1978 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election

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1978 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election
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←  1976 4 May 1978 (1978-05-04) 1979  →
23 of 63 seats
to Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council
32 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
LeaderJonathan TaylorRichard Mee Brian Clancy
Party Conservative Labour Liberal
Leader's seat Brooklands Sale Moor Mersey-St. Mary's
(stood down)
Last election17 seats,
57.4%		4 seats,
27.3%		0 seats,
14.7%
Seats before48114
Seats won1940
Seats after5490
Seat changeIncrease2.svg6Decrease2.svg2Decrease2.svg4
Popular vote40,05019,0769,180
Percentage58.5%27.9%13.4%
SwingIncrease2.svg1.1%Increase2.svg0.6%Decrease2.svg1.3%
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Map of results of 1978 election
Leader of the Council before election

Mike King
Conservative

Leader of the Council after election

Jonathan Taylor
Conservative

Elections to Trafford Council were held on Thursday, 4 May 1978. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 1982. The Conservative Party retained overall control of the council. [1]

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Election result

PartyVotesSeatsFull Council
Conservative Party 40,050 (58.5%)
Increase2.svg 1.119 (82.6%)
19 / 23
Increase2.svg 654 (85.7%)
54 / 63
Labour Party 19,076 (27.9%)
Increase2.svg 0.64 (17.4%)
4 / 23
Decrease2.svg 29 (14.3%)
9 / 63
Liberal Party 9,180 (13.4%)
Decrease2.svg 1.30 (0.0%)
0 / 23
Decrease2.svg 40 (0.0%)
0 / 63
Communist Party 136 (0.2%)
Decrease2.svg 0.20 (0.0%)
0 / 23
Steady2.svg 00 (0.0%)
0 / 63
↓
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Ward results

No.1 (Altrincham South West)

Altrincham South West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Marshall Rubin1,13154.4+0.9
Labour E. McPherson59028.4+1.6
Liberal G. M. R. Willmott35717.2−2.5
Majority 54126.0−0.7
Turnout 2,07832.8−7.5
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

No.2 (Altrincham East)

Altrincham East (2 vacancies)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Graham Burrows1,99358.2+3.7
Conservative H. Taylor1,92256.1+1.6
Liberal John Davenport*1,12632.9+4.5
Liberal Maureen Clancy1,01929.7+1.3
Labour J. R. Royle40211.7−5.3
Labour R. J. Ellis39411.5−5.5
Majority 79623.2−2.9
Turnout 3,42637.8−4.8
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing
Conservative hold Swing

No.3 (Altrincham North)

Altrincham North (2 vacancies)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative M. G. Currie*1,26457.3+3.0
Conservative L. M. L. Burton1,18753.8−0.5
Labour E. Smith58726.6+5.2
Labour G. R. Gould54224.6+4.2
Liberal Eric Faulkner48822.1−2.2
Liberal B. Gaylard34115.5−8.8
Majority 60027.2−2.9
Turnout 2,20535.5+5.4
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

No.4 (Timperley)

Timperley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative L. E. W. McCowatt1,74669.2+21.6
Labour C. Moore77730.8+6.0
Majority 96938.4+18.4
Turnout 2,52331.2−13.3
Conservative hold Swing

No.5 (Mersey-St. Mary’s)

Mersey-St. Mary's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative R. Moss2,20859.4−1.4
Liberal E. Critchlow97326.2−3.2
Labour C. Younghusband53414.4+4.6
Majority 1,23533.2+1.7
Turnout 3,71541.0−4.0
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

No.6 (St. Martin’s)

St. Martin's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Michael King*2,54362.9−3.9
Labour G. Woodburn85821.2−12.0
Liberal G. C. Kinsey55013.6+13.6
Communist J. E. Stitt892.2+2.2
Majority 1,68541.7+8.0
Turnout 4,04035.3−2.9
Conservative hold Swing

No.7 (Sale Moor)

