1980 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election

1980 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election

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23 of 63 seats to Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council 32 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader John Lloyd Bernard Bradbury Brian Leah Party Conservative Labour Liberal Leader's seat Heaton Moor Reddish North Cheadle Hulme South Last election 11 seats, 45.3% 6 seats, 26.6% 2 seats, 24.6% Seats before 35 16 6 Seats won 11 10 1 Seats after 33 22 5 Seat change 2 6 1 Popular vote 43,134 36,593 24,477 Percentage 39.9% 33.9% 22.7% Swing 5.4% 7.3% 1.9%   Fourth party   Leader Robert Crook Party Heald Green Ratepayers Leader's seat Heald Green Last election 1 seat, 3.0% Seats before 3 Seats won 1 Seats after 3 Seat change Popular vote 2,843 Percentage 2.6% Swing 0.4%
Map of results of 1980 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, 1 May 1980, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 1984. The Conservative Party retained overall control of the council. ^{[1] [2]}

Election result

Party		Votes			Seats			Full Council
Conservative Party		43,134 (39.9%)		5.4	11 (47.8%)	11 / 23	2	33 (52.4%)	33 / 63
Labour Party		36,593 (33.9%)		7.3	10 (43.5%)	10 / 23	6	22 (34.9%)	22 / 63
Liberal Party		24,477 (22.7%)		1.9	1 (4.3%)	1 / 23	1	5 (7.9%)	5 / 63
Heald Green Ratepayers		2,843 (2.6%)		0.4	1 (4.3%)	1 / 23		3 (4.8%)	3 / 63
Residents		366 (0.3%)		0.1	0 (0.0%)	0 / 23		0 (0.0%)	0 / 63
Independent Liberal		343 (0.3%)		N/A	0 (0.0%)	0 / 23	N/A	0 (0.0%)	0 / 63
Independent		199 (0.2%)			0 (0.0%)	0 / 23		0 (0.0%)	0 / 63
Communist		60 (0.1%)		0.1	0 (0.0%)	0 / 23		0 (0.0%)	0 / 63

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Ward results

Bredbury

Bredbury

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. Prince	1,848	34.9
	Conservative	R. Walker*	1,810	34.1
	Liberal	D. Humphries	1,643	31.0
Majority			38	0.8
Turnout			5,301	50.4
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Brinnington

Brinnington

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Rowles	3,008	82.8
	Conservative	F. Field	418	11.5
	Liberal	E. Fantom	206	5.7
Majority			2,590	71.3
Turnout			3,632	40.0
	Labour hold		Swing

Cale Green

Cale Green

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	K. Bagnall	2,175	58.5
	Conservative	F. Field	1,109	29.8
	Liberal	V. Corner	350	9.4
	Independent	K. Walker	86	2.3
Majority			1,066	28.7
Turnout			3,720	39.8
	Labour hold		Swing

Cheadle

Cheadle

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Manning	2,825	67.5
	Liberal	M. Christian	913	21.8
	Labour	R. Brown	445	10.6
Majority			1,912	45.7
Turnout			4,183	43.5
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

Cheadle Hulme North

Cheadle Hulme North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	P. Porgess*	2,551	47.5
	Conservative	B. Thompson*	2,135	39.8
	Labour	D. McMillan	681	12.7
Majority			416	7.7
Turnout			5,367	49.0
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

Cheadle Hulme South

Cheadle Hulme South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. Allen*	2,872	50.3
	Liberal	B. Rees	2,414	42.3
	Labour	R. Perry	423	7.4
Majority			458	8.0
Turnout			5,709	53.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Davenport

Davenport

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Dodd*	1,849	47.6
	Labour	P. Scott	1,578	40.6
	Liberal	D. Muskett	457	11.8
Majority			271	7.0
Turnout			3,884	42.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

East Bramhall

East Bramhall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Havers*	3,105	56.4
	Liberal	J. Hart	1,707	31.0
	Residents	T. Purves	366	6.6
	Labour	J. Roy	332	6.0
Majority			1,398	25.4
Turnout			5,510	47.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

