1983 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election

Local election in Stockport 1983 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election England Coat of arms of Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council.png parliamentary no 1982 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election 1982 1983 05 05 y 1984 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election 1984 22 of 63 seats to Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council 32 Stockport 1983.png Map of results of 1983 election Leader of the Council John Lloyd Conservative Party (UK) Leader of the Council after election John Lloyd Conservative Party (UK) John Lloyd Conservative Party (UK) 11 seats,40.6% Heaton Moor 32 8 30 2 46,635 39.3% 1.3% Harold Peters Labour Party (UK) 5 seats,20.8% Edgeley(defeated) 20 6 18 2 29,063 24.5% 3.7% Brian Leah SDP-Liberal Alliance Cheadle Hulme South 4 seats,34.8% 8 7 12 4 38,551 32.5% 2.3% Ron Stenson Heald Green Ratepayers Heald Green 1 seat,3.0% 3 1 3 3,265 2.8% 0.2% Elections to Stockport Council were held on Thursday, 5 May 1983. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 1987. The Conservative Party lost overall control of the council, to no overall control.http://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Stockport-1973-2012.pdf Metropolitan Borough of Stockport Election Results 1973-2012 (Pg. 1 and 2) The Elections Centre 28 November 2023Stockport, Manchester Evening News, May 6, 1983, p.100 Election result PartyVotesSeatsFull CouncilConservative Party46,635 (39.3%)39.3 Conservative Party (UK) 1.38 (36.4%)8 22 Conservative Party (UK) 230 (47.6%)30 63 Conservative Party (UK)Labour Party29,063 (24.5%)24.5 Labour Party (UK) 3.76 (27.3%)6 22 Labour Party (UK) 2 18 (28.6%)18 63 Labour Party (UK)Alliance38,551 (32.5%)32.5 SDP-Liberal Alliance 2.3 7 (31.8%)7 22 SDP-Liberal Alliance 4 12 (19.0%)12 63 SDP-Liberal AllianceHeald Green Ratepayers3,265 (2.8%)2.8 Heald Green Ratepayers 0.2 1 (4.5%)1 22 Heald Green Ratepayers 3 (4.8%)3 63 Heald Green RatepayersEcology880 (0.7%)0.7 Ecology Party 0.2 0 (0.0%)0 22 Ecology Party 0 (0.0%)0 63 Ecology PartyIndependent105 (0.1%)0.1 Independent (politician) N/A 0 (0.0%)0 22 Independent (politician) N/A 0 (0.0%)0 63 Independent (politician)Communist39 (0.0%)0.0 Communist Party of Great Britain 0 (0.0%)0 22 Communist Party of Great Britain 0 (0.0%)0 63 Communist Party of Great BritainIndependent Liberal39 (0.0%)0.0 Independent Liberal 0.2 0 (0.0%)0 22 Independent Liberal 0 (0.0%)0 63 Independent Liberal + ↓ 18 12 3 30 Council compositions https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwA-5RleSBydOS11WmRkNk9MSkE/view?pref=2&pli=1 The Elections Centre 28 November 2023 Ward results Bredbury Bredbury Liberal Party (UK) A. M. Vos 3,101 49.4 -3.2 Conservative Party (UK) A. M. Treharne 1,794 28.6 +2.0 Labour Party (UK) R. A. Peachey 1,336 21.3 +0.5 Ecology Party J. E. Vaughan 48 0.8 N/A 1,307 20.8 -5.2 6,279 57.9 +9.9 Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Brinnington Brinnington Labour Party (UK) C. D. MacAlister* 2,939 74.6 +9.2 Conservative Party (UK) J. Davidson 585 14.8 +0.7 Social Democratic Party (UK) M. C. Torevell 418 10.6 -9.9 2,354 59.8 +14.9 3,942 44.7 +7.4 Labour Party (UK) Cale Green Cale Green Labour Party (UK) P. J. Towey 1,998 50.0 +5.8 Conservative Party (UK) E. E. Meredith 1,174 29.4 +1.2 Social Democratic Party (UK) E. Harding 718 18.0 -8.3 Ecology Party M. F. Ledger 106 2.6 +1.2 824 20.6 +4.6 3,996 42.5 +1.9 Labour Party (UK) Cheadle Cheadle Conservative Party (UK) L. Singer* 3,052 60.4 +2.2 Liberal Party (UK) I. M. Kirk 1,652 32.7 -3.2 Labour Party (UK) K. Parker 348 6.9 +1.0 1,400 27.7 +5.4 5,052 51.2 +3.4 Conservative Party (UK) Cheadle Hulme North Cheadle Hulme North Liberal Party (UK) J. Pantall* 3,053 54.2 -2.3 Conservative Party (UK) P. M. M. Thornber 1,970 35.0 +0.9 Labour Party (UK) A. H. Olsen 560 9.9 +0.4 Ecology Party G. Leatherbarrow 49 0.9 N/A 1,083 19.2 -3.2 5,632 50.0 +3.8 Liberal Party (UK) Cheadle Hulme South Cheadle Hulme South Liberal Party (UK) D. M. Bruce* 3,109 47.3 -6.2 Conservative Party (UK) L. Hall 3,099 47.2 +6.1 Labour Party (UK) L. E. Lawrence 361 5.5 0 10 0.1 -12.3 6,569 59.0 +3.2 Liberal Party (UK) Davenport Davenport Conservative Party (UK) B. Haley* 