Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election, 1980

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Elections to Trafford Council were held on Thursday, 1 May 1980. One third of the council was up for election, 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]

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 39 -8
Labour 21 +6
Liberal 3 +2
Conservative hold

Ward results

Altrincham (2 vacancies)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative G. R. Finch1,47224.0-5.2
Conservative C. S. Gordon*1,32321.6-10.0
Labour G. H. Mountain 1,156 18.8 +37.6
Labour G. R. Scott 1,102 18.0 +36.0
Liberal M. C. Booth 593 9.7 -27.4
Liberal H. M. Hughes 490 8.0 -30.8
Majority 167 2.7 -3.8
Turnout 6,136 39.8 -29.7
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Bowdon
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative B. S. Hall*2,47360.5-4.2
Liberal R. B. Slack 1,022 25.0 +3.3
Labour A. D. Johnson 592 14.5 +0.9
Majority 1,451 35.5 -7.5
Turnout 4,087 46.9 -30.0
Conservative hold Swing
Broadheath
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour P. B. Dolan1,47044.1+13.8
Conservative A. K. Davies 1,363 40.9 -4.7
Liberal B. Gaylard 499 15.0 -9.1
Majority 107 3.2 -12.0
Turnout 3,332 42.0 -35.3
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Brooklands
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative J. B. Ludlam*2,10752.5-11.3
Liberal C. A. Bearfield 1,401 34.9 +8.8
Labour J. Shaw 507 12.6 +2.5
Majority 706 17.6 +3.3
Turnout 4,015 50.2 +3.1
Conservative hold Swing
Bucklow
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour J. D. Paul*2,06780.4+18.7
Conservative I. S. Balcombe 334 13.0 -25.3
Liberal B. Wilson 169 6.6 +6.6
Majority 1,733 67.4 +44.0
Turnout 2,570 36.4 -33.9
Labour hold Swing
Clifford
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour A. J. Lloyd* 2,24166.7+15.3
Conservative J. T. Lamb 1,119 33.3 -2.9
Majority 1,122 33.4 +30.3
Turnout 3,360 43.2 -16.9
Labour hold Swing
Davyhulme East
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative F. H. Eadie*1,40843.6-7.1
Labour L. M. Seex 1,311 40.6 +7.9
Liberal T. M. Owen 512 15.8 -0.9
Majority 97 3.0 -15.0
Turnout 3,231 42.4 -37.2
Conservative hold Swing
Davyhulme West
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour A. Stringer1,41138.7-0.6
Conservative D. P. Harding* 1,378 37.8 +37.8
Liberal L. O'Rourke 856 23.5 -37.2
Majority 33 0.9 -20.5
Turnout 3,645 44.5 -30.5
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Flixton
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative N. J. Fitzpatrick*1,40338.2-15.1
Labour J. D. Brown 1,245 33.9 +3.5
Liberal D. E. Earl 1,183 32.2 +15.9
Majority 158 4.3 -18.6
Turnout 3,673 48.8 -32.1
Conservative hold Swing
Hale
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative R. Godwin*2,59669.2-0.1
Liberal C. G. Ball 852 22.7 +4.2
Labour R. A. Tully 305 8.1 -4.1
Majority 1,744 46.5 -4.3
Turnout 3,753 43.4 -35.4
Conservative hold Swing
Longford
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour M. E. Cottam*2,25262.7+21.6
Conservative J. A. Schofield 1,341 37.3 -7.2
Majority 911 25.4 +22.0
Turnout 3,593 46.9 -25.8
Labour hold Swing
Mersey St. Marys
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative I. H. Hurst*2,30651.9-2.5
Liberal E. Critchlow 1,188 26.7 -2.2
Labour H. Pollard 951 21.4 +4.7
Majority 1,118 25.2 -0.4
Turnout 4,445 46.6 -32.0
Conservative hold Swing
Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour H. Pyper*1,98165.0+13.3
Conservative W. P. Coates 1,027 33.7 -5.3
Communist E. H. Hook 40 1.3 +0.3
Majority 954 31.3 +18.6
Turnout 3,048 42.9 -32.3
Labour hold Swing
Priory
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal W. J. Golding1,45942.4+0.7
Conservative J. R. Sutton* 1,218 35.4 -3.6
Labour R. J. Ellis 762 22.2 +2.9
Majority 241 7.0 +4.3
Turnout 3,439 43.1 -32.2
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing
Sale Moor
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour B. Brotherton1,78050.9+4.5
Conservative R. Maley 1,072 30.6 -8.1
Liberal A. C. Halliday 647 18.5 +3.6
Majority 708 20.2 +12.5
Turnout 3,499 44.4 -30.8
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
St. Martins
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour A. J. Hadley2,28660.5+31.7
Conservative T. Almond* 1,493 39.5 -7.8
Majority 793 21.0 +2.5
Turnout 3,779 41.7 -33.3
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Stretford
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour C. Reid1,95254.6+19.7
Conservative C. Warbrick* 1,623 45.4 -8.4
Majority 329 9.2 -9.7
Turnout 3,575 43.3 -34.7
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Talbot
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour D. F. Sullivan*2,19274.4+17.9
Conservative B. M. Dirikis 754 25.6 -9.3
Majority 1,438 48.8 +27.3
Turnout 2,946 39.1 -29.9
Labour hold Swing
Timperley
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative R. Hall*1,59043.7-6.9
Liberal M. R. Farnsworth 1,309 36.0 -13.4
Labour E. Axon 739 20.3 +20.3
Majority 281 7.7 +6.4
Turnout 3,638 41.2 -35.2
Conservative hold Swing
Urmston
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour D. Horner1,68652.2+25.1
Conservative R. V. Royle-Higginson* 1,546 47.8 -3.0
Majority 140 4.3 -19.5
Turnout 3,232 42.2 -35.5
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Village
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal R. Bowker1,49536.5+16.4
Conservative A. R. Weedall* 1,382 33.8 -14.9
Labour R. J. Short 1,215 29.7 -1.5
Majority 113 2.8 -0.5
Turnout 4,092 50.2 +15.5
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

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References

  1. ↑ "Trafford M. B. C. Election Results Sheet, 2 May 1980", Trafford M.B.C.(1980).
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