1976 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election

1976 UK local government election March 2020 March 2020 1976 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election England Coat_of_arms_of_Trafford_Metropolitan_Borough_Council.png parliamentary no 1975 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election 1975 1976 05 06 y 1978 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election 1978 21 of 63 seats to Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council 32 Trafford 76.png Map of results of 1976 election Leader of the Council Mike King Conservative Party (UK) Leader of the Council after election Colin Warbrick Conservative Party (UK) Colin Warbrick Conservative Party (UK) 21 seats,56.1% Stretford 42 17 47 5 40,753 57.4% 1.3% Bert Pyper Labour Party (UK) 1 seat,22.2% Park 13 4 12 1 19,344 27.3% 5.1% Cecil Fink Liberal Party (UK) Brooklands 0 seats,21.3% 8 0 4 4 10,421 14.7% 6.6% Elections to Trafford 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."Trafford M. B. C. Election Results Sheet, 7 May 1976", Trafford M.B.C.(1976). Election result PartyVotesSeatsFull CouncilConservative Party40,753 (57.4%)57.4 Conservative Party (UK) 1.317 (81.0%)17 21 Conservative Party (UK) 547 (74.6%)47 63 Conservative Party (UK)Labour Party19,344 (27.3%)27.3 Labour Party (UK) 5.14 (19.0%)4 21 Labour Party (UK) 1 12 (19.0%)12 63 Labour Party (UK)Liberal Party10,421 (14.7%)14.7 Liberal Party (UK) 6.6 0 (0.0%)0 21 Liberal Party (UK) 4 4 (6.3%)4 63 Liberal Party (UK)Communist Party263 (0.4%)0.4 Communist Party (UK) 0 (0.0%)0 21 Communist Party (UK) 0 0 (0.0%)0 63 Communist Party (UK)Independent192 (0.3%)0.3 Independent (politician) N/A 0 (0.0%)0 21 Independent (politician) N/A 0 (0.0%)0 63 Independent (politician) + ↓ 12 4 47 Ward results No.1 (Altrincham South West) Altrincham South West Conservative Party (UK) Catherine Gordon 1,373 53.5 +10.6 Labour Party (UK) E. Axon 687 26.8 -0.2 Liberal Party (UK) P. C. Feanhley 506 19.7 -10.4 686 26.7 +13.9 2,566 40.3 -1.3 Conservative Party (UK) No.2 (Altrincham East) Altrincham East Conservative Party (UK) Roy Hall 2,209 54.5 +6.8 Liberal Party (UK) Glen Stuart 1,153 28.4 -8.9 Labour Party (UK) Robert Coulthard 691 17.0 +2.0 1,056 26.1 +15.6 4,053 42.6 -2.2 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) No.3 (Altrincham North) Altrincham North Conservative Party (UK) Richard Finch 1,610 54.3 +6.4 Liberal Party (UK) Eric Faulkner 719 24.3 -3.4 Labour Party (UK) Alan Hadley 635 21.4 -2.9 891 30.1 +9.9 2,964 45.0 +0.9 Conservative Party (UK) No.4 (Timperley) Timperley Conservative Party (UK) Audrey Weedall 1,695 47.6 -0.3 Liberal Party (UK) Raymond Bowker* 983 27.6 +5.8 Labour Party (UK) J. Gregory 884 24.8 -5.4 712 20.0 +2.3 3,562 44.5 +1.9 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) No.5 (Mersey-St. Mary’s) Mersey-St. Mary's Conservative Party (UK) Ivor Hurst* 2,451 60.8 +4.3 Liberal Party (UK) R. Elliott 1,184 29.4 -14.1 Labour Party (UK) Raymond Tully 393 9.8 +9.8 1,267 31.5 +18.4 4,028 45.0 +3.6 Conservative Party (UK) No.6 (St. Martin’s) St. Martin's Conservative Party (UK) Peter Morgan Evans* 2,778 66.8 -2.3 Labour Party (UK) G. T. Pollitt 1,378 33.2 +2.3 1,400 33.7 -4.4 4,156 38.2 +7.8 Conservative Party (UK) No.7 (Sale Moor) Sale Moor Conservative Party (UK) S. D. Turner 1,231 43.9 +1.5 Labour Party (UK) Barry Brotherton 1,221 43.6 +9.5 Liberal Party (UK) B. Willshaw 301 10.7 -10.4 Communist Party of Great Britain V. T. Eddisford 49 1.7 -0.6 10 0.4 -4.7 2,802 42.1 +2.7 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) No.8 (St. Anne’s) St. Anne's Conservative Party (UK) John Sutton 1,789 46.4 -0.9 Liberal Party (UK) John Golding* 1,208 31.3 -3.2 Labour Party (UK) J. K. Morgan 858 22.3 +4.1 581 15.1 +2.2 3,855 45.3 +4.3 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) No.9 (Brooklands) Brooklands Conservative