2012 UK local government election
Map of the results of the 2012 Manchester council election, with Labour
Elections to Manchester City Council took place on 3 May 2012, on the same day as other 2012 United Kingdom local elections. One third of the council was up for election, with those councillors elected in the 2008 Manchester Council election having defended their seats on this occasion with vote share changes compared on that basis.
The composition of the Council after the election was as follows:
Election result
Manchester Council Election Result 2012
Party
|
Seats
|
Gains
|
Losses
|
Net gain/loss
|
Seats %
|
Votes %
|
Votes
|
+/−
|
|
Labour
|
32
|
12
|
0
|
+12
|
100
|
65.73
|
59632
|
+22.73
|
|
Liberal Democrats
|
0
|
0
|
-12
|
-12
|
0
|
14.70
|
13341
|
-15.7
|
|
Green
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
8.60
|
7801
|
+0.3
|
|
Conservative
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
6.71
|
6084
|
-7.49
|
|
UKIP
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2.24
|
2034
|
+1.84
|
|
TUSC
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0.99
|
898
|
+0.99
|
|
BNP
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0.52
|
472
|
-1.38
|
|
Pirate
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0.29
|
259
|
+0.29
|
|
Respect
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0.17
|
153
|
-0.53
|
|
Communist League
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0.06
|
52
|
+0.06
|
Ward results
Asterisks denote incumbent Councillors seeking re-election.
Ancoats and Clayton
Ardwick
Baguley
Bradford
Brooklands
Burnage
Charlestown
Cheetham
Chorlton
Chorlton Park
City Centre
Crumpsall
Didsbury East
Didsbury West
Fallowfield
Gorton North
Gorton South
Harpurhey
Higher Blackley
Hulme
Levenshulme
Longsight
Miles Platting and Newton Heath
Moss Side
Moston
Northenden
Old Moat
Rusholme
Sharston
Whalley Range
Withington
Woodhouse Park
By-elections between 2012 and 2013
Ardwick: 15 November 2012
Ancoats and Clayton: 10 October 2013
Ancoats and Clayton: 5 December 2013
References