2004 Manchester City Council election

Manchester City Council elections were held on 10 June 2004.

Due to demographic changes in the Borough since its formation in 1973, and in common with most other English Councils in 2004, substantial boundary changes were implemented in time for these elections.

Each ward elected three candidates, with the first-placed candidate serving a four-year term of office, expiring in 2008, the second-placed candidate serving a three-year term of office, expiring in 2007, and the third-placed candidate serving a two-year term of office, expiring in 2006.

The Labour Party retained overall control of the council, but with a majority reduced to the teens for the first time since the 1970s.

[1][2] After the election, the composition of the council was as follows: Below is a list of the 32 individual wards with the candidates standing in those wards and the number of votes the candidates acquired.