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1976 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election
← 1975 6 May 1976 (1976-05-06) 1978 →
20 of 60 seats
to Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council
31 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Walter Knight Bernard Bradbury Ken Anstis
Party Conservative Labour Liberal
Leader's seat Heaton Moor & Heaton Chapel Reddish Green & Longford Cheadle Hulme North & Adswood
Last election 17 seats,
52.2% 		2 seats,
18.0% 		0 seats,
25.2%
Seats before 34 12 10
Seats won 14 4 1
Seats after 39 11 7
Seat change Increase5 Decrease1 Decrease3
Popular vote 48,659 20,740 24,120
Percentage 49.7% 21.2% 24.6%
Swing Decrease2.5% Increase3.2% Decrease0.6%
  Fourth party
 
Leader Robert Crook
Party Heald Green Ratepayers
Leader's seat Heald Green
Last election 1 seat,
2.5%
Seats before 3
Seats won 1
Seats after 3
Seat change Steady
Popular vote 2,713
Percentage 2.8%
Swing Increase0.3%
Map of results of 1976 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, 6 May 1976. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 1980. The Conservative Party retained overall control of the council.[1][2]

Election result

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Party Votes Seats Full Council
Conservative Party 48,659 (49.7%)
Decrease 2.5 14 (70.0%)
14 / 20
 Increase 5 39 (65.0%)
39 / 60
Labour Party 20,740 (21.2%)
Increase 3.2 4 (20.0%)
4 / 20
 Decrease 1 11 (18.3%)
11 / 60
Liberal Party 24,120 (24.6%)
Decrease 0.6 1 (5.0%)
1 / 20
 Decrease 3 7 (11.7%)
7 / 60
Heald Green Ratepayers 2,713 (2.8%)
Increase 0.3 1 (5.0%)
1 / 20
 Steady 3 (5.0%)
3 / 60
Residents 1,329 (1.4%)
Decrease 0.1 0 (0.0%)
0 / 20
 Decrease 1 0 (0.0%)
0 / 60
Communist 203 (0.2%)
Decrease 0.2 0 (0.0%)
0 / 20
 Steady 0 (0.0%)
0 / 60
Independent 86 (0.1%)
Steady 0 (0.0%)
0 / 20
 Steady 0 (0.0%)
0 / 60
↓
11 7 3 39

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Ward results

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No.1 (Brinnington & Lancashire Hill)

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Brinnington & Lancashire Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour A. Bradbury* 2,552 60.7 +10.3
Conservative G. Brook 1,343 32.0 −2.8
Liberal J. D. Hunt 306 7.3 −7.6
Majority 1,209 28.8 +13.2
Turnout 4,201 31.0 +4.1
Labour hold Swing

No.2 (Manor & Little Moor)

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Manor & Little Moor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour H. Walker 1,468 43.1 +7.3
Conservative M. Wilson 1,409 41.4 −7.6
Liberal M. Walmsley 464 13.6 +0.5
Communist I. Crawford 64 1.9 −0.2
Majority 59 1.7
Turnout 3,405 39.1 +3.1
Labour hold Swing

No.3 (Vernon & Offerton)

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Vernon & Offerton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative W. Malpass 1,561 39.9 −1.1
Labour W. Meen 1,525 39.0 +3.1
Liberal R. Dearman* 827 21.1 −2.0
Majority 36 0.9 −4.2
Turnout 3,913 41.1 +6.1
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

No.4 (Heaviley & Davenport)

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Heaviley & Davenport
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative H. Dodd* 2,799 62.8 −5.4
Liberal R. Quayle 921 20.7 +5.4
Labour P. Towey 739 16.5 0
Majority 1,878 42.1 −9.6
Turnout 4,459 41.4 −0.1
Conservative hold Swing

No.5 (Adswood & Cale Green)

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Adswood & Cale Green
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour K. Brookes* 1,907 44.5 +7.3
Conservative G. Lowe 1,607 41.6 −4.5
Liberal E. Fantom 534 13.9 −0.8
Majority 111 2.9
Turnout 3,859 33.6 +5.4
Labour hold Swing

No.6 (Edgeley & Cheadle Heath)

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Edgeley & Cheadle Heath
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal F. Childs 2,017 39.3 +18.9
Conservative H. Bennett 1,510 29.4 −11.3
Labour R. Heys* 1,482 28.8 −6.5
Independent J. Hunt 86 1.7 N/A
Communist V. Ohren 43 0.8 −0.5
Majority 507 9.9
Turnout 5,138 46.7 +10.3
Liberal gain from Labour Swing

No.7 (Heaton Mersey & Heaton Norris)

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Heaton Mersey & Heaton Norris
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative E. Foulkes* 3,360 65.2 +2.7
Labour A. Jones 1,042 20.2 +1.6
Liberal N. Dobbie 749 14.6 −1.1
Majority 2,317 45.0 +0.9
Turnout 5,152 42.2 −0.2
Conservative hold Swing

