1983 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election

1983 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election
22 of 63 seats ; to Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council; 32 seats needed for a majority
	Map of results of 1983 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, 5 May 1983. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 1987. The Conservative Party lost overall control of the council, to no overall control.^[1]^[2]

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Party	Votes		Seats			Full Council
Conservative Party	46,635 (39.3%)	1.3	8 (36.4%)	8 / 22	2	30 (47.6%)	30 / 63
Labour Party	29,063 (24.5%)	3.7	6 (27.3%)	6 / 22	2	18 (28.6%)	18 / 63
Alliance	38,551 (32.5%)	2.3	7 (31.8%)	7 / 22	4	12 (19.0%)	12 / 63
Heald Green Ratepayers	3,265 (2.8%)	0.2	1 (4.5%)	1 / 22		3 (4.8%)	3 / 63
Ecology	880 (0.7%)	0.2	0 (0.0%)	0 / 22		0 (0.0%)	0 / 63
Independent	105 (0.1%)	N/A	0 (0.0%)	0 / 22	N/A	0 (0.0%)	0 / 63
Communist	39 (0.0%)		0 (0.0%)	0 / 22		0 (0.0%)	0 / 63
Independent Liberal	39 (0.0%)	0.2	0 (0.0%)	0 / 22		0 (0.0%)	0 / 63

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	A. M. Vos	3,101	49.4	−3.2
	Conservative	A. M. Treharne	1,794	28.6	+2.0
	Labour	R. A. Peachey	1,336	21.3	+0.5
	Ecology	J. E. Vaughan	48	0.8	N/A
Majority			1,307	20.8	−5.2
Turnout			6,279	57.9	+9.9
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. D. MacAlister*	2,939	74.6	+9.2
	Conservative	J. Davidson	585	14.8	+0.7
	SDP	M. C. Torevell	418	10.6	−9.9
Majority			2,354	59.8	+14.9
Turnout			3,942	44.7	+7.4
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. J. Towey	1,998	50.0	+5.8
	Conservative	E. E. Meredith	1,174	29.4	+1.2
	SDP	E. Harding	718	18.0	−8.3
	Ecology	M. F. Ledger	106	2.6	+1.2
Majority			824	20.6	+4.6
Turnout			3,996	42.5	+1.9
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	L. Singer*	3,052	60.4	+2.2
	Liberal	I. M. Kirk	1,652	32.7	−3.2
	Labour	K. Parker	348	6.9	+1.0
Majority			1,400	27.7	+5.4
Turnout			5,052	51.2	+3.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

