1980 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election

1980 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election
23 of 63 seats ; to Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council; 32 seats needed for a majority
	Map of results of 1980 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, 1 May 1980. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 1984. The Conservative Party retained overall control of the council.^[1]^[2]

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Party	Votes		Seats			Full Council
Conservative Party	43,134 (39.9%)	5.4	11 (47.8%)	11 / 23	2	33 (52.4%)	33 / 63
Labour Party	36,593 (33.9%)	7.3	10 (43.5%)	10 / 23	6	22 (34.9%)	22 / 63
Liberal Party	24,477 (22.7%)	1.9	1 (4.3%)	1 / 23	1	5 (7.9%)	5 / 63
Heald Green Ratepayers	2,843 (2.6%)	0.4	1 (4.3%)	1 / 23		3 (4.8%)	3 / 63
Residents	366 (0.3%)	0.1	0 (0.0%)	0 / 23		0 (0.0%)	0 / 63
Independent Liberal	343 (0.3%)	N/A	0 (0.0%)	0 / 23	N/A	0 (0.0%)	0 / 63
Independent	199 (0.2%)		0 (0.0%)	0 / 23		0 (0.0%)	0 / 63
Communist	60 (0.1%)	0.1	0 (0.0%)	0 / 23		0 (0.0%)	0 / 63

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	W. Prince	1,848	34.9
	Conservative	R. Walker*	1,810	34.1
	Liberal	D. Humphries	1,643	31.0
Majority			38	0.8
Turnout			5,301	50.4
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	M. Rowles	3,008	82.8
	Conservative	F. Field	418	11.5
	Liberal	E. Fantom	206	5.7
Majority			2,590	71.3
Turnout			3,632	40.0
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	K. Bagnall	2,175	58.5
	Conservative	F. Field	1,109	29.8
	Liberal	V. Corner	350	9.4
	Independent	K. Walker	86	2.3
Majority			1,066	28.7
Turnout			3,720	39.8
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	R. Manning	2,825	67.5
	Liberal	M. Christian	913	21.8
	Labour	R. Brown	445	10.6
Majority			1,912	45.7
Turnout			4,183	43.5
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

1980 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election

Ward results

Bredbury

Brinnington

Cale Green

Cheadle

Cheadle Hulme North

Cheadle Hulme South

Davenport

East Bramhall

Edgeley

Great Moor

Hazel Grove

Heald Green

Heaton Mersey

Heaton Moor

Manor

North Marple

North Reddish

Romiley

South Marple

South Reddish

West Bramhall

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	P. Porgess*	2,551	47.5
	Conservative	B. Thompson*	2,135	39.8
	Labour	D. McMillan	681	12.7
Majority			416	7.7
Turnout			5,367	49.0
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	W. Allen*	2,872	50.3
	Liberal	B. Rees	2,414	42.3
	Labour	R. Perry	423	7.4
Majority			458	8.0
Turnout			5,709	53.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	H. Dodd*	1,849	47.6
	Labour	P. Scott	1,578	40.6
	Liberal	D. Muskett	457	11.8
Majority			271	7.0
Turnout			3,884	42.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	D. Havers*	3,105	56.4
	Liberal	J. Hart	1,707	31.0
	Residents	T. Purves	366	6.6
	Labour	J. Roy	332	6.0
Majority			1,398	25.4
Turnout			5,510	47.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	P. Davison	2,407	49.6
	Liberal	J. Ashworth	1,533	31.6
	Conservative	H. Blackmore	804	16.6
	Independent	W. Statham	113	2.3
Majority			874	18.0
Turnout			4,857	46.3
	Labour gain from Liberal		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	R. Heys	2,202	45.2
	Conservative	C. Toman	2,117	43.5
	Liberal	R. Quayle	553	11.4
Majority			85	1.7
Turnout			4,872	44.8
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	B. Miller*	2,273	44.8
	Liberal	D. Robinson	1,811	35.7
	Labour	E. Hoad	985	19.4
Majority			462	9.1
Turnout			5,069	44.7
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Heald Green Ratepayers	R. Stenson*	2,843	63.0
	Conservative	A. Roney	876	19.4
	Labour	M. Lawley	400	8.9
	Liberal	A. Welch	395	8.8
Majority			1,967	43.6
Turnout			4,514	43.5
	Heald Green Ratepayers hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	E. Foulkes*	2,482	50.3
	Labour	J. McMullen	1,913	38.8
	Liberal	S. Langrish	537	10.9
Majority			569	11.5
Turnout			4,932	44.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	J. Lloyd*	2,414	58.7
	Labour	D. Solomon	1,169	28.4
	Liberal	M. Robinson	531	12.9
Majority			1,245	30.3
Turnout			4,114	41.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

North Reddish
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	A. Flood	3,686	69.8
	Conservative	K. Chapman	1,239	23.5
	Liberal	A. Hayward	297	5.6
	Communist	N. Bourne	60	1.1
Majority			2,447	46.3
Turnout			5,282	45.6
	Labour hold		Swing

Romiley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	H. Whitehead*	2,292	45.8
	Labour	R. Boyd	1,406	28.1
	Liberal	J. Facer-Smith	1,306	26.1
Majority			886	17.7
Turnout			5,004	44.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

South Marple
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	C. Mason*	2,499	56.1
	Liberal	D. Brailsford	1,338	30.0
	Labour	T. Jackson	619	13.9
Majority			1,161	26.1
Turnout			4,456	47.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

South Reddish
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	A. Bradbury	2,716	56.1
	Labour	P. Bray	2,714	56.1
	Labour	A. Mobbs	2,535	52.4
	Conservative	J. Harris	1,174	24.3
	Conservative	M. Litchfield	1,144	23.6
	Conservative	B. Francis	1,056	21.8
	Liberal	D. Bruce	1,005	20.8
	Liberal	A. Hyde	924	19.1
	Liberal	G. Fenton	922	19.0
	Independent Liberal	J. D. Hunt	343	7.1
Majority			1,361	28.1
Turnout			4,840	44.5
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	R. Fox*	2,272	58.7
	Conservative	E. Howard	1,188	30.7
	Liberal	A. Madeley	410	10.6
Majority			1,084	28.0
Turnout			3,870	42.3
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	M. Taylor*	2,028	49.6
	Liberal	G. Gribble	1,362	33.3
	Labour	M. Stevens	696	17.0
Majority			666	16.3
Turnout			4,086	47.7
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	A. McGregor*	3,425	66.9
	Liberal	W. Littlehales	1,312	25.6
	Labour	L. Lawrence	383	7.5
Majority			2,212	41.3
Turnout			5,021	44.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

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