1976 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election

1976 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election

←  1975 6 May 1976 (1976-05-06) 1978  →
20 of 60 seats to Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council 31 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Walter Knight Bernard Bradbury Ken Anstis Party Conservative Labour Liberal Leader's seat Heaton Moor & Heaton Chapel Reddish Green & Longford Cheadle Hulme North & Adswood Last election 17 seats, 52.2% 2 seats, 18.0% 0 seats, 25.2% Seats before 34 12 10 Seats won 14 4 1 Seats after 39 11 7 Seat change 5 1 3 Popular vote 48,659 20,740 24,120 Percentage 49.7% 21.2% 24.6% Swing 2.5% 3.2% 0.6%   Fourth party   Leader Robert Crook Party Heald Green Ratepayers Leader's seat Heald Green Last election 1 seat, 2.5% Seats before 3 Seats won 1 Seats after 3 Seat change Popular vote 2,713 Percentage 2.8% Swing 0.3%
Map of results of 1976 election
Leader of the Council before election Walter Knight Conservative Leader of the Council after election Walter Knight Conservative

Elections to Stockport Council were held on Thursday, 6 May 1976. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 1980. The Conservative Party retained overall control of the council. ^{[1] [2]}

Election result

Party		Votes			Seats			Full Council
Conservative Party		48,659 (49.7%)		2.5	14 (70.0%)	14 / 20	5	39 (65.0%)	39 / 60
Labour Party		20,740 (21.2%)		3.2	4 (20.0%)	4 / 20	1	11 (18.3%)	11 / 60
Liberal Party		24,120 (24.6%)		0.6	1 (5.0%)	1 / 20	3	7 (11.7%)	7 / 60
Heald Green Ratepayers		2,713 (2.8%)		0.3	1 (5.0%)	1 / 20		3 (5.0%)	3 / 60
Residents		1,329 (1.4%)		0.1	0 (0.0%)	0 / 20	1	0 (0.0%)	0 / 60
Communist		203 (0.2%)		0.2	0 (0.0%)	0 / 20		0 (0.0%)	0 / 60
Independent		86 (0.1%)			0 (0.0%)	0 / 20		0 (0.0%)	0 / 60

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Ward results

No.1 (Brinnington & Lancashire Hill)

Brinnington & Lancashire Hill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Bradbury*	2,552	60.7	+10.3
	Conservative	G. Brook	1,343	32.0	−2.8
	Liberal	J. D. Hunt	306	7.3	−7.6
Majority			1,209	28.8	+13.2
Turnout			4,201	31.0	+4.1
	Labour hold		Swing

No.2 (Manor & Little Moor)

Manor & Little Moor

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. Walker	1,468	43.1	+7.3
	Conservative	M. Wilson	1,409	41.4	−7.6
	Liberal	M. Walmsley	464	13.6	+0.5
	Communist	I. Crawford	64	1.9	−0.2
Majority			59	1.7
Turnout			3,405	39.1	+3.1
	Labour hold		Swing

No.3 (Vernon & Offerton)

Vernon & Offerton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. Malpass	1,561	39.9	−1.1
	Labour	W. Meen	1,525	39.0	+3.1
	Liberal	R. Dearman*	827	21.1	−2.0
Majority			36	0.9	−4.2
Turnout			3,913	41.1	+6.1
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

No.4 (Heaviley & Davenport)

Heaviley & Davenport

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Dodd*	2,799	62.8	−5.4
	Liberal	R. Quayle	921	20.7	+5.4
	Labour	P. Towey	739	16.5	0
Majority			1,878	42.1	−9.6
Turnout			4,459	41.4	−0.1
	Conservative hold		Swing

No.5 (Adswood & Cale Green)

Adswood & Cale Green

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	K. Brookes*	1,907	44.5	+7.3
	Conservative	G. Lowe	1,607	41.6	−4.5
	Liberal	E. Fantom	534	13.9	−0.8
Majority			111	2.9
Turnout			3,859	33.6	+5.4
	Labour hold		Swing

No.6 (Edgeley & Cheadle Heath)

Edgeley & Cheadle Heath

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	F. Childs	2,017	39.3	+18.9
	Conservative	H. Bennett	1,510	29.4	−11.3
	Labour	R. Heys*	1,482	28.8	−6.5
	Independent	J. Hunt	86	1.7	N/A
	Communist	V. Ohren	43	0.8	−0.5
Majority			507	9.9
Turnout			5,138	46.7	+10.3
	Liberal gain from Labour		Swing

No.7 (Heaton Mersey & Heaton Norris)

Heaton Mersey & Heaton Norris

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. Foulkes*	3,360	65.2	+2.7
	Labour	A. Jones	1,042	20.2	+1.6
	Liberal	N. Dobbie	749	14.6	−1.1
Majority			2,317	45.0	+0.9
Turnout			5,152	42.2	−0.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