1983 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	J. Pantall*	3,053	54.2	−2.3
	Conservative	P. M. M. Thornber	1,970	35.0	+0.9
	Labour	A. H. Olsen	560	9.9	+0.4
	Ecology	G. Leatherbarrow	49	0.9	N/A
Majority			1,083	19.2	−3.2
Turnout			5,632	50.0	+3.8
	Liberal hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	D. M. Bruce*	3,109	47.3	−6.2
	Conservative	L. Hall	3,099	47.2	+6.1
	Labour	L. E. Lawrence	361	5.5	0
Majority			10	0.1	−12.3
Turnout			6,569	59.0	+3.2
	Liberal hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. Haley*	2,202	48.4	+2.0
	Labour	M. I. Banks	1,304	28.6	+4.0
	SDP	S. M. Comer	954	21.0	−6.0
	Ecology	R. E. Bamforth	92	2.0	0
Majority			898	19.8	+0.4
Turnout			4,552	48.6	+1.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	K. Holt	3,491	49.6	−7.8
	Liberal	J. C. Hart	3,277	46.6	+8.5
	Labour	J. McMullen	267	3.8	−0.7
Majority			214	3.0	−16.3
Turnout			7,035	56.3	+5.4
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Endsor*	2,332	45.3	+10.1
	Liberal	F. Davenport	2,125	41.3	−6.8
	Labour	H. Peters*	1,967	38.2	+3.0
	SDP	P. C. W. Beatty	1,765	34.3	−13.8
	Conservative	M. B. Brooks	969	18.8	+3.3
	Conservative	B. J. Rendell	925	18.0	+2.5
	Independent	W. Statham	105	2.0	N/A
	Ecology	I. A. Boyd	83	1.6	N/A
	Independent Liberal	J. D. Hunt	39	0.8	N/A
Majority			158	3.1	−9.8
Turnout			5,145	49.9	+9.6
	Labour hold		Swing
	Liberal gain from Labour		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	K. Ashworth	2,365	42.3	+0.8
	Labour	P. J. Wharton	1,877	33.6	+7.1
	SDP	T. E. Pyle	1,294	23.1	−7.7
	Ecology	V. Hindle	54	1.0	−0.2
Majority			488	8.7	−2.0
Turnout			5,590	50.8	+7.6
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	D. G. Robinson	3,545	52.6	+6.8
	Conservative	D. W. West*	2,690	39.9	−6.8
	Labour	T. P. McGee	499	7.5	0
Majority			855	12.7
Turnout			6,734	55.5	+6.4
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Heald Green Ratepayers	N. Fields*	3,265	66.6	+4.4
	Conservative	K. A. Edis	910	18.5	+0.1
	Labour	M. G. Lawley	414	8.4	+1.3
	Liberal	A. Welch	317	6.5	−5.4
Majority			2,355	48.0	+4.2
Turnout			4,906	46.1	−1.4
	Heald Green Ratepayers hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	V. Burgon*	3,099	53.1	+0.9
	Labour	M. A. Coffey	1,794	30.7	+7.2
	SDP	M. Robinson	849	14.5	−8.3
	Ecology	E. V. Hawthorn	56	1.0	−0.5
	Communist	D. Powell	39	0.7	N/A
Majority			1,305	22.4	−6.3
Turnout			5,837	52.1	+3.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. M. Crook*	2,729	58.6	+1.0
	Labour	F. Town	918	19.7	+5.0
	Liberal	J. Langrish	899	19.3	−8.3
	Ecology	F. K. Chapman	111	2.4	N/A
Majority			1,811	38.9	+8.9
Turnout			4,657	47.7	+3.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

Manor
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. McCann	1,908	42.5	+3.6
	Conservative	J. Hendry	1,608	35.8	+5.1
	SDP	S. C. Rimmer	894	19.9	−9.5
	Ecology	G. Johnson	76	1.7	+0.4
Majority			300	6.7	−1.8
Turnout			4,486	48.1	+5.8
	Labour hold		Swing

North Marple
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	B. J. Warwick	2,505	49.3	+8.3
	Conservative	D. J. Headridge*	2,130	41.9	−6.0
	Labour	A. J. Howard	448	8.8	−2.4
Majority			375	7.4
Turnout			5,083	57.1	+2.6
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

North Reddish
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	B. Bradbury*	2,951	53.5	+1.1
	Conservative	L. A. Corcoran	1,547	28.0	+3.3
	SDP	D. J. Whittle	1,020	18.5	−3.6
Majority			1,404	25.5	−2.2
Turnout			5,518	47.8	+2.8
	Labour hold		Swing

Romiley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. G. Howe*	2,364	40.0	−7.4
	Liberal	J. Facer-Smith	2,228	37.7	+8.8
	Labour	J. A. Hughes	1,317	22.3	−1.4
Majority			136	2.3	−16.2
Turnout			5,909	51.1	+5.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	E. Kime	2,685	47.9	+7.4
	Conservative	A. W. Finnie*	2,501	44.6	−7.0
	Labour	H. J. Abrams	349	6.2	−0.1
	Ecology	M. L. Nicholls	74	1.3	−0.3
Majority			184	3.3
Turnout			5,609	56.0	+3.3
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Mobbs	2,780	56.4	+7.5
	Conservative	B. Francis	1,407	28.6	+0.5
	SDP	W. Gaskell	691	14.0	−6.8
	Ecology	S. A. Ledger	47	1.0	+0.1
Majority			1,373	27.8	+11.0
Turnout			4,925	44.6	+6.3
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. M. Green	4,024	67.6	+4.8
	SDP	P. C. O. Vittoz	1,452	24.4	−5.6
	Labour	D. Harris	396	6.6	+2.7
	Ecology	N. G. Bamber	84	1.4	+0.1
Majority			2,572	43.2	+12.4
Turnout			5,956	50.0	−1.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

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