Manchester local elections
Encyclopedia
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.
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, one third of Manchester City Council
Manchester City Council
Manchester City Council is the local government authority for Manchester, a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. It is composed of 96 councillors, three for each of the 32 electoral wards of Manchester. Currently the council is controlled by the Labour Party and is led by...
is elected each year for three consecutive years, followed by a fourth year without any elections. The Labour Party
Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
has had political control in Manchester since 1973.
Political control
| Party in control | Years |
|---|---|
| Labour Labour Party (UK) The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after... |
1973 - present |
Council elections by year
- Manchester Council election, 1973Manchester Council election, 1973The first elections to the new Manchester City Council were held on Thursday, 10 May 1973. The election created the entire 99-member council , which shadowed its predecessor corporation before taking over its functions on 1 April 1974, as specified in the Local Government Act 1972...
- Manchester Council election, 1975Manchester Council election, 1975Elections to Manchester Council were held on Thursday, 1 May 1975. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 1979. These were the first Borough elections to be held in Manchester since it received its new Royal...
- Manchester Council election, 1976Manchester Council election, 1976Elections to Manchester Council were held on Thursday, 6 May 1976. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 1980. The Labour Party retained overall control of the Council....
- Manchester Council election, 1978Manchester Council election, 1978Elections to Manchester Council were held on Thursday, 4 May 1978. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 1982. The Labour Party retained overall control of the Council....
- Manchester Council election, 1979Manchester Council election, 1979Elections to Manchester Council were held on Thursday, 3 May 1979, on the same day as the 1979 UK General Election. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a three-year term of office, expiring in 1982, due to the boundary changes and "all-out"...
- Manchester Council election, 1980Manchester Council election, 1980Elections to Manchester Council were held on Thursday, 1 May 1980. One-third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a two-year term of office, expiring in 1982, due to the boundary changes and "all-out" elections due to take place that year...
- Manchester Council election, 1982Manchester Council election, 1982Elections to Manchester Council were held on Thursday, 6 May 1982. Due to demographic changes in the city since the formation of the new City Council in 1973, and in common with some other English councils in 1982, substantial boundary changes to all wards were implemented in time for these elections...
- Manchester Council election, 1983Manchester Council election, 1983Elections to Manchester Council were held on Thursday, 5 May 1983. One-third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 1987. The Labour Party retained overall control of the council....
- Manchester Council election, 1984Manchester Council election, 1984Elections to Manchester Council were held on Thursday, 3 May 1984. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 1988. The Labour Party retained overall control of the Council....
- Manchester Council election, 1986Manchester Council election, 1986Elections to Manchester Council were held on Thursday, 8 May 1986. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 1990. The Labour Party retained overall control of the Council....
- Manchester Council election, 1987Manchester Council election, 1987Elections 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....
- Manchester Council election, 1988Manchester Council election, 1988Elections 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....
- Manchester Council election, 1990Manchester Council election, 1990Elections to Manchester Council were held on Thursday, 4 May 1990. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 1994. The Labour Party retained overall control of the Council....
- Manchester Council election, 1991Manchester Council election, 1991Elections 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....
- Manchester Council election, 1992Manchester Council election, 1992Elections to Manchester Council were held on Thursday, 7 May 1992. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 1996. The Labour Party retained overall control of the Council....
- Manchester Council election, 1994Manchester Council election, 1994Elections to Manchester Council were held on Thursday, 5 May 1994. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 1998. The Labour Party retained overall control of the Council....
- Manchester Council election, 1995Manchester Council election, 1995Elections to Manchester Council were held on Thursday, 4 May 1995. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 1999. The Labour Party retained overall control of the Council....
- Manchester Council election, 1996Manchester Council election, 1996Elections 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....
- Manchester Council election, 1998
- Manchester Council election, 1999Manchester Council election, 1999Elections to Manchester Council were held on Thursday, 6 May 1999. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 2003. The Labour Party retained overall control of the Council....
- Manchester Council election, 2000Manchester Council election, 2000Elections to Manchester Council were held on Thursday, 4 May 2000. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 2004. The Labour Party retained overall control of the Council....
- Manchester Council election, 2002Manchester Council election, 2002Elections to Manchester Council were held on Thursday, 2 May 2002. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a two-year term of office, expiring in 2004, due to the boundary changes and 'all-out' elections due to take place in that year...
- Manchester Council election, 2003Manchester Council election, 2003Elections to Manchester Council were held on Thursday, 1 May 2003. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a one-year term of office, expiring in 2004, due to the boundary changes and 'all-out' elections due to take place in that year...
- Manchester Council election, 2004Manchester Council election, 2004Elections to Manchester City Council were held on 10 June 2004.Due to demographic changes in the Borough since its formation in 1973, and in common with most other English Councils in 2004, substantial boundary changes were implemented in time for these elections....
- Manchester Council election, 2006Manchester Council election, 2006Elections to Manchester City Council were held on 4 May 2006. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 2010...
- Manchester Council election, 2007Manchester Council election, 2007Elections to Manchester City Council took place on May 3, 2007. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 2011...
- Manchester Council election, 2008Manchester Council election, 2008Elections to Manchester City Council took place on May 1, 2008. One third of the council was up for election - every ward of the city returned one councillor at this election out of the three councillors a ward in the city has....
- Manchester Council election, 2010Manchester Council election, 2010Elections to Manchester City Council were held on 6 May 2010, on the same day as the 2010 UK General Election. One-third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 2014. The Labour Party held overall control of the...
- Manchester Council election, 2011Manchester Council election, 2011Elections to Manchester City Council were held on 5 May 2011, along with the United Kingdom Alternative Vote referendum, 2011. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate serving a four-year term of office, expiring in 2015...
By-election results
See also
- :Category:Councillors in Manchester – list of councillorCouncillorA councillor or councilor is a member of a local government council, such as a city council.Often in the United States, the title is councilman or councilwoman.-United Kingdom:...
s serving on Manchester City Council - Politics in ManchesterPolitics in ManchesterThis article is about politics in Manchester.Manchester is represented by three tiers of government. These are:# Manchester City Council # UK Parliament # European Parliament...