1986 Manchester Council Election
Elections to Manchester City 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 City Council Election Results'', 2nd Edition, Swarbrick (1993). The Independent candidates for the Benchill and Woodhouse Park wards, A. Bradshaw and D. Wraxall respectively, were backed by the SDP/Liberal Alliance. Election result After the election, the composition of the council was as follows: 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 ...
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Benchill
Benchill is an area in the Wythenshawe council estate south of Manchester city centre, in England. In 2000, Benchill was named in the IMD2000, Index of Multiple Deprivation as the most deprived Wards of the United Kingdom, ward in England. Following a review by the Boundary Committee for England, Benchill was disestablished as a Wards of the United Kingdom, local government ward in 2003, and the area divided between the neighbouring wards of Sharston, Woodhouse Park, and Northenden. Benchill gained national media attention in February 2007 when then-Leader of the Opposition David Cameron visited the estate and was targeted by a group of youths, one of whom made a gun gesture with his hand towards him. The incident was photographed by the press. Services Benchill tram stop, on the Airport Line (Manchester Metrolink), Airport Line, opened in 2014. Benchill is policed by the Wythenshawe Neighbourhood Policing Team. References [Baidu]