1979 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election

1979 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election
20 of 60 seats ; to Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council; 31 seats needed for a majority
	Map of results of 1979 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, 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]^[2]

Election result

Party	Votes		Seats			Full Council
Conservative Party	46,675 (49.9%)	0.2	11 (55.0%)	11 / 20	3	35 (58.3%)	35 / 60
Labour Party	23,868 (25.5%)	4.3	6 (30.0%)	6 / 20	3	16 (26.7%)	16 / 60
Liberal Party	20,694 (22.1%)	2.5	2 (10.0%)	2 / 20	1	6 (10.0%)	6 / 60
Heald Green Ratepayers	2,204 (2.4%)	0.4	1 (5.0%)	1 / 20		3 (5.0%)	3 / 60
Independent	86 (0.1%)	N/A	0 (0.0%)	0 / 20	N/A	0 (0.0%)	0 / 60
Residents	1,329 (1.4%)	N/A	0 (0.0%)	0 / 20	N/A	0 (0.0%)	0 / 60
Communist	64 (0.1%)	0.1	0 (0.0%)	0 / 20		0 (0.0%)	0 / 60

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16	6	3	35

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Ward results

No.1 (Brinnington & Lancashire Hill)

Brinnington & Lancashire Hill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. MacAlister*	5,992	61.6	−4.2
	Conservative	J. Harris	2,690	27.7	−1.3
	Liberal	B. Hall	1,045	10.7	+5.5
Majority			3,302	33.9	−2.9
Turnout			9,727	73.5	+39.5
	Labour hold		Swing

No.2 (Manor & Little Moor)

Manor & Little Moor
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Tucker*	2,980	46.4	−2.5
	Conservative	B. Skitt	2,588	40.3	+1.8
	Liberal	B. Tuck	851	13.3	+0.7
Majority			392	6.1	−4.3
Turnout			6,419	76.6	+40.9
	Labour hold		Swing

No.3 (Vernon & Offerton)

Vernon & Offerton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. McCann	3,557	42.2	−4.2
	Conservative	E. Williamson	3,509	41.7	−2.7
	Liberal	E. Fantom	1,353	16.1	+6.9
Majority			48	0.5	−1.5
Turnout			8,419	78.0	+43.0
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

No.4 (Heaviley & Davenport)

Heaviley & Davenport
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. Haley*	4,697	54.4	−10.8
	Labour	C. Gill	2,187	25.3	+1.0
	Liberal	R. Quayle	1,757	20.3	+9.8
Majority			2,510	29.1	−11.8
Turnout			8,641	79.5	+40.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

No.5 (Adswood & Cale Green)

Adswood & Cale Green
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. Peters	3,960	47.7	−4.3
	Conservative	I. Roberts*	3,183	38.3	−0.9
	Liberal	J. Rees	950	11.4	+5.8
	Independent	K. Walker	215	2.6	N/A
Majority			777	9.4	−3.4
Turnout			8,308	71.6	+36.5
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

No.6 (Edgeley & Cheadle Heath)

Edgeley & Cheadle Heath
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	V. Holland*	2,250	45.3	+16.5
	Conservative	W. Wilson	1,383	27.9	−1.5
	Liberal	S. Howell	1,329	26.8	−12.5
Majority			867	17.4
Turnout			4,962	45.3	−1.4
	Labour hold		Swing

No.7 (Heaton Mersey & Heaton Norris)

Heaton Mersey & Heaton Norris
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. Whitney	3,311	62.7	−2.5
	Labour	T. Broome	1,601	20.3	+10.1
	Liberal	H. Burrows	368	7.0	−7.6
Majority			1,710	32.4	−12.6
Turnout			5,280	41.3	−0.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

No.8 (Heaton Moor & Heaton Chapel)

Heaton Moor & Heaton Chapel
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. A. MacCarron	2,549	52.0	−11.8
	Labour	M. Evans	1,426	29.1	+5.5
	Liberal	G. Fenton	930	18.9	+6.3
Majority			1,123	22.9	−17.3
Turnout			4,905	41.7	−2.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

No.9 (Reddish Green & Longford)

