title: 1991 Manchester City Council election
text: # 1991 Manchester City Council election
  
  Elections to Manchester Council were held on Thursday, 2 May 1991. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 1995. The Labour Party retained overall control of the Council.
  
  ## Election result
  
  Manchester Council Election Result 1991 :
  
  | Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Labour | 27 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 79.4 | 50.3 | 59,144 | -8.3% |
  | Liberal Democrats | 5 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 14.7 | 19.6 | 23,004 | +4.7% |
  | Conservative | 2 | 0 | 6 | -6 | 5.9 | 24.3 | 28,622 | +5.0% |
  | Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4.2 | 4,966 | -2.4% |
  | Ind. Conservative | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 1,346 | +1.1% |
  | Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 432 | -0.0% |
  
  After the election, the composition of the council was as follows:
  
  | Party | Seats | +/- |
  | - | - | - |
  | Labour | 85 | +7 |
  | Liberal Democrats | 9 | +1 |
  | Conservative | 5 | -6 |
  | Independent Conservative | 0 | -1 |
  | Independent Liberal Democrat | 0 | -1 |
  | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
  
  ## Ward results
  
  ### Ardwick
  
  Ardwick :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | N. I. Finley* | 1,443 | 70.9 | -7.8 |
  | | Conservative | D. K. Lawrence | 252 | 12.4 | +3.6 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | R. A. J. Axtell | 235 | 11.5 | +5.7 |
  | | Green | P. E. Harrison | 106 | 5.2 | -1.5 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,191 | 58.5 | -11.5 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,036 | 25.5 | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -5.7 | |
  
  ### Baguley
  
  Baguley :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | W. Smith* | 2,065 | 65.2 | +2.0 |
  | | Conservative | V. C. Kirby | 1,100 | 34.8 | +12.3 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 965 | 30.5 | -10.2 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,165 | 34.3 | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -5.1 | |
  
  ### Barlow Moor
  
  Barlow Moor :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | S. A. Gluck* | 1,799 | 45.9 | +10.4 |
  | | Labour | A. Harland | 1,258 | 32.1 | -10.2 |
  | | Conservative | J. P. Baldwin | 624 | 15.9 | +0.1 |
  | | Green | H. F. Bramwell | 238 | 6.1 | -0.3 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 541 | 13.8 | +7.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,919 | 38.0 | |
  | | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +10.3 | |
  
  ### Benchill
  
  Benchill :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | N. Warren* | 1,714 | 71.8 | -0.1 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | A. Bradshaw | 349 | 14.6 | +7.8 |
  | | Conservative | C. Roberts | 323 | 13.5 | +6.4 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,365 | 57.2 | -3.7 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,386 | 28.4 | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -3.8 | |
  
  ### Beswick and Clayton
  
  Beswick and Clayton :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | S. C. Silverman* | 1,517 | 65.8 | -13.8 |
  | | Conservative | D. V. Russell | 440 | 19.1 | +8.7 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | C. W. Turner | 264 | 11.4 | +4.9 |
  | | Independent | F. Wolstencroft | 86 | 3.7 | +3.7 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,077 | 46.7 | -22.5 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,307 | 31.2 | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -11.2 | |
  
  ### Blackley
  
  Blackley :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | E. Kelly* | 1,872 | 56.3 | -10.4 |
  | | Conservative | L. M. Brandolani | 786 | 23.6 | +2.5 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | A. D. Kay | 669 | 20.1 | +13.1 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,086 | 32.6 | -13.1 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,327 | 36.3 | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -6.4 | |
  
  ### Bradford
  
  Bradford :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | M. S. Smith* | 1,657 | 70.4 | -7.7 |
  | | Conservative | K. Hyde | 366 | 15.5 | +3.7 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | J. R. Bridges | 270 | 11.5 | +4.8 |
  | | Green | A. H. Kahan | 61 | 2.6 | -0.8 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,291 | 54.8 | -11.5 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,354 | 27.8 | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -5.7 | |
  
