1983 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election

1983 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election

←  1982 5 May 1983 (1983-05-05) 1984 →
22 of 63 seats to Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council 32 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader John Lloyd Harold Peters Brian Leah Party Conservative Labour Alliance Leader's seat Heaton Moor Edgeley (defeated) Cheadle Hulme South Last election 11 seats, 40.6% 5 seats, 20.8% 4 seats, 34.8% Seats before 32 20 8 Seats won 8 6 7 Seats after 30 18 12 Seat change 2 2 4 Popular vote 42,274 21,660 36,200 Percentage 40.6% 20.8% 34.8% Swing 0.7% 13.1% 12.1%   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 3,133 Percentage 3.0% Swing 0.4%
Map of results of 1983 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, 5 May 1983, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 1986. The Conservative Party retained overall control of the council. ^{[1] [2]}

Election result

Party		Votes			Seats			Full Council
Conservative Party		42,274 (40.6%)		0.7	11 (36.4%)	11 / 22	2	30 (47.6%)	30 / 63
Labour Party		21,660 (20.8%)		13.1	6 (27.3%)	6 / 22	2	18 (28.6%)	18 / 63
Alliance		36,200 (34.8%)		12.1	7 (31.8%)	7 / 22	4	8 (19.0%)	8 / 63
Heald Green Ratepayers		3,133 (3.0%)		0.4	1 (4.5%)	1 / 22		3 (4.8%)	3 / 63
Ecology		555 (0.5%)			0 (0.0%)	0 / 22		0 (0.0%)	0 / 63
Independent Liberal		219 (0.2%)		0.1	0 (0.0%)	0 / 22		0 (0.0%)	0 / 63
Independent		59 (0.1%)		N/A	0 (0.0%)	0 / 22	N/A	0 (0.0%)	0 / 63
Communist		44 (0.0%)		0.1	0 (0.0%)	0 / 22		0 (0.0%)	0 / 63

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Ward results

Bredbury

Bredbury

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	D. Humphries	2,733	52.6	+21.6
	Conservative	A. Treharne	1,385	26.6	−7.5
	Labour	R. Peachey	1,080	20.8	−14.1
Majority			1,348	26.0
Turnout			5,198	48.0	−2.4
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

Brinnington

Brinnington

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	K. Ford*	2,189	65.4	−17.4
	SDP	M. Torevell	688	20.5	+14.8
	Conservative	F. Field	472	14.1	+2.6
Majority			1,501	44.9	−26.4
Turnout			3,349	37.3	−2.7
	Labour hold		Swing

Cale Green

Cale Green

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Boyd	1,695	44.2	−14.3
	Conservative	J. Hendry	1,082	28.2	−1.6
	SDP	H. Gaskell	1,008	26.3	+16.9
	Ecology	J. Wrightman	54	1.4	N/A
Majority			613	16.0	−12.7
Turnout			3,839	40.6	+0.8
	Labour hold		Swing

Cheadle

Cheadle

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Needham	2,730	58.2	−9.3
	Liberal	I. Kirk	1,686	35.9	+14.1
	Labour	A. Kellett	276	5.9	−4.7
Majority			1,044	22.3	−23.4
Turnout			4,692	47.8	+4.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

Cheadle Hulme North

Cheadle Hulme North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	K. Anstis*	2,910	56.5	+9.0
	Conservative	J. Walsh	1,754	34.1	−5.7
	Labour	N. Stoddard	487	9.5	−3.2
Majority			1,156	22.4	+14.7
Turnout			5,151	46.2	−2.8
	Liberal hold		Swing

Cheadle Hulme South

Cheadle Hulme South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	B. Leah*	3,289	53.5	+11.2
	Conservative	T. Radcliffe	2,525	41.1	−9.2
	Labour	R. Brown	336	5.5	−1.9
Majority			764	12.4
Turnout			6,150	55.8	+2.8
	Liberal hold		Swing

Davenport

Davenport

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Lowe*	2,042	46.4	−1.2
	SDP	V. Dawson	1,187	27.0	+15.2
	Labour	E. Hoad	1,085	24.6	−16.0
	Ecology	R. Bamforth	89	2.0	N/A
Majority			855	19.4	+12.4
Turnout			4,403	46.8	+4.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

East Bramhall

East Bramhall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Doherty*	3,549	57.4	+1.0
	Liberal	F. Ridley	2,357	38.1	+7.1
	Labour	G. Scott	276	4.5	−1.5
Majority			1,192	19.3	−6.1
Turnout			6,182	50.9	+3.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

