1986 Manchester City Council election

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

Manchester City Council Election Result 1986

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	31	7	0	+7	91.2	58.1	74,943	+1.1
	Alliance	2	0	0	0	5.9	19.3	24,942	+3.9
	Conservative	1	0	7	-7	2.9	20.3	26,226	-6.9
	Independent	0	0	0	0	0.0	1.1	1,410	+1.0
	Green	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.8	1,091	+0.8
	Communist	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.1	167	0.0
	National Front	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.1	165	0.0

After the election, the composition of the council was as follows:

Party		Seats	+/-
	Labour	86	+7
	Conservative	7	-7
	Alliance	6	0
	Labour hold

Ward results

Ardwick

Ardwick

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. Barrett*	2,040	79.4	+2.9
	Conservative	J. Clough	276	10.7	−5.2
	Alliance	R. Axtell	252	9.8	+2.2
Majority			1,764	68.7	+8.2
Turnout			2,568
	Labour hold		Swing	+4.0

Baguley

Baguley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	F. Done*	2,666	73.3	+6.7
	Conservative	S. Lawley	969	26.7	+1.6
Majority			1,697	46.7	+5.3
Turnout			3,635
	Labour hold		Swing	+2.5

Barlow Moor

Barlow Moor

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Wilner	1,955	46.7	+0.2
	Alliance	S. Gluck	1,334	31.9	+13.3
	Conservative	C. Dewsbury	758	18.1	−16.8
	Green	B. Candeland	140	3.3	+3.3
Majority			621	14.8	+3.2
Turnout			4,187
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	-6.5

Benchill

Benchill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Home*	2,157	72.4	−3.3
	Independent	A. Bradshaw	567	19.0	+19.0
	Conservative	D. Hurst	256	16.1	+1.1
Majority			1,590	53.4	−7.3
Turnout			2,980
	Labour hold		Swing	-11.1

Beswick and Clayton

Beswick and Clayton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Bill Egerton*	2,046	74.0	−2.2
	Conservative	D. Eager	392	14.2	−2.8
	Alliance	V. Cahill	146	5.3	+0.7
	Independent	F. Wolstencroft	115	4.2	+4.2
	National Front	J. Hulse	64	2.3	+0.2
Majority			1,654	59.9	+0.7
Turnout			2,763
	Labour hold		Swing	+0.3

Blackley

Blackley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. Chadwick*	2,379	65.6	−0.6
	Conservative	K. Potter	744	20.5	−3.2
	Alliance	J. Cookson	455	12.5	+2.4
	National Front	C. Ballantyne	49	1.4	+1.4
Majority			1,635	45.1	+2.7
Turnout			3,627
	Labour hold		Swing	+1.3

Bradford

Bradford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Gilmore*	2,175	78.8	−0.5
	Conservative	M. Payne	334	12.1	−0.9
	Alliance	S. Lewis	250	9.1	+1.4
Majority			1,841	66.7	+0.3
Turnout			2,759
	Labour hold		Swing	+0.2

Brooklands

Brooklands

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	F. Hatton	2,059	48.6	−0.7
	Conservative	A. O'Connor	1,540	36.3	−2.9
	Alliance	C. Duffy	641	15.1	+3.7
Majority			519	12.2	+2.1
Turnout			4,240
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	+1.1

Burnage

Burnage

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Whyte	2,412	48.8	−0.1
	Conservative	L. Houston	1,231	24.9	−12.5
	Alliance	A. Muir	749	15.2	+1.5
	Green	J. Foster	74	1.5	+1.5
Majority			1,181	23.9	+12.3
Turnout			4,943
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	+6.2

Central

Central

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T. Findlow	1,545	79.6	−2.5
	Conservative	A. Hudson	222	11.4	−1.8
	Alliance	M. Lockwood	175	9.0	+4.3
Majority			1,323	68.1	−0.9
Turnout			1,942
	Labour hold		Swing	-0.3

Charlestown

Charlestown

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. McCardell	2,541	63.5	+4.1
	Conservative	M. Jones	934	23.3	−6.0
	Alliance	E. Watts	526	13.1	+1.9
Majority			1,607	40.2	+10.1
Turnout			4,001
	Labour hold		Swing	+5.0

Cheetham

Cheetham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. Shaw*	2,674	79.9	+11.9
	Alliance	R. Harrison	673	20.1	−2.8
Majority			2,001	59.8	+14.8
Turnout			3,347
	Labour hold		Swing	+7.3

Chorlton

Chorlton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Black	2,848	48.2	+7.1
	Conservative	J. Kershaw	2,244	38.0	−4.3
	Alliance	W. Paver	776	13.1	−1.6
	Communist	M. Waterfield	35	0.6	−1.2
Majority			604	10.2	+9.0
Turnout			5,903
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	+5.7

Crumpsall

Crumpsall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Hackett	1,997	49.7	+0.3
	Conservative	G. Fildes	1,248	31.0	−7.8
	Alliance	H. Showman	775	19.3	+7.5
Majority			749	18.6	+8.0
Turnout			4,020
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	+4.0

Didsbury

Didsbury

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Hill*	2,575	43.4	−5.1
	Labour	G. Bridson	1,896	32.0	+3.0
	Alliance	A. Bateman	1,345	22.7	+0.2
	Green	R. Riesco	116	2.0	+2.0
Majority			679	11.4	−8.1
Turnout			5,932
	Conservative hold		Swing	-4.0

Fallowfield

Fallowfield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. Morrison*	2,180	54.6	+0.6
	Conservative	S. Keegin	848	21.2	−13.6
	Alliance	G. Nevins	794	19.9	+8.7
	Green	R. Waters	173	4.3	+4.3
Majority			1,332	33.3	+14.1
Turnout			3,995
	Labour hold		Swing	+7.1

