Elections to Manchester City 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. The Labour Party retained overall control of the council.Manchester City Council Election Results, 2nd Edition, Swarbrick (1993).
Election result PartyVotesSeatsFull CouncilLabour Party 75,837 (57.0%) 6.3 30 (85.7%) 9 72 (72.8%)Conservative Party 42,744 (32.1%) 5.54 (11.4%) 1223 (23.2%)Liberal Party 13,624 (10.2%) 1.0 1 (2.9%) 1 4 (4.0%)Independent 321 (0.2%) 0.10 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)Ecology 295 (0.2%) 0.10 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)Communist 145 (0.1%) 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)Socialist Workers 75 (0.1%) N/A0 (0.0%) N/A0 (0.0%)
+ ↓ 72 4 23
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
By-elections between 1980 and 1982
Gorton South, 25 September 1980
Caused by the death of Councillor Harry Conway (Labour, Gorton South, elected 13 May 1965)Tories win nine Manchester seats, The Guardian, May 14, 1965, p.4 on 28 March 1980.Labour stalwart Conway dies, Manchester Evening News, March 28, 1980, p.57
Labour hold city seat, Manchester Evening News, September 26, 1980, p.10
Blackley, 2 April 1981
Caused by the resignation of Councillor Phil Loxley (Conservative, Blackley, elected 4 May 1978)Manchester City Council Election Results, 2nd Edition, Swarbrick (1993). on 15 December 1980.Three fight Blackley seat, Middleton Guardian, March 20, 1981, p.40
Labour sweep to by-election win, Manchester Evening News, April 3, 1981, p.6
Old Moat, 9 July 1981
Caused by the resignation of Councillor Andrew Thomas (Labour, Old Moat, elected 1 May 1980)Manchester City Council Election Results, 2nd Edition, Swarbrick (1993). on 30 May 1981.I'll still stand, says wife in rent rumpus, Manchester Evening News, June 24, 1980, p.9
Rent row wife loses election, Manchester Evening News, July 10, 1981, p.6
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