1977 Greater Manchester County Council election

January 2026 1973 UK local government election March 2020 March 2020 1977 Greater Manchester County Council election Greater Manchester parliamentary no 5 May 1977 1973 Greater Manchester County Council election 1973 1981 Greater Manchester County Council election 1981 All 106 seats to Greater Manchester County Council 54 95x50px|Blank Arnold Fieldhouse Conservative Party (UK) 24 seats,45.0% Manchester No.12 29 82 53 318,580 45.0% 95x50px|Blank Robert Thomas Labour Party (UK) 69 seats,38.5% Manchester No.8(stood down) 64 23 41 273,024 38.5% Greater Manchester 1977.png Winner of each seat at the 1977 Greater Manchester County Council election Leader Leader after election Labour Party (UK) Robert Thomas Conservative Party (UK) Arnold Fieldhouse Local elections to Greater Manchester County Council, a Metropolitan County Council encompassing Greater Manchester, were held on 5 May 1977. The whole council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 1981. The Conservative Party gained overall control of the council from the Labour Party.GMC 'MASSACRE' AS TORIES TAKE OVER, Manchester Evening News, May 6, 1977, p.16Massive swing gives Tories the cities, The Guardian, May 6, 1977, p.1 Election result Overall result PartyVotesSeatsLabour Party318,580 (45.0%)45.0 Labour Party (UK)69 (65.1%)69 106 Labour Party (UK)Conservative Party273,024 (38.5%)38.5 Conservative Party (UK)24 (22.6%)24 106 Conservative Party (UK)Liberal Party108,309 (15.3%)15.3 Liberal Party (UK)13 (12.3%)13 106 Liberal Party (UK)Communist Party4,286 (0.6%)0.6 Communist Party (UK)0 (0.0%)0 106 Communist Party (UK)Anti-Immigration2,327 (0.3%)0.3 Independent (politician)0 (0.0%)0 106 Independent (politician)Independent1,424 (0.2%)0.2 Independent (politician)0 (0.0%)0 106 Independent (politician)Independent Socialist468 (0.1%)0.1 Independent Socialist0 (0.0%)0 106 Independent SocialistDemocratic Socialist177 (0.0%)0.0 Independent (politician)0 (0.0%)0 106 Independent (politician) + ↓ 23 1 82 Results by borough Bolton PartyVotesSeatsConservative Party42,597 (55.9%)55.9 Conservative Party (UK) 12.88 (80.0%)8 10 Conservative Party (UK) 5Labour Party24,581 (32.3%)32.3 Labour Party (UK) 14.42 (20.0%)2 10 Labour Party (UK) 5Liberal Party5,505 (7.2%)7.2 Liberal Party (UK) 2.70 (0.0%)0 10 Liberal Party (UK) Independent1,812 (2.4%)2.4 Independent (politician) N/A0 (0.0%)0 10 Independent (politician) N/ANational Front1,688 (2.2%)2.2 National Front (UK) N/A0 (0.0%)0 10 National Front (UK) N/A Bury PartyVotesSeatsConservative Party35,756 (64.6%)64.6 Conservative Party (UK) 22.66 (100.0%)6 6 Conservative Party (UK) 5Labour Party16,661 (30.1%)30.1 Labour Party (UK) 18.30 (0.0%)0 6 Labour Party (UK) 4Liberal Party2,724 (4.9%)4.9 Liberal Party (UK) 4.70 (0.0%)0 6 Liberal Party (UK) 1Communist Party197 (0.4%)0.4 Communist Party of Great Britain N/A0 (0.0%)0 6 Communist Party of Great Britain N/A Manchester PartyVotesSeatsConservative Party73,518 (53.0%)53.0 Conservative Party (UK) 8.214 (70.0%)14 20 Conservative Party (UK) 3Labour Party56,132 (40.7%)40.7 Labour Party (UK) 7.36 (30.0%)6 20 Labour Party (UK) 3Liberal Party4,532 (3.3%)3.3 Liberal Party (UK) 2.70 (0.0%)0 20 Liberal Party (UK) National Front2,507 (1.8%)1.8 National Front (UK)N/A0 (0.0%)0 20 National Front (UK)N/AIndependent1,173 (0.8%)0.1 Independent (politician) 0.70 (0.0%)0 20 Independent (politician) Communist Party143 (0.1%)0.1 Communist Party (UK) 0.60 (0.0%)0 20 Communist Party (UK) Socialist Alternative69 (0.0%)0.0 Socialist Alternative (England, Wales & Scotland)N/A0 (0.0%)0 20 Socialist Alternative (England, Wales & Scotland)N/A Oldham PartyVotesSeatsLabour Party27,508 (43.9%)43.9 Labour Party (UK)7 (77.8%)7 9 Labour Party (UK)Liberal Party16,441 (26.2%)26.2 Liberal Party (UK)2 (22.2%)2 9 Liberal Party (UK)Conservative Party18,318 (29.2%)29.2 Conservative Party (UK)0 (0.0%)0 9 Conservative Party (UK)Communist Party392 (0.6%)0.6 Communist Party (UK)0 (0.0%)0 9 Communist Party (UK) Rochdale PartyVotesSeatsLabour Party25,832 (47.7%)47.7 Labour Party (UK)4 (57.1%)4 7 Labour Party (UK)Conservative Party19,527 (36.0%)36.0 Conservative Party (UK)2 (28.6%)2 7 Conservative Party (UK)Liberal Party6,652 (12.3%)12.3 Liberal Party (UK)1 (14.3%)1 7 Liberal Party (UK)Anti-Immigration1,740 (3.2%)3.2 Independent (politician)0 (0.0%)0 7 Independent (politician)Communist Party448 (0.8%)0.8 Communist Party (UK)0 (0.0%)0 7 Communist Party (UK) Salford PartyVotesSeatsLabour Party37,164 (55.3%)55.3 Labour Party (UK)10 (83.3%)10 12 Labour Party (UK)Conservative Party24,501 (36.4%)36.4 Conservative Party (UK)2 (16.7%)2 12 Conservative Party (UK)Liberal Party3,887 (5.8%)5.8 Liberal Party (UK)0 (0.0%)0 12 Liberal Party (UK)Communist Party1,694 (2.5%)2.5 Communist Party (UK)0 (0.0%)0 12 Communist Party (UK) Stockport PartyVotesSeatsLiberal Party38,954 (39.6%)39.6 Liberal Party (UK) 6 (54.5%)6 11 Liberal Party (UK)Labour Party23,109 (23.5%)23.5 Labour Party (UK)3 (27.3%)3 11 Labour Party (UK)Conservative Party36,389 (37.0%)37.0 Conservative Party (UK)2 (18.2%)2 11 Conservative Party (UK) Tameside PartyVotesSeatsLabour Party29,483 (53.4%)53.4 Labour Party (UK)8 (88.9%)8 9 Labour Party (UK)Conservative Party20,533 (37.2%)37.2 Conservative Party (UK)1 (11.1%)1 9 Conservative Party (UK)Liberal Party5,161 (9.4%)9.4 Liberal Party (UK)0 (0.0%)0 9 Liberal Party (UK) Trafford PartyVotesSeatsConservative Party30,904 (42.8%)42.8 Conservative Party (UK)3 (33.3%)3 9 Conservative Party (UK)Labour Party22,251 (30.8%)30.8 Labour Party (UK)3 (33.3%)3 9 Labour Party (UK)Liberal Party18,133 (25.1%)25.1 Liberal Party (UK)3 (33.3%)3 9 Liberal Party (UK)Communist Party941 (1.3%)1.3 Communist Party (UK)0 (0.0%)0 9 Communist Party (UK) Wigan PartyVotesSeatsLabour Party37,504 (67.1%)67.1 Labour Party (UK)13 (100.0%)13 13 Labour Party (UK)Conservative Party16,690 (29.8%)29.8 Conservative Party (UK)0 (0.0%)0 13 Conservative Party (UK)Independent1,269 (2.3%)2.3 Independent (politician)0 (0.0%)0 13 Independent (politician)Independent Socialist468 (0.8%)0.8 Independent Socialist0 (0.0%)0 13 Independent Socialist Ward results Bolton Bolton No.1 Bolton No.1 Conservative Party (UK) D. Ward 6,686 71.5 +4.6 Labour Party (UK) A. Fairhurst 1,777 19.0 -14.1 Liberal Party (UK) J. Rothwell 463 5.0 N/A National Front (UK) J. Walsh 419 4.5 N/A 4,909 52.5 +18.7 9,345 Conservative Party (UK) Bolton No.2 Bolton No.2 Conservative Party (UK) I. C. Chesney 5,298 53.9 +6.2 Labour Party (UK) D. Dingwall* 3,738 38.0 -11.8 Liberal Party (UK) M. S. Marsh 460 4.7 N/A National Front (UK) W. A. Owen 339 3.4 N/A 1,560 15.9 9,835 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Bolton No.3 Bolton No.3 Labour Party (UK) J. A. Foster* 3,160 55.5 -10.8 Conservative Party (UK) F. R. Yardley 1,980 34.8 +1.1 Liberal Party (UK) J. W. Walton 323 5.7 N/A National Front (UK) L. M. Bromilow 227 4.0 N/A 1,180 20.7 -11.8 5,690 Labour Party (UK) Bolton No.4 Bolton No.4 Conservative Party (UK) F. Telford* 4,192 49.5 +7.2 Labour Party (UK) B. Iddon 3,644 43.0 -14.7 National Front (UK) J. Hamilton 389 4.6 N/A Liberal Party (UK) E. G. Bell 249 2.9 N/A 548 6.5 8,474 Conservative Party (UK) Bolton No.5 Bolton No.5 Conservative Party (UK) W. Walsh 4,841 61.6 +7.2 Labour Party (UK) E. O. Hamer 2,273 28.9 -16.7 Liberal Party (UK) F. H. Fish 404 5.1 N/A National Front (UK) D. G. Austin 344 4.4 N/A 2,568 32.7 +24.0 7,863 Conservative Party (UK) Farnworth Farnworth Labour Party (UK) J. M. White* 2,413 46.9 -18.6 Conservative Party (UK) M. V. Kershaw 2,156 41.9 +7.4 Liberal Party (UK) S. P. Lawrence 580 11.2 N/A 257 5.0 -26.0 5,149 Labour Party (UK) Horwich Horwich Conservative Party (UK) S. Dawson 3,425 46.1 +19.6 Labour Party (UK) V. A. Dingwall 2,195 29.5 -21.2 Independent (politician) L. G. Fearnhead 1,812 24.4 N/A 1,230 16.6 7,432 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Kearsley Kearsley Conservative Party (UK) D. E. Dziubas 2,818 42.9 +17.9 Labour Party (UK) M. S. Parry 1,965 29.9 -7.7 Liberal Party (UK) M. P. Rothwell 1,783 27.2 -8.2 853 13.0 6,566 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Turton Turton Conservative Party (UK) B. H. Tetlow* 7,702 75.7 +28.5 Labour Party (UK) B. Turner 1,603 15.8 -5.1 Liberal Party (UK) C. G. Coomer 868 8.5 -23.4 6,099 60.0 +44.8 10,173 Conservative Party (UK) Westhoughton Westhoughton Conservative Party (UK) J. Smith 3,481 61.2 +16.0 Labour Party (UK) A. M. Moon 1,813 31.9 -22.9 Liberal Party (UK) J. M. Davies 395 6.9 N/A 1,668 29.3 5,689 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Bury Bury No.1 Bury No.1 Conservative Party (UK) K. F. Whyman 7,427 68.2 +20.4 Labour Party (UK) T. Holt 2,468 22.7 -29.5 Liberal Party (UK) R. L. Johnson 797 7.3 N/A Communist Party of Great Britain J. Newby 197 1.8 N/A 4,959 45.5 10,889 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Bury No.2 Bury No.2 Conservative Party (UK) J. Scholes 5,951 63.5 +28.1 Labour Party (UK) T. H. Woods 3,427 36.5 -28.1 2,524 27.0 9,378 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Prestwich Prestwich Conservative Party (UK) M. Berry 6,183 59.2 +31.0 Labour Party (UK) M. Jowett 2,327 22.3 -0.1 Liberal Party (UK) S. Pepperman 1,927 18.5 -30.9 3,856 36.9 10,437 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Radcliffe Radcliffe Conservative Party (UK) A. Shea 5,053 58.7 +15.4 Labour Party (UK) G. Colin* 3,553 41.3 -15.4 1,500 17.4 8,606 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Ramsbottom Ramsbottom Conservative Party (UK) W. R. Kirkpatrick* 6,489 77.4 +20.7 Labour Party (UK) M. Payne 1,895 22.6 -20.7 4,594 54.8 +41.4 8,384 Conservative Party (UK) Whitefield Whitefield Conservative Party (UK) G. R. Marks 4,653 60.9 +14.6 Labour Party (UK) M. R. Wilson 2,991 39.1 -14.6 1,662 21.8 7,644 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Manchester Manchester No.1 Manchester No.1 Conservative Party (UK) A. E. Walsh* 2,086 51.1 +12.0 Labour Party (UK) A. Lister 1,862 45.6 -15.3 National Front (UK) C. Maskell 135 3.3 N/A 224 5.5 4,083 Conservative Party (UK) Manchester No.2 Manchester No.2 