland
flag_imageArms of the City of Manchester.svg
typeparliamentary
ongoingno
previous_election1984 Manchester City Council election
previous_year1984
election_date
next_election1987 Manchester City Council election
next_year1987
seats_for_election34 of 99 seats
to Manchester City Council
majority_seats50
turnout
1blankVotes
2blankVotes (%)
3blankSwing (pp)
<!--Labour-->map_imageManchester 1986.png
map_captionMap of results of 1986 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_election129 seats,
57.0%
leaders_seat1Harpurhey
seats_before179
seats131
seats_after186
seat_change17
popular_vote174,943
percentage158.1%
swing11.1%
leader2Harold Tucker
party2Conservative Party (UK)
last_election24 seats,
27.2%
leaders_seat2Barlow Moor
stood down
seats_before214
seats21
seats_after27
seat_change27
popular_vote226,226
percentage220.3%
swing26.9%
leader3David Sandiford
party3SDP-Liberal Alliance
leaders_seat3Withington
last_election32 seats,
15.4%
seats_before36
seats32
seats_after36
seat_change3
popular_vote324,942
percentage319.3%
swing33.9%

to Manchester City Council

57.0% 27.2% stood down | 15.4%

Elections to Manchester City Council were held on Thursday, 8 May 1986. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 1990. The Labour Party retained overall control of the Council.

The Independent candidates for the Benchill and Woodhouse Park wards, A. Bradshaw and D. Wraxall respectively, were backed by the SDP/Liberal Alliance.

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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