1976 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election

1976 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election
20 of 60 seats ; to Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council; 31 seats needed for a majority
	Map of results of 1976 election
Leader of the Council before election; Walter Knight; Conservative	Leader of the Council after election ; Walter Knight; Conservative

Elections to Stockport Council were held on Thursday, 6 May 1976. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 1980. The Conservative Party retained overall control of the council.^[1]^[2]

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Party	Votes		Seats			Full Council
Conservative Party	48,659 (49.7%)	2.5	14 (70.0%)	14 / 20	5	39 (65.0%)	39 / 60
Labour Party	20,740 (21.2%)	3.2	4 (20.0%)	4 / 20	1	11 (18.3%)	11 / 60
Liberal Party	24,120 (24.6%)	0.6	1 (5.0%)	1 / 20	3	7 (11.7%)	7 / 60
Heald Green Ratepayers	2,713 (2.8%)	0.3	1 (5.0%)	1 / 20		3 (5.0%)	3 / 60
Residents	1,329 (1.4%)	0.1	0 (0.0%)	0 / 20	1	0 (0.0%)	0 / 60
Communist	203 (0.2%)	0.2	0 (0.0%)	0 / 20		0 (0.0%)	0 / 60
Independent	86 (0.1%)		0 (0.0%)	0 / 20		0 (0.0%)	0 / 60

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Bradbury*	2,552	60.7	+10.3
	Conservative	G. Brook	1,343	32.0	−2.8
	Liberal	J. D. Hunt	306	7.3	−7.6
Majority			1,209	28.8	+13.2
Turnout			4,201	31.0	+4.1
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. Walker	1,468	43.1	+7.3
	Conservative	M. Wilson	1,409	41.4	−7.6
	Liberal	M. Walmsley	464	13.6	+0.5
	Communist	I. Crawford	64	1.9	−0.2
Majority			59	1.7
Turnout			3,405	39.1	+3.1
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. Malpass	1,561	39.9	−1.1
	Labour	W. Meen	1,525	39.0	+3.1
	Liberal	R. Dearman*	827	21.1	−2.0
Majority			36	0.9	−4.2
Turnout			3,913	41.1	+6.1
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Dodd*	2,799	62.8	−5.4
	Liberal	R. Quayle	921	20.7	+5.4
	Labour	P. Towey	739	16.5	0
Majority			1,878	42.1	−9.6
Turnout			4,459	41.4	−0.1
	Conservative hold		Swing

1976 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election

Ward results

No.1 (Brinnington & Lancashire Hill)

No.2 (Manor & Little Moor)

No.3 (Vernon & Offerton)

No.4 (Heaviley & Davenport)

No.5 (Adswood & Cale Green)

No.6 (Edgeley & Cheadle Heath)

No.7 (Heaton Mersey & Heaton Norris)

No.8 (Heaton Moor & Heaton Chapel)

No.9 (Reddish Green & Longford)

No.10 (Bredbury Goyt)

No.11 (Bredbury Tame)

No.12 (Heald Green)

No.13 (Cheadle & Gatley)

No.14 (Cheadle Hulme South)

No.15 (Cheadle Hulme North & Adswood)

No.16 (Torkington & Norbury)

No.17 (Ladybrook)

No.18 (Park & Pownall)

No.19 (Marple)

No.20 (Mellor & High Lane)

