Manchester City Council election, 1987
Elections to Manchester Council were held on Thursday, 7 May 1987. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 1991. The Labour Party retained overall control of the Council.
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Election result
Manchester Council Election Result 1987 |
Party |
Seats |
Gains |
Losses |
Net gain/loss |
Seats % |
Votes % |
Votes |
+/− |
|
Labour |
19 |
0 |
9 |
-9 |
57.6 |
42.0 |
62,473 |
-16.1% |
|
Conservative |
9 |
6 |
0 |
+6 |
27.3 |
29.0 |
43,168 |
+8.7% |
|
SDP–Liberal Alliance |
5 |
3 |
0 |
+3 |
15.1 |
27.1 |
40,343 |
+7.8% |
|
Green |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
1.2 |
1,775 |
+0.4% |
|
Independent |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
840 |
-0.6% |
After the election, the composition of the council was as follows:
Ward results
Ardwick
Ardwick |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Norman Finley* |
1,825 |
67.0 |
-9.5 |
|
SDP–Liberal Alliance |
Ronald Axtell |
460 |
16.9 |
+9.3 |
|
Conservative |
Steven Johnson |
438 |
16.1 |
+0.2 |
Majority |
1,365 |
50.1 |
-10.4 |
Turnout |
2,723 |
|
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
-9.4 |
|
Baguley
Baguley |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Winifred Smith* |
1,923 |
42.1 |
-31.2 |
|
Conservative |
Simon Lawley |
1,582 |
34.6 |
+7.9 |
|
SDP–Liberal Alliance |
Desmond Cooke |
1,065 |
23.3 |
+23.3 |
Majority |
341 |
7.5 |
-39.2 |
Turnout |
4,570 |
|
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
-19.5 |
|
Barlow Moor
Barlow Moor |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
SDP–Liberal Alliance |
Simon Gluck |
2,305 |
42.5 |
+10.6 |
|
Labour |
Christopher Tucker* |
1,886 |
34.8 |
-11.9 |
|
Conservative |
Nicholas Brook |
1,110 |
20.5 |
+2.4 |
|
Green |
Brian Candeland |
126 |
2.3 |
-1.0 |
Majority |
419 |
7.7 |
-7.1 |
Turnout |
5,427 |
|
|
|
SDP–Liberal Alliance gain from Labour |
Swing |
+11.2 |
|
Benchill
Benchill |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Neil Warren* |
2,022 |
62.6 |
-9.8 |
|
SDP–Liberal Alliance |
Ann Bradshaw |
1,207 |
37.4 |
+37.4 |
Majority |
815 |
25.2 |
-28.2 |
Turnout |
3,229 |
|
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
-23.6 |
|
Beswick and Clayton
Beswick and Clayton |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Sidney Silverman* |
1,867 |
56.2 |
-17.8 |
|
Conservative |
Leonard Hockey |
885 |
26.6 |
+12.4 |
|
SDP–Liberal Alliance |
Valerie Cahill |
572 |
17.2 |
+11.9 |
Majority |
982 |
29.5 |
-30.4 |
Turnout |
3,324 |
|
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
-15.1 |
|
Blackley
Blackley |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Eileen Kelly* |
1,879 |
45.2 |
-20.4 |
|
Conservative |
Kevin Potter |
1,366 |
32.9 |
+12.4 |
|
SDP–Liberal Alliance |
John Cookson |
910 |
21.9 |
+9.4 |
Majority |
513 |
12.3 |
-32.8 |
Turnout |
4,155 |
|
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
-16.4 |
|
Bradford
Bradford |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Margaret Smith |
2,048 |
61.9 |
-16.9 |
|
SDP–Liberal Alliance |
Simon Lewis |
650 |
19.6 |
+10.5 |
|
Conservative |
Margaret Payne |
610 |
18.4 |
+6.3 |
Majority |
1,398 |
42.3 |
-24.4 |
Turnout |
3,308 |
|
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
-13.7 |
|
Brooklands
Burnage
Central
Central |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Patricia Conquest* |
1,511 |
67.9 |
-11.7 |
|
Conservative |
Alan Hudson |
364 |
16.4 |
+5.0 |
|
SDP–Liberal Alliance |
Graeme Muir |
351 |
15.8 |
+6.8 |
Majority |
1,147 |
51.5 |
-16.6 |
Turnout |
2,226 |
|
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
-8.3 |
|
Charlestown
Cheetham
Cheetham |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Nicholas Harris* |
1,452 |
52.3 |
-27.6 |
|
Independent |
Sydney Laserson |
727 |
26.2 |
+26.2 |
|
SDP–Liberal Alliance |
Barry McColgan |
596 |
21.5 |
+1.4 |
Majority |
725 |
26.1 |
-33.7 |
Turnout |
2,775 |
|
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
-26.9 |
|
Chorlton
Crumpsall
Didsbury
Fallowfield
Fallowfield |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Michael Harrison |
