1975 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election

1975 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election

1 May 1975 (1975-05-01)
20 of 60 seats to Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council 31 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Walter Knight Brian Slack Ken Anstis Party Conservative Labour Liberal Leader's seat Heaton Moor & Heaton Chapel Manor & Little Moor Cheadle Hulme North & Adswood Last election 27 seats, 38.8% 16 seats, 22.3% 13 seats, 34.9% Seats before 27 16 13 Seats won 17 2 0 Seats after 34 12 10 Seat change 7 4 3 Popular vote 48,171 16,668 23,284 Percentage 52.2% 18.0% 25.2% Swing 13.4% 4.3% 9.7%   Fourth party Fifth party   Leader Robert Crook Robert Law Party Heald Green Ratepayers Residents Leader's seat Heald Green Cheadle Hulme South Last election 3 seats, 2.2% 1 seat, 1.5% Seats before 3 1 Seats won 1 0 Seats after 3 1 Seat change Popular vote 2,326 1,384 Percentage 2.5% 1.5% Swing 0.3%
Map of results of 1975 election
Leader of the Council before election Walter Knight Conservative Leader of the Council after election Walter Knight Conservative

Elections to Stockport Council were held on Thursday, 1 May 1975. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 1979. These were the first Borough elections to be held in Stockport since it received its Royal Charter (and effectively took over from its predecessor Districts and Municipal Boroughs) in 1974. The Conservative Party gained overall control of the council, from no overall control.

Election result

Party		Votes			Seats			Full Council
Conservative Party		48,171 (52.2%)		13.4	17 (85.0%)	17 / 20	7	34 (56.7%)	34 / 60
Labour Party		16,668 (18.0%)		4.3	2 (10.0%)	2 / 20	4	12 (20.0%)	12 / 60
Liberal Party		23,284 (25.2%)		9.7	0 (0.0%)	0 / 20	3	10 (16.7%)	10 / 60
Heald Green Ratepayers		2,326 (2.5%)		0.3	1 (5.0%)	1 / 20		3 (5.0%)	3 / 60
Residents		1,384 (1.5%)			0 (0.0%)	0 / 20		1 (1.7%)	1 / 60
Communist		344 (0.4%)		0.1	0 (0.0%)	0 / 20		0 (0.0%)	0 / 60
National Front		92 (0.1%)		N/A	0 (0.0%)	0 / 20	N/A	0 (0.0%)	0 / 60
Independent		80 (0.1%)		N/A	0 (0.0%)	0 / 20	N/A	0 (0.0%)	0 / 60

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Ward results

No.1 (Brinnington & Lancashire Hill)

Brinnington & Lancashire Hill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. T. Greene*	1,845	50.4	−10.0
	Conservative	G. Brook	1,273	34.8	+13.5
	Liberal	J. D. Hunt	545	14.9	−9.9
Majority			572	15.6	−14.2
Turnout			3,663	26.9	+1.0
	Labour hold		Swing

No.2 (Manor & Little Moor)

Manor & Little Moor

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Chapman	1,569	49.0	+13.2
	Labour	M. Wilson	1,147	35.8	−6.2
	Liberal	G. F. Fletcher	418	13.1	−14.7
	Communist	K. Marston	67	2.1	N/A
Majority			422	13.2
Turnout			3,201	36.0	+2.4
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

No.3 (Vernon & Offerton)

Vernon & Offerton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Murphy	1,341	41.0	+11.7
	Labour	M. Mendelson*	1,174	35.9	+0.3
	Liberal	J. S. Hosking	752	23.1	−16.7
Majority			167	5.1
Turnout			3,267	35.0	+0.7
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

No.4 (Heaviley & Davenport)

Heaviley & Davenport

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. Haley	2,987	68.2	+17.5
	Labour	B. Barstow	724	16.5	−2.3
	Liberal	D. Dearman	668	15.3	−20.8
Majority			2,263	51.7	+39.3
Turnout			4,379	41.5	+2.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

No.5 (Adswood & Cale Green)

Adswood & Cale Green

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	I. Roberts	1,907	46.1	+15.4
	Labour	H. Walker*	1,216	37.2	−11.0
	Liberal	E. Fantom	490	14.7	−9.4
	Communist	I. Crawford	70	2.1	N/A
Majority			297	8.9
Turnout			3,343	28.2	−5.1
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

No.6 (Edgeley & Cheadle Heath)

Edgeley & Cheadle Heath

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Redfern	1,666	40.7	+2.5
	Labour	F. Ollier*	1,445	35.3	−16.3
	Liberal	R. Childs	836	20.4	+8.5
	National Front	M. Pegg	92	2.2	N/A
	Communist	V. Ohren	54	1.3	−1.3
Majority			221	5.4
Turnout			4,093	36.4	+4.9
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

No.7 (Heaton Mersey & Heaton Norris)

