title: 1988 Manchester City Council election
text: # 1988 Manchester City Council election
  
  Elections to Manchester Council were held on Thursday, 5 May 1988. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 1992. The Labour Party retained overall control of the Council.
  
  ## Election result
  
  Manchester Council Election Result 1988 :
  
  | Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Labour | 34 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 89.5 | 53.1 | 71,493 | +11.1% |
  | Conservative | 2 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 5.2 | 28.3 | 38,089 | -0.7% |
  | Liberal Democrats | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.2 | 15.2 | 20,480 | -11.9% |
  | Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 2,867 | +0.9% |
  | SDP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 1,160 | +0.8% |
  | Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 482 | -0.2% |
  | Communist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 139 | +0.1% |
  
  After the election, the composition of the council was as follows:
  
  | Party | Seats | +/- |
  | - | - | - |
  | Labour | 78 | +1 |
  | Conservative | 12 | -1 |
  | Liberal Democrats | 9 | 0 |
  | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
  
  ## Ward results
  
  ### Ardwick
  
  Ardwick :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | E. H. Hopkins | 1,999 | 78.8 | +11.8 |
  | | Conservative | M. D. Payne | 309 | 12.2 | -3.9 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | K. V. Read | 155 | 6.1 | -10.8 |
  | | Green | J. A. B. Hall | 74 | 2.9 | +2.9 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,690 | 66.6 | +16.5 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,537 | | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +7.8 | |
  
  ### Baguley
  
  Baguley :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | A. Burns* | 2,372 | 57.6 | +15.5 |
  | | Labour | J. McNicholls | 2,207 | | |
  | | Conservative | V. C. Kirby | 1,443 | 35.1 | +0.5 |
  | | Conservative | S. W. Lawley | 1,414 | | |
  | | Liberal Democrats | G. Hall | 300 | 7.3 | -16.0 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | L. H. McLoughlin | 246 | | |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 764 | 22.5 | +15.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,115 | | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +7.5 | |
  
  ### Barlow Moor
  
  Barlow Moor :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Y. A. Gooljary | 1,746 | 37.3 | +2.5 |
  | | Labour | I. M. Summers | 1,594 | | |
  | | Liberal Democrats | R. S. Harrison | 1,309 | 28.0 | -14.5 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | H. D. McKay | 1,286 | | |
  | | Conservative | N. H. Brook | 1,284 | 27.5 | +7.0 |
  | | Conservative | M. B. Beaugeard | 1,229 | | |
  | | Green | B. A. Candeland | 334 | 7.1 | +4.8 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 285 | 9.3 | +1.6 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,673 | | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +8.5 | |
  
  ### Benchill
  
  Benchill :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | V. M. Myers* | 1,735 | 60.0 | -2.6 |
  | | Independent | D. A. Morris | 482 | 16.7 | +16.7 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | A. Bradshaw | 407 | 14.1 | -23.3 |
  | | Conservative | W. F. Hurst | 267 | 9.2 | +9.2 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,253 | 43.3 | +18.1 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,891 | | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -9.6 | |
  
  ### Beswick and Clayton
  
  Beswick and Clayton :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | J. Flanagan* | 2,157 | 75.0 | +18.8 |
  | | Conservative | B. H. Brooks | 548 | 19.1 | -7.5 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | V. M. Cahill | 171 | 5.9 | -11.3 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,253 | 43.6 | +14.1 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,876 | | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +13.1 | |
  
  ### Blackley
  
  Blackley :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | K. Barnes | 2,290 | 61.1 | +15.9 |
  | | Conservative | F. J. R. Lomas | 1,117 | 29.8 | -3.1 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | J. Cookson | 340 | 9.1 | -12.8 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,173 | 31.3 | +19.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,747 | | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +9.5 | |
  
  ### Bradford
  
  Bradford :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | K. J. Rowswell | 2,008 | 72.8 | +10.9 |
  | | Conservative | K. Hyde | 531 | 19.2 | +0.8 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | P. F. Allanson | 220 | 8.0 | -11.6 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,477 | 53.5 | +11.2 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,759 | | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +5.0 | |
  
  ### Brooklands
  
  Brooklands :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | P. Cummins | 2,316 | 50.6 | +0.6 |
  | | Labour | J. Broderick* | 1,934 | 42.3 | +9.9 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | D. Wraxall | 325 | 7.1 | -10.6 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 382 | 8.3 | -9.3 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,575 | | |
  | | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | -4.6 | |
  
  ### Burnage
  
  Burnage :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | J. Clegg* | 2,546 | 49.7 | +13.8 |
  | | Conservative | A. Riley | 2,001 | 39.0 | -1.2 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | R. Taylor | 483 | 9.4 | -12.8 |
  | | Green | E. F. Howard | 96 | 1.9 | +0.3 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 545 | 10.6 | +6.3 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,126 | | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +7.5 | |
  
  ### Central
  
  Central :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | G. Conquest* | 1,551 | 80.6 | +12.7 |
  | | Conservative | A. E. W. Hudson | 255 | 13.3 | -3.1 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | C. Muir | 118 | 6.1 | -9.7 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,296 | 67.4 | +15.9 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,924 | | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +7.9 | |
  
