1973 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election
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The first elections to Stockport Council were held on Thursday, 10 May 1973.[2] This was a new council created to replace Stockport County Borough, Bredbury and Romiley Urban District, Cheadle and Gatley Urban District , Hazel Grove and Bramhall Urban District, and Marple Urban District. This election would create the entire 60-member council, which would shadow its predecessor councils before taking over their functions on 1 April 1974, as specified in the Local Government Act 1972. Each 1st-placed candidate would serve a five-year term of office, expiring in 1978. Each 2nd-placed candidate would serve a three-year term of office, expiring in 1976. Each 3rd-placed candidate would serve a two-year term of office, expiring in 1975.
The council went into no overall control.
Election result
[edit]Party | Votes | Seats | |||
Conservative Party | 100,943 (38.8%) | 27 (45.0%) | 27 / 60
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Labour Party | 57,905 (22.3%) | 16 (26.7%) | 16 / 60
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Liberal Party | 90,774 (34.9%) | 13 (21.7%) | 13 / 60
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Heald Green Ratepayers | 5,711 (2.2%) | 3 (5.0%) | 3 / 60
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Residents | 3,876 (1.5%) | 1 (1.7%) | 1 / 60
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Communist Party | 751 (0.3%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 / 60
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16 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 27 |
Ward results
[edit]No.1 (Brinnington & Lancashire Hill)
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | K. Ford | 2,128 | 54.8 | ||
Labour | D. Greene | 1,972 | |||
Labour | A. Bradbury | 1,897 | |||
Liberal | J. Hunt | 872 | 22.5 | ||
Conservative | W. Thomson | 750 | 19.3 | ||
Conservative | R. Downs | 740 | |||
Conservative | D. Caldwell | 725 | |||
Liberal | J. Langrish | 699 | |||
Liberal | M. Clare | 659 | |||
Communist | I. Crawford | 133 | 3.4 | ||
Majority | 1,025 | ||||
Turnout | 25.9 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
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No.2 (Manor & Little Moor)
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | E. Leah | 1,323 | 39.8 | ||
Labour | G. Slack | 1,296 | |||
Labour | K. Parkin | 1,277 | |||
Conservative | J. Crowther | 1,126 | 33.9 | ||
Conservative | D. Bath | 1,068 | |||
Conservative | M. Hamilton | 915 | |||
Liberal | J. Clarney | 876 | 26.3 | ||
Liberal | E. Fantom | 798 | |||
Liberal | G. Fletcher | 768 | |||
Majority | 151 | ||||
Turnout | 33.6 | ||||
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No.3 (Vernon & Offerton)
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | C. Carter | 1,212 | 36.5 | ||
Liberal | R. Dearman | 1,098 | |||
Labour | M. Mendelson | 1,085 | 32.7 | ||
Liberal | V. Corner | 1,060 | |||
Labour | J. Vesey | 1,013 | |||
Labour | M. Marston | 999 | |||
Conservative | S. Brumat | 892 | 26.9 | ||
Conservative | A. Bennett | 828 | |||
Conservative | E. Williamson | 812 | |||
Communist | K. Marston | 129 | 3.9 | ||
Majority | 25 | ||||
Turnout | 34.3 | ||||
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No.4 (Heaviley & Davenport)
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | L. Smith | 2,046 | 48.0 | ||
Conservative | H. Dodd | 2,022 | |||
Conservative | B. Howarth | 1,956 | |||
Liberal | J. Hosking | 1,455 | 34.2 | ||
Liberal | E. Prusmann | 1,405 | |||
Liberal | M. Holt | 1,054 | |||
Labour | A. Hodgson | 759 | 17.8 | ||
Labour | S. Rimmer | 714 | |||
Labour | P. Scott | 693 | |||
Majority | 502 | ||||
Turnout | 39.3 | ||||
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No.5 (Adswood & Cale Green)
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | W. Cameron | 1,907 | 46.8 | ||
Labour | K. Brookes | 1,857 | |||
Labour | H. Walker | 1,787 | |||
Conservative | B. Haley | 1,216 | 29.8 | ||
Conservative | E. Howard | 1,216 | |||
Conservative | W. Holliday | 1,212 | |||
Liberal | A. Hodgson | 954 | 23.4 | ||
Liberal | J. Rees | 869 | |||
Liberal | B. Tuck | 868 | |||
Majority | 571 | ||||