Labour Party (UK) J. Taylor 2,202 52.1 -13.2 Conservative Party (UK) L. Hockey 1,819 43.1 +8.4 National Front (UK) A. Coles 202 4.8 N/A 383 9.0 -21.5 4,223 Labour Party (UK) Manchester No.3 Manchester No.3 Conservative Party (UK) F. R. Butler* 2,887 62.3 +1.6 Labour Party (UK) W. Edwards 1,339 28.9 -10.4 Liberal Party (UK) A. E. Griffiths 252 5.4 N/A National Front (UK) N. T. G. Wallace 154 3.4 N/A 1,548 33.4 +12.0 4,632 Conservative Party (UK) Manchester No.4 Manchester No.4 Conservative Party (UK) A. G. Thornhill* 3,118 70.4 +8.7 Labour Party (UK) K. C. Bodfish 1,312 29.6 -8.7 1,806 40.8 +17.4 4,430 Conservative Party (UK) Manchester No.5 Manchester No.5 Labour Party (UK) B. S. Langton* 2,253 55.2 -8.8 Conservative Party (UK) F. Meaden 1,832 44.8 +8.8 421 10.4 -17.6 4,085 Labour Party (UK) Manchester No.6 Manchester No.6 Conservative Party (UK) A. S. Lea 4,643 49.4 +5.3 Labour Party (UK) A. D. Kelly* 4,015 42.7 -13.2 Liberal Party (UK) J. Cookson 440 4.7 N/A National Front (UK) N. E. Caffrey 305 3.2 N/A 628 6.7 9,403 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Manchester No.7 Manchester No.7 Conservative Party (UK) N. A. Green* 6,292 63.9 +24.4 Labour Party (UK) J. E. Weaver 3,559 36.1 -2.6 2,733 27.8 +26.9 9,851 Conservative Party (UK) Manchester No.8 Manchester No.8 Labour Party (UK) A. H. Fender 2,382 49.8 -22.6 Independent (politician) T. McClure 1,173 24.5 N/A Conservative Party (UK) R. Moss 1,085 22.7 +1.0 Communist Party of Great Britain D. A. Leon 143 3.0 -2.9 1,209 25.3 -25.4 4,783 Labour Party (UK) Manchester No.9 Manchester No.9 Conservative Party (UK) J. Kershaw 3,340 48.2 +16.6 Labour Party (UK) T. O. Hamnett* 3,238 46.7 -21.7 National Front (UK) N. J. Mead 353 5.1 N/A 102 1.5 6,931 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Manchester No.10 Manchester No.10 Labour Party (UK) G. Mann* 5,070 53.3 -11.4 Conservative Party (UK) J. C. Ridgard 3,255 34.2 +2.7 Liberal Party (UK) H. Griffiths 821 8.6 N/A National Front (UK) J. J. Bogle 368 3.9 N/A 1,815 19.1 -14.0 9,514 Labour Party (UK) Manchester No.11 Manchester No.11 Labour Party (UK) A. S. Goldstone* 4,316 60.6 -2.4 Conservative Party (UK) K. O'Brien 2,801 39.3 +6.9 1,515 21.2 -9.3 7,117 Labour Party (UK) Manchester No.12 Manchester No.12 Conservative Party (UK) R. A. Fieldhouse* 3,032 55.9 +1.3 Labour Party (UK) J. M. Wilson 1,745 32.2 -13.2 Liberal Party (UK) K. A. Whitmore 646 11.9 N/A 1,287 23.7 +14.5 5,423 Conservative Party (UK) Manchester No.13 Manchester No.13 Conservative Party (UK) B. B. Williams 5,927 60.2 +16.1 Labour Party (UK) R. Heys 2,535 27.8 -2.0 Liberal Party (UK) R. A. Bell 976 9.9 -18.2 National Front (UK) M. Kelly 403 4.1 N/A 3,392 34.4 +18.4 9,841 Conservative Party (UK) Manchester No.14 Manchester No.14 Conservative Party (UK) T. F. Lavin* 5,556 68.4 +5.5 Labour Party (UK) A. Dermody 2,568 31.6 -5.5 2,988 36.8 +11.0 8,124 Conservative Party (UK) Manchester No.15 Manchester No.15 Conservative Party (UK) D. Lee* 4,621 75.9 +4.0 Labour Party (UK) M. R. Parker 1,467 24.1 -0.7 3,154 51.8 +4.7 6,088 Conservative Party (UK) Manchester No.16 Manchester No.16 Labour Party (UK) J. G. Birtles* 3,112 63.2 -17.7 Conservative Party (UK) A. E. Halliday 1,344 27.3 +8.2 National Front (UK) A. D. Jones 396 8.0 N/A Socialist Alternative (England, Wales & Scotland) K. D. Underhill 69 1.5 N/A 1,768 35.9 -25.9 4,921 Labour