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Manchester City Council elections are generally held three years out of every four, with a third of the council being elected each time.
File:Manchester UK local election 2004 map.svg, 2004 results map
File:Manchester UK local election 2006 map.svg, 2006 results map
File:Manchester UK local election 2007 map.svg, 2007 results map
File:Manchester UK local election 2008 map.svg, 2008 results map
File:Manchester UK local election 2010 map.svg, 2010 results map
File:Manchester UK local election 2011 map.svg, 2011 results map
File:Manchester UK local election 2012 map.svg, 2012 results map
File:Manchester UK local election 2014 map.svg, 2014 results map
File:Manchester UK local election 2015 map.svg, 2015 results map
File:Manchester UK local election 2016 map.svg, 2016 results map
Manchester City Council
{{Metropolitan districts of England Council elections in Greater Manchester Local government in Manchester *
Manchester City Council elections are generally held three years out of every four, with a third of the council being elected each time. Manchester City Council
Manchester City Council is the local authority for Manchester, a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. Manchester is the sixth largest city in England by population. Its city council is composed of 96 councillors, three ...
is the local authority for the metropolitan borough
A metropolitan borough (or metropolitan district) is a type of local government district in England. Created in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972, metropolitan boroughs are defined in English law as metropolitan districts within metropolitan ...
of Manchester
Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of Salford to the west. The t ...
in Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county and combined authority, combined authority area in North West England, with a population of 2.8 million; comprising ten metropolitan boroughs: City of Manchester, Manchester, City of Salford, Salford ...
, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2018, 96 councillor
A councillor is an elected representative for a local government council in some countries.
Canada
Due to the control that the provinces have over their municipal governments, terms that councillors serve vary from province to province. Unl ...
s have been elected from 32 wards
Ward may refer to:
Division or unit
* Hospital ward, a hospital division, floor, or room set aside for a particular class or group of patients, for example the psychiatric ward
* Prison ward, a division of a penal institution such as a priso ...
.
Political control
From 1889 to 1974 Manchester was acounty borough
County borough is a term introduced in 1889 in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, to refer to a borough or a city independent of county council control, similar to the unitary authorities created since the 1990s. An equivalent ter ...
, independent of any county council. Under the Local Government Act 1972
The Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that reformed local government in England and Wales on 1 April 1974. It was one of the most significant Acts of Parliament to be passed by the Heath Gov ...
it had its territory slightly enlarged, gaining the parish of Ringway from Cheshire, whilst having its functions and responsibilities reformed, becoming a metropolitan borough
A metropolitan borough (or metropolitan district) is a type of local government district in England. Created in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972, metropolitan boroughs are defined in English law as metropolitan districts within metropolitan ...
, with Greater Manchester County Council
The Greater Manchester County Council (GMCC) was the top-tier local government administrative body for Greater Manchester from 1974 to 1986. A strategic authority, with responsibilities for roads, public transport, planning, emergency services ...
providing county-level services. The first election to the reconstituted city council was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority before coming into its revised powers on 1 April 1974. Greater Manchester County Council was abolished in 1986 and Manchester became a unitary authority
A unitary authority is a local authority responsible for all local government functions within its area or performing additional functions that elsewhere are usually performed by a higher level of sub-national government or the national governmen ...
. The Labour Party has held a majority of the seats on the city council since the reforms of 1974:
County Borough
Metropolitan Borough
Leadership
The leaders of the council since 1974 have been:Council elections
Summary of the council composition after council elections, click on the year for full details of each election. Boundary changes took place for the 2004 election which reduced the number of seats by 3, leading to the whole council being elected in that year.
Borough result maps
By-election results
See also
* :Councillors in Manchester – list ofcouncillor
A councillor is an elected representative for a local government council in some countries.
Canada
Due to the control that the provinces have over their municipal governments, terms that councillors serve vary from province to province. Unl ...
s serving on Manchester City Council
* Politics in Manchester
References
External links
Manchester City Council
{{Metropolitan districts of England Council elections in Greater Manchester Local government in Manchester *
Manchester
Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of Salford to the west. The t ...