Turnout | 33.3 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
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No.6 (Edgeley & Cheadle Heath)
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | V. Holland | 1,934 | 49.5 | ||
Labour | R. Heys | 1,898 | |||
Labour | F. Ollier | 1,875 | |||
Conservative | T. Farley | 1,431 | 36.6 | ||
Conservative | M. Burgoyne | 1,387 | |||
Conservative | A. Murray | 1,338 | |||
Liberal | A. Sinclair | 445 | 11.4 | ||
Liberal | M. Walmsley | 432 | |||
Liberal | S. Carter | 420 | |||
Communist | V. Ohren | 98 | 2.5 | ||
Majority | 444 | ||||
Turnout | 31.5 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
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No.7 (Heaton Mersey & Heaton Norris)
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | J. Dickens | 2,304 | 43.4 | ||
Conservative | E. Foulkes | 2,286 | |||
Conservative | M. Bourgoyne | 2,284 | |||
Liberal | C. Hicks | 1,777 | 33.4 | ||
Liberal | A. Cottam | 1,301 | |||
Liberal | W. Littlehales | 1,086 | |||
Labour | J. Boddy | 1,085 | 20.4 | ||
Labour | D. Robinson | 1,039 | |||
Labour | C. Orford | 1,030 | |||
Communist | B. Ainley | 148 | 2.8 | ||
Majority | 507 | ||||
Turnout | 41.4 | ||||
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No.8 (Heaton Moor & Heaton Chapel)
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | J. McCaron | 2,580 | 50.6 | ||
Conservative | J. Lloyd | 2,558 | |||
Conservative | W. Knight | 2,543 | |||
Labour | A. Flood | 1,484 | 29.1 | ||
Labour | W. Fox | 1,453 | |||
Labour | E. Wood | 1,384 | |||
Liberal | M. Clark | 912 | 17.9 | ||
Liberal | E. Minns | 805 | |||
Liberal | W. Johnson | 796 | |||
Communist | J. Printy | 123 | 2.4 | ||
Majority | 1,059 | ||||
Turnout | 40.6 | ||||
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No.9 (Reddish Green & Longford)
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | A. Verdeille | 2,105 | 53.1 | ||
Labour | C. Foster | 2,038 | |||
Labour | B. Bradbury | 2,030 | |||
Conservative | D. Willett | 1,043 | 26.3 | ||
Conservative | T. Thornley | 1,036 | |||
Conservative | A. Jones | 980 | |||
Liberal | E. Hunt | 694 | 17.5 | ||
Liberal | N. Fenton | 634 | |||
Liberal | P. Green | 576 | |||
Communist | B. Ainley | 120 | 3.0 | ||
Majority | 987 | ||||
Turnout | 31.7 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
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No.10 (Bredbury Goyt)
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | M. Greenwood | 2,216 | 42.9 | ||
Conservative | H. Whitehead | 2,171 | |||
Conservative | J. Howe | 2,167 | |||
Liberal | H. McKell | 1,916 | 37.1 | ||
Liberal | D. Guinnane | 1,888 | |||
Liberal | B. Beagley | 1,860 | |||
Labour | C. Ryder | 1,035 | 20.0 | ||
Labour | J. Howard | 1,023 | |||
Labour | R. Perringo | 917 | |||
Majority | 251 | ||||
Turnout | 45.6 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
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No.11 (Bredbury Tame)
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | G. Stanway | 1,729 | 36.9 | ||
Conservative | R. Walker | 1,673 | |||
Conservative | H. Greenhough | 1,661 | |||
Liberal | S. Hall | 1,553 | 33.2 | ||
Liberal | M. Bird | 1,479 | |||
Liberal | M. Knight | 1,440 | |||
Labour | P. Snape | 1,398 | 29.9 | ||
Labour | B. Hughes | 1,346 | |||
Labour | K. Brown | 1,307 | |||
Majority | 108 | ||||
Turnout | 44.0 | ||||
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No.12 (Heald Green)
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Heald Green Ratepayers | R. Crook | 2,014 | 44.2 | ||
Heald Green Ratepayers | R. Stenson | 1,917 | |||
Heald Green Ratepayers | N. Fields | 1,780 | |||
Liberal | O. Lawton | 1,254 | 27.5 | ||
Liberal | P. Porgess | 1,248 | |||
Liberal | J. Allan | 1,233 | |||
Conservative | E. Grinyer | 830 | 18.2 | ||
Conservative | M. Campbell | 792 | |||
Conservative | M. Grinyer | 738 | |||
Labour | J. Becker | 456 | 10.0 | ||
Labour | R. Seedhouse | 376 | |||
Labour | G. Knight | 369 | |||
Majority | 526 | ||||
Turnout | 43.0 | ||||
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No.13 (Cheadle & Gatley)
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | B. Johnson | 3,200 | 48.7 | ||
Conservative | F. Bishop | 3,021 | |||