Reddish Green & Longford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Verdeille*	3,096	58.6	+9.0
	Conservative	D. Lloyd	1,940	36.7	−2.2
	Liberal	D. Swindley	185	3.5	−6.0
	Communist	N. Bourne	64	1.2	−0.8
Majority			1,156	21.9	+11.2
Turnout			5,285	44.5	+2.5
	Labour hold		Swing

No.10 (Bredbury Goyt)

Bredbury Goyt
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. Gilleney	2,720	58.4	+0.7
	Liberal	L. Rice	1,009	21.6	−6.0
	Labour	W. Prince	932	20.0	+5.4
Majority			1,711	36.8	+6.7
Turnout			4,661	40.7	−3.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

No.11 (Bredbury Tame)

Bredbury Tame
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. Norris*	2,193	44.9	−0.6
	Labour	P. Scott	1,584	34.8	+4.4
	Liberal	D. Humphries	921	20.3	−3.8
Majority			461	10.1	−5.0
Turnout			4,550	43.8	−2.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

No.12 (Heald Green)

Heald Green
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Heald Green Ratepayers	R. Crook*	2,204	43.4	−11.9
	Conservative	A. Rooney	2,117	41.7	+19.1
	Labour	M. Lawley	487	9.6	+2.2
	Liberal	J. Allan	267	5.3	−9.4
Majority			87	1.7	−31.0
Turnout			5,075	48.6	+0.8
	Heald Green Ratepayers hold		Swing

No.13 (Cheadle & Gatley)

Cheadle & Gatley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. Johnson*	4,048	63.7	+1.0
	Liberal	P. Porgess	1,788	28.1	+2.5
	Labour	H. Volante	523	8.2	−3.5
Majority			2,260	35.6	−1.5
Turnout			6,359	49.0	+0.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

No.14 (Cheadle Hulme South)

Cheadle Hulme South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	B. Leah*	2,606	58.0	+34.0
	Conservative	T. Radcliffe	1,701	37.9	−3.1
	Labour	S. Rimmer	187	4.1	−2.5
Majority			905	20.1
Turnout			4,494	50.5	−6.4
	Liberal hold		Swing

No.15 (Cheadle Hulme North & Adswood)

Cheadle Hulme North & Adswood
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	K. G. Anstis*	2,586	47.6	+11.8
	Conservative	J. Walsh	2,229	41.0	−8.6
	Labour	R. Heys	622	11.4	−3.2
Majority			357	6.6
Turnout			5,437	46.2	−5.2
	Liberal hold		Swing

No.16 (Torkington & Norbury)

Torkington & Norbury
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Law*	3,008	55.0	+3.8
	Liberal	K. Lawrence	1,801	32.9	−7.1
	Labour	J. Vosper	659	12.1	+3.3
Majority			1,207	22.1	+10.9
Turnout			5,468	45.6	−6.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

No.17 (Ladybrook)

Ladybrook
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Doherty	1,979	62.6	+2.3
	Liberal	J. Ashworth*	1,016	32.2	−2.6
	Labour	A. Pitt	164	5.2	+0.3
Majority			963	30.4	+4.9
Turnout			3,159	55.0	−4.5
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

No.18 (Park & Pownall)

Park & Pownall
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. B. Leck*	3,779	63.9	+0.7
	Liberal	R. Tilley	1,729	29.2	−2.3
	Labour	G. Lomax	339	6.9	+1.6
Majority			2,050	34.7	+3.0
Turnout			5,912	48.0	−6.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

No.19 (Marple)

Marple
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Clarke	2,488	57.2	+7.6
	Liberal	G. Gribble	1,330	30.6	−10.5
	Labour	M. Stevens	532	12.2	+2.9
Majority			1,158	26.6	+18.1
Turnout			4,350	46.4	−6.1
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

No.20 (Mellor & High Lane)

Mellor & High Lane
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Cooke*	2,692	64.1	+3.0
	Liberal	J. Hart	1,117	26.6	−4.7
	Labour	W. Watson	388	9.3	+1.7
Majority			1,575	37.5	+7.7
Turnout			4,197	48.3	−4.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

^ "Metropolitan Borough of Stockport Election Results 1973-2012 (Pg. 1 and 2)" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
^ Stockport, Manchester Evening News, May 5, 1979, p.29
^ "Council compositions". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 28 November 2023.