Edgeley

Edgeley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. Davison	2,407	49.6
	Liberal	J. Ashworth	1,533	31.6
	Conservative	H. Blackmore	804	16.6
	Independent	W. Statham	113	2.3
Majority			874	18.0
Turnout			4,857	46.3
	Labour gain from Liberal		Swing

Great Moor

Great Moor

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Heys	2,202	45.2
	Conservative	C. Toman	2,117	43.5
	Liberal	R. Quayle	553	11.4
Majority			85	1.7
Turnout			4,872	44.8
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Hazel Grove

Hazel Grove

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. Miller*	2,273	44.8
	Liberal	D. Robinson	1,811	35.7
	Labour	E. Hoad	985	19.4
Majority			462	9.1
Turnout			5,069	44.7
	Conservative hold		Swing

Heald Green

Heald Green

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Heald Green Ratepayers	R. Stenson*	2,843	63.0
	Conservative	A. Roney	876	19.4
	Labour	M. Lawley	400	8.9
	Liberal	A. Welch	395	8.8
Majority			1,967	43.6
Turnout			4,514	43.5
	Heald Green Ratepayers hold		Swing

Heaton Mersey

Heaton Mersey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. Foulkes*	2,482	50.3
	Labour	J. McMullen	1,913	38.8
	Liberal	S. Langrish	537	10.9
Majority			569	11.5
Turnout			4,932	44.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

Heaton Moor

Heaton Moor

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Lloyd*	2,414	58.7
	Labour	D. Solomon	1,169	28.4
	Liberal	M. Robinson	531	12.9
Majority			1,245	30.3
Turnout			4,114	41.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

Manor

Manor

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Fox*	2,272	58.7
	Conservative	E. Howard	1,188	30.7
	Liberal	A. Madeley	410	10.6
Majority			1,084	28.0
Turnout			3,870	42.3
	Labour hold		Swing

North Marple

North Marple

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Taylor*	2,028	49.6
	Liberal	G. Gribble	1,362	33.3
	Labour	M. Stevens	696	17.0
Majority			666	16.3
Turnout			4,086	47.7
	Conservative hold		Swing

North Reddish

North Reddish

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Flood	3,686	69.8
	Conservative	K. Chapman	1,239	23.5
	Liberal	A. Hayward	297	5.6
	Communist	N. Bourne	60	1.1
Majority			2,447	46.3
Turnout			5,282	45.6
	Labour hold		Swing

Romiley

Romiley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Whitehead*	2,292	45.8
	Labour	R. Boyd	1,406	28.1
	Liberal	J. Facer-Smith	1,306	26.1
Majority			886	17.7
Turnout			5,004	44.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

South Marple

South Marple

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. Mason*	2,499	56.1
	Liberal	D. Brailsford	1,338	30.0
	Labour	T. Jackson	619	13.9
Majority			1,161	26.1
Turnout			4,456	47.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

South Reddish

South Reddish

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Bradbury	2,716	56.1
	Labour	P. Bray	2,714	56.1
	Labour	A. Mobbs	2,535	52.4
	Conservative	J. Harris	1,174	24.3
	Conservative	M. Litchfield	1,144	23.6
	Conservative	B. Francis	1,056	21.8
	Liberal	D. Bruce	1,005	20.8
	Liberal	A. Hyde	924	19.1
	Liberal	G. Fenton	922	19.0
	Independent Liberal	J. D. Hunt	343	7.1
Majority			1,361	28.1
Turnout			4,840	44.5
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

West Bramhall

West Bramhall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. McGregor*	3,425	66.9
	Liberal	W. Littlehales	1,312	25.6
	Labour	L. Lawrence	383	7.5
Majority			2,212	41.3
Turnout			5,021	44.3
	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 2, 1980, p.53
3. "Council compositions". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 28 November 2023.