1981 Greater Manchester County Council election

Local elections to Greater Manchester County Council, a Metropolitan County Council encompassing Greater Manchester, were held on 7 May 1981, resulting in large swings to Labour, giving them control of the council.

This would be the last election to the Greater Manchester County Council, with metropolitan county councils being scrapped on 31 March 1986 under the Local Government Act 1985 by the Conservative government of Margaret Thatcher. The councils' abolition came following several high-profile clashes between mostly Labour metropolitan county councils and the Conservative government over issues including overspending and high rates charging.

Results

Overall Results

Greater Manchester County Council election, 1981[1]
	Seats	Votes %	+/−
Labour	78	49.6	15.2
Conservative	19	30.6	25.5
Liberal	9	18.4	10.9
Independent	0	0.2	0.1
Green	0	0.2	0.2
Other parties	0	1.0	0.7

Borough summary

Results of the Greater Manchester County Council election, 1981
by Metropolitan Borough
Borough	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	%	Cllrs	Total Cllrs
Borough	Labour		Conservative		Liberal		Green		Independent		Others		Total Cllrs
Bolton	49.0	7	34.4	2	16.2	1	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.4	0	10
Bury	49.6	5	34.0	1	14.2	0	0.0	0	2.3	0	0.4	0	6
Manchester	55.7	16	27.7	3	15.0	1	0.5	0	0.0	0	1.1	0	20
Oldham	50.5	7	30.5	1	18.0	1	0.0	0	0.0	0	1.0	0	9
Rochdale	43.5	5	29.7	0	24.3	2	0.0	0	0.0	0	2.5	0	7
Salford	59.8	11	23.8	0	15.3	1	0.0	0	0.0	0	1.1	0	12
Stockport	29.0	3	37.7	6	32.1	2	0.7	0	0.0	0	0.4	0	11
Tameside	57.3	9	29.7	0	11.9	0	0.6	0	0.0	0	0.4	0	9
Trafford	36.6	3	43.1	6	20.4	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	9
Wigan	65.8	12	16.5	0	14.5	1	0.0	0	0.0	0	3.2	0	13
Total	49.6	78	30.6	19	18.4	9	0.2	0	0.2	0	1.0	0	106

References

Council elections in Greater Manchester
Mayor	2017 2021
Bolton	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019
Bury	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019
Manchester	1945 1946 1947 1949 1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2021
Oldham	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019
Rochdale	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019
Salford	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2021
Stockport	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019
Tameside	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019
Trafford	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019
Wigan	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2021
County Council	1973 1977 1981 Abolished
See also: Wards Boundary changes

(1980 ←) 1981 United Kingdom local elections (→ 1982)
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Sui generis	Isles of Scilly

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