Elections to Manchester City 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 City Council Election Results, 2nd Edition, Swarbrick (1993).
Election result PartyVotesSeatsFull CouncilLabour Party71,493 (53.1%) 11.134 (89.5%) 2 77 (77.7%)Conservative Party38,089 (28.3%) 0.72 (5.3%) 113 (13.1%)SLD20,480 (15.2%) 11.9 2 (5.3%) 1 9 (9.1%)Green Party2,867 (2.1%) 0.9 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)SDP1,160 (0.8%) N/A 0 (0.0%) N/A 0 (0.0%)Independent482 (0.3%) 0.2 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)Communist139 (0.1%) N/A 0 (0.0%) N/A 0 (0.0%)
+ ↓ 78 9 12
Ward results Ardwick
Baguley
Barlow Moor
Benchill
Beswick and Clayton
Blackley
Bradford
Brooklands
Burnage
Central
Charlestown
Cheetham
Chorlton
Crumpsall
Didsbury
Fallowfield
Gorton North
Gorton South
Harpurhey
Hulme
Levenshulme
Lightbowne
Longsight
Moss Side
Moston
Newton Heath
Northenden
Old Moat
Rusholme
Sharston
Whalley Range
Withington
Woodhouse Park
By-elections between 1988 and 1990
Northenden, 15 September 1988
Caused by the resignation of Councillor Bernard Slamon (Conservative, Northenden, elected 20 August 1987)Double poll blow for Labour, Manchester Evening News, August 21, 1987, p.2 on 5 August 1988.Another city council Tory steps down, Manchester Evening News, August 6, 1988, p.2
Election shock for Tories, Manchester Evening News, September 16, 1988, p.5
Brooklands, 16 March 1989
Caused by the death of Councillor Arthur O'Connor (Conservative, Brooklands, elected 7 May 1987; previously 1967-70, 1973-79, and 1982-84)Manchester City Council Election Results, 2nd Edition, Swarbrick (1993). on 13 November 1988.Top Tory dies on outing, Manchester Evening News, November 14, 1988, p.14
Tories hold council seat, Manchester Evening News, March 17, 1989, p.2
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