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1988 Manchester City Council election
1988 UK local government election
1988 UK local government election
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| election_name | 1988 Manchester City Council election | |
| country | England | |
| flag_image | Arms of the City of Manchester.svg | |
| type | parliamentary | |
| ongoing | no | |
| previous_election | 1987 Manchester City Council election | |
| previous_year | 1987 | |
| election_date | ||
| next_election | 1990 Manchester City Council election | |
| next_year | 1990 | |
| seats_for_election | 38 of 99 seats | |
| to Manchester City Council | ||
| majority_seats | 50 | |
| turnout | ||
| 1blank | Votes | |
| 2blank | Votes (%) | |
| 3blank | Swing (pp) | |
| <!--Labour--> | map_image | Manchester 1988.png |
| map_caption | Map of results of 1988 election | |
| title | Leader of the Council | |
| before_election | Graham Stringer | |
| before_party | Labour Party (UK) | |
| posttitle | Leader of the Council after election | |
| after_election | Graham Stringer | |
| after_party | Labour Party (UK) | |
| leader1 | Graham Stringer | |
| party1 | Labour Party (UK) | |
| last_election1 | 19 seats, | |
| 42.0% | ||
| leaders_seat1 | Harpurhey | |
| seats_before1 | 77 | |
| seats1 | 34 | |
| seats_after1 | 78 | |
| seat_change1 | 1 | |
| popular_vote1 | 71,493 | |
| percentage1 | 53.1% | |
| swing1 | 11.1% | |
| leader2 | Joyce Hill | |
| party2 | Conservative Party (UK) | |
| last_election2 | 9 seats, | |
| 29.0% | ||
| leaders_seat2 | Didsbury | |
| seats_before2 | 13 | |
| seats2 | 2 | |
| seats_after2 | 12 | |
| seat_change2 | 1 | |
| popular_vote2 | 38,089 | |
| percentage2 | 28.3% | |
| swing2 | 0.7% | |
| leader3 | Keith Whitmore | |
| party3 | Social and Liberal Democrats | |
| leaders_seat3 | Levenshulme | |
| last_election3 | 5 seats, | |
| 27.1% | ||
| seats_before3 | 9 | |
| seats3 | 2 | |
| seats_after3 | 9 | |
| seat_change3 | ||
| popular_vote3 | 20,480 | |
| percentage3 | 15.2% | |
| swing3 | 11.9% |
to Manchester City Council
42.0% 29.0% | 27.1%
Elections to Manchester City Council were held on Thursday, 5 May 1988. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 1992. The Labour Party retained overall control of the Council.
Election result
| Communist | Communist Party of Great Britain}}" | 139 (0.1%) | {{percentage bar | 0.1 | Communist Party of Great Britain}}}} | N/A | 0 (0.0%) | N/A | 0 (0.0%) |
|---|
| Labour Party (UK)}}; width:78.8%;" | 78 | Social and Liberal Democrats}}; width:9.1%;" | 9 | Conservative Party (UK)}}; width:12.1%;" | 12 |
|---|
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
- ''Manchester City Council Election Results'', 2nd Edition, Swarbrick (1993).
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