Edgeley

Edgeley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	J. Ashworth	2,419	48.1	+16.5
	Labour	J. McMullen	1,772	35.2	−14.4
	Conservative	W. Thomson	780	15.5	−1.1
	Workers Revolutionary	J. Downs	59	1.2	N/A
Majority			647	12.9	−5.1
Turnout			5,030	40.3	+2.0
	Liberal gain from Labour		Swing

Great Moor

Great Moor

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	I. Roberts	1,986	41.5	−2.0
	SDP	J. Begg	1,472	30.8	+19.4
	Labour	J. Mobbs	1,268	26.5	−18.7
	Ecology	G. Leatherbarrow	58	1.2	N/A
Majority			514	10.7
Turnout			4,784	43.2	−1.6
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Hazel Grove

Hazel Grove

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Law*	2,759	46.7	+1.9
	Liberal	D. Robinson	2,706	45.8	+10.1
	Labour	B. Hughes	440	7.5	−11.9
Majority			53	0.9	−8.2
Turnout			5,905	49.1	+4.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

Heald Green

Heald Green

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Heald Green Ratepayers	P. Burns	3,133	62.2	−0.8
	Conservative	L. Clark	926	18.4	−1.0
	SDP	S. Comer	598	11.9	+3.1
	Labour	M. Lawley	359	7.1	−1.8
	Ecology	S. Lasker	20	0.4	N/A
Majority			2,207	43.8	+0.2
Turnout			5,036	47.5	+4.0
	Heald Green Ratepayers hold		Swing

Heaton Mersey

Heaton Mersey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. Whitney*	2,834	52.2	+1.9
	Labour	M. Banks	1,277	23.5	−15.3
	SDP	P. Vittoz	1,237	22.8	+11.9
	Ecology	F. Chapman	84	1.5	N/A
Majority			1,557	28.7	+17.2
Turnout			5,432	48.5	+3.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

Heaton Moor

Heaton Moor

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. A. MacCarron*	2,526	57.6	−1.1
	Liberal	J. Langrish	1,211	27.6	+14.7
	Labour	D. Solomon	646	14.7	−13.7
Majority			1,315	30.0	−0.3
Turnout			4,383	44.3	+2.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

Manor

Manor

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. Gallacher*	1,495	38.9	−19.8
	Conservative	H. Armstrong	1,168	30.7	−0.3
	SDP	S. Rimmer	1,131	29.4	+18.8
	Ecology	E. Ashton	50	1.3	N/A
Majority			327	8.5	−19.5
Turnout			3,844	42.3	−1.1
	Labour hold		Swing

North Marple

North Marple

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Childerstone	2,304	47.9	−1.7
	Liberal	B. Warwick	1,972	41.0	+7.7
	Labour	A. Howard	539	11.2	−5.8
Majority			332	6.9	−9.4
Turnout			4,815	54.5	+6.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

North Reddish

North Reddish

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. Halliday*	2,717	52.4	−17.4
	Conservative	P. Gamblin	1,279	24.7	+1.2
	SDP	T. Pyle	1,145	22.1	+16.5
	Communist	N. Bourne	44	0.8	−0.3
Majority			1,438	27.7	−18.6
Turnout			5,185	45.0	−0.6
	Labour hold		Swing

Romiley

Romiley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. Gilleney*	2,531	47.4	+1.6
	SDP	B. Ravenscroft	1,546	28.9	+2.8
	Labour	J. Hughes	1,266	23.7	−4.4
Majority			985	18.5	+0.8
Turnout			5,343	46.1	+1.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

South Marple

South Marple

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Cooke*	2,670	51.6	−4.5
	Liberal	D. Brailsford	2,097	40.5	+10.5
	Labour	W. Town	325	6.3	−7.6
	Ecology	M. Nicholls	83	1.6	N/A
Majority			573	11.1	−15.0
Turnout			5,175	52.7	+5.7
	Conservative hold		Swing

South Reddish

South Reddish

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Mobbs	1,897	44.9	−11.2
	Conservative	B. Francis	1,188	28.1	+3.8
	Liberal	I. Files	880	20.8	0
	Independent Liberal	J. D. Hunt	219	5.2	−1.9
	Ecology	S. Ledger	40	0.9	N/A
Majority			709	16.8	−11.3
Turnout			4,224	38.3	−6.2
	Labour hold		Swing

West Bramhall

West Bramhall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. B. Leck*	3,784	62.8	−4.1
	SDP	T. Davies	1,928	32.0	+6.4
	Labour	I. Hamilton	235	3.9	−3.6
	Ecology	N. Bamber	77	1.3	N/A
Majority			1,856	30.8	−10.5
Turnout			6,024	51.0	+6.7
	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 6, 1983, p.100
3. "Council compositions". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 28 November 2023.