1990 Manchester City Council election

Elections to Manchester City Council were held on Thursday, 3 May 1990. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 1994. The Labour Party retained overall control of the Council. ^[1]

1990 Manchester City Council election

← 1988 3 May 1990 (1990-05-03) 1991 →
34 of 99 seats to Manchester City Council 50 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Graham Stringer Peter Hilton Keith Whitmore Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats Leader's seat Harpurhey Didsbury Levenshulme Last election 34 seats, 53.1% 2 seats, 28.3% 2 seats, 15.2% Seats before 78 10 8 Seats won 31 1 2 Seats after 78 10 8 Seat change Popular vote 78,490 25,875 20,026 Percentage 58.6% 19.3% 14.9% Swing 5.5% 9.0% 0.3%   Fourth party Fifth party   Leader Anne Carroll Audrey Greaves Party Ind. Conservative Liberal Leader's seat Northenden Levenshulme Last election did not contest did not contest Seats before 2 1 Seats won 0 0 Seats after 2 1 Seat change Popular vote 0 0 Percentage 0.0% 0.0% Swing N/A N/A
Map of results of 1990 election
Leader of the Council before election Graham Stringer Labour Leader of the Council after election Graham Stringer Labour

Election result

Party		Votes			Seats			Full Council
Labour Party		78,490 (58.6%)		5.5	31 (91.2%)	31 / 34		78 (78.8%)	78 / 99
Conservative Party		25,875 (19.3%)		9.0	1 (2.9%)	1 / 34		10 (10.1%)	10 / 99
Liberal Democrats		20,026 (14.9%)		0.3	2 (5.9%)	2 / 34		8 (8.1%)	8 / 99
Independent Conservative		0 (0.0%)		N/A	0 (0.0%)	0 / 34		2 (2.0%)	2 / 99
Liberal		0 (0.0%)		N/A	0 (0.0%)	0 / 34		1 (1.0%)	1 / 99
Green Party		8,903 (6.6%)		4.5	0 (0.0%)	0 / 34		0 (0.0%)	0 / 99
Independent		531 (0.4%)		0.1	0 (0.0%)	0 / 34		0 (0.0%)	0 / 99

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Ward results

Ardwick

Ardwick

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. Barrett*	2,034	78.7	−0.1
	Conservative	V. M. Colledge	227	8.8	−3.4
	Green	D. A. Howarth	173	6.7	+3.8
	Liberal Democrats	R. A. J. Axtell	149	5.8	−0.3
Majority			1,807	70.0	+3.4
Turnout			2,583
	Labour hold		Swing	+1.6

Baguley

Baguley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. McNicholls*	2,494	63.2	+5.6
	Conservative	V. C. Kirby	889	22.5	−12.6
	Liberal Democrats	G. Hall	297	7.5	+0.2
	Independent	C. Buller	154	3.9	+3.9
	Green	M. G. Abdullah	111	2.8	+2.8
Majority			1,605	40.7	+18.2
Turnout			3,945
	Labour hold		Swing	+9.1

Barlow Moor

Barlow Moor

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Maloney	1,874	42.3	+5.0
	Liberal Democrats	S. D. Wheale	1,573	35.5	+7.5
	Conservative	D. A. Clover	701	15.8	−11.7
	Green	J. Booty	284	6.4	−0.7
Majority			301	6.8	−2.5
Turnout			4,432
	Labour hold		Swing	-1.2

Benchill

Benchill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Lunts	2,147	71.9	+11.9
	Independent	D. A. Morris	327	10.9	−5.8
	Conservative	L. G. Maguire	213	7.1	−2.1
	Liberal Democrats	A. Bradshaw	204	6.8	−7.3
	Green	H. F. Bramwell	96	3.2	+3.2
Majority			1,820	60.9	+17.6
Turnout			2,987
	Labour hold		Swing	+8.8

Beswick and Clayton

Beswick and Clayton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. Egerton*	2,480	79.6	+4.6
	Conservative	M. D. Payne	324	10.4	−8.7
	Liberal Democrats	V. M. Muir	202	6.5	+0.6
	Green	K. M. Castle	109	3.5	+3.5
Majority			2,156	69.2	+25.6
Turnout			3,115
	Labour hold		Swing	+6.6

Blackley

Blackley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. Chadwick*	2,497	66.7	+5.6
	Conservative	K. A. Potter	788	21.1	−8.7
	Liberal Democrats	V. Towers	262	7.0	−2.1
	Green	B. A. Lewis	195	5.2	+5.2
Majority			1,709	45.7	+14.4
Turnout			3,742
	Labour hold		Swing	+7.1

Bradford

Bradford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Gilmore*	2,299	78.1	+5.3
	Conservative	K. Hyde	347	11.8	−7.4
	Liberal Democrats	I. C. Donaldson	196	6.7	−1.3
	Green	A. H. Kahan	100	3.4	+3.4
Majority			1,952	66.3	+12.8
Turnout			2,942
	Labour hold		Swing	+6.3

