1973 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election

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1973 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council Council election
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10 May 1973 1975  →
All 60 seats to Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council
31 seats needed for a majority
Turnout [1]
 First partySecond partyThird party
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LeaderWalter KnightBrian SlackKen Anstis
Party Conservative Labour Liberal
Leader's seat Heaton Moor & Heaton Chapel Manor & Little Moor Cheadle Hulme North & Adswood
Seats won271613
Popular vote100,94357,90590,774
Percentage38.8%22.3%34.9%
 Fourth partyFifth party
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LeaderRobert CrookRobert Law
Party Heald Green Ratepayers Residents
Leader's seat Heald Green Cheadle Hulme South
Seats won31
Popular vote5,7113,876
Percentage2.2%1.5%
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Winner of each seat at the 1973 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election
Leader after election

Walter Knight
Conservative

The first elections to Stockport Council were held on Thursday, 10 May 1973. [2] This was a new council created to replace Stockport County Borough, Bredbury and Romiley Urban District, Cheadle and Gatley Urban District, Hazel Grove and Bramhall Urban District, and Marple Urban District. This election would create the entire 60-member council, which would shadow its predecessor councils before taking over their functions on 1 April 1974, as specified in the Local Government Act 1972. Each 1st-placed candidate would serve a five-year term of office, expiring in 1978. Each 2nd-placed candidate would serve a three-year term of office, expiring in 1976. Each 3rd-placed candidate would serve a two-year term of office, expiring in 1975.

Contents

The council went into no overall control.

Election result

PartyVotesSeats
Conservative Party 100,943 (38.8%)
27 (45.0%)
27 / 60
Labour Party 57,905 (22.3%)
16 (26.7%)
16 / 60
Liberal Party 90,774 (34.9%)
13 (21.7%)
13 / 60
Heald Green Ratepayers 5,711 (2.2%)
3 (5.0%)
3 / 60
Residents 3,876 (1.5%)
1 (1.7%)
1 / 60
Communist 751 (0.3%)
0 (0.0%)
0 / 60
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16131327

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Ward results

No.1 (Brinnington & Lancashire Hill)

Brinnington & Lancashire Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour K. Ford2,12860.4
Labour A. Bradbury1,98156.3
Labour D. T. Greene1,92254.6
Liberal J. D. Hunt87224.8
Conservative W. R. Thomson75021.3
Conservative R. Downs74021.0
Conservative D. Caldwell72520.6
Liberal J. Langrish69919.9
Liberal M. Clare65918.7
Communist I. Crawford1333.8
Majority 1,05029.8
Turnout 3,52125.9
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

No.2 (Manor & Little Moor)

Manor & Little Moor
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour E. Leah1,32342.0
Labour G. B. Slack1,29641.2
Labour K. Parkin1,27740.6
Conservative J. C. Crowther1,12635.8
Conservative D. E. Bath1,06833.9
Conservative M. Hamilton91529.1
Liberal J. Clarney87627.8
Liberal E. Fantom79825.3
Liberal G. F. Fletcher76824.4
Majority 1514.8
Turnout 3,14933.6
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

No.3 (Vernon & Offerton)

Vernon & Offerton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal C. J. Carter1,21239.8
Liberal R. Dearman1,09836.1
Labour M. Mendelson1,08535.6
Liberal V. Corner1,06034.8
Labour J. Vesey1,01333.3
Labour M. Marston99932.8
Conservative S. Brumat89229.3
Conservative A. Bennett82827.2
Conservative E. Williamson81226.7
Communist K. Marston1294.2
Majority 250.8
Turnout 3,04234.3
Liberal win (new seat)
Liberal win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

No.4 (Heaviley & Davenport)

Heaviley & Davenport
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative L. Smith2,04650.7
Conservative H. Dodd2,02250.1
Conservative B. P. Howarth1,95648.5
Liberal J. S. Hosking1,45536.1
Liberal E. Prusmann1,40534.8
Liberal M. J. Holt1,05426.1
Labour A. J. Hodgson75918.8
Labour S. C. Rimmer71417.7
Labour P. G. Scott69317.2
Majority 50212.4
Turnout 4,03639.3
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

No.5 (Adswood & Cale Green)

Adswood & Cale Green
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour W. Cameron1,90748.2
Labour K. R. Brookes1,85746.9
Labour H. A. Walker1,78745.2
Conservative B. Haley1,21630.7
Conservative E. Howard1,21630.7
Conservative W. D. Holliday1,21230.6
Liberal A. Hodgson95424.1
Liberal J. Rees86922.0
Liberal B. Tuck86821.9
Majority 57114.5
Turnout 3,95733.3
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

