1980 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election

1980 UK local government election March 2020 March 2020 1980 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election England Coat_of_arms_of_Trafford_Metropolitan_Borough_Council.png parliamentary no 1979 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election 1979 1980 05 01 y 1982 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election 1982 22 of 63 seats to Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council 32 Trafford 80.png Map of results of 1980 election Leader of the Council Jonathan Taylor Conservative Party (UK) Leader of the Council after election Jonathan Taylor Conservative Party (UK) Jonathan Taylor Conservative Party (UK) 15 seats,45.4% Brooklands 47 9 39 8 32,328 41.9% 3.5% Richard Mee Labour Party (UK) 11 seats,30.9% Sale Moor 14 11 20 6 31,203 40.4% 9.5% John Phillipson Liberal Party (UK) Priory 2 seats,23.7% 2 2 4 2 13,675 17.7% 6.0% Elections to Trafford Council were held on Thursday, 1 May 1980. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 1984. Boundary changes were implemented for these elections, however, these changes were not sufficient for the whole council to be re-elected."Shock for Tories in Village", Altrincham Guardian, May 9, 1980 p.7. The Conservative Party retained overall control of the council."Trafford M. B. C. Election Results Sheet, 2 May 1980", Trafford M.B.C.(1980). Election result PartyVotesSeatsFull CouncilConservative Party32,328 (41.9%)41.9 Conservative Party (UK) 3.59 (40.9%)9 22 Conservative Party (UK) 839 (61.9%)39 63 Conservative Party (UK)Labour Party31,203 (40.4%)40.4 Labour Party (UK) 9.511 (50.0%)11 22 Labour Party (UK) 6 20 (31.7%)20 63 Labour Party (UK)Liberal Party13,675 (17.7%)17.7 Liberal Party (UK) 6.0 2 (9.1%)2 22 Liberal Party (UK) 2 4 (6.3%)4 63 Liberal Party (UK)Communist Party40 (0.0%)0.05 Communist Party (UK) 0.0 0 (0.0%)0 22 Communist Party (UK) 0 0 (0.0%)0 63 Communist Party (UK) + ↓ 20 4 39 Ward results Altrincham Altrincham (2 vacancies) Conservative Party (UK) Richard Finch 1,472 47.9 -5.3 Conservative Party (UK) Catherine Gordon* 1,323 43.1 -10.1 Labour Party (UK) Geoffrey Mountain 1,156 37.7 N/A Labour Party (UK) Gordon Scott 1,102 35.9 N/A Liberal Party (UK) Mary Booth 593 19.3 -27.5 Liberal Party (UK) Hilary Hughes 490 16.0 -30.8 167 5.4 -1.1 3,070 39.8 -29.7 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Bowdon Bowdon Conservative Party (UK) Barbara Sutton Hall* 2,473 60.5 -4.2 Liberal Party (UK) Richard Slack 1,022 25.0 +3.3 Labour Party (UK) Arthur Johnson 592 14.5 +0.9 1,451 35.5 -7.5 4,087 46.9 -30.0 Conservative Party (UK) Broadheath Broadheath Labour Party (UK) Paul Dolan 1,470 44.1 +13.8 Conservative Party (UK) Ken Davies 1,363 40.9 -4.7 Liberal Party (UK) Bernard Gaylard 499 15.0 -9.1 107 3.2 -12.0 3,332 42.0 -35.3 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Brooklands Brooklands Conservative Party (UK) J. B. Ludlam* 2,107 52.5 -11.3 Liberal Party (UK) Colin Bearfield 1,401 34.9 +8.8 Labour Party (UK) J. Shaw 507 12.6 +2.5 706 17.6 +3.3 4,015 50.2 +3.1 Conservative Party (UK) Bucklow Bucklow Labour Party (UK) John Paul* 2,067 80.4 +18.7 Conservative Party (UK) I. S. Balcombe 334 13.0 -25.3 Liberal Party (UK) B. Wilson 169 6.6 +6.6 1,733 67.4 +44.0 2,570 36.4 -33.9 Labour Party (UK) Clifford Clifford Labour Party (UK) Tony Lloyd 2,241 66.7 +15.3 Conservative Party (UK) J. T. Lamb 1,119 33.3 -2.9 1,122 33.4 +30.3 3,360 43.2 -16.9 Labour Party (UK) Davyhulme East Davyhulme East Conservative Party (UK) Frank Eadie* 1,408 43.6 -7.1 Labour Party (UK) Laura Seex 1,311 40.6 +7.9 Liberal Party (UK) T. M. Owen 512 15.8 -0.9 97 3.0 -15.0 3,231 42.4 -37.2 Conservative Party (UK) Davyhulme West Davyhulme West Labour Party (UK) A. Stringer 1,411 38.7 -0.6 Conservative Party (UK) David Harding* 1,378 37.8 +37.8 Liberal