Brooklands

Brooklands

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. Collier	2,263	50.9	+8.6
	Conservative	A. T. Langan	1,712	38.5	−12.1
	Liberal Democrats	A. B. Quinlan	316	7.1	−0.0
	Green	C. S. Field	159	3.6	+3.6
Majority			551	12.4	+4.1
Turnout			4,450
	Labour hold		Swing	+10.3

Burnage

Burnage

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Whyte*	2,481	53.5	+3.8
	Conservative	M. Logan	1,345	29.0	−10.0
	Liberal Democrats	S. W. Lawley	559	12.1	+2.7
	Green	J. Foster	250	5.4	+3.5
Majority			1,136	24.5	+13.9
Turnout			4,635
	Labour hold		Swing	+6.9

Central

Central

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T. Findlow*	1,681	79.7	−0.9
	Conservative	A. E. W. Hudson	192	9.1	−4.2
	Green	T. K. Stringer	125	5.9	−0.2
	Liberal Democrats	C. Muir	110	5.2	+5.2
Majority			1,489	70.6	+3.2
Turnout			2,108
	Labour hold		Swing	+1.6

Charlestown

Charlestown

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. McCardell*	2,545	63.7	+6.3
	Conservative	M. R. Birnhak	912	22.8	−11.5
	Liberal Democrats	J. Laslett	320	8.0	+4.3
	Green	M. A. Burns	220	5.5	+5.5
Majority			1,633	40.9	+17.8
Turnout			3,997
	Labour hold		Swing	+8.9

Cheetham

Cheetham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Pagel	2,460	81.5	+3.4
	Liberal Democrats	S. A. Lewis	560	18.5	+10.8
Majority			1,900	62.9	−0.9
Turnout			3,020
	Labour hold		Swing	-3.7

Chorlton

Chorlton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Black*	2,897	52.2	+8.7
	Conservative	W. I. Bradshaw	1,728	31.1	−11.8
	Green	B. Candeland	588	10.6	+6.9
	Liberal Democrats	H. D. McKay	339	6.1	−1.5
Majority			1,169	21.1	+20.5
Turnout			5,552
	Labour hold		Swing	+10.2

Crumpsall

Crumpsall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Spinks	2,151	50.9	+3.3
	Conservative	A. E. Walsh	1,526	36.1	−9.8
	Green	P. R. Lewis	295	7.0	+7.0
	Liberal Democrats	D. I. Gordon	250	5.9	−0.6
Majority			625	14.8	+13.1
Turnout			4,222
	Labour hold		Swing	+6.5

Didsbury

Didsbury

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Hill*	2,868	47.0	−6.9
	Labour	G. Bridson	2,382	39.0	+8.0
	Liberal Democrats	E. Allen	514	8.4	−3.7
	Green	M. J. Daw	337	5.5	+2.2
Majority			486	8.0	−15.0
Turnout			6,101
	Conservative hold		Swing	-7.4

Fallowfield

Fallowfield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. Morrison*	2,440	58.4	+7.4
	Conservative	D. Smith	830	19.9	−9.1
	Green	B. J. A. Doherty	524	12.5	+7.9
	Liberal Democrats	R. G. Brown	386	9.2	+4.6
Majority			1,610	38.5	+16.6
Turnout			4,180
	Labour hold		Swing	+8.2

Gorton North

Gorton North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. Brierley*	2,505	48.9	+2.6
	Liberal Democrats	J. Pearcey	2,140	41.8	+1.3
	Conservative	C. H. T. Webb	351	6.8	−6.5
	Green	B. Kellett	129	2.5	+2.5
Majority			365	7.1	+1.3
Turnout			5,125
	Labour hold		Swing	+0.6

Gorton South

Gorton South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Barker*	2,371	54.1	+5.2
	Liberal Democrats	J. Bridges	1,462	33.3	−8.9
	Conservative	A. M. Simm	376	8.6	−0.3
	Green	D. E. Barnes	177	4.0	+4.0
Majority			909	20.7	+14.0
Turnout			4,386
	Labour hold		Swing	+5.5

Harpurhey

Harpurhey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Patrick Karney*	2,202	69.8	+0.7
	Conservative	D. H. Keller	526	16.7	−6.9
	Liberal Democrats	N. Towers	275	8.7	+1.4
	Green	M. J. Clark	150	4.8	+4.8
Majority			1,676	53.2	+7.7
Turnout			3,153
	Labour hold		Swing	+3.8

Hulme

Hulme

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Hood	1,629	72.4	+1.5
	Green	P. E. Harrison	350	15.6	−0.2
	Conservative	P. W. Davies	154	6.8	+0.0
	Liberal Democrats	J. Mark	117	5.2	−1.2
Majority			1,279	56.8	+1.7
Turnout			2,250
	Labour hold		Swing	+0.8