Sale Moor
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Richard Mee*1,41752.5+8.9
Conservative Graham Toft1,28347.5+3.6
Majority 1345.0+4.6
Turnout 2,70040.9−1.2
Labour hold Swing

No.8 (St. Anne’s)

St. Anne's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. H. Evans1,63447.5+1.1
Liberal John Phillipson*1,26536.8+5.5
Labour Barry Brotherton54115.7−6.6
Majority 36910.7−4.4
Turnout 3,44040.4−4.9
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

No.9 (Brooklands)

Brooklands
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Waterfall 2,685 63.8 −1.0
Liberal Cecil Fink*1,09826.1−9.1
Labour Alan Hadley42610.1+10.1
Majority 1,58737.7+8.2
Turnout 4,20947.1+1.9
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

No.10 (Talbot North)

Talbot North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour George Marland*1,78061.5+8.7
Conservative W. Outhwaite1,11338.5+4.7
Majority 66723.0+4.0
Turnout 2,89333.3−4.6
Labour hold Swing

No.11 (Clifford)


Clifford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Keith Summerfield1,31950.1+7.2
Labour John Maher1,31850.0+0.4
Majority 10.03−6.7
Turnout 2,63739.6−1.9
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

No.12 (Longford)

Longford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Homer*1,88653.7+0.2
Labour Tony Lloyd 1,28436.5+1.8
Liberal H. D. Locksley3439.8−1.9
Majority 60217.1−1.7
Turnout 3,51334.4−4.6
Conservative hold Swing

No.13 (Stretford)

Stretford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Margaret Hindley*1,59168.5+4.1
Labour Raymond Tully73231.5+3.2
Majority 85937.0+0.9
Turnout 2,32340.0−2.3
Conservative hold Swing

No.14 (Park)

Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Haydock1,11849.90.0
Conservative L. Sherwood1,07648.0+0.7
Communist W. Hudson472.1−0.7
Majority 421.9−0.7
Turnout 2,24139.1−4.2
Labour hold Swing

No.15 (Bowdon)

Bowdon
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jean Gill*2,57277.6−7.1
Liberal David Mardon40812.3−3.0
Labour G. R. Scott33310.1+10.1
Majority 2,16465.3−4.0
Turnout 3,31344.7−3.9
Conservative hold Swing

No.16 (Hale)

Hale
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Marjorie Hinchcliffe*2,81275.7−11.5
Liberal J. S. Whittingham50113.5+13.5
Labour Arthur Johnson40010.8−2.0
Majority 2,31162.2−12.2
Turnout 3,71339.9−7.5
Conservative hold Swing

No.17 (Partington)

Partington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Frank Holland*1,56660.0+11.3
Conservative J. Strong1,04340.0−0.1
Majority 52320.0+11.3
Turnout 2,60933.4−4.0
Labour hold Swing

No.18 (Urmston West East)

Urmston West East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Allan Coupe*1,72558.8+2.0
Labour D. Horner84228.7+4.6
Liberal D. E. Unwin36712.5−6.6
Majority 88330.1−2.6
Turnout 2,93434.6−3.0
Conservative hold Swing

No.19 (Flixton East Central)

Flixton East Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Wroe*2,20572.1+9.2
Labour J. Shaw85327.9+5.3
Majority 1,35244.2+3.9
Turnout 3,05833.2−9.7
Conservative hold Swing

No.20 (Flixton West)

Flixton West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative George Carnall*2,29162.6+2.2
Labour Laura Seex1,37037.4+7.3
Majority 92125.2−5.1
Turnout 3,66135.8−5.4
Conservative hold Swing

No.21 (Davyhulme East)

Davyhulme East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ray Haigh*1,22161.8+1.9
Labour R. P. F. Phillips41220.8−9.6
Liberal T. M. Owen34417.4+7.7
Majority 80940.9+11.4
Turnout 1,97736.7−4.7
Conservative hold Swing

References

  1. ↑ "Trafford M. B. C. Election Results Sheet, 5 May 1978", Trafford M.B.C.(1978).
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