2021 Manchester City Council election

Elections to Manchester City Council are due to be held on 6 May 2021, as part of the 2021 United Kingdom local elections. These elections were originally scheduled for 2020 but were suspended for a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2019 Labour retained its majority of the council with 93 seats, with the Liberal Democrats led by former MP John Leech increasing the number of opposition councillors to 3.

2021 Manchester City Council election

6 May 2021

32 of 96 seats (One Third) to Manchester City Council
49 seats needed for a majority
 
Leader Richard Leese John Leech
Party Labour Liberal Democrats
Leader since 20 May 1996 5 May 2016
Leader's seat Crumpsall Didsbury West
Last election 31 1

Incumbent Leader of Largest Party

Richard Leese
Labour


Result

Summary change in vote share compared to the 2019 election.

Manchester City Council
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Labour 61
  Liberal Democrats 2
  Independent 1
  Green 0
  Conservative 0
  UKIP 0
  Women's Equality 0
  For Britain 0
  Socialist Alternative 0
  Communist League 0

Council composition

Prior to the election, the composition of the council was:

93 2 1
Labour LD I


Ward results

Asterisks denote incumbent Councillors seeking re-election. Councillors seeking re-election were elected in 2018, and results are compared to that year's polls on that basis.[1]

Ancoats and Beswick


Ardwick


Baguley


Brooklands


Burnage


Charlestown


Cheetham


Chorlton


Chorlton Park


Clayton and Openshaw


Crumpsall


Deansgate


Didsbury East


Didsbury West


Fallowfield


Gorton and Abbey Hey


Harpurhey


Higher Blackley


Hulme


Levenshulme


Longsight


Miles Platting and Newton Heath


Moss Side


Moston


Northenden


Old Moat


Piccadilly


Rusholme


Sharston


Whalley Range


Withington


Woodhouse Park


References

  1. "Your next election". manchester.gov.uk. Manchester City Council. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
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