Party (UK) L. O'Rourke 856 23.5 -37.2 33 0.9 -20.5 3,645 44.5 -30.5 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Flixton Flixton Conservative Party (UK) Neil Fitzpatrick* 1,403 38.2 -15.1 Labour Party (UK) J. D. Brown 1,245 33.9 +3.5 Liberal Party (UK) David Earl 1,183 32.2 +15.9 158 4.3 -18.6 3,673 48.8 -32.1 Conservative Party (UK) Hale Hale Conservative Party (UK) Roy Godwin* 2,596 69.2 -0.1 Liberal Party (UK) Constance Ball 852 22.7 +4.2 Labour Party (UK) Raymond Tully 305 8.1 -4.1 1,744 46.5 -4.3 3,753 43.4 -35.4 Conservative Party (UK) Longford Longford Labour Party (UK) Maureen Cottam* 2,252 62.7 +21.6 Conservative Party (UK) John Schofield 1,341 37.3 -7.2 911 25.4 +22.0 3,593 46.9 -25.8 Labour Party (UK) Mersey-St. Mary's Mersey St. Marys Conservative Party (UK) Ivor Hurst* 2,306 51.9 -2.5 Liberal Party (UK) E. Critchlow 1,188 26.7 -2.2 Labour Party (UK) H. Pollard 951 21.4 +4.7 1,118 25.2 -0.4 4,445 46.6 -32.0 Conservative Party (UK) Park Park Labour Party (UK) Herbert Pyper* 1,981 65.0 +13.3 Conservative Party (UK) W. P. Coates 1,027 33.7 -5.3 Communist Party of Great Britain E. H. Hook 40 1.3 +0.3 954 31.3 +18.6 3,048 42.9 -32.3 Labour Party (UK) Priory Priory Liberal Party (UK) John Golding 1,459 42.4 +0.7 Conservative Party (UK) John Sutton* 1,218 35.4 -3.6 Labour Party (UK) R. J. Ellis 762 22.2 +2.9 241 7.0 +4.3 3,439 43.1 -32.2 Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Sale Moor Sale Moor Labour Party (UK) Barry Brotherton 1,780 50.9 +4.5 Conservative Party (UK) R. Maley 1,072 30.6 -8.1 Liberal Party (UK) A. C. Halliday 647 18.5 +3.6 708 20.2 +12.5 3,499 44.4 -30.8 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) St. Martin's St Martins Labour Party (UK) Alan Hadley 2,286 60.5 +31.7 Conservative Party (UK) T. Almond* 1,493 39.5 -7.8 793 21.0 +2.5 3,779 41.7 -33.3 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Stretford Stretford Labour Party (UK) C. Reid 1,952 54.6 +19.7 Conservative Party (UK) Colin Warbrick* 1,623 45.4 -8.4 329 9.2 -9.7 3,575 43.3 -34.7 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Talbot Talbot Labour Party (UK) Daniel Sullivan* 2,192 74.4 +17.9 Conservative Party (UK) Benita Dirikis 754 25.6 -9.3 1,438 48.8 +27.3 2,946 39.1 -29.9 Labour Party (UK) Timperley Timperley Conservative Party (UK) Roy Hall* 1,590 43.7 -6.9 Liberal Party (UK) Michael Farnsworth 1,309 36.0 -13.4 Labour Party (UK) E. Axon 739 20.3 +20.3 281 7.7 +6.4 3,638 41.2 -35.2 Conservative Party (UK) Urmston Urmston Labour Party (UK) D. Horner 1,686 52.2 +25.1 Conservative Party (UK) Ruth Royle-Higginson* 1,546 47.8 -3.0 140 4.3 -19.5 3,232 42.2 -35.5 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Village Village Liberal Party (UK) Raymond Bowker 1,495 36.5 +16.4 Conservative Party (UK) Audrey Weedall* 1,382 33.8 -14.9 Labour Party (UK) Robert Short 1,215 29.7 -1.5 113 2.8 -0.5 4,092 50.2 +15.5 Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) By-elections between 1980 and 1982 Davyhulme West By-Election 11 June 1981 Labour Party (UK) Laura Seex 1,417 43.3 +4.6 Conservative Party (UK) David Harding 1,242 37.9 +1.0 Liberal Party (UK) J. A. Cottrell 617 18.8 -4.7 175 5.3 +4.4 3,276 39.7 -4.8 Labour Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Flixton By-Election 9 July 1981 Liberal Party (UK) David Earl 1,400 40.1 +9.2 Conservative Party (UK) P. Schofield 1,199 34.3 -2.3 Labour Party (UK) Raymond Tully 895 25.6 -6.9 201 5.8 -1.7 3,494 44.4 -4.4 Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Village By-Election 18 March 1982 Liberal Party (UK) Richard Slack 1,338 38.6 +2.1 Conservative Party (UK) David Merrell 1,138 32.9 -0.9 Labour Party (UK) Robert Crewe 988 28.5 -1.2 200 5.8 +3.0 3,464 41.2 -9.0 Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) References expanded Trafford 1980 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election, 1980