Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election, 1979

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Elections to Trafford Council were held on Thursday, 3 May 1979, on the same day as the 1979 UK General Election. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 1983. The Conservative Party retained overall control of the council. [1]

Trafford Metropolitan borough in England

Trafford is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England, with an estimated population of 235,493 in 2017. It covers 41 square miles (106 km2) and includes the areas of Old Trafford, Stretford, Urmston, Altrincham, Partington and Sale. The borough was formed in 1974 as a merger of the metropolitan boroughs of Altrincham, Sale, and Stretford, the urban districts of Bowdon, Hale and Urmston and part of Bucklow Rural District. The River Mersey flows through the borough, separating North Trafford from South Trafford, and the historic counties of Lancashire and Cheshire.

Conservative Party (UK) Political party in the United Kingdom

The Conservative Party, officially the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom. Presently led by Theresa May, it has been the governing party since 2010. It presently has 314 Members of Parliament in the House of Commons, 249 members of the House of Lords, and 18 members of the European Parliament. It also has 31 Members of the Scottish Parliament, 12 members of the Welsh Assembly, eight members of the London Assembly and 9,008 local councillors. One of the major parties of UK politics, it has formed the government on 45 occasions, more than any other party.

After the election, the composition of the council was as follows:

PartySeats  +/-  
Conservative 47 -6
Labour 14 +4
Liberal 2 +2
Conservative hold

Ward results

Altrincham
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative A. E. A. Whitehurst*2,38453.2-1.2
Liberal M. C. Booth 2,093 46.8 +29.6
Majority 291 6.5 -19.5
Turnout 4,477 69.5 +36.7
Conservative hold Swing
Bowdon
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative J. B. Humphreys*3,72164.7-12.9
Liberal J. A. Willmott 1,250 21.7 +9.4
Labour A. D. Johnson 782 13.6 +3.5
Majority 2,471 43.0 -22.3
Turnout 5,753 76.9 +32.2
Conservative hold Swing
Broadheath
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative L. M. L. Burton*2,33645.6-10.0
Labour E. Smith 1,555 30.3 +4.7
Liberal B. Gaylard 1,236 24.1 +5.3
Majority 781 15.2 +1.6
Turnout 5,127 77.3 +41.8
Conservative hold Swing
Brooklands
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative J. Taylor* uncontested
Conservative hold Swing
Bucklow
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour K. Rogers3,40261.7+1.7
Conservative M. J. Barltrop* 2,112 38.3 -1.7
Majority 1,290 23.4 +3.4
Turnout 5,514 70.3 +36.9
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Clifford (2 vacancies)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour J. S. Maher2,12926.1+2.2
Labour A. J. Lloyd 2,06625.3+0.6
Conservative R. W. Corke* 1,809 22.1 -5.9
Conservative M. Shafi 1,154 14.1 -21.9
Liberal D. A. Curley 563 6.9 +13.8
Liberal A. Scanlon 451 5.5 +11.0
Majority 257 3.1 +3.1
Turnout 8,172 60.1 +20.5
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour hold Swing
Davyhulme East
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative R. E. Crosbie*2,19450.7-11.1
Labour G. R. Scott 1,415 32.7 +11.9
Liberal T. M. Owen 722 16.7 -0.7
Majority 779 18.0 -22.9
Turnout 4,331 79.6 +42.9
Conservative hold Swing
Davyhulme West
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal S. Hodgson4,74860.7+60.7
Labour R. A. Tully 3,071 39.3 +1.9
Majority 1,677 21.4 -3.8
Turnout 7,819 75.0 +39.2
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing
Flixton
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative G. B. W. Lumby*4,02353.3-18.8
Labour J. D. Brown 2,295 30.4 +2.5
Liberal R. K. Sangster 1,226 16.3 +16.3
Majority 1,728 22.9 -21.3
Turnout 7,544 80.9 +47.7
Conservative hold Swing
Hale
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative N. W. Barrett*5,09869.3-6.4
Liberal J. S. Whittingham 1,361 18.5 +5.0
Labour O. J. Spencer 897 12.2 +1.4
Majority 3,737 50.8 -11.4
Turnout 7,356 78.8 +38.9
Conservative hold Swing
Longford
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative A. Kelly*3,09144.5-9.2
Labour M. E. Cottam 2,852 41.1 +4.6
Liberal H. D. Locksley 1,002 14.4 +4.6
Majority 239 3.4 -13.7
Turnout 6,945 72.7 +38.3
Conservative hold Swing
Mersey St. Marys
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative R. P. Bannister*3,87354.4-5.0
Liberal E. Critchlow 2,055 28.9 +2.7
Labour C. Younghusband 1,186 16.7 +2.3
Majority 1,818 25.6 -7.6
Turnout 7,114 78.6 +37.6
Conservative hold Swing
Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour A. R. Davies2,19851.7+1.8
Conservative J. A. Schofield* 1,659 39.0 -9.0
Liberal C. R. Hedley 354 8.3 +8.3
Communist E. H. Hook 41 1.0 -1.1
Majority 539 12.7 +10.8
Turnout 4,252 75.2 +36.1
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Priory
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal J. M. Phillipson2,65741.7+4.9
Conservative A. D. Barker 2,486 39.0 -8.5
Labour H. Pollard 1,228 19.3 +3.6
Majority 171 2.7 -8.0
Turnout 6,371 75.3 +34.9
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing
Sale Moor
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour C. H. Merry2,31946.4-6.1
Conservative A. Rhodes* 1,935 38.7 -8.8
Liberal J. S. Green 743 14.9 +14.9
Majority 384 7.7 +2.7
Turnout 4,997 75.2 +34.3
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
St. Martins
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative S. Brownhill*4,19847.3-15.6
Labour G. Woodburn 2,554 28.8 +7.6
Liberal G. C. Kinsey 2,127 24.0 +10.4
Majority 1,644 18.5 -23.2
Turnout 8,879 75.0 +39.7
Conservative hold Swing
Stretford
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative H. Walker*2,48053.8-14.7
Labour C. Reid 1,608 34.9 +3.4
Liberal R. J. Allan 521 11.3 +11.3
Majority 872 18.9 -18.1
Turnout 4,609 78.0 +38.0
Conservative hold Swing
Talbot
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour H. C. Cronshaw*3,33956.5-5.0
Conservative J. R. Gregory 2,065 34.9 -3.6
Liberal W. A. Munden 509 8.6 +8.6
Majority 1,274 21.5 -1.6
Turnout 5,913 69.0 +35.7
Labour hold Swing
Timperley
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative H. Taylor*3,60850.6-6.5
Liberal J. R. Richardson 3,516 49.4 +18.1
Majority 92 1.3 -10.3
Turnout 7,124 76.4 +38.6
Conservative hold Swing
Urmston
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative A. H. Platt*3,38150.8-8.0
Labour D. Horner 1,801 27.1 -1.6
Liberal D. E. Unwin 1,469 22.1 +9.6
Majority 1,580 23.8 -6.3
Turnout 6,651 77.7 +43.1
Conservative hold Swing
Village (2 vacancies)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative G. K. Toft2,75625.3-18.6
Conservative W. J. Watkins2,55023.4-22.4
Liberal R. Bowker 2,190 20.1 +20.1
Labour B. Brotherton 1,718 15.8 +0.8
Labour P. Pollard 1,680 15.4 0
Majority 360 3.3 -35.1
Turnout 10,894 65.7 +34.5
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

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References

  1. ↑ "Trafford M. B. C. Election Results Sheet, 4 May 1979", Trafford M.B.C.(1979).
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