Party (UK) J. B. Ludlam 2,393 64.8 +6.8 Liberal Party (UK) Hilary Hughes 1,302 35.2 +1.5 1,091 29.5 +5.3 3,695 45.2 -0.5 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) No.10 (Talbot North) Talbot North Labour Party (UK) Daniel Sullivan* 1,786 52.8 +7.2 Conservative Party (UK) T. W. Thompson 1,143 33.8 +3.0 Liberal Party (UK) T. A. Dixon 451 13.3 -10.3 643 19.0 +4.2 3,380 37.9 +3.0 Labour Party (UK) No.11 (Clifford) Clifford Labour Party (UK) Vincent Wynne* 1,355 49.6 +6.8 Conservative Party (UK) Edward Kelson 1,172 42.9 -14.3 Liberal Party (UK) R. N. Stott 206 7.5 +7.5 183 6.7 -7.6 2,733 41.5 +6.6 Labour Party (UK) No.12 (Longford) Longford Conservative Party (UK) Olive Chandler* 2,033 53.5 +0.3 Labour Party (UK) Tony Lloyd 1,319 34.7 +4.0 Liberal Party (UK) H. D. Locksley 446 11.7 -4.4 714 18.8 -3.7 3,798 39.0 +3.4 Conservative Party (UK) No.13 (Stretford) Stretford Conservative Party (UK) Colin Warbrick* 1,587 64.4 +1.2 Labour Party (UK) G. R. Scott 698 28.3 +3.0 Liberal Party (UK) C. R. Hedley 181 7.3 -4.2 889 36.1 -1.8 2,466 42.3 +3.3 Conservative Party (UK) No.14 (Park) Park Labour Party (UK) Herber Pyper* 1,353 49.9 +8.3 Conservative Party (UK) William Matthews 1,282 47.3 +4.5 Communist Party of Great Britain M. A. Murray 75 2.8 +0.3 71 2.6 +1.4 2,710 43.3 +3.3 Labour Party (UK) No.15 (Bowdon) Bowdon Conservative Party (UK) Barbara Sutton Hall* 2,948 84.7 +12.8 Labour Party (UK) J. Wynne 534 15.3 +2.7 2,414 69.3 +13.0 3,482 48.6 -1.3 Conservative Party (UK) No.16 (Hale) Hale Conservative Party (UK) Roy Godwin* 3,807 87.2 +5.9 Labour Party (UK) P. Scott 560 12.8 N/A 3,247 74.4 +23.4 4,367 47.4 +3.8 Conservative Party (UK) No.17 (Partington) Partington Labour Party (UK) John Paul* 1,438 48.7 +2.1 Conservative Party (UK) M. E. Hindley 1,182 40.1 -6.7 Communist Party of Great Britain P. S. Gallagher 139 4.7 -1.9 Independent (politician) W. J. Graham 120 4.1 +4.1 Independent (politician) K. M. Stewart 72 2.4 +2.4 256 8.7 +8.5 2,951 37.4 +9.8 Labour Party (UK) No.18 (Urmston West East) Urmston West East Conservative Party (UK) Ruth Royle-Higginson* 1,798 56.8 +2.3 Labour Party (UK) D. T. Taylor 763 24.1 +0.5 Liberal Party (UK) A. Scanlon 604 19.1 -2.8 1,035 32.7 +1.9 3,165 37.6 -5.7 Conservative Party (UK) No.19 (Flixton East Central) Flixton East Central Conservative Party (UK) Neil Fitzpatrick* 2,492 62.9 +8.4 Labour Party (UK) D. J. Watts 894 22.6 +3.0 Liberal Party (UK) M. G. Maxfield 575 14.5 -11.4 1,598 40.3 +11.7 3,961 42.9 -4.7 Conservative Party (UK) No.20 (Flixton West) Flixton West Conservative Party (UK) A. E. Williams* 2,432 60.4 +1.5 Labour Party (UK) Laura Seex 1,212 30.1 +3.6 Liberal Party (UK) D. J. Gilbert 384 9.5 -5.1 1,220 30.3 -2.0 4,028 41.2 -1.8 Conservative Party (UK) No.21 (Davyhulme East) Davyhulme East Conservative Party (UK) Frank Eadie* 1,348 59.9 +9.8 Labour Party (UK) M. F. Treadaway 685 30.4 +5.2 Liberal Party (UK) W. A. Munden 218 9.7 -15.0 663 29.5 +4.6 2,251 41.4 -0.2 Conservative Party (UK) By-elections between 1976 and 1978 No.4 (Timperley) By-Election 14 October 1976 Conservative Party (UK) Ronald Holden 1,307 67.1 +19.5 Labour Party (UK) J. Gregory 640 32.9 +8.1 667 34.3 +11.5 1,947 24.3 -20.2 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) No.3 (Altrincham North) By-Election 24 March 1977 Conservative Party (UK) M. G. Currie 1,183 56.7 +2.4 Liberal Party (UK) Eric Faulkner 579 27.7 -3.4 Labour Party (UK) P. B. Ayo 325 15.6 -5.8 604 28.9 -1.2 2,087 31.7 -13.3 Conservative Party (UK) No.6 (St. Martin's) By-Election 24 March 1977 Conservative Party (UK) T. Almond 1,862 58.7 -8.1 Labour Party (UK) Barry Brotherton 744 23.5 -9.7 Liberal Party (UK) John Golding 566 17.8 +17.8 1,118 35.2 +1.5 3,172 28.1 -10.1 Conservative Party (UK) References expanded Category:1976 English local elections 1976 Category:1970s in Greater Manchester Category:May 1976 in the United Kingdom