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1978 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election
← 1976 4 May 1978 (1978-05-04) 1979 →
20 of 60 seats
to Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council
31 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader John Howe Bernard Bradbury Ken Anstis
Party Conservative Labour Liberal
Leader's seat Bredbury Goyt Reddish Green & Longford Cheadle Hulme North & Adswood
Last election 14 seats,
49.7% 		4 seats,
21.2% 		1 seats,
24.6%
Seats before 39 12 6
Seats won 11 6 2
Seats after 40 13 4
Seat change Increase1 Increase1 Decrease2
Popular vote 46,675 23,868 20,694
Percentage 49.9% 25.5% 22.1%
Swing Increase0.2% Increase4.3% Decrease2.5%
  Fourth party
 
Leader Robert Crook
Party Heald Green Ratepayers
Leader's seat Heald Green
Last election 1 seat,
2.8%
Seats before 3
Seats won 1
Seats after 3
Seat change Steady
Popular vote 2,204
Percentage 2.4%
Swing Decrease0.4%
Map of results of 1978 election
Leader of the Council before election

John Howe
Conservative

Leader of the Council after election

John Howe
Conservative

Elections to Stockport Council were held on Thursday, 4 May 1978. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 1982. The Conservative Party retained overall control of the council.[1][2]

Election result

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Party Votes Seats Full Council
Conservative Party 46,675 (49.9%)
Increase 0.2 11 (55.0%)
11 / 20
 Increase 1 40 (66.7%)
40 / 60
Labour Party 23,868 (25.5%)
Increase 4.3 6 (30.0%)
6 / 20
 Increase 1 13 (21.7%)
13 / 60
Liberal Party 20,694 (22.1%)
Decrease 2.5 2 (10.0%)
2 / 20
 Decrease 2 4 (6.7%)
4 / 60
Heald Green Ratepayers 2,204 (2.4%)
Decrease 0.4 1 (5.0%)
1 / 20
 Steady 3 (5.0%)
3 / 60
National Front 124 (0.1%)
N/A 0 (0.0%)
0 / 20
 N/A 0 (0.0%)
0 / 60
Communist 64 (0.1%)
Decrease 0.1 0 (0.0%)
0 / 20
 Steady 0 (0.0%)
0 / 60
↓
13 4 3 40

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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 K. Ford* 2,956 65.8 +5.1
Conservative G. Harris 1,304 29.0 −3.0
Liberal C. Ashworth 230 5.2 −2.1
Majority 1,652 36.8 +8.0
Turnout 4,490 34.0 +3.0
Labour hold Swing

No.2 (Manor & Little Moor)

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Manor & Little Moor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour E. Gallacher 1,468 48.9 +5.8
Conservative B. Skitt 1,409 38.5 −2.9
Liberal R. Quayle 375 12.6 −1.0
Majority 309 10.4 +8.7
Turnout 2,982 35.7 −3.4
Labour hold Swing

No.3 (Vernon & Offerton)

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Vernon & Offerton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour P. Brogan 1,561 46.4 +7.4
Conservative E. Williamson* 1,525 44.4 +4.5
Liberal B. Tuck 336 9.2 −11.9
Majority 74 2.0
Turnout 3,636 35.0 −6.1
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

No.4 (Heaviley & Davenport)

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Heaviley & Davenport
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative E. Lowe* 2,738 65.2 +2.4
Labour C. Gill 1,021 24.3 +7.8
Liberal E. Fantom 438 10.5 −10.2
Majority 1,717 40.9 −1.2
Turnout 4,197 38.7 −2.7
Conservative hold Swing

No.5 (Adswood & Cale Green)

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Adswood & Cale Green
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour W. Cameron* 2,072 52.0 +7.5
Conservative E. Howard 1,562 39.2 −2.4
Liberal J. Rees 223 5.6 −8.3
National Front K. Walker 124 3.2 N/A
Majority 510 12.8 +9.9
Turnout 3,981 35.1 +1.5
Labour hold Swing

No.6 (Edgeley & Cheadle Heath)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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

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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. ^ Stockport, Manchester Evening News, May 5, 1978, p.18
  3. ^ "Council compositions". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
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