1,720 |
41.9 |
-12.7 |
|
Conservative |
Stephen Keegin |
1,434 |
35.0 |
+13.8 |
|
SDP–Liberal Alliance |
Kevin Read |
789 |
19.2 |
-0.7 |
|
Green |
Jonathan Booty |
158 |
3.9 |
-0.4 |
Majority |
286 |
7.0 |
-26.3 |
Turnout |
4,101 |
|
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
-13.2 |
|
Gorton North
Gorton South
Gorton South |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
SDP–Liberal Alliance |
James Ashley |
2,291 |
49.1 |
+17.8 |
|
Labour |
Bernard Stone |
1,814 |
38.9 |
-18.7 |
|
Conservative |
Terence Grimshaw |
557 |
11.9 |
+0.9 |
Majority |
477 |
10.2 |
-16.1 |
Turnout |
4,662 |
|
|
|
SDP–Liberal Alliance gain from Labour |
Swing |
+18.2 |
|
Harpurhey
Harpurhey |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Nilofar Siddiqi* |
1,648 |
47.0 |
-23.4 |
|
Conservative |
Reginald Chadwick |
1,060 |
30.2 |
+15.9 |
|
SDP–Liberal Alliance |
Morris Lockwood |
797 |
22.7 |
+7.4 |
Majority |
588 |
16.8 |
-38.3 |
Turnout |
3,505 |
|
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
-19.6 |
|
Hulme
Hulme |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Mary Kelly |
1,859 |
72.8 |
-8.8 |
|
SDP–Liberal Alliance |
Simon Jones |
694 |
27.2 |
+17.5 |
Majority |
1,165 |
45.6 |
-27.3 |
Turnout |
2,553 |
|
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
-13.1 |
|
Levenshulme
Levenshulme |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
SDP–Liberal Alliance |
Audrey Greaves* |
2,974 |
55.4 |
+2.1 |
|
Labour |
Vincent Young |
1,474 |
27.5 |
-4.3 |
|
Conservative |
Victoria Colledge |
741 |
13.8 |
+1.3 |
|
Green |
Beryl Clarke |
178 |
3.3 |
+1.0 |
Majority |
1,500 |
27.9 |
+6.5 |
Turnout |
5,367 |
|
|
|
SDP–Liberal Alliance hold |
Swing |
+3.2 |
|
Lightbowne
Lightbowne |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Gerry Carey |
2,035 |
38.6 |
+15.5 |
|
Labour |
Derek Shaw* |
1,855 |
35.2 |
-27.9 |
|
SDP–Liberal Alliance |
David Porter |
1,385 |
26.3 |
+12.5 |
Majority |
180 |
3.4 |
-36.6 |
Turnout |
5,275 |
|
|
|
Conservative gain from Labour |
Swing |
+21.7 |
|
Longsight
Longsight |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Kenneth Strath* |
2,837 |
60.1 |
-3.3 |
|
SDP–Liberal Alliance |
Rosalind Moss |
905 |
19.2 |
-2.5 |
|
Conservative |
Ian Ferguson |
830 |
17.6 |
+6.3 |
|
Green |
Robert Waters |
151 |
3.2 |
-0.4 |
Majority |
1,932 |
40.9 |
-0.9 |
Turnout |
4,723 |
|
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
-0.4 |
|
Moss Side
Moston
Newton Heath
Northenden
Old Moat
Rusholme
Rusholme |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
SDP–Liberal Alliance |
Marc Ramsbottom |
2,310 |
46.0 |
+5.5 |
|
Labour |
Yomi Mambu |
1,969 |
39.2 |
-7.9 |
|
Conservative |
Nigel Barnes |
594 |
11.8 |
+1.4 |
|
Green |
Alison Hunt |
149 |
3.0 |
+3.0 |
Majority |
341 |
6.8 |
+0.2 |
Turnout |
5,022 |
|
|
|
SDP–Liberal Alliance gain from Labour |
Swing |
+6.7 |
|
Sharston
Sharston |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
George Mann |
1,801 |
38.5 |
-26.0 |
|
SDP–Liberal Alliance |
Robert Bowers |
1,585 |
33.9 |
-1.6 |
|
Conservative |
Alan Williams |
1,292 |
27.6 |
+27.6 |
Majority |
216 |
4.6 |
-24.5 |
Turnout |
4,678 |
|
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
-12.2 |
|
Whalley Range
Whalley Range |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
John Kershaw |
2,294 |
42.7 |
+9.1 |
|
Labour |
Yousouf Gooljary |
2,075 |
38.6 |
-11.1 |
|
SDP–Liberal Alliance |
Kenneth McKeon |
856 |
15.9 |
-0.8 |
|
Green |
Colin Kirby |
149 |
2.8 |
+2.8 |
Majority |
219 |
4.1 |
-12.0 |
Turnout |
5,374 |
|
|
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
+10.1 |
|
Withington
Withington |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
SDP–Liberal Alliance |
David Sandiford* |
2,631 |
44.9 |
+2.3 |
|
Labour |
David Silkin |
1,614 |
27.5 |
-7.4 |
|
Conservative |
Anthony Elleray |
1,457 |
24.8 |
+5.3 |
|
Green |
Guy Otten |
163 |
2.8 |
-0.2 |
Majority |
1,017 |
17.3 |
+9.6 |
Turnout |
5,865 |
|
|
|
SDP–Liberal Alliance hold |
Swing |
+4.8 |
|
Woodhouse Park
References
- ↑ "Manchester City Council Election Results, 2nd Edition, Swarbrick (1993).