Levenshulme

Levenshulme

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Keith Whitmore*	2,918	55.0	+13.8
	Labour	C. M. R. Rogers	1,794	33.8	−3.0
	Green	P. N. Thompson	303	5.7	+2.2
	Conservative	R. Colledge	293	5.5	−13.1
Majority			1,124	21.2	+16.8
Turnout			5,308
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	+8.4

Lightbowne

Lightbowne

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	K. Franklin*	2,927	65.4	+14.6
	Conservative	A. G. Edwardson	832	18.6	−19.7
	Liberal Democrats	D. Porter	489	10.9	+1.5
	Green	G. F. Carter	226	5.1	+3.6
Majority			2,095	46.8	+34.3
Turnout			4,474
	Labour hold		Swing	+17.1

Longsight

Longsight

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	N. K. Moghal*	2,701	64.2	−4.1
	Conservative	S. Hussain	619	14.7	+0.8
	Green	J. E. Denham	607	14.4	+9.3
	Liberal Democrats	B. I. Pierce	279	6.6	−6.1
Majority			2,082	49.5	−4.9
Turnout			4,206
	Labour hold		Swing	-2.4

Moss Side

Moss Side

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	I. S. Sram	2,567	73.9	−1.5
	Conservative	M. Barnes	331	9.5	−5.4
	Green	J. Sturrock	317	9.1	+5.6
	Liberal Democrats	M. T. Rowles	209	6.0	−0.2
	Independent	J. Shaoul	50	1.4	+1.4
Majority			2,236	64.4	+3.9
Turnout			3,474
	Labour hold		Swing	+1.9

Moston

Moston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Shaw	2,752	57.0	+7.0
	Conservative	F. Frost	1,535	31.8	−11.0
	Liberal Democrats	E. L. B. Slater	356	7.4	+0.2
	Green	S. G. Rawlins	182	3.8	+3.8
Majority			1,217	25.2	+18.1
Turnout			4,825
	Labour hold		Swing	+9.0

Newton Heath

Newton Heath

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. F. Garside*	2,753	77.0	+3.0
	Conservative	R. J. Merrin	453	12.7	−7.0
	Liberal Democrats	C. W. Turner	208	5.8	−0.5
	Green	M. B. Bold	162	4.5	+4.5
Majority			2,300	64.3	+10.0
Turnout			3,576
	Labour hold		Swing	+5.0

Northenden

Northenden

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. Carroll	2,614	55.7	+6.0
	Conservative	J. D. Robertson	1,577	33.6	−7.4
	Liberal Democrats	R. K. Higginson	316	6.7	−1.4
	Green	G. Otten	185	3.9	+2.7
Majority			1,037	22.1	+13.3
Turnout			4,692
	Labour hold		Swing	+6.7

Old Moat

Old Moat

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Fender*	2,963	56.3	+11.4
	Conservative	G. Shapps	1,218	23.1	+1.5
	Liberal Democrats	S. A. Oliver	602	11.4	−11.5
	Green	J. V. Lovell	479	9.1	+4.0
Majority			1,745	33.2	+11.2
Turnout			5,262
	Labour hold		Swing	+4.9

Rusholme

Rusholme

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Byrne*	2,532	64.7	+20.9
	Liberal Democrats	C. A. James	769	19.6	−15.7
	Green	B. S. Bingham	614	15.7	+10.0
Majority			1,763	45.0	+36.5
Turnout			3,915
	Labour hold		Swing	+18.3

Sharston

Sharston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Broderick	2,258	54.1	+1.3
	Labour	G. A. M. Wright	2,159
	Conservative	C. Roberts	839	20.1	−8.7
	Conservative	T. J. Roberts	808
	Green	G. A. Lawson	539	12.9	+12.9
	Liberal Democrats	H. Griffiths	536	12.8	−5.6
	Liberal Democrats	D. W. Fake	355
Majority			1,320	34.0	+10.0
Turnout			4,172
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing	+5.0

Whalley Range

Whalley Range

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. C. Morris*	2,430	54.1	+6.8
	Conservative	L. Houston	1,445	32.2	−8.1
	Green	C. I. Kirby	334	7.4	+3.7
	Liberal Democrats	B. Jones	282	6.3	+0.7
Majority			985	21.9	+14.9
Turnout			4,491
	Labour hold		Swing	+7.4

Withington

Withington

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	A. Jones*	2,251	43.4	+4.0
	Labour	G. P. Ballance	1,892	36.5	+4.6
	Conservative	G. H. R. Betton	724	14.0	−14.7
	Green	B. J. Ekbery	319	6.2	+6.2
Majority			359	6.9	−0.7
Turnout			5,186
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	-0.3

Woodhouse Park

Woodhouse Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Ainsworth	2,475	74.6	+5.0
	Liberal Democrats	D. A. Wraxall	580	17.5	+17.5
	Green	H. L. Murray	264	8.0	+8.0
Majority			1,895	57.1	+2.8
Turnout			3,319
	Labour hold		Swing	-6.2