No.8 (Heaton Moor & Heaton Chapel)

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Heaton Moor & Heaton Chapel
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Lloyd* 3,297 63.8 0
Labour J. Lowe 1,221 23.6 +1.8
Liberal R. Worthington 648 12.6 −1.8
Majority 2,076 40.2 −1.8
Turnout 5,166 44.0 0
Conservative hold Swing

No.9 (Reddish Green & Longford)

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Reddish Green & Longford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour C. Foster* 2,495 49.6 +2.5
Conservative M. Litchfield 1,959 38.9 +1.3
Liberal L. Duckett 480 9.5 −3.7
Communist N. Bourne 96 2.0 −0.2
Majority 536 10.7 +1.2
Turnout 5,030 42.0 +8.2
Labour hold Swing

No.10 (Bredbury Goyt)

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Bredbury Goyt
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative H. Whitehead* 2,840 57.7 +0.8
Liberal S. Hall 1,358 27.6 −3.1
Labour W. Prince 720 14.7 +2.3
Majority 1,482 30.1 +3.9
Turnout 4,918 44.0 −0.9
Conservative hold Swing

No.11 (Bredbury Tame)

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Bredbury Tame
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative K. H. Greenhough* 2,193 45.5 −2.5
Labour J. Howard 1,467 30.4 +8.4
Liberal B. Hall 1,165 24.1 −5.9
Majority 726 15.1 −2.9
Turnout 4,825 46.7 +2.9
Conservative hold Swing

No.12 (Heald Green)

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Heald Green
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Heald Green Ratepayers R. Stenson* 2,713 55.3 +7.6
Conservative M. Campbell 1,111 22.6 −8.2
Liberal P. Porgess 723 14.7 −0.6
Labour D. Lewis 361 7.4 +1.2
Majority 1,602 32.7 +20.6
Turnout 4,908 47.8 −0.1
Heald Green Ratepayers hold Swing

No.13 (Cheadle & Gatley)

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Cheadle & Gatley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative F. Bishop* 4,004 62.7 +1.9
Liberal L. Foulgar 1,639 25.6 −7.4
Labour A. Endsor 747 11.7 +5.4
Majority 2,365 37.1 +9.3
Turnout 6,390 48.7 −5.1
Conservative hold Swing

No.14 (Cheadle Hulme South)

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Cheadle Hulme South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative W. Allen 1,913 41.0 +6.0
Residents R. Higgins 1,329 28.5 −4.4
Liberal R. Smith 1,120 24.0 −2.9
Labour C. Gill 306 6.6 +1.3
Majority 584 12.5 +10.4
Turnout 4,668 56.9 +5.1
Conservative gain from Residents Swing

No.15 (Cheadle Hulme North & Adswood)

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Cheadle Hulme North & Adswood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative B. Thompson* 2,974 49.6 +4.9
Liberal K. Rossall 2,173 35.8 −4.3
Labour M. Parker 878 14.6 −0.6
Majority 825 13.7 +9.2
Turnout 6,001 51.4 +5.2
Conservative hold Swing

No.16 (Torkington & Norbury)

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Torkington & Norbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative B. Miller 3,678 51.2 −7.7
Liberal M. Hendley* 2,441 40.0 +7.3
Labour G. Collier 538 8.8 +0.4
Majority 690 11.2 −15.1
Turnout 6,110 51.6 −1.2
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

No.17 (Ladybrook)

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Ladybrook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative D. Havers 1,991 60.3 −0.2
Liberal J. Warrington 1,148 34.8 −0.6
Labour M. Francis 164 4.9 +0.7
Majority 843 25.5 +0.4
Turnout 3,303 59.5 +2.1
Conservative hold Swing

No.18 (Park & Pownall)

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Park & Pownall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A. McGregor 3,911 63.2 +1.4
Liberal B. Massey 2,018 31.5 −1.7
Labour F. Ollier 339 5.3 +0.3
Majority 2,030 31.7 +3.1
Turnout 6,405 54.2 −0.1
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

No.19 (Marple)

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Marple
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative M. Taylor 2,368 49.6 −3.4
Liberal J. Brady* 1,964 41.1 +4.1
Labour K. Parkin 442 9.3 −0.7
Majority 404 8.5 −7.6
Turnout 4,774 52.5 +2.1
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

No.20 (Mellor & High Lane)

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Mellor & High Lane
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative C. Mason* 2,831 61.1 −1.8
Liberal G. Fernyhough 1,425 31.3 +1.7
Labour R. Barstow 347 7.6 +1.1
Majority 1,355 29.8 −4.5
Turnout 4,552 53.1 +1.8
Conservative hold Swing

References

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  1. ^ "Metropolitan Borough of Stockport Election Results 1973-2012 (Pg. 1 and 2)" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  2. ^ Local election results, The Guardian, May 7, 1976, p.24
  3. ^ "Council compositions". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
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