Manchester Council election, 1996

Elections to Manchester Council were held on Thursday, 2 May 1996. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 2000. The Labour Party retained overall control of the Council. ^[1]

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

Party		Seats	+/-
	Labour	84	+1
	Liberal Democrats	15	+1
	Conservative	0	-2
	Labour hold

Ward results

Ardwick
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T. O'Callaghan	1,054	76.5	-0.9
	Liberal Democrat	D. C. Gray	144	10.5	+0.6
	Conservative	J. A. Davenport	133	9.7	+3.2
	Green	B. S. Bingham	46	3.3	+3.3
Majority			910	66.1	-1.4
Turnout			1,377
	Labour hold		Swing

Baguley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Burns*	1,468	74.1	-3.8
	Conservative	T. J. Roberts	307	15.5	+3.4
	Liberal Democrat	C. R. Hall	152	7.7	-0.3
	Independent	H. Berry	53	2.7	+2.7
Majority			1,161	58.6	-7.5
Turnout			1,980
	Labour hold		Swing

Barlow Moor
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	S. Wheale*	1,570	48.5	+14.5
	Labour	V. E. Dunn	1,339	41.4	-12.2
	Conservative	B. Moore	229	7.1	-1.0
	Green	A. M. Kulpa	100	3.1	-1.2
Majority			231	7.1	-12.5
Turnout			3,238
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Benchill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	V. M. Myers*	1,037	77.7	-8.4
	Liberal Democrat	J. Redmond	124	9.3	-1.9
	Conservative	C. Roberts	101	7.6	+7.6
	Independent	T. A. Jefferies	72	5.4	+5.4
Majority			913	68.4	-6.6
Turnout			1,334
	Labour hold		Swing

Beswick and Clayton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	R. M. Clayton	1,133	47.9	-10.7
	Labour	J. Flanagan*	1,091	46.1	+7.3
	Independent	K. M. Corcoran	73	3.1	+3.1
	Conservative	J. G. Leach	70	3.0	+0.8
Majority			42	1.8	-18.0
Turnout			2,367
	Liberal Democrat gain from Labour		Swing

Blackley (2 vacancies)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	K. Barnes*	1,573	40.1	+3.7
	Labour	H. Lyons	1,317	33.6	-9.3
	Conservative	H. P. Coombes	322	8.2	-3.8
	Liberal Democrat	P. G. Matthews	267	6.8	+4.0
	Independent	C. Connell	231	5.9	+5.9
	Liberal Democrat	G. Shaw	124	3.2	-3.2
	Green	R. J. Maile	84	2.1	+2.1
Majority			995	25.4	-13.7
Turnout			3,918
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Bradford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. Kelly*	1,152	76.2	+5.9
	Liberal Democrat	S. M. Kennedy	212	14.0	-6.8
	Conservative	E. I. Stars	98	6.5	+0.6
	Green	E. J. Brown	50	3.3	+0.4
Majority			940	62.2	+12.7
Turnout			1,512
	Labour hold		Swing

Brooklands
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. M. Cooley	1,152	56.4	-10.7
	Conservative	H. P. Cummins*	672	32.9	+11.7
	Liberal Democrat	A. McGarr	182	8.9	-1.2
	Independent	J. Hamilton	35	1.7	+1.7
Majority			480	23.5	-22.4
Turnout			2,041
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Burnage
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	K. Robinson	1,834	66.8	-4.8
	Liberal Democrat	J. M. Parkinson	434	15.8	+1.1
	Conservative	C. W. Brown	415	15.1	+3.9
	Independent	C. Mumford	63	2.3	+2.3
Majority			1,400	51.0	-5.9
Turnout			2,746
	Labour hold		Swing

Central
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. Conquest*	975	77.7	-4.4
	Conservative	A. W. Hodkinson	150	12.0	+5.2
	Liberal Democrat	W. T. Tew	109	8.7	+1.7
	Green	L. D. Maile	21	1.7	+1.7
Majority			825	65.7	-9.4
Turnout			1,255
	Labour hold		Swing

Charlestown
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. E. Hackett*	1,635	76.2	-0.2
	Conservative	C. L. Saunders	266	12.4	-0.7
	Liberal Democrat	V. Towers	200	9.3	+0.6
	Independent	H. Baker	44	2.1	+2.1
Majority			1,369	63.8	+0.4
Turnout			2,145
	Labour hold		Swing