  ### Brooklands
  
  Brooklands :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | M. B. Beaugeard | 2,001 | 45.6 | +7.1 |
  | | Labour | A. S. Wood | 1,799 | 41.0 | -9.9 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | S. A. Oliver | 435 | 9.9 | +2.8 |
  | | Green | R. Clancy | 156 | 3.6 | 0 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 202 | 4.6 | -7.8 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,391 | 45.4 | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +8.5 | |
  
  ### Burnage
  
  Burnage :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | R. Boyle | 1,968 | 46.5 | -7.0 |
  | | Conservative | J. Leach* | 1,491 | 35.2 | +6.2 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | R. Harrison | 611 | 14.4 | +2.3 |
  | | Green | J. Foster | 166 | 3.9 | -1.5 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 477 | 11.3 | -13.2 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,236 | 41.3 | |
  | | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | -6.6 | |
  
  ### Central
  
  Central :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | P. Conquest* | 1,286 | 72.3 | -7.4 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | K. H. Lambert | 198 | 11.1 | +5.9 |
  | | Conservative | A. E. W. Hudson | 195 | 11.0 | +1.9 |
  | | Green | P. J. Boast | 100 | 5.6 | -0.3 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,088 | 61.2 | -9.4 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,779 | 26.3 | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -6.6 | |
  
  ### Charlestown
  
  Charlestown :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | N. Tilley | 1,835 | 55.3 | -8.4 |
  | | Conservative | F. D. Borg | 898 | 27.0 | +4.2 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | J. Laslett | 587 | 17.7 | +9.7 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 937 | 28.2 | -12.7 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,320 | 35.0 | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -6.3 | |
  
  ### Cheetham
  
  Cheetham :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | N. Harris* | 1,938 | 73.3 | -8.2 |
  | | Conservative | D. K. Shenoy | 299 | 11.3 | +11.3 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | V. Towers | 267 | 10.1 | -8.4 |
  | | Green | B. J. A. Doherty | 139 | 5.3 | +5.3 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,639 | 62.0 | -0.9 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,643 | 28.1 | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -9.7 | |
  
  ### Chorlton
  
  Chorlton :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | C. M. Rogers | 2,187 | 39.8 | -12.4 |
  | | Labour | B. D. Selby | 1,979 | | |
  | | Conservative | J. Bradshaw | 1,829 | 33.3 | +2.2 |
  | | Conservative | W. I. Bradshaw | 1,816 | | |
  | | Green | B. A. Candeland | 751 | 13.7 | +3.1 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | H. D. McKay | 723 | 13.2 | +7.1 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | J. Redmond | 512 | | |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 150 | 6.5 | -14.6 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,490 | 48.3 | |
  | | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -7.3 | |
  
  ### Crumpsall
  
  Crumpsall :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | V. Edwards | 1,782 | 46.2 | -4.7 |
  | | Conservative | A. E. Walsh | 1,474 | 38.2 | +2.1 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | D. I. Gordon | 408 | 10.6 | +4.7 |
  | | Green | P. R. Lewis | 190 | 4.9 | -2.1 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 308 | 8.0 | -6.8 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,854 | 41.7 | |
  | | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | -3.4 | |
  
  ### Didsbury
  
  Didsbury :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | W. H. Aikman | 3,003 | 51.5 | +4.5 |
  | | Labour | G. Bridson | 1,893 | 32.4 | -6.6 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | E. Allen | 692 | 11.9 | +3.5 |
  | | Green | R. W. Goater | 248 | 4.2 | -1.3 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,110 | 19.0 | +11.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,836 | 52.0 | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +5.5 | |
  
  ### Fallowfield
  
  Fallowfield :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | R. N. Y. Khan | 1,624 | 50.9 | -7.5 |
  | | Conservative | D. Smith | 890 | 27.9 | +8.0 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | B. Jones | 399 | 12.5 | +3.3 |
  | | Green | M. J. Daw | 278 | 8.7 | -3.8 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 734 | 23.0 | -15.5 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,191 | 29.1 | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -7.7 | |
  
