▁to ▁planned ▁boundary ▁changes . ▁The ▁Labour ▁Party ▁retained ▁overall ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁council , ▁man aging ▁to ▁hold ▁all ▁but ▁one ▁seat ▁cont ested ▁and ▁won ▁by ▁former ▁With ington ▁MP , ▁John ▁Le ech . ▁Le ech ' s ▁win ▁sign ified ▁the ▁first ▁gain ▁for ▁any ▁party ▁in ▁Manchester ▁other ▁than ▁Labour ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁six ▁years . ▁ ▁Result ▁Ch anges ▁in ▁vote ▁share ▁are ▁compared ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁election . ▁ ▁Council ▁Com position ▁Prior ▁to ▁the ▁election ▁the ▁composition ▁of ▁the ▁council ▁was : ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁election , ▁the ▁composition ▁of ▁the ▁council ▁was : ▁ ▁L D ▁- ▁Liberal ▁Dem ocrat ▁ ▁Ward ▁results ▁A ster is ks ▁denote ▁inc umb ent ▁Coun c ill ors ▁seeking ▁re - e lection . ▁Coun c ill ors ▁seeking ▁re - e lection ▁were ▁elected ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁and ▁results ▁are ▁compared ▁to ▁that ▁year ' s ▁pol ls ▁on ▁that ▁basis . ▁All ▁results ▁are ▁listed ▁below : ▁ ▁An co ats ▁and ▁Clay ton ▁ ▁Ar d wick ▁ ▁Bag ule y ▁ ▁Brad ford ▁ ▁Brook lands ▁ ▁Burn age ▁ ▁Char l est own ▁ ▁Che eth am ▁ ▁Chor l ton ▁Coun c ill or ▁She ila ▁New man ▁died ▁suddenly ▁ 1 9 ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁three ▁months ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁local ▁elections ▁which ▁she ▁was ▁due ▁to ▁stand ▁in . ▁