Cheetham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. B. Olaniyan	1,697	83.1	+4.7
	Liberal	R. J. Wilson	215	10.5	+4.9
	Liberal Democrat	G. D. Epps	130	6.4	+1.8
Majority			1,482	72.6	+1.4
Turnout			2,042
	Labour hold		Swing

Chorlton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. W. Humphreys	2,796	68.1	+0.2
	Conservative	M. J. Cleall-Hill	734	17.9	+2.7
	Liberal Democrat	H. D. Fisher	309	7.5	-2.8
	Green	B. A. Candeland	269	6.5	0
Majority			2,062	50.2	-2.5
Turnout			4,108
	Labour hold		Swing

Crumpsall
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. C. Leese*	1,913	74.2	-0.4
	Conservative	T. Skorsewski	398	15.4	+1.4
	Liberal Democrat	J. P. Spurway	201	7.8	-1.1
	Independent	J. P. Riemer	65	2.5	+2.5
Majority			1,515	58.8	-1.8
Turnout			2,577
	Labour hold		Swing

Didsbury
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. A. Smythe	1,834	38.2	-5.2
	Conservative	P. G. Hilton*	1,559	32.4	+3.5
	Liberal Democrat	D. J. Sandiford	1,352	28.1	+1.8
	Independent	K. Harkavy	62	1.3	+1.3
Majority			275	5.7	-8.8
Turnout			4,807
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Fallowfield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. K. Royle*	1,584	69.9	+6.5
	Conservative	S. S. Davenport	306	13.5	+1.1
	Liberal Democrat	J. P. D. Graham	235	10.4	-0.5
	Green	M. J. Daw	142	6.3	+0.4
Majority			1,278	56.4	+7.6
Turnout			2,267
	Labour hold		Swing

Gorton North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	I. Donaldson*	1,795	52.2	+1.2
	Labour	W. Egerton	1,466	42.6	-1.9
	Conservative	M. Higginbottom	155	4.5	+1.1
	Independent	M. Jarman	23	0.7	+0.7
Majority			329	9.6	+3.1
Turnout			3,439
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Gorton South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	S. Ashley*	1,733	57.3	+7.6
	Labour	B. Whitehead	1,167	38.6	-7.7
	Conservative	D. W. Davenport	90	3.0	0
	Green	A. C. Salter	34	1.1	+1.1
Majority			566	18.7	+15.3
Turnout			3,024
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Harpurhey
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. Stringer*	1,176	72.5	+3.1
	Liberal Democrat	L. R. Dyke	192	11.8	-7.3
	Conservative	D. H. Keller	150	9.2	-2.3
	Green	C. J. Maile	104	6.4	+6.4
Majority			984	60.7	+10.4
Turnout			1,622
	Labour hold		Swing

Hulme
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	K. J. Rowswell*	708	74.0	-5.3
	Green	R. W. Goater	75	7.8	+7.8
	Liberal Democrat	S. A. Oliver	72	7.5	+2.0
	Conservative	P. A. Kierman	69	7.2	+1.3
	Independent	C. A. Lyn-Lloyd	33	3.4	+1.3
Majority			633	66.1	-7.3
Turnout			957
	Labour hold		Swing

Levenshulme
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	J. Commons*	1,908	57.2	-0.7
	Labour	Z. E. Mir	1,149	34.4	-0.5
	Conservative	P. K. Mostyn	142	4.3	+0.5
	Green	A. Mohamood	107	3.2	+3.2
	Independent	A. E. Howie	32	1.0	+1.0
Majority			759	22.7	-0.3
Turnout			3,338
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Lightbowne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. Risby*	1,757	75.8	+2.0
	Conservative	M. P. Steadman	315	13.6	-0.1
	Liberal Democrat	D. I. Gordon	186	8.0	-1.6
	Green	P. J. Maile	60	2.6	-0.3
Majority			1,442	62.2	+2.1
Turnout			2,318
	Labour hold		Swing