Party (UK) Manchester No.17 Manchester No.17 Conservative Party (UK) P. Buckley 7,094 61.6 +12.9 Labour Party (UK) G. M. Fahey 3,218 27.9 +10.6 Liberal Party (UK) J. I. Thornton 1,011 8.8 -19.0 National Front (UK) R. Kilminster 191 1.7 N/A 3,876 33.7 +12.8 11,514 Conservative Party (UK) Manchester No.18 Manchester No.18 Conservative Party (UK) M. L. Davies 2,521 54.0 +9.7 Labour Party (UK) G. M. Morton* 2,145 46.0 -9.7 376 8.0 4,666 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Manchester No.19 Manchester No.19 Conservative Party (UK) G. Leigh* 3,438 54.5 -0.2 Labour Party (UK) A. J. Spencer 2,488 39.4 -5.9 Liberal Party (UK) L. Griffiths 386 6.1 N/A 950 15.1 +5.6 6,312 Conservative Party (UK) Manchester No.20 Manchester No.20 Conservative Party (UK) I. K. Paley* 6,827 56.3 +6.1 Labour Party (UK) D. Lynch 5,306 43.7 -6.1 1,521 12.6 +12.2 12,133 Conservative Party (UK) Oldham Chadderton Chadderton Labour Party (UK) W. Gresty 2,899 51.2 Conservative Party (UK) H. Travis 1,747 30.9 Liberal Party (UK) P. E. Cooke 1,013 17.9 1,152 20.3 5,659 Labour Party (UK) Crompton Crompton Labour Party (UK) J. Read 2,839 44.3 Conservative Party (UK) I. Scott 2,253 35.1 Liberal Party (UK) C. G. Hillyer 1,321 20.6 586 9.1 6,413 Labour Party (UK) Failsworth Failsworth Labour Party (UK) C. E. Tucker 3,168 46.4 Conservative Party (UK) K. L. Rowland 2,109 30.9 Liberal Party (UK) F. Platt 1,352 19.8 Communist Party (UK) E. Crawford 201 2.9 1,059 15.5 6,830 Labour Party (UK) Oldham No.1 Oldham No.1 Labour Party (UK) E. Brierley 3,338 48.5 Liberal Party (UK) A. J. Adler 2,014 29.3 Conservative Party (UK) A. B. Jowett 1,529 22.2 1,324 19.2 6,881 Labour Party (UK) Oldham No.2 Oldham No.2 Labour Party (UK) G. Whitehead 2,970 50.3 Conservative Party (UK) J. T. Fletcher 1,663 28.2 Liberal Party (UK) M. I. Pendlebury 1,274 21.6 1,307 22.1 5,907 Labour Party (UK) Oldham No.3 Oldham No.3 Labour Party (UK) A. Tweedale 3,489 48.6 Conservative Party (UK) D. Smith 2,215 30.9 Liberal Party (UK) R. N. Cooke 1,474 20.5 1,274 17.7 7,178 Labour Party (UK) Oldham No.4 Oldham No.4 Labour Party (UK) J. K. Leyden 4,338 54.7 Conservative Party (UK) G. J. Wilson 2,074 26.1 Liberal Party (UK) W. R. Wheeler 1,329 16.8 Communist Party (UK) J. B. Round 191 2.3 2,264 28.5 7,932 Labour Party (UK) Royton Royton Liberal Party (UK) W. E. Critchley 2,970 40.8 Labour Party (UK) S. G. W. Jacobs 2,387 32.8 Conservative Party (UK) R. Dearden 1,929 26.5 583 8.0 7,286 Liberal Party (UK) Saddleworth Saddleworth Liberal Party (UK) G. E. Lord 3,694 43.1 Conservative Party (UK) H. Jagger 2,799 32.6 Labour Party (UK) J. B. Battye 2,080 24.3 895 10.4 8,573 Liberal Party (UK) Rochdale Heywood Heywood Labour Party (UK) J. Connell 4,979 60.1 Conservative Party (UK) M. W. Ingoe 3,312 39.9 1,667 20.1 8,291 Labour Party (UK) Middleton North West Middleton North West Labour Party (UK) N. V. Weall 3,931 64.6 Conservative Party (UK) P. N. E. Hawton 2,150 35.4 1,781 29.3 6,081 Labour Party (UK) Middleton South East Middleton South East Conservative Party (UK) J. H. Berry 2,921 50.7 Labour Party (UK) A. J. Cleasby 2,662 46.2 Communist Party (UK) A. Frost 180 3.1 259 4.5 5,763 Conservative Party (UK) Rochdale No.1 Rochdale No.1 Labour Party (UK) J. S. Williams 4,501 58.0 Conservative Party (UK) C. Ogden 3,261 42.0 1,240 16.0 7,762 Labour Party (UK) Rochdale No.2 Rochdale No.2 