2,202 48.4 +2.0 Labour Party (UK) M. I. Banks 1,304 28.6 +4.0 Social Democratic Party (UK) S. M. Comer 954 21.0 -6.0 Ecology Party R. E. Bamforth 92 2.0 0 898 19.8 +0.4 4,552 48.6 +1.8 Conservative Party (UK) East Bramhall East Bramhall Conservative Party (UK) K. Holt 3,491 49.6 -7.8 Liberal Party (UK) J. C. Hart 3,277 46.6 +8.5 Labour Party (UK) J. McMullen 267 3.8 -0.7 214 3.0 -16.3 7,035 56.3 +5.4 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Edgeley Edgeley (2 vacancies) Labour Party (UK) A. Endsor* 2,332 45.3 +10.1 Liberal Party (UK) F. Davenport 2,125 41.3 -6.8 Labour Party (UK) H. Peters* 1,967 38.2 +3.0 Social Democratic Party (UK) P. C. W. Beatty 1,765 34.3 -13.8 Conservative Party (UK) M. B. Brooks 969 18.8 +3.3 Conservative Party (UK) B. J. Rendell 925 18.0 +2.5 Independent (politician) W. Statham 105 2.0 N/A Ecology Party I. A. Boyd 83 1.6 N/A Independent Liberal J. D. Hunt 39 0.8 N/A 158 3.1 -9.8 5,145 49.9 +9.6 Labour Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Great Moor Great Moor Conservative Party (UK) K. Ashworth 2,365 42.3 +0.8 Labour Party (UK) P. J. Wharton 1,877 33.6 +7.1 Social Democratic Party (UK) T. E. Pyle 1,294 23.1 -7.7 Ecology Party V. Hindle 54 1.0 -0.2 488 8.7 -2.0 5,590 50.8 +7.6 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Hazel Grove Hazel Grove Liberal Party (UK) D. G. Robinson 3,545 52.6 +6.8 Conservative Party (UK) D. W. West* 2,690 39.9 -6.8 Labour Party (UK) T. P. McGee 499 7.5 0 855 12.7 6,734 55.5 +6.4 Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Heald Green Heald Green Heald Green Ratepayers N. Fields* 3,265 66.6 +4.4 Conservative Party (UK) K. A. Edis 910 18.5 +0.1 Labour Party (UK) M. G. Lawley 414 8.4 +1.3 Liberal Party (UK) A. Welch 317 6.5 -5.4 2,355 48.0 +4.2 4,906 46.1 -1.4 Heald Green Ratepayers Heaton Mersey Heaton Mersey Conservative Party (UK) V. Burgon* 3,099 53.1 +0.9 Labour Party (UK) M. A. Coffey 1,794 30.7 +7.2 Social Democratic Party (UK) M. Robinson 849 14.5 -8.3 Ecology Party E. V. Hawthorn 56 1.0 -0.5 Communist Party of Great Britain D. Powell 39 0.7 N/A 1,305 22.4 -6.3 5,837 52.1 +3.6 Conservative Party (UK) Heaton Moor Heaton Moor Conservative Party (UK) W. M. Crook* 2,729 58.6 +1.0 Labour Party (UK) F. Town 918 19.7 +5.0 Liberal Party (UK) J. Langrish 899 19.3 -8.3 Ecology Party F. K. Chapman 111 2.4 N/A 1,811 38.9 +8.9 4,657 47.7 +3.4 Conservative Party (UK) Manor Manor Labour Party (UK) W. McCann 1,908 42.5 +3.6 Conservative Party (UK) J. Hendry 1,608 35.8 +5.1 Social Democratic Party (UK) S. C. Rimmer 894 19.9 -9.5 Ecology Party G. Johnson 76 1.7 +0.4 300 6.7 -1.8 4,486 48.1 +5.8 Labour Party (UK) North Marple North Marple Liberal Party (UK) B. J. Warwick 2,505 49.3 +8.3 Conservative Party (UK) D. J. Headridge* 2,130 41.9 -6.0 Labour Party (UK) A. J. Howard 448 8.8 -2.4 375 7.4 5,083 57.1 +2.6 Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) North Reddish North Reddish Labour Party (UK) B. Bradbury* 2,951 53.5 +1.1 Conservative Party (UK) L. A. Corcoran 1,547 28.0 +3.3 Social Democratic Party (UK) D. J. Whittle 1,020 18.5 -3.6 1,404 25.5 -2.2 5,518 47.8 +2.8 Labour Party (UK) Romiley Romiley Conservative Party (UK) J. G. Howe* 2,364 40.0 -7.4 Liberal Party (UK) J. Facer-Smith 2,228 37.7 +8.8 Labour Party (UK) J. A. Hughes 1,317 22.3 -1.4 136 2.3 -16.2 5,909 51.1 +5.0 Conservative Party (UK) South Marple South Marple Liberal Party (UK) E. Kime 2,685 47.9 +7.4 Conservative Party (UK) A. W. Finnie* 2,501 44.6 -7.0 Labour Party (UK) H. J. Abrams 349 6.2 -0.1 Ecology Party M. L. Nicholls 74 1.3 -0.3 184 3.3 5,609 56.0 +3.3 Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) South Reddish South Reddish Labour Party (UK) J. Mobbs 2,780 56.4 +7.5 Conservative Party (UK) B. Francis 1,407 28.6 +0.5 Social Democratic Party (UK) W. Gaskell 691 14.0 -6.8 Ecology Party S. A. Ledger 47 1.0 +0.1 1,373 27.8 +11.0 4,925 44.6 +6.3 Labour Party (UK) West Bramhall West Bramhall Conservative Party (UK) J. M. Green 4,024 67.6 +4.8 Social Democratic Party (UK) P. C. O. Vittoz 1,452 24.4 -5.6 Labour Party (UK) D. Harris 396 6.6 +2.7 Ecology Party N. G. Bamber 84 1.4 +0.1 2,572 43.2 +12.4 5,956 50.0 -1.0 Conservative Party (UK) References Category:1983 English local elections 1983 Category:20th century in Cheshire Category:1980s in Lancashire