Heaton Mersey & Heaton Norris

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	V. Burgon*	3,172	62.8	+14.6
	Labour	A. Beck	942	18.6	−4.1
	Liberal	P. Rowe	794	15.7	−21.5
	Independent	T. Denton	80	1.6	N/A
	Communist	B. Ainley	64	1.3	−1.5
Majority			2,230	44.1	+33.5
Turnout			5,052	42.2	+0.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

No.8 (Heaton Moor & Heaton Chapel)

Heaton Moor & Heaton Chapel

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. C. Knight*	3,299	63.8	+10.9
	Labour	D. Rigby	1,129	21.8	−8.6
	Liberal	R. Worthington	742	14.4	−4.3
Majority			2,170	42.0	+20.3
Turnout			5,170	44.0	+3.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

No.9 (Reddish Green & Longford)

Reddish Green & Longford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	B. Bradbury*	1,936	47.1	−9.0
	Conservative	A. Jones	1,547	37.6	+9.8
	Liberal	P. Sharp	542	13.2	−5.5
	Communist	N. Bourne	89	2.2	−1.0
Majority			389	9.5	−16.8
Turnout			4,114	33.8	+2.1
	Labour hold		Swing

No.10 (Bredbury Goyt)

Bredbury Goyt

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. G. Howe*	2,837	56.9	+13.1
	Liberal	S. Hall	1,529	30.7	−7.2
	Labour	M. Brierley	617	12.4	−8.1
Majority			1,308	26.2	+21.2
Turnout			4,983	44.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

No.11 (Bredbury Tame)

Bredbury Tame

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	K. H. Greenhough*	2,171	48.0	+9.8
	Liberal	S. Humphries	1,354	30.0	−4.3
	Labour	H. Brown	996	22.0	−8.9
Majority			817	18.0	+15.6
Turnout			4,521	43.8	−0.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

No.12 (Heald Green)

Heald Green

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Heald Green Ratepayers	N. Fields*	2,326	47.7	+1.3
	Conservative	C. Bowes	1,501	30.8	+11.7
	Liberal	P. Porgess	745	15.3	−13.6
	Labour	D. Lewis	301	6.2	−4.3
Majority			825	12.1
Turnout			4,873	47.9	+4.9
	Heald Green Ratepayers hold		Swing

No.13 (Cheadle & Gatley)

Cheadle & Gatley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	L. I. Singer*	4,276	60.8	+9.6
	Liberal	P. Parker	2,320	33.0	−12.3
	Labour	C. Campbell	441	6.3	−2.1
Majority			1,956	27.8	+26.7
Turnout			7,037	53.8	+6.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

No.14 (Cheadle Hulme South)

Cheadle Hulme South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	V. J. James	1,472	35.0	+8.7
	Residents	N. Burnell	1,384	32.9	−2.4
	Liberal	B. Rees	1,131	26.9	−9.1
	Labour	M. Parker	224	5.3	−0.3
Majority			88	2.1
Turnout			4,211	51.8	+5.6
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

No.15 (Cheadle Hulme North & Adswood)

Cheadle Hulme North & Adswood

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Grisenthwaite*	2,419	44.7	+2.1
	Liberal	K. Rossall	2,173	40.1	−5.8
	Labour	N. Stoddard	821	15.2	−1.7
Majority			246	4.5	+4.3
Turnout			5,413	46.2	+2.7
	Conservative hold		Swing

No.16 (Torkington & Norbury)

Torkington & Norbury

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Kane	3,678	58.9	+22.8
	Liberal	H. Burrows*	2,039	32.7	−25.5
	Labour	G. Collier	526	8.4	−1.3
Majority			1,639	26.3
Turnout			6,243	52.8	+8.8
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

No.17 (Ladybrook)

Ladybrook

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. Gibson	1,920	60.5	+11.3
	Liberal	J. Warrington	1,124	35.4	−16.1
	Labour	B. Hughes	132	4.2	0
Majority			796	25.1	+24.5
Turnout			3,176	57.4	+4.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

No.18 (Park & Pownall)

Park & Pownall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. L. Peuleve	3,911	61.8	+11.5
	Liberal	P. Gooding	2,101	33.2	−15.6
	Labour	A. Endsor	315	5.0	+1.8
Majority			1,810	28.6	+28.2
Turnout			6,327	54.3	+3.7
	Conservative hold		Swing

No.19 (Marple)

Marple

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. J. Headbridge	2,394	53.0	+11.3
	Liberal	G. Gribble*	1,669	37.0	−11.9
	Labour	W. Lloyd	451	10.0	−7.4
Majority			725	16.1	+13.0
Turnout			4,514	50.4	−1.1
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

No.20 (Mellor & High Lane)

Mellor & High Lane

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. W. Finnie*	2,831	63.9	+16.5
	Liberal	G. Fernyhough	1,312	29.6	−16.4
	Labour	J. Cosgrove	286	6.5	−2.0
Majority			1,519	34.3	+33.8
Turnout			4,429	51.3	+2.3
	Conservative hold		Swing