Gorton North

Gorton North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. Brierley*	2,759	68.3	−0.6
	Conservative	N. Dentith	666	16.5	−6.5
	Alliance	S. Wheale	570	14.1	+6.0
	Communist	M. Molloy	46	1.1	+1.1
Majority			2,093	51.8	+5.9
Turnout			4,041
	Labour hold		Swing	+2.9

Gorton South

Gorton South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Barker*	2,142	57.6	−6.5
	Alliance	J. Ashley	1,165	31.3	+10.4
	Conservative	T. Grimshaw	410	11.0	−4.4
Majority			977	26.3	−16.6
Turnout			3,717
	Labour hold		Swing	-8.4

Harpurhey

Harpurhey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Patrick Karney*	2,002	70.4	+2.1
	Alliance	G. Landsman	435	15.3	+1.2
	Conservative	E. Dimmock	407	14.3	−3.3
Majority			1,567	55.1	+4.4
Turnout			2,844
	Labour hold		Swing	+0.4

Hulme

Hulme

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Lunts	2,080	81.6	+1.0
	Alliance	H. Feazey	246	9.7	+2.4
	Conservative	R. Lamptey	223	8.7	−3.4
Majority			1,857	72.9	+4.4
Turnout			2,549
	Labour hold		Swing	-0.7

Levenshulme

Levenshulme

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	Keith Whitmore*	2,637	53.3	+7.2
	Labour	G. Sharpe	1,576	31.8	−4.5
	Conservative	V. Colledge	621	12.5	−5.1
	Green	C. Shearman	116	2.3	+2.3
Majority			1,061	21.4	+11.7
Turnout			4,950
	Alliance hold		Swing	+5.8

Lightbowne

Lightbowne

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	K. Franklin	2,842	63.1	+7.1
	Conservative	J. Bailey	1,040	23.1	−10.7
	Alliance	D. Porter	620	13.8	+3.6
Majority			1,802	40.0	+17.8
Turnout			4,502
	Labour hold		Swing	+8.9

Longsight

Longsight

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	N. Moghal	2,406	63.4	−0.8
	Alliance	D. Cox	822	21.7	+1.8
	Conservative	M. Khan	430	11.3	−2.9
	Green	J. McCahon	135	3.6	+3.6
Majority			1,584	41.8	−2.5
Turnout			3,793
	Labour hold		Swing	-1.3

Moss Side

Moss Side

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. Ballance	2,675	80.6	+2.2
	Conservative	M. Barnes	342	10.3	−3.7
	Alliance	S. Jones	302	9.1	+1.6
Majority			2,333	70.3	+5.9
Turnout			3,319
	Labour hold		Swing	+2.9

Moston

Moston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. McLaren*	2,584	56.1	+2.5
	Conservative	F. Taylor	1,172	25.4	−10.6
	Alliance	D. Gordon	471	10.2	+0.2
Majority			1,412	30.6	+13.0
Turnout			4,608
	Labour hold		Swing	+6.5

Newton Heath

Newton Heath

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. Tomlinson*	2,249	73.7	+0.3
	Conservative	G. Heathcote	545	17.9	+0.8
	Alliance	D. Rea	204	6.7	+0.2
	National Front	A. Coles	52	1.7	−1.3
Majority			1,704	55.9	−0.3
Turnout			3,050
	Labour hold		Swing	-0.2

Northenden

Northenden

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	K. Barnes*	2,716	59.3	+4.7
	Conservative	M. Logan	1,223	26.7	−9.2
	Alliance	J. Hargreaves	641	14.0	+4.4
Majority			1,493	32.6	+13.9
Turnout			4,580
	Labour hold		Swing	+6.9

Old Moat

Old Moat

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Fender	2,790	51.0	−1.6
	Alliance	A. Monkhouse	1,276	23.3	+10.5
	Conservative	W. Aikman*	1,222	22.3	−12.3
	Green	C. Kirby	181	3.3	+3.3
Majority			1,514	27.7	+9.7
Turnout			5,469
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	-6.0

Rusholme

Rusholme (2 vacancies)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Byrne	2,137	47.1	−1.0
	Labour	S. Mambu	1,946
	Alliance	Z. Gazdecki	1,840	40.5	+6.0
	Alliance	M. Ramsbottom	1,815
	Conservative	N. Barnes	474	10.4	−5.1
	Conservative	G. Taylor	419
	Communist	P. Singh	86	1.9	+1.9
Majority			106	6.6	−7.0
Turnout			4,537
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing	-3.5

Sharston

Sharston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ken Collis*	2,298	64.5	+11.5
	Alliance	R. Bowers	1,263	35.5	+21.2
Majority			1,035	29.1	+8.7
Turnout			3,561
	Labour hold		Swing	-4.8

Whalley Range

Whalley Range

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Morris	2,310	49.7	+7.9
	Conservative	L. Whetton	1,563	33.6	−8.8
	Alliance	K. McKeon	779	16.7	+0.9
Majority			747	16.1	+15.4
Turnout			4,652
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	+8.3

Withington

Withington

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	A. Jones*	2,240	42.6	+6.3
	Labour	K. Matthews	1,834	34.9	+0.4
	Conservative	J. Jacobs	1,024	19.5	−9.8
	Green	G. Otten	156	3.0	+3.0
Majority			406	7.7	+5.9
Turnout			5,254
	Alliance hold		Swing	+2.9

Woodhouse Park

Woodhouse Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. Bullows	1,973	55.8	−16.9
	Independent	D. Wraxall	728	20.6	+20.6
	Alliance	E. Bowers	540	15.3	+5.5
	Conservative	P. Champion	293	8.3	−9.3
Majority			1,245	35.2	−19.9
Turnout			3,534
	Labour hold		Swing	-18.7