  ### Charlestown
  
  Charlestown :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | B. Curley | 2,289 | 57.4 | +16.2 |
  | | Conservative | M. Harris | 1,368 | 34.3 | -3.4 |
  | | SDP | S. Earnshaw | 182 | 4.6 | +4.6 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | N. Towers | 148 | 3.7 | -17.4 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 921 | 23.1 | +19.5 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,987 | | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +9.8 | |
  
  ### Cheetham
  
  Cheetham :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | J. McCardell* | 2,484 | 78.1 | +25.8 |
  | | Conservative | R. T. L. Berg | 453 | 14.2 | +14.2 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | S. A. Lewis | 245 | 7.7 | -13.8 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,031 | 63.8 | +37.7 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,182 | | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +5.8 | |
  
  ### Chorlton
  
  Chorlton :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | A. Tomlinson | 2,693 | 43.5 | +10.7 |
  | | Conservative | E. Walker* | 2,655 | 42.9 | -1.5 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | R. T. Bogg | 467 | 7.6 | -12.2 |
  | | Green | D. Glazier | 231 | 3.7 | +0.6 |
  | | Communist | M. Waterfield | 139 | 2.2 | +2.2 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 38 | 0.6 | -11.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,185 | | |
  | | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +6.1 | |
  
  ### Crumpsall
  
  Crumpsall :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | R. Leese* | 2,014 | 47.6 | +11.1 |
  | | Conservative | A. E. Walsh | 1,942 | 45.9 | +0.8 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | J. A. Smith | 276 | 6.5 | -9.6 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 72 | 1.7 | -6.9 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,232 | | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +5.1 | |
  
  ### Didsbury
  
  Didsbury :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | P. Hilton | 3,139 | 53.9 | -0.4 |
  | | Labour | G. Bridson | 1,802 | 31.0 | +8.7 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | E. Allen | 688 | 11.8 | -8.3 |
  | | Green | G. Otten | 191 | 3.3 | -0.0 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,337 | 23.0 | -8.9 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,820 | | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -4.5 | |
  
  ### Fallowfield
  
  Fallowfield :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | R. A. Graham* | 2,054 | 51.0 | +9.1 |
  | | Conservative | S. W. Keegin | 1,170 | 29.0 | -6.0 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | E. A. Cross | 622 | 15.4 | -3.8 |
  | | Green | J. Sturrock | 184 | 4.6 | +0.7 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 884 | 21.9 | +14.9 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,030 | | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +7.5 | |
  
  ### Gorton North
  
  Gorton North :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | T. Hamnett* | 2,226 | 46.3 | +0.9 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | J. Pearcey | 1,948 | 40.5 | +12.2 |
  | | Conservative | N. Dentith | 638 | 13.3 | -13.0 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 278 | 5.8 | -11.3 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,812 | | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -5.6 | |
  
  ### Gorton South
  
  Gorton South :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | B. Stone | 2,170 | 48.9 | +10.0 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | J. Bridges | 1,871 | 42.2 | -6.9 |
  | | Conservative | T. A. Grimshaw | 394 | 8.9 | -3.0 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 299 | 6.7 | -3.5 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,435 | | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +8.4 | |
  
  ### Harpurhey
  
  Harpurhey :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | G. Stringer* | 2,493 | 69.1 | +22.1 |
  | | Conservative | R. Chadwick | 851 | 23.6 | -6.6 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | V. Towers | 264 | 7.3 | -15.4 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,642 | 45.5 | +28.7 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,608 | | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +14.3 | |
  
  ### Hulme
  
  Hulme :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | V. Dunn* | 1,775 | 70.9 | -1.9 |
  | | Labour | H. Johnson | 1,639 | | |
  | | Green | P. E. Harrison | 395 | 15.8 | +15.8 |
  | | Conservative | A. Pollitt | 171 | 6.8 | +6.8 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | S. M. Jones | 161 | 6.4 | -20.8 |
  | | Conservative | D. M. Powell | 160 | | |
  | | Liberal Democrats | C. Whettam | 107 | | |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,244 | 55.1 | +9.5 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,502 | | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -8.8 | |
  
  ### Levenshulme
  
  Levenshulme :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | J. Commons | 2,038 | 41.2 | -14.2 |
  | | Labour | D. J. Power | 1,821 | 36.8 | +9.3 |
  | | Conservative | R. Colledge | 919 | 18.6 | +4.8 |
  | | Green | A. R. King | 172 | 3.5 | +0.2 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 217 | 4.4 | -23.5 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,950 | | |
  | | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | -11.7 | |
  
  ### Lightbowne
  
  Lightbowne :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | W. Risby | 2,497 | 50.8 | +15.6 |
  | | Conservative | J. A. Smeaton | 1,882 | 38.3 | -0.3 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | D. Porter | 464 | 9.4 | -16.9 |
  | | Green | R. Wallace | 72 | 1.5 | +1.5 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 615 | 12.5 | +9.1 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,915 | | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +7.9 | |
  
