Manchester City Council elections
In Manchester, England, one third of Manchester City Council is elected each year for three consecutive years, followed by a fourth year without any elections. The Labour Party has had political control in Manchester since 1973.
Political control
| Party in control | Years |
|---|---|
| Labour | 1973–present |
Council elections
Summary of the council composition after council elections, click on the year for full details of each election. Boundary changes took place for the 2004 election which reduced the number of seats by 3, leading to the whole council being elected in that year.
| Year | style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color; width: 3px;" | | Labour | style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color; width: 3px;" | | Conservative | style="background-color: Template:Liberal Democrats (UK)/meta/color; width: 3px;" | | Liberal Democrats | style="background-color: Template:Green Party of England and Wales/meta/color; width: 3px;" | | Greens | style="background-color: Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color; width: 3px;" | | Independent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 59 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1975 | 54 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1976 | 54 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1978 | 53 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1979 | 63 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1980 | 72 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1982 | 69 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1983 | 72 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1984 | 79 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1986 | 86 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1987 | 77 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1988 | 78 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1990 | 78 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1991 | 85 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1992 | 80 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 2 | |||||
| 1994 | 79 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| 1995 | 83 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1996 | 84 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1998 | 84 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1999 | 80 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2000 | 78 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2002 | 76 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| 2003 | 71 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 2004 | 57 | 0 | 38 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 2006 | 61 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 2007 | 60 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 2008 | 61 | 1 | 34 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2010 | 62 | 1 | 33 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2011 | 75 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| 2012 | 86 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| 2014 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| 2015 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2016 | 95 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2018 | 94 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2019 | 93 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||||
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2016 results map
By-election results
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" || By-election | Date | Incumbent party | Winning party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beswick by-election | 27 June 1974
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Labour
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Labour | ||
| Blackley by-election
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Labour
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" | |
Labour | |||
| Labour
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Labour | ||||
| Harpurhey by-election | 25 July 1974
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Labour
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" | |
Labour | ||
| Withington by-election | 16 November 1978
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" | |
Conservative
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FFD700;" data-sort-value="Liberal Party (UK)" | |
Liberal | ||
| Gorton South by-election | 25 September 1980
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" | |
Labour
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" | |
Labour | ||
| Blackley by-election | 2 April 1981
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" | |
Conservative
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" | |
Labour | ||
| Old Moat by-election | 9 July 1981
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" | |
Conservative
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" | |
Conservative | ||
| Moston by-election | 27 July 1995
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Labour
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" | |
Labour | ||
| Hulme by-election | 2 May 1997
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Labour
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" | |
Labour | ||
| Old Moat by-election
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" | |
Labour
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" | |
Labour | |||
| Cheetham by-election | 24 September 1998
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" | |
Labour
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Liberal Democrats (UK)" | |
Liberal Democrats | ||
| Benchill by-election | 10 June 1999
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" | |
Labour
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" | |
Labour | ||
| Central by-election | 26 August 1999
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Labour
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" | |
Labour | ||
| Baguley by-election | 25 January 2001
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" | |
Labour
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" | |
Labour | ||
| Beswick and Clayton by-election | 10 June 2001
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Labour
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Labour | ||
| Sharston by-election
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Labour
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Labour | |||
| Whalley Range by-election
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Labour
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Labour | |||
| Benchill by-election | 13 June 2002
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Labour
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" | |
Labour | ||
| Gorton South by-election | 19 October 2006
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Liberal Democrats (UK)" | |
Liberal Democrats
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Liberal Democrats (UK)" | |
Liberal Democrats | ||
| Charlestown by-election | 14 June 2007
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" | |
Labour
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" | |
Labour | ||
| Didsbury West by-election | 29 January 2009
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Liberal Democrats (UK)" | |
Liberal Democrats
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Liberal Democrats (UK)" | |
Liberal Democrats | ||
| Moston by-election | 29 January 2009
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" | |
Labour
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Labour | ||
| Hulme by-election | 4 November 2010
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Labour
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Labour | ||
| Baguley by-election | 20 January 2011
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Labour
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Labour | ||
| Ardwick by-election | 15 November 2012
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Labour
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Labour | ||
| Ancoats and Clayton by-election | 10 October 2013
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Labour
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Labour | ||
| Ancoats and Clayton by-election | 5 December 2013
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Labour
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Labour | ||
| Higher Blackley by-election | 18 February 2016
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Labour
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Labour | ||
| Rusholme by-election | 4 May 2017
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Labour
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Labour | ||
| Fallowfield by-election | 27 July 2017
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Labour
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Labour | ||
| Clayton & Openshaw by-election | 27 February 2020
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Labour
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" | |
Independent | ||
See also
- Category:Councillors in Manchester – list of councillors serving on Manchester City Council
- Politics in Manchester