Conservative | L. Singer | 2,901 | |||
Liberal | L. Foulger | 2,837 | 43.2 | ||
Liberal | M. Anstey | 2,714 | |||
Liberal | J. Robins | 2,648 | |||
Labour | J. Lamerick | 528 | 8.0 | ||
Labour | M. Legg | 494 | |||
Labour | K. Worrall | 434 | |||
Majority | 64 | ||||
Turnout | 46.9 | ||||
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No.14 (Cheadle Hulme South)
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | B. Leah | 1,358 | 34.9 | ||
Residents | R. Law | 1,331 | 34.2 | ||
Liberal | P. Davis | 1,318 | |||
Residents | R. Dalton | 1,296 | |||
Liberal | J. Tovey | 1,288 | |||
Residents | C. Goode | 1,249 | |||
Conservative | V. James | 992 | 25.5 | ||
Conservative | E. Minshull | 969 | |||
Conservative | A. Ward | 929 | |||
Labour | H. Low | 212 | 5.4 | ||
Labour | C. Campbell | 190 | |||
Labour | H. Saunders | 186 | |||
Majority | 22 | ||||
Turnout | 46.2 | ||||
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No.15 (Cheadle Hulme North & Adswood)
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | K. Anstis | 2,356 | 43.6 | ||
Conservative | B. Thompson | 2,182 | 40.4 | ||
Conservative | A. Grisenthwaite | 2,168 | |||
Conservative | J. Walsh | 2,161 | |||
Liberal | M. Gowland | 2,124 | |||
Liberal | N. Hall | 2,026 | |||
Labour | N. Whittaker | 867 | 16.0 | ||
Labour | T. Willard | 760 | |||
Labour | A. Turner | 756 | |||
Majority | 7 | ||||
Turnout | 43.5 | ||||
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No.16 (Torkington & Norbury)
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | D. Box | 3,026 | 56.0 | ||
Liberal | M. Hendley | 2,979 | |||
Liberal | H. Burrows | 2,962 | |||
Conservative | T. Peace | 1,874 | 34.7 | ||
Conservative | M. Scott | 1,811 | |||
Conservative | D. Harrison | 1,725 | |||
Labour | E. Brindley | 504 | 9.3 | ||
Labour | R. McKnight | 373 | |||
Labour | W. Morris | 340 | |||
Majority | 1,088 | ||||
Turnout | 44.0 | ||||
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No.17 (Ladybrook)
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | J. Ashworth | 1,511 | 49.1 | ||
Conservative | J. Timmins Fletcher | 1,443 | 46.9 | ||
Conservative | A. Chapman | 1,405 | |||
Liberal | J. Warrington | 1,388 | |||
Liberal | B. Massey | 1,369 | |||
Conservative | H. Gardiner | 1,359 | |||
Labour | B. Hodgson | 122 | 4.0 | ||
Labour | E. Pollard | 113 | |||
Labour | G. Scott | 98 | |||
Majority | 17 | ||||
Turnout | 52.9 | ||||
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No.18 (Park & Pownall)
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | J. Leck | 2,917 | 49.2 | ||
Liberal | P. Borrow | 2,829 | 47.7 | ||
Conservative | R. Peuleve | 2,828 | |||
Liberal | H. Ridley | 2,807 | |||
Conservative | R. Vincent | 2,778 | |||
Liberal | S. Langrish | 2,712 | |||
Labour | A. Everett | 187 | 3.2 | ||
Labour | G. Bingham | 186 | |||
Labour | J. Gidman | 156 | |||
Majority | 21 | ||||
Turnout | 50.6 | ||||
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No.19 (Marple)
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | J. Crofton | 2,206 | 45.3 | ||
Liberal | J. Brady | 2,205 | |||
Liberal | G. Gribble | 2,018 | |||
Conservative | D. Headridge | 1,878 | 38.7 | ||
Conservative | R. Chronnell | 1,689 | |||
Conservative | D. Lomas | 1,495 | |||
Labour | J. Yarwood | 785 | 16.1 | ||
Labour | E. Daley | 672 | |||
Labour | G. Burke | 590 | |||
Majority | 140 | ||||
Turnout | 51.5 | ||||
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No.20 (Mellor & High Lane)
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | J. Cooke | 2,009 | 46.6 | ||
Conservative | A. Finnie | 1,969 | |||
Conservative | C. Mason | 1,969 | |||
Liberal | A. Bell | 1,946 | 45.1 | ||
Liberal | P. Reed | 1,892 | |||
Liberal | L. Arrandale | 1,859 | |||
Labour | R. Barstow | 358 | 8.3 | ||
Labour | H. Abrams | 355 | |||
Labour | W. Lloyd | 350 | |||
Majority | 23 | ||||
Turnout | 49.0 | ||||
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References
[edit]- ^ "Local Election Summaries 1973". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
- ^ "Metropolitan Borough of Stockport Election Results 1973-2012 (Pg. 1 and 2)" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
- ^ "Council compositions". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 28 November 2023.