  ### Gorton North
  
  Gorton North :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | J. Pearcey | 2,619 | 53.0 | +11.2 |
  | | Labour | A. Unwin* | 1,621 | 32.8 | -9.0 |
  | | Independent | T. Mooney | 346 | 7.0 | +7.0 |
  | | Conservative | A. Bourne | 305 | 6.2 | -0.6 |
  | | Green | M. R. Shaw | 49 | 1.0 | -1.5 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 998 | 20.2 | +13.1 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,940 | 45.9 | |
  | | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | +10.1 | |
  
  ### Gorton South
  
  Gorton South :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | J. Ashley* | 2,125 | 52.7 | +19.4 |
  | | Labour | B. Whitehead | 1,606 | 39.8 | -14.3 |
  | | Conservative | D. Jones | 212 | 5.3 | -3.3 |
  | | Green | T. E. Romagnuolo | 88 | 2.2 | -1.8 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 519 | 12.9 | -7.8 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,031 | 40.9 | |
  | | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +16.8 | |
  
  ### Harpurhey
  
  Harpurhey :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | N. Siddiqi* | 1,546 | 58.3 | -11.5 |
  | | Conservative | D. H. Keller | 574 | 21.6 | +4.9 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | N. Towers | 405 | 15.3 | +6.6 |
  | | Green | S. S. Fitzgibbon | 128 | 4.8 | 0 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 972 | 36.6 | -16.6 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,653 | 31.1 | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -8.2 | |
  
  ### Hulme
  
  Hulme :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | P. R. Dungey | 1,183 | 68.3 | -4.1 |
  | | Green | V. Greenfield | 225 | 13.0 | -2.6 |
  | | Conservative | A. Pollitt | 170 | 9.8 | +3.0 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | D. P. Rudge | 155 | 8.9 | +3.7 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 958 | 55.3 | -1.5 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,733 | 25.5 | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -0.7 | |
  
  ### Levenshulme
  
  Levenshulme :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | M. T. Rowles | 2,911 | 61.6 | +6.6 |
  | | Labour | H. Smith | 1,235 | 26.1 | -7.7 |
  | | Conservative | A. Malpas | 366 | 7.7 | +2.2 |
  | | Green | P. N. Thompson | 211 | 4.5 | -1.2 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,676 | 35.5 | +14.3 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,723 | 46.2 | |
  | | Liberal Democrats gain from Ind. Liberal Democrat | Liberal Democrats gain from Ind. Liberal Democrat | Swing | -7.1 | |
  
  ### Lightbowne
  
  Lightbowne :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | C. M. Inchbold | 2,081 | 54.3 | -11.1 |
  | | Conservative | M. P. Steadman | 1,054 | 27.5 | +8.9 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | P. G. Matthews | 700 | 18.3 | +7.4 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,027 | 26.8 | -20.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,835 | 39.9 | |
  | | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | -10.0 | |
  
  ### Longsight
  
  Longsight :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | K. S. Strath* | 2,107 | 52.1 | -12.1 |
  | | Conservative | M. Naqui | 1,013 | 25.4 | +10.7 |
  | | Green | J. E. Denham | 453 | 11.3 | -3.1 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | B. I. Pierce | 421 | 10.5 | +3.9 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,094 | 27.4 | -22.1 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,994 | 35.5 | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -11.4 | |
  
  ### Moss Side
  
  Moss Side :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | C. M. M. Nangle | 2,382 | 82.8 | +8.9 |
  | | Conservative | M. G. Barnes | 274 | 9.5 | 0 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | I. C. Donaldson | 220 | 7.6 | +1.6 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,108 | 73.3 | +8.9 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,876 | 30.4 | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +4.4 | |
  
