1979 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election

1979 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election
20 of 60 seats ; to Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council; 31 seats needed for a majority
	Map of results of 1979 election
Leader of the Council before election; John Lloyd; Conservative	Leader of the Council after election ; John Lloyd; Conservative

Elections to Stockport Council were held on Thursday, 3 May 1979, on the same day as the 1979 UK general election. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 1983. The Conservative Party retained overall control of the council.^[1]^[2]

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Party	Votes		Seats			Full Council
Conservative Party	78,558 (45.3%)	4.6	11 (55.0%)	11 / 20	3	35 (58.3%)	35 / 60
Labour Party	46,047 (26.6%)	1.1	6 (30.0%)	6 / 20	3	16 (26.7%)	16 / 60
Liberal Party	42,542 (24.6%)	2.5	2 (10.0%)	2 / 20	1	6 (10.0%)	6 / 60
Heald Green Ratepayers	5,148 (3.0%)	0.6	1 (5.0%)	1 / 20		3 (5.0%)	3 / 60
Independent	383 (0.2%)	N/A	0 (0.0%)	0 / 20	N/A	0 (0.0%)	0 / 60
Communist	288 (0.2%)	0.1	0 (0.0%)	0 / 20		0 (0.0%)	0 / 60
Residents	268 (0.2%)	N/A	0 (0.0%)	0 / 20	N/A	0 (0.0%)	0 / 60

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. MacAlister*	5,992	61.6	−4.2
	Conservative	J. Harris	2,690	27.7	−1.3
	Liberal	B. Hall	1,045	10.7	+5.5
Majority			3,302	33.9	−2.9
Turnout			9,727	73.5	+39.5
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Tucker*	2,980	46.4	−2.5
	Conservative	B. Skitt	2,588	40.3	+1.8
	Liberal	B. Tuck	851	13.3	+0.7
Majority			392	6.1	−4.3
Turnout			6,419	76.6	+40.9
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. McCann	3,557	42.2	−4.2
	Conservative	E. Williamson	3,509	41.7	−2.7
	Liberal	E. Fantom	1,353	16.1	+6.9
Majority			48	0.5	−1.5
Turnout			8,419	78.0	+43.0
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. Haley*	4,697	54.4	−10.8
	Labour	C. Gill	2,187	25.3	+1.0
	Liberal	R. Quayle	1,757	20.3	+9.8
Majority			2,510	29.1	−11.8
Turnout			8,641	79.5	+40.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

1979 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	H. Peters	3,960	47.7	−4.3
	Conservative	I. Roberts*	3,183	38.3	−0.9
	Liberal	J. Rees	950	11.4	+5.8
	Independent	K. Walker	215	2.6	N/A
Majority			777	9.4	−3.4
Turnout			8,308	71.6	+36.5
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Endsor	3,344	40.1	−5.2
	Liberal	J. Hartley	2,417	29.0	+2.2
	Conservative	J. Walsh	2,149	25.7	−2.2
	Residents	S. Howell	268	3.2	N/A
	Independent	W. Statham	168	2.0	N/A
Majority			927	11.1	−6.3
Turnout			8,346	75.8	+30.5
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	V. Burgon*	5,651	55.3	−7.4
	Labour	J. Hooke	3,149	30.8	+0.5
	Liberal	J. Rigby	1,410	13.8	+6.8
Majority			2,502	24.5	−7.9
Turnout			10,210	78.5	+37.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. Knight*	4,853	51.3	−0.7
	Labour	T. Broome	2,886	30.5	+1.4
	Liberal	G. Fenton	1,720	18.2	−0.7
Majority			1,967	20.8	−2.1
Turnout			7,459	79.3	+37.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	B. Bradbury*	4,996	52.4	−6.2
	Conservative	D. Lloyd	3,329	34.9	−1.8
	Liberal	D. Swindley	927	9.7	+6.2
	Communist	N. Bourne	288	3.0	+1.7
Majority			1,667	17.5	−4.4
Turnout			9,540	77.5	+33.0
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Howe*	4,433	48.2	−10.2
	Liberal	L. Rice	2,509	27.3	+5.7
	Labour	W. Prince	2,253	24.5	+4.5
Majority			1,924	20.9	−15.9
Turnout			9,195	79.4	+38.7
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	K. Greenhough*	3,140	37.4	−7.5
	Labour	K. Bagnall	2,957	35.2	+0.4
	Liberal	D. Humphries	2,292	27.3	+7.0
Majority			183	2.2	−7.9
Turnout			8,389	80.7	+36.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Heald Green Ratepayers	N. Fields*	5,148	59.6	+16.2
	Conservative	A. Roney	2,379	27.6	−14.1
	Liberal	A. Sinclair	570	6.6	+1.3
	Labour	A. Mawhinney	537	6.2	−3.4
Majority			2,769	32.1	+30.4
Turnout			8,634	80.5	+31.9
	Heald Green Ratepayers hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	L. Singer*	6,489	61.7	−2.0
	Liberal	J. Allan	2,967	28.2	+0.1
	Labour	M. Lawley	1,069	10.2	+2.0
Majority			3,522	33.5	−2.1
Turnout			10,525	80.6	+31.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	L. G. Bayley*	3,971	51.2	−6.8
	Conservative	T. Radcliffe	3,361	43.3	+5.4
	Labour	L. Lawrence	426	5.5	+1.4
Majority			610	7.9	−12.2
Turnout			7,758	83.4	+32.9
	Liberal hold		Swing

Cheadle Hulme North & Adswood
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	J. Pantall	4,480	47.1	−0.5
	Conservative	A. Grisenthwaite*	3,851	40.5	−0.5
	Labour	P. Scott	1,188	12.5	+1.1
Majority			629	6.6	0
Turnout			9,519	80.0	+33.8
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

Torkington & Norbury
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. West	4,789	49.2	−5.8
	Liberal	D. Robinson	3,607	37.1	+4.2
	Labour	J. Vosper	1,339	13.8	+1.7
Majority			1,182	12.1	−10.0
Turnout			9,735	80.5	+34.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

Ladybrook
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. Gibson*	3,071	59.0	−3.6
	Liberal	J. Hart	1,725	33.1	+0.9
	Labour	P. Gray	408	7.8	+2.6
Majority			1,346	25.9	−4.5
Turnout			5,204	85.2	+30.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

Park & Pownall
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Peuleve*	6,368	61.1	−2.8
	Liberal	W. Littlehales	3,129	30.0	+0.8
	Labour	G. Lomax	919	8.8	+1.9
Majority			3,239	31.1	−3.6
Turnout			10,416	82.8	+34.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Headridge*	4,185	54.8	−2.4
	Liberal	J. Facer-Smith	2,246	29.4	−1.2
	Labour	M. Stevens	1,206	15.8	+3.6
Majority			1,939	25.4	−1.2
Turnout			7,637	81.2	+34.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Finnie*	3,843	53.7	−10.4
	Liberal	D. Brailsford	2,616	36.6	+10.0
	Labour	W. Watson	694	9.7	+0.4
Majority			1,227	17.2	−20.3
Turnout			7,153	82.0	+33.7
	Conservative hold		Swing

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