  ### Longsight
  
  Longsight :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | K. Robinson* | 2,801 | 68.3 | +8.2 |
  | | Conservative | D. Ferguson | 571 | 13.9 | -3.7 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | L. M. Moulding | 520 | 12.7 | -6.5 |
  | | Green | L. A. King | 207 | 5.1 | +1.9 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,230 | 54.4 | +13.5 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,099 | | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +5.9 | |
  
  ### Moss Side
  
  Moss Side :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | V. P. Young | 2,438 | 75.4 | +5.3 |
  | | Conservative | M. Barnes | 482 | 14.9 | -1.1 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | F. Griffiths | 200 | 6.2 | -7.7 |
  | | Green | D. A. Howarth | 112 | 3.5 | +3.5 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,956 | 60.5 | +6.4 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,232 | | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +3.2 | |
  
  ### Moston
  
  Moston :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | L. Kelly* | 2,368 | 50.0 | +12.9 |
  | | Conservative | M. Gill | 2,031 | 42.8 | -0.4 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | E. L. B. Slater | 341 | 7.2 | -12.5 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 337 | 7.1 | +0.9 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,740 | | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +6.6 | |
  
  ### Newton Heath
  
  Newton Heath :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | J. Smith* | 2,197 | 74.0 | +17.8 |
  | | Labour | A. F. Garside | 2,133 | | |
  | | Conservative | R. J. Merrin | 585 | 19.7 | -4.6 |
  | | Conservative | S. W. Place | 538 | | |
  | | Liberal Democrats | G. Shaw | 186 | 6.3 | -13.2 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | J. A. Snellwood | 177 | | |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,548 | 54.3 | +22.4 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,968 | | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +11.2 | |
  
  ### Northenden
  
  Northenden :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | H. Brown* | 2,175 | 49.7 | +18.4 |
  | | Conservative | R. Bee | 1,792 | 41.0 | +4.0 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | R. K. Higginson | 354 | 8.1 | -22.5 |
  | | Green | C. P. Ireland | 54 | 1.2 | +0.1 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 383 | 8.8 | +3.1 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,375 | | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +7.2 | |
  
  ### Old Moat
  
  Old Moat :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | B. Harrison* | 2,793 | 44.9 | +6.9 |
  | | Labour | A. Spencer | 2,570 | | |
  | | Liberal Democrats | P. A. Monkhouse | 1,428 | 22.9 | -12.0 |
  | | Conservative | J. F. Roberts | 1,346 | 21.6 | -3.4 |
  | | Conservative | N. M. Watson | 1,203 | | |
  | | Liberal Democrats | M. E. D. Boyle | 1,058 | | |
  | | SDP | B. Gaskin | 332 | 5.3 | +5.3 |
  | | Green | S. J. Buchan | 321 | 5.1 | +3.0 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,142 | 22.0 | +18.9 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,220 | | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +9.4 | |
  
  ### Rusholme
  
  Rusholme :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Y. Mambu | 1,876 | 43.8 | +4.6 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | A. Choudhury | 1,512 | 35.3 | -10.7 |
  | | Conservative | N. F. Barnes | 652 | 15.2 | +3.4 |
  | | Green | B. S. Bingham | 245 | 5.7 | +2.7 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 364 | 8.5 | +1.7 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,285 | | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +7.6 | |
  
  ### Sharston
  
  Sharston :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | G. Berry | 2,051 | 52.8 | +14.3 |
  | | Conservative | A. R. Williams | 1,119 | 28.8 | +1.2 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | R. Bowers | 717 | 18.4 | -15.5 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 932 | 24.0 | +19.4 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,887 | | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +6.5 | |
  
  ### Whalley Range
  
  Whalley Range :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | K. M. Fry | 2,285 | 47.3 | +8.7 |
  | | Conservative | V. M. Colledge | 1,948 | 40.3 | -2.4 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | P. J. Davis | 270 | 5.6 | -10.3 |
  | | Green | C. I. Kirby | 179 | 3.7 | +0.9 |
  | | SDP | K. McKeon | 151 | 3.1 | +3.1 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 337 | 7.0 | +2.9 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,833 | | |
  | | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +5.5 | |
  
  ### Withington
  
  Withington :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | A. Firth* | 1,932 | 39.4 | -5.5 |
  | | Labour | A. D. R. Eko | 1,561 | 31.9 | +4.4 |
  | | Conservative | A. J. Elleray | 1,405 | 28.7 | +3.9 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 371 | 7.6 | -9.7 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,898 | | |
  | | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | -4.9 | |
  
  ### Woodhouse Park
  
  Woodhouse Park :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | R. H. Vaughan | 2,292 | 69.6 | +21.6 |
  | | Conservative | D. M. Hurst | 505 | 15.3 | -5.3 |
  | | SDP | E. M. Bowers | 495 | 15.0 | +15.0 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,787 | 54.3 | +37.6 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,292 | | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +13.4 | |
  