32 of 96 seats (One Third) to Manchester City Council 49 seats needed for a majority
First party
Leader
Richard Leese
Party
Labour
Leader since
20 May 1996
Leader's seat
Crumpsall
Last election
32 seats, 62.4%
Seats won
32
Seat change
Popular vote
116,634
Percentage
58.7%
Swing
0.89%
Leader of Largest Party before election
Richard Leese
Labour
Subsequent Leader of Largest Party
Richard Leese
Labour
Map of the results of the 2015 Manchester council election, with Labour in red.
Elections to Manchester City Council were held on 7 May 2015, along with the 2015 United Kingdom general election. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate serving a three-year term of office, expiring in 2018, due to planned boundary changes. The Labour Party retained overall control of the council, managing to hold every seat contested.
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