No.8 (Heaton Moor & Heaton Chapel)

Heaton Moor & Heaton Chapel

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Lloyd*	3,297	63.8	0
	Labour	J. Lowe	1,221	23.6	+1.8
	Liberal	R. Worthington	648	12.6	−1.8
Majority			2,076	40.2	−1.8
Turnout			5,166	44.0	0
	Conservative hold		Swing

No.9 (Reddish Green & Longford)

Reddish Green & Longford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. Foster*	2,495	49.6	+2.5
	Conservative	M. Litchfield	1,959	38.9	+1.3
	Liberal	L. Duckett	480	9.5	−3.7
	Communist	N. Bourne	96	2.0	−0.2
Majority			536	10.7	+1.2
Turnout			5,030	42.0	+8.2
	Labour hold		Swing

No.10 (Bredbury Goyt)

Bredbury Goyt

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Whitehead*	2,840	57.7	+0.8
	Liberal	S. Hall	1,358	27.6	−3.1
	Labour	W. Prince	720	14.7	+2.3
Majority			1,482	30.1	+3.9
Turnout			4,918	44.0	−0.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

No.11 (Bredbury Tame)

Bredbury Tame

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	K. H. Greenhough*	2,193	45.5	−2.5
	Labour	J. Howard	1,467	30.4	+8.4
	Liberal	B. Hall	1,165	24.1	−5.9
Majority			726	15.1	−2.9
Turnout			4,825	46.7	+2.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

No.12 (Heald Green)

Heald Green

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Heald Green Ratepayers	R. Stenson*	2,713	55.3	+7.6
	Conservative	M. Campbell	1,111	22.6	−8.2
	Liberal	P. Porgess	723	14.7	−0.6
	Labour	D. Lewis	361	7.4	+1.2
Majority			1,602	32.7	+20.6
Turnout			4,908	47.8	−0.1
	Heald Green Ratepayers hold		Swing

No.13 (Cheadle & Gatley)

Cheadle & Gatley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. Bishop*	4,004	62.7	+1.9
	Liberal	L. Foulgar	1,639	25.6	−7.4
	Labour	A. Endsor	747	11.7	+5.4
Majority			2,365	37.1	+9.3
Turnout			6,390	48.7	−5.1
	Conservative hold		Swing

No.14 (Cheadle Hulme South)

Cheadle Hulme South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. Allen	1,913	41.0	+6.0
	Residents	R. Higgins	1,329	28.5	−4.4
	Liberal	R. Smith	1,120	24.0	−2.9
	Labour	C. Gill	306	6.6	+1.3
Majority			584	12.5	+10.4
Turnout			4,668	56.9	+5.1
	Conservative gain from Residents		Swing

No.15 (Cheadle Hulme North & Adswood)

Cheadle Hulme North & Adswood

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. Thompson*	2,974	49.6	+4.9
	Liberal	K. Rossall	2,173	35.8	−4.3
	Labour	M. Parker	878	14.6	−0.6
Majority			825	13.7	+9.2
Turnout			6,001	51.4	+5.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

No.16 (Torkington & Norbury)

Torkington & Norbury

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. Miller	3,678	51.2	−7.7
	Liberal	M. Hendley*	2,441	40.0	+7.3
	Labour	G. Collier	538	8.8	+0.4
Majority			690	11.2	−15.1
Turnout			6,110	51.6	−1.2
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

No.17 (Ladybrook)

Ladybrook

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Havers	1,991	60.3	−0.2
	Liberal	J. Warrington	1,148	34.8	−0.6
	Labour	M. Francis	164	4.9	+0.7
Majority			843	25.5	+0.4
Turnout			3,303	59.5	+2.1
	Conservative hold		Swing

No.18 (Park & Pownall)

Park & Pownall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. McGregor	3,911	63.2	+1.4
	Liberal	B. Massey	2,018	31.5	−1.7
	Labour	F. Ollier	339	5.3	+0.3
Majority			2,030	31.7	+3.1
Turnout			6,405	54.2	−0.1
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

No.19 (Marple)

Marple

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Taylor	2,368	49.6	−3.4
	Liberal	J. Brady*	1,964	41.1	+4.1
	Labour	K. Parkin	442	9.3	−0.7
Majority			404	8.5	−7.6
Turnout			4,774	52.5	+2.1
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

No.20 (Mellor & High Lane)

Mellor & High Lane

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. Mason*	2,831	61.1	−1.8
	Liberal	G. Fernyhough	1,425	31.3	+1.7
	Labour	R. Barstow	347	7.6	+1.1
Majority			1,355	29.8	−4.5
Turnout			4,552	53.1	+1.8
	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. Local election results, The Guardian, May 7, 1976, p.24
3. "Council compositions". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 28 November 2023.