Elections to Manchester City 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 Charter (and effectively took over from its predecessor Corporation) in 1974. The Labour Party retained overall control of the Council.Manchester City Council Election Results, 2nd Edition, Swarbrick (1993).
Election result PartyVotesSeatsFull CouncilLabour Party 41,341 (38.8%) 8.4 15 (44.1%) 5 54 (54.4%)Conservative Party 53,378 (50.1%) 4.219 (55.9%) 545 (45.5%)Liberal Party 9,937 (9.3%) 4.8 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)Residents 135 (0.7%) 0.7 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)Independent 517 (0.5%) 0.30 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)Communist 279 (0.2%) 0.20 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)National Front 246 (0.2%) N/A 0 (0.0%) N/A 0 (0.0%)
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Ward results Alexandra
Ardwick
Baguley
Barlow Moor
Beswick
Blackley
Bradford
Brooklands
Burnage
Charlestown
Cheetham
Chorlton
Collegiate Church
Crossacres
Crumpsall
Didsbury
Gorton North
Gorton South
Harpurhey
Hulme
Levenshulme
Lightbowne
Lloyd Street
Longsight
Miles Platting
Moss Side
Moston
Newton Heath
Northenden
Old Moat
Rusholme
Withington
Woodhouse Park
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