2018 Manchester City Council election

2018 Manchester City Council election

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All 96 seats to Manchester City Council 48 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader Richard Leese John Leech Party Labour Liberal Democrats Leader since 20 May 1996 5 May 2016 Leader's seat Crumpsall Didsbury West Seats before 95 1 Seats won 94 2 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 189,401 34,573 Percentage 70.2% 12.8% Swing 6.1% 1.7%
Leader of Largest Party before election Richard Leese Labour Leader of Largest Party after election Richard Leese Labour

Elections to Manchester City Council were held on 3 May 2018, as part of the 2018 United Kingdom local elections. Although the council is normally elected in thirds, all 96 council seats were up for election due to boundary changes.^[1] Labour retained its near-complete dominance of the council. The sole change was that the Liberal Democrats gained a second seat in Didsbury West.