Conservative Party (UK) C. Haigh 3,778 48.7 Labour Party (UK) T. Duffy 3,711 47.8 Communist Party (UK) S. Hodgkinson 268 3.5 67 0.9 6,404 Conservative Party (UK) Rochdale No.3 Rochdale No.3 Liberal Party (UK) T. Chadwick 3,927 44.3 Labour Party (UK) J. F. Grant 2,738 30.9 Conservative Party (UK) R. K. Bentley 2,192 24.7 1,189 13.4 8,857 Liberal Party (UK) Rochdale No.4 Rochdale No.4 Labour Party (UK) H. Matthews 3,310 34.2 Liberal Party (UK) J. A. Kielty 2,725 28.1 Conservative Party (UK) J. E. Fletcher 1,913 19.7 Anti-Immigration M. W. Sellors 1,740 18.0 585 6.0 9,688 Labour Party (UK) Salford Eccles Eccles Labour Party (UK) K. Mechan 2,491 48.5 Conservative Party (UK) T. Francis 2,481 48.3 Communist Party (UK) H. Harwood 161 3.1 10 0.2 5,133 Labour Party (UK) Eccles-Patricroft Eccles-Patricroft Labour Party (UK) J. G. Smith 3,652 59.7 Conservative Party (UK) J. G. Hardaway 2,258 36.9 Communist Party (UK) H. Cottam 205 3.4 1,394 22.8 6,115 Labour Party (UK) Irlam Irlam Labour Party (UK) M. G. Roberts 2,961 54.0 Conservative Party (UK) R. S. Gordon 2,291 41.8 Communist Party (UK) T. D. Robinson 232 4.2 670 12.2 5,485 Labour Party (UK) Pendlebury Pendlebury Labour Party (UK) T. G. Harrison 2,899 65.6 Conservative Party (UK) F. M. France 1,320 29.9 Communist Party (UK) A. J. Lewis 201 4.5 1,579 35.7 4,420 Labour Party (UK) Salford No.1 Salford No.1 Labour Party (UK) G. Stonehouse 2,254 42.8 Conservative Party (UK) V. E. Smith 1,435 27.3 Liberal Party (UK) M. Corwin 1,423 27.0 Communist Party (UK) E. Plumbley 149 2.8 819 15.6 5,261 Labour Party (UK) Salford No.2 Salford No.2 Labour Party (UK) N. Briggs 2,853 62.1 Liberal Party (UK) E. J. Hyde 904 19.7 Conservative Party (UK) S. R. Latimer 837 18.2 1,949 42.4 4,594 Labour Party (UK) Salford No.3 Salford No.3 Labour Party (UK) H. Williams 2,726 56.2 Liberal Party (UK) J. Whittaker 1,560 32.2 Conservative Party (UK) A. Sacks 562 11.6 1,166 24.1 4,848 Labour Party (UK) Salford No.4 Salford No.4 Labour Party (UK) E. D. G. Robinson 3,494 63.6 Conservative Party (UK) A. R. Foulkes 1,817 33.1 Communist Party (UK) J. A. Brogan 181 3.3 1,677 30.5 5,492 Labour Party (UK) Salford No.5 Salford No.5 Conservative Party (UK) J. M. Ford 2,983 52.5 Labour Party (UK) I. Zott 2,701 47.5 282 5.0 5,684 Conservative Party (UK) Swinton Swinton Labour Party (UK) I. Jones 3,646 52.7 Conservative Party (UK) E. W. Muldoon 3,030 43.8 Communist Party (UK) H. Crellin 241 3.5 616 8.9 6,917 Labour Party (UK) Worsley No.1 Worsley No.1 Labour Party (UK) W. R. Pennington 4,431 71.3 Conservative Party (UK) J. A. Dargie 1,461 23.5 Communist Party (UK) P. T. Willetts 324 5.2 2,970 47.8 6,216 Labour Party (UK) Worsley No.2 Worsley No.2 Conservative Party (UK) J. Bingham 4,026 56.8 Labour Party (UK) J. L. Anderson 3,056 43.2 970 13.7 7,082 Conservative Party (UK) Stockport Bredbury & Romiley Bredbury & Romiley Liberal Party (UK) D. W. Tattersall 5,190 46.1 Conservative Party (UK) J. G. Howe 3,366 29.9 Labour Party (UK) P. C. Snape 2,704 24.0 1,824 16.2 11,260 52.8 Liberal Party (UK) Cheadle & Gatley No.1 Cheadle & Gatley No.1 Liberal Party (UK) C. Penney 6,257 50.8 Conservative Party (UK) A. Richardson 4,868 39.5 Labour Party (UK) J. O. Lewis 1,194 9.7 1,389 11.3 12,319 52.6 Liberal Party (UK) Cheadle & Gatley No.2 Cheadle & Gatley No.2 Liberal Party (UK) L. G. Bayley 4,822 49.7 Conservative Party (UK) B. Barker 3,589 37.0 Labour Party (UK) R. N. Hughes 1,287 13.3 1,233 12.7 9,698 48.7 Liberal Party (UK) Hazel Grove & Bramhall No.1 Hazel Grove & Bramhall No.1 Liberal Party (UK) C. J. Walker 3,901 62.1 Conservative Party (UK) P. Orton 1,905 30.3 Labour Party (UK) R. McKnight 472 7.5 1,996 31.8 6,278 53.9 Liberal Party (UK) Hazel Grove & Bramhall No.2 Hazel Grove & Bramhall No.2 Liberal Party (UK) R. A. Tilley 4,759 50.3 Conservative Party (UK) J. B. Leck 4,331 45.8 Labour Party (UK) M. Pollard 370 3.9 428 4.5 9,460 56.4 Liberal Party (UK) Marple Marple Liberal Party (UK) R. N. Cuss 4,427 49.4 Conservative Party (UK) M. Yates 3,596 40.1 Labour Party (UK) H. J. Abrams 940 10.5 831 9.3 8,963 52.2 Liberal Party (UK) Stockport No.1 Stockport No.1 Labour Party (UK) J. B. Clarke 2,880 50.1 Conservative Party (UK) D. F. Bath 1,509 26.2 Liberal Party (UK) C. J. Carter 1,360 23.7 1,371 23.8 5,749 33.5 Labour Party (UK) Stockport No.2 Stockport No.2 Conservative Party (UK) J. C. F. Crowther 3,554 44.1 Labour Party (UK) E. Wood 2,375 29.5 Liberal Party (UK) J. S. Hosking 2,129 26.4 1,179 14.6 8,058 43.2 Conservative Party (UK) Stockport No.3 Stockport No.3 Labour Party (UK) J. C. Tucker 4,396 47.6 Conservative Party (UK) B. Downs 2,855 30.9 Liberal Party (UK) P. J. Arnold 1,983 21.5 1,541 16.7 9,234 39.4 Labour Party (UK) Stockport No.4 Stockport No.4 Conservative Party (UK) J. A. MacCarron 4,396 54.7 Liberal Party (UK) A. R. Cottam 1,921 23.9 Labour Party (UK) D. Robinson 1,721 21.4 2,475 30.8 8,038 45.2 Conservative Party (UK) Stockport No.5 Stockport No.5 Labour Party (UK) P. G. L. Scott 4,770 50.5 Conservative Party (UK) W. R. Thomson 2,420 26.2 Liberal Party (UK) J. D. C. Hunt 2,205 23.3 2,300 24.4 9,445 41.2 Labour Party (UK) Tameside Ashton-under-Lyne No.1 Ashton-under-Lyne No.1 Labour Party (UK) B. R. Dobbins 3,541 52.7 Conservative Party (UK) J. Fletcher 3,180 47.3 361 5.4 6,721 Labour Party (UK) Ashton-under-Lyne No.2 Ashton-under-Lyne No.2 Labour Party (UK) H. Davies 3,977 63.7 Conservative Party (UK) W. Dunkerley 2,262 36.3 1,715 27.5 6,239 Labour Party (UK) Audenshaw Audenshaw Labour Party (UK) J. I. Allsopp 3,417 55.0 Conservative Party (UK) G. I. Lomas 2,799 45.0 618 9.9 6,216 Labour Party (UK) Denton Denton Labour Party (UK) M. Wareing 3,543 45.7 Conservative Party (UK) J. R. Martin 2,643 34.1 Liberal Party (UK) J. Ward 1,559 20.1 900 11.6 7,745 Labour Party (UK) Droylesden Droylesden Labour Party (UK) G. E. Pailin 3,029 44.3 Liberal Party (UK) T. J. Dowse 2,438 35.7 Conservative Party (UK) M. Paley 1,363 20.0 591 8.7 6,830 Labour Party (UK) Dukinfield Dukinfield Labour Party (UK) W. Birtwistle 3,565 66.3 Conservative Party (UK) E. Tetlow 1,815 33.7 1,750 32.5 5,380 Labour Party (UK) Hyde No.1 Hyde No.1 Labour Party (UK) T. Langford 3,291 65.8 Conservative Party (UK) W. F. Griffiths 1,713 34.2 31.5 31.5 5,004 Labour Party (UK) Hyde No.2 Hyde No.2 Conservative Party (UK) A. Eddowes 2,957 51.2 Labour Party (UK) J. Fitzpatrick 2,820 48.8 137 2.4 5,757 Conservative Party (UK) Stalybridge Stalybridge Labour Party (UK) K. F. Rae 2,300 43.7 Conservative Party (UK) S. Hall 1,801 34.2 Liberal Party (UK) N. T. A. Greenwood 1,164 22.1 499 9.5 5,265 Labour Party (UK) Trafford Altrincham No.1 Altrincham No.1 Labour Party (UK) A. D. Johnson 3,739 48.8 Conservative Party (UK) C. Harrison 3,563 46.5 Communist