2015 Manchester City Council election

Manchester City Council Elections, 2015
← 2014 7 May 2015 2016 →
32 of 96 seats (One Third) to Manchester City Council
49 seats needed for a majority
  First party
  Cllr Richard Lesse
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 Steady
Popular vote 116,634
Percentage 58.7%
Swing Increase0.89%
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.