Longsight
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Akhtar	1,520	46.9	-10.6
	Conservative	M. A. Naqui	788	24.3	-2.3
	Liberal Democrat	A. Chowdhury	414	12.8	+5.1
	Green	S. Fitzgibbon	293	9.0	+0.8
	Independent	M. A. Middleton	225	6.9	+6.9
Majority			732	22.6	-8.3
Turnout			3,240
	Labour hold		Swing

Moss Side
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	V. P. Young*	1,437	79.5	+3.3
	Liberal Democrat	R. S. Powell	139	7.7	+2.5
	Conservative	M. G. Barnes	137	7.6	-0.6
	Green	L. S. Fogarty	95	5.3	-1.5
Majority			1,298	71.8	+3.8
Turnout			1,808
	Labour hold		Swing

Moston
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. Mullins	1,762	72.9	-3.2
	Conservative	G. Skorzewski	368	15.2	+0.8
	Liberal Democrat	H. W. Totty	269	11.1	+5.9
	Independent	R. Conibere	18	0.7	+0.7
Majority			1,394	57.7	-4.0
Turnout			2,417
	Labour hold		Swing

Newton Heath
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Smith*	1,349	80.2	-2.8
	Conservative	E. M. Fisher	169	10.0	+0.6
	Liberal Democrat	C. W. Turner	118	7.0	+0.8
	Green	P. J. Brown	47	2.8	+2.8
Majority			1,180	70.1	-3.5
Turnout			1,683
	Labour hold		Swing

Northenden
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. J. Bracegirdle*	1,816	69.0	-0.9
	Conservative	K. A. McKenna	476	18.1	+2.6
	Liberal Democrat	R. A. Axtell	226	8.6	-3.9
	Green	L. D. Crookes	113	4.3	+4.3
Majority			1,340	50.9	-3.4
Turnout			2,631
	Labour hold		Swing

Old Moat
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	B. Harrison*	2,126	67.0	-3.8
	Conservative	G. H. Betton	433	13.6	+2.0
	Liberal Democrat	Y. Zalzala	324	10.2	-2.7
	Green	T. E. Romagnuolo	196	6.2	+1.5
	Independent	J. A. White	94	3.0	+3.0
Majority			1,693	53.4	-4.6
Turnout			3,173
	Labour hold		Swing

Rusholme
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Y. Mambu*	1,224	50.4	+7.9
	Liberal Democrat	S. Ahmad	732	30.2	-3.7
	Independent	M. Manning	239	9.8	-2.6
	Conservative	D. E. Bunting	232	9.6	+6.7
Majority			492	20.3	+11.7
Turnout			2,427
	Labour hold		Swing

Sharston
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. Berry*	1,298	75.7	-3.6
	Conservative	R. J. Caddick	186	10.9	+0.9
	Liberal Democrat	S. Toole	180	10.5	+1.6
	Green	P. D. Johnson	50	2.9	+2.9
Majority			1,112	64.9	-4.4
Turnout			1,714
	Labour hold		Swing

Whalley Range
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	K. Fry*	1,755	60.2	+4.5
	Conservative	R. E. West	657	22.5	-5.8
	Liberal Democrat	J. S. Leech	338	11.6	+0.1
	Green	M. R. Candeland	164	5.6	+1.1
Majority			1,098	64.6	+37.1
Turnout			2,914
	Labour hold		Swing

Withington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	A. Firth*	2,187	53.2	+10.1
	Labour	J. M. Green	1,532	37.3	-7.1
	Conservative	J. J. Callaghan	249	6.1	-2.5
	Independent	B. Ekbery	142	3.5	+3.5
Majority			655	15.9	+14.5
Turnout			4,110
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Woodhouse Park (2 vacancies)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	L. Collins	1,142	39.3	-2.9
	Labour	P. G. Andrews	1,103	38.0	-5.5
	Liberal Democrat	W. D. Fisher	186	6.4	-5.7
	Liberal Democrat	R. S. Harrison	178	6.1	-6.3
	Green	G. A. Lawson	161	5.5	+5.5
	Conservative	L. G. Maguire	136	4.7	+4.7
Majority			917	31.6	+0.1
Turnout			2,906
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

References

1. ^ "Manchester Evening News, 3 May 1996.

Preceded by Manchester Council election, 1995

Manchester local elections

Succeeded by Manchester Council election, 1998