Party (UK) E. J. Wilkinson 359 4.7 176 2.3 7,661 Labour Party (UK) Altrincham No.2 Altrincham No.2 Liberal Party (UK) S. Williamson 3,581 44.4 Conservative Party (UK) R. Hall 2,434 30.2 Labour Party (UK) R. Crossman 1,969 24.4 Communist Party (UK) J. Brenner 87 1.1 1,147 14.2 8,071 Liberal Party (UK) Hale Hale Conservative Party (UK) R. A. Roberts 5,423 63.9 Liberal Party (UK) S. M. Farnsworth 2,157 25.4 Labour Party (UK) J. D. Kill 904 10.7 3,266 38.5 8,484 Conservative Party (UK) Sale No.1 Sale No.1 Conservative Party (UK) D. I. Carter 3,923 42.9 Labour Party (UK) R. C. Wallis 2,743 30.0 Liberal Party (UK) J. Keohane 2,490 27.2 1,180 12.9 9,156 Conservative Party (UK) Sale No.2 Sale No.2 Liberal Party (UK) J. Harries 4,551 45.8 Conservative Party (UK) P. A. A. Pepper 3,284 33.1 Labour Party (UK) C. H. Merry 1,921 19.3 Communist Party (UK) A. H. Burrage 180 1.8 1,267 12.8 9,936 Liberal Party (UK) Stretford Stretford Labour Party (UK) H. S. Armitage 4,416 50.4 Conservative Party (UK) E. Forbes 4,033 46.0 Communist Party (UK) A. Jarratt 315 3.6 383 4.4 8,764 Labour Party (UK) Stretford-Old Trafford Stretford-Old Trafford Labour Party (UK) D. F. Sullivan 2,772 51.3 Conservative Party (UK) R. D. Doherty 2,629 48.7 143 2.6 5,401 Labour Party (UK) Urmston No.1 Urmston No.1 Liberal Party (UK) A. Pitt 3,249 40.1 Conservative Party (UK) E. J. Boardman 3,025 37.3 Labour Party (UK) J. R. Haydock 1,835 22.6 224 2.8 8,109 Liberal Party (UK) Urmston No.2 Urmston No.2 Conservative Party (UK) E. A. Durant 2,590 39.0 Liberal Party (UK) A. E. Anstall 2,105 31.7 Labour Party (UK) D. L. Stewart 1,952 29.4 485 7.3 6,647 Conservative Party (UK) Wigan Ashton-in-Makerfield Ashton-in-Makerfield Labour Party (UK) G. Lockett 3,724 78.5 Conservative Party (UK) A. Emmett 1,019 21.5 2,705 57.0 4,743 Labour Party (UK) Atherton Atherton Labour Party (UK) W. Murphy 3,291 65.2 Conservative Party (UK) M. Williams 1,757 34.8 1,534 30.4 5,048 Labour Party (UK) Golborne Golborne Labour Party (UK) F. J. Newton 6,751 75.4 Conservative Party (UK) T. R. Thompson 2,198 24.6 4,553 50.8 8,949 Labour Party (UK) Hindley Hindley Labour Party (UK) W. S. Simmons 4,550 74.6 Conservative Party (UK) R. Hughes 1,546 25.4 3,004 49.2 6,096 Labour Party (UK) Ince-in-Makerfield Ince-in-Makerfield Labour Party (UK) J. Horrocks uncontested Labour Party (UK) Leigh East Leigh East Labour Party (UK) F. Taylor 3,230 50.9 Conservative Party (UK) E. Green 3,115 49.1 115 1.8 6,345 Labour Party (UK) Leigh West Leigh West Labour Party (UK) H. Davies 3,860 76.1 Conservative Party (UK) S. Johnson 1,211 23.9 2,649 52.2 5,071 Labour Party (UK) Orrell Orrell Labour Party (UK) D. Bennett 3,136 60.9 Conservative Party (UK) J. C. Simpkin 2,011 39.1 1,125 21.8 5,147 Labour Party (UK) Standish-Langtree Standish-Langtree Labour Party (UK) J. Higham 5,563 59.2 Conservative Party (UK) T. Barnes 3,833 40.8 1,730 18.4 9,396 Labour Party (UK) Tyldesley Tyldesley Labour Party (UK) G. C. Thomas 3,399 66.1 Independent (politician) P. Naylor 1,269 24.7 Independent Socialist J. C. Barnes 468 9.1 2,130 41.4 5,139 Labour Party (UK) Wigan Wigan (3 seats) Labour Party (UK) W. Blackledge uncontested Labour Party (UK) E. Cowser uncontested Labour Party (UK) J. A. Greenall uncontested Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) References Greater Manchester County Council election 1977