  ### Moston
  
  Moston :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | H. Cooper | 2,167 | 49.9 | -7.1 |
  | | Conservative | F. Frost | 1,549 | 35.7 | +3.9 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | E. L. B. Slater | 624 | 14.4 | +7.0 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 618 | 14.2 | -11.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,340 | 43.9 | |
  | | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | -5.5 | |
  
  ### Newton Heath
  
  Newton Heath :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | D. Rathbone | 1,820 | 64.0 | -13.0 |
  | | Conservative | R. Caddick | 559 | 19.6 | +6.9 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | K. W. Wadsworth | 353 | 12.4 | +6.6 |
  | | Green | S. Boulton | 113 | 4.0 | -0.5 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,261 | 44.3 | -20.0 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,845 | 30.2 | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -9.9 | |
  
  ### Northenden
  
  Northenden :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Mike Kane | 2,233 | 47.7 | -8.0 |
  | | Ind. Conservative | A. A. Carroll* | 1,346 | 28.8 | +28.8 |
  | | Conservative | G. Parry | 701 | 15.0 | -18.6 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | J. P. Spurway | 301 | 6.4 | -0.3 |
  | | Green | G. Otten | 96 | 2.1 | -1.8 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 887 | 19.0 | -3.1 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,677 | 47.8 | |
  | | Labour gain from Ind. Conservative | Labour gain from Ind. Conservative | Swing | -18.4 | |
  
  ### Old Moat
  
  Old Moat :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | A. J. Spencer* | 2,158 | 48.7 | -7.6 |
  | | Conservative | G. H. Betton | 1,360 | 30.7 | +7.6 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | M. J. Sowemimo | 651 | 14.7 | +3.3 |
  | | Green | J. G. Booty | 260 | 5.9 | -3.2 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 798 | 18.0 | -15.2 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,429 | 40.8 | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -7.6 | |
  
  ### Rusholme
  
  Rusholme :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | M. Manning | 1,848 | 53.3 | -11.4 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | C. F. L. McGrath | 742 | 21.4 | +1.8 |
  | | Conservative | R. S. Norris | 460 | 13.3 | +13.3 |
  | | Green | B. S. Bingham | 418 | 12.1 | -3.6 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,106 | 31.9 | -13.1 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,468 | 35.9 | |
  | | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | -6.6 | |
  
  ### Sharston
  
  Sharston :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | J. E. Keller | 1,746 | 54.2 | +0.1 |
  | | Conservative | T. J. Roberts | 819 | 25.4 | +5.3 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | I. G. Davies | 472 | 14.6 | +1.8 |
  | | Green | G. A. Lawson | 186 | 5.8 | -7.1 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 927 | 28.8 | -5.2 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,223 | 35.7 | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -2.6 | |
  
  ### Whalley Range
  
  Whalley Range :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | H. Johnson | 2,058 | 49.2 | -4.9 |
  | | Conservative | J. Kershaw* | 1,731 | 41.3 | +9.1 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | S. C. Ashley | 398 | 9.5 | +3.2 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 327 | 7.8 | -14.1 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,187 | 45.2 | |
  | | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | -7.0 | |
  
  ### Withington
  
  Withington :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | D. J. Sandiford* | 2,001 | 42.3 | -1.1 |
  | | Labour | G. Betney | 1,606 | 33.9 | -2.6 |
  | | Conservative | P. W. Davies | 823 | 17.4 | +3.4 |
  | | Green | B. J. Ekbery | 306 | 6.5 | +0.3 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 395 | 8.3 | +1.4 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,736 | 44.8 | |
  | | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +0.7 | |
  
  ### Woodhouse Park
  
  Woodhouse Park :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | M. Bullows* | 1,909 | 73.7 | -0.9 |
  | | Conservative | L. Maguire | 681 | 26.3 | +26.3 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,228 | 47.4 | -9.7 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,590 | 29.8 | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -13.6 | |
  