1979 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election

1979 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election
3 May 1979 (1979-05-03)
20 of 60 seats
to Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council
31 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader John Lloyd Bernard Bradbury Ken Anstis
Party Conservative Labour Liberal
Leader's seat Heaton Moor & Heaton Chapel Reddish Green & Longford Cheadle Hulme North & Adswood
Last election 11 seats,
49.9% 		6 seats,
25.5% 		2 seats,
22.1%
Seats before 39 13 5
Seats won 11 6 2
Seats after 35 16 6
Seat change 4 3 1
Popular vote 78,558 46,047 42,542
Percentage 45.3% 26.6% 24.6%
Swing 4.6% 1.1% 2.5%
  Fourth party
 
Leader Robert Crook
Party Heald Green Ratepayers
Leader's seat Heald Green
Last election 1 seat,
2.4%
Seats before 3
Seats won 1
Seats after 3
Seat change
Popular vote 5,148
Percentage 3.0%
Swing 0.6%
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]

Election result

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
↓
16 6 3 35

[3]

Ward results

No.1 (Brinnington & Lancashire Hill)

Brinnington & Lancashire Hill
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

No.2 (Manor & Little Moor)

Manor & Little Moor
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

No.3 (Vernon & Offerton)

Vernon & Offerton
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

No.4 (Heaviley & Davenport)

Heaviley & Davenport
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

No.5 (Adswood & Cale Green)

Adswood & Cale Green
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

No.6 (Edgeley & Cheadle Heath)

Edgeley & Cheadle Heath
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

No.7 (Heaton Mersey & Heaton Norris)

Heaton Mersey & Heaton Norris
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

No.8 (Heaton Moor & Heaton Chapel)

Heaton Moor & Heaton Chapel
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

No.9 (Reddish Green & Longford)

Reddish Green & Longford
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

No.10 (Bredbury Goyt)

Bredbury Goyt
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

No.11 (Bredbury Tame)

Bredbury Tame
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

No.12 (Heald Green)

Heald Green
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

No.13 (Cheadle & Gatley)

Cheadle & Gatley
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

No.14 (Cheadle Hulme South)

Cheadle Hulme South
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

No.15 (Cheadle Hulme North & Adswood)

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

No.16 (Torkington & Norbury)

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

No.17 (Ladybrook)

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

No.18 (Park & Pownall)

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

No.19 (Marple)

Marple
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

No.20 (Mellor & High Lane)

Mellor & High Lane
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

References

  1. ^ "Metropolitan Borough of Stockport Election Results 1973-2012 (Pg. 1 and 2)" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  2. ^ Stockport, Manchester Evening News, May 5, 1979, p.29
  3. ^ "Council compositions". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
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