No.6 (Edgeley & Cheadle Heath)

Edgeley & Cheadle Heath
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour V. Holland1,93451.6
Labour R. Heys1,89850.6
Labour F. W. Ollier1,87550.0
Conservative T. F. Earley1,43138.2
Conservative M. S. Burgoyne1,38737.0
Conservative A. Murray1,33835.7
Liberal A. S. Sinclair44511.9
Liberal M. Walmsley43211.5
Liberal S. Carter42011.2
Communist V. M. Ohren982.6
Majority 44411.8
Turnout 3,75031.5
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

No.7 (Heaton Mersey & Heaton Norris)

Heaton Mersey & Heaton Norris
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. H. Dickens2,30448.2
Conservative E. D. Foulkes2,28647.8
Conservative V. Burgon2,28447.8
Liberal C. R. Hicks1,77737.2
Liberal A. Cottam1,30127.2
Liberal W. R. Littlehales1,08622.7
Labour J. Boddy1,08522.7
Labour D. Robinson1,03921.7
Labour C. Orford1,03021.5
Communist B. Ainley1483.1
Majority 50710.6
Turnout 4,78241.4
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

No.8 (Heaton Moor & Heaton Chapel)

Heaton Moor & Heaton Chapel
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. A. MacCarron2,58052.9
Conservative J. Lloyd2,55852.5
Conservative W. C. Knight2,54352.2
Labour A. J. Flood1,48430.4
Labour W. R. Fox1,45329.8
Labour E. Wood1,38428.4
Liberal M. Clark91218.7
Liberal E. Minns80516.5
Liberal W. R. Johnson79616.3
Communist J. Printy1232.5
Majority 1,05921.7
Turnout 4,87640.6
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

No.9 (Reddish Green & Longford)

Reddish Green & Longford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour A. W. Verdeille2,10556.1
Labour C. A. Foster2,03854.3
Labour B. Bradbury2,03054.1
Conservative D. R. Willett1,04327.8
Conservative T. Thornley1,03627.6
Conservative A. A. Jones98026.1
Liberal E. Hunt69418.5
Liberal N. Fenton63416.9
Liberal P. A. Green57615.4
Communist N. Bourne1203.2
Majority 98726.3
Turnout 3,75131.7
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

No.10 (Bredbury Goyt)

Bredbury Goyt
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative M. Greenwood2,21643.8
Conservative H. B. Whitehead2,17142.9
Conservative J. G. Howe2,16742.8
Liberal H. D. McKell1,91637.9
Liberal D. Guinnane1,88837.3
Liberal B. Beagley1,86036.8
Labour C. Ryder1,03520.5
Labour J. P. E. Howard1,02320.2
Labour R. Perringo91718.1
Majority 2515.0
Turnout 5,06045.6
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

No.11 (Bredbury Tame)

Bredbury Tame
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative G. C. Stanway1,72938.2
Conservative R. E. Walker1,67337.0
Conservative K. H. Greenhough1,66136.7
Liberal S. Hall1,55334.3
Liberal M. Bird1,47932.7
Liberal M. Knight1,44031.8
Labour P. C. Snape1,39830.9
Labour B. Hughes1,34629.7
Labour H. D. Brown1,30728.9
Majority 1082.4
Turnout 4,52744.0
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

No.12 (Heald Green)

Heald Green
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Heald Green Ratepayers R. G. Crook2,01446.4
Heald Green Ratepayers R. Stenson1,91744.2
Heald Green Ratepayers N. Fields1,78041.0
Liberal O. Lawton1,25428.9
Liberal P. V. Porgess1,24828.8
Liberal J. Allan1,23328.4
Conservative E. A. Grinyer83019.1
Conservative M. Campbell79218.3
Conservative M. Grinyer73817.0
Labour J. Becker45610.5
Labour R. W. Seedhouse3768.7
Labour G. R. Knight3698.5
Majority 52612.1
Turnout 4,33843.0
Heald Green Ratepayers win (new seat)
Heald Green Ratepayers win (new seat)
Heald Green Ratepayers win (new seat)

No.13 (Cheadle & Gatley)