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	K. Brookes*	1,907	44.5	+7.3
	Conservative	G. Lowe	1,607	41.6	−4.5
	Liberal	E. Fantom	534	13.9	−0.8
Majority			111	2.9
Turnout			3,859	33.6	+5.4
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	F. Childs	2,017	39.3	+18.9
	Conservative	H. Bennett	1,510	29.4	−11.3
	Labour	R. Heys*	1,482	28.8	−6.5
	Independent	J. Hunt	86	1.7	N/A
	Communist	V. Ohren	43	0.8	−0.5
Majority			507	9.9
Turnout			5,138	46.7	+10.3
	Liberal gain from Labour		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. Foulkes*	3,360	65.2	+2.7
	Labour	A. Jones	1,042	20.2	+1.6
	Liberal	N. Dobbie	749	14.6	−1.1
Majority			2,317	45.0	+0.9
Turnout			5,152	42.2	−0.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Lloyd*	3,297	63.8	0
	Labour	J. Lowe	1,221	23.6	+1.8
	Liberal	R. Worthington	648	12.6	−1.8
Majority			2,076	40.2	−1.8
Turnout			5,166	44.0	0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. Foster*	2,495	49.6	+2.5
	Conservative	M. Litchfield	1,959	38.9	+1.3
	Liberal	L. Duckett	480	9.5	−3.7
	Communist	N. Bourne	96	2.0	−0.2
Majority			536	10.7	+1.2
Turnout			5,030	42.0	+8.2
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Whitehead*	2,840	57.7	+0.8
	Liberal	S. Hall	1,358	27.6	−3.1
	Labour	W. Prince	720	14.7	+2.3
Majority			1,482	30.1	+3.9
Turnout			4,918	44.0	−0.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	K. H. Greenhough*	2,193	45.5	−2.5
	Labour	J. Howard	1,467	30.4	+8.4
	Liberal	B. Hall	1,165	24.1	−5.9
Majority			726	15.1	−2.9
Turnout			4,825	46.7	+2.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Heald Green Ratepayers	R. Stenson*	2,713	55.3	+7.6
	Conservative	M. Campbell	1,111	22.6	−8.2
	Liberal	P. Porgess	723	14.7	−0.6
	Labour	D. Lewis	361	7.4	+1.2
Majority			1,602	32.7	+20.6
Turnout			4,908	47.8	−0.1
	Heald Green Ratepayers hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. Bishop*	4,004	62.7	+1.9
	Liberal	L. Foulgar	1,639	25.6	−7.4
	Labour	A. Endsor	747	11.7	+5.4
Majority			2,365	37.1	+9.3
Turnout			6,390	48.7	−5.1
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. Allen	1,913	41.0	+6.0
	Residents	R. Higgins	1,329	28.5	−4.4
	Liberal	R. Smith	1,120	24.0	−2.9
	Labour	C. Gill	306	6.6	+1.3
Majority			584	12.5	+10.4
Turnout			4,668	56.9	+5.1
	Conservative gain from Residents		Swing

Cheadle Hulme North & Adswood
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. Thompson*	2,974	49.6	+4.9
	Liberal	K. Rossall	2,173	35.8	−4.3
	Labour	M. Parker	878	14.6	−0.6
Majority			825	13.7	+9.2
Turnout			6,001	51.4	+5.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

Torkington & Norbury
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. Miller	3,678	51.2	−7.7
	Liberal	M. Hendley*	2,441	40.0	+7.3
	Labour	G. Collier	538	8.8	+0.4
Majority			690	11.2	−15.1
Turnout			6,110	51.6	−1.2
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

Ladybrook
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Havers	1,991	60.3	−0.2
	Liberal	J. Warrington	1,148	34.8	−0.6
	Labour	M. Francis	164	4.9	+0.7
Majority			843	25.5	+0.4
Turnout			3,303	59.5	+2.1
	Conservative hold		Swing

Park & Pownall
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. McGregor	3,911	63.2	+1.4
	Liberal	B. Massey	2,018	31.5	−1.7
	Labour	F. Ollier	339	5.3	+0.3
Majority			2,030	31.7	+3.1
Turnout			6,405	54.2	−0.1
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Taylor	2,368	49.6	−3.4
	Liberal	J. Brady*	1,964	41.1	+4.1
	Labour	K. Parkin	442	9.3	−0.7
Majority			404	8.5	−7.6
Turnout			4,774	52.5	+2.1
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. Mason*	2,831	61.1	−1.8
	Liberal	G. Fernyhough	1,425	31.3	+1.7
	Labour	R. Barstow	347	7.6	+1.1
Majority			1,355	29.8	−4.5
Turnout			4,552	53.1	+1.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

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