Cheadle & Gatley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative B. Johnson3,20051.2
Conservative F. H. Bishop3,02148.3
Conservative L. I. Singer2,90146.4
Liberal L. E. Foulger2,83745.3
Liberal M. J. Anstey2,71443.4
Liberal J. B. Robins2,64842.3
Labour J. Lamerick5288.4
Labour M. Legg4947.9
Labour K. E. Worrall4346.9
Majority 641.1
Turnout 6,25646.9
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

No.14 (Cheadle Hulme South)

Cheadle Hulme South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal A. B. Leah1,35836.0
Residents R. A. Law1,33135.3
Liberal P. Davis1,31834.9
Residents R. F. Dalton1,29634.3
Liberal J. A. Tovey1,28834.1
Residents C. D. Goode1,24933.1
Conservative V. C. James99226.3
Conservative E. D. Minshull96925.7
Conservative A. Ward92924.6
Labour H. Low2125.6
Labour C. Campbell1905.0
Labour H. Saunders1864.9
Majority 220.6
Turnout 3,77346.2
Liberal win (new seat)
Residents win (new seat)
Liberal win (new seat)

No.15 (Cheadle Hulme North & Adswood)

Cheadle Hulme North & Adswood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal K. G. Anstis2,35645.9
Conservative B. L. Thompson2,18242.6
Conservative A. Grisenthwaite2,16842.3
Conservative J. M. Walsh2,16142.1
Liberal M. Gowland2,12441.4
Liberal N. L. Hall2,02639.5
Labour N. Whittaker86716.9
Labour T. Willard76014.8
Labour A. Turner75614.7
Majority 70.2
Turnout 5,12843.5
Liberal win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

No.16 (Torkington & Norbury)

Torkington & Norbury
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal D. E. Box3,02658.2
Liberal M. Hendley2,97957.3
Liberal H. Burrows2,96257.0
Conservative T. Peace1,87436.1
Conservative M. Scott1,81134.9
Conservative D. Harrison1,72533.2
Labour E. Brindley5049.7
Labour R. McKnight3737.2
Labour W. Morris3406.5
Majority 1,08820.9
Turnout 5,19644.0
Liberal win (new seat)
Liberal win (new seat)
Liberal win (new seat)

No.17 (Ladybrook)

Ladybrook
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal J. M. Ashworth1,51151.5
Conservative J. Timmins Fletcher1,44349.2
Conservative A. W. Chapman1,40547.9
Liberal J. L. Warrington1,38847.3
Liberal B. Massey1,36946.6
Conservative H. Gardiner1,35946.3
Labour B. Hodgson1224.2
Labour E. Pollard1133.9
Labour G. Scott983.3
Majority 170.6
Turnout 2,93552.9
Liberal win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

No.18 (Park & Pownall)

Park & Pownall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. B. Leck2,91750.3
Liberal P. N. Borrow2,82948.8
Conservative R. L. Peuleve2,82848.8
Liberal H. F. Ridley2,80748.4
Conservative R. H. Vincent2,77847.9
Liberal S. Langrish2,71246.8
Labour A. Everett1873.2
Labour G. E. Bingham1863.2
Labour J. C. Gidman1562.7
Majority 210.4
Turnout 5,79850.6
Conservative win (new seat)
Liberal win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

No.19 (Marple)

Marple
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal J. A. Crofton2,20648.9
Liberal J. Brady2,20548.9
Liberal G. Gribble2,01844.8
Conservative D. J. Headbridge1,87841.7
Conservative R. J. Chronnell1,68937.5
Conservative D. Lomas1,49533.2
Labour J. E. Yarwood78517.4
Labour E. Daley67214.9
Labour D. A. Burke59013.1
Majority 1403.1
Turnout 4,50951.5
Liberal win (new seat)
Liberal win (new seat)
Liberal win (new seat)

No.20 (Mellor & High Lane)

Mellor & High Lane
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. H. Cooke2,00947.4
Conservative C. F. Mason1,96946.5
Conservative A. W. Finnie1,96946.5
Liberal A. S. Bell1,94646.0
Liberal P. G. Reed1,89244.7
Liberal L. Arrandale1,85943.9
Labour R. Barstow3588.5
Labour H. J. Abrams3558.4
Labour W. J. Lloyd3508.2
Majority 230.5
Turnout 4,23549.0
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

References

  1. ↑ "Local Election Summaries 1973". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  2. ↑ "Metropolitan Borough of Stockport Election Results 1973-2012 (Pg. 1 and 2)" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  3. ↑ "Council compositions". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
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