1979 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election

1979 UK local government election March 2020 March 2020 March 2020 1979 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election England Coat_of_arms_of_Trafford_Metropolitan_Borough_Council.png parliamentary no 1978 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election 1978 1979 05 03 y 1980 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election 1980 23 of 63 seats to Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council 32 Trafford 79.png Map of results of 1979 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) 19 seats,58.5% Brooklands 54 15 48 6 58,913 45.4% 13.1% Richard Mee Labour Party (UK) 4 seats,27.9% Sale Moor 9 6 13 4 40,095 30.9% 3.0% John Phillipson Liberal Party (UK) St. Anne's 0 seats,13.4% 0 2 2 2 30,793 23.7% 10.3% Elections to Trafford Council were held on Thursday, 3 May 1979, on the same day as the 1979 UK General Election. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 1983. The Conservative Party retained overall control of the council."Trafford M. B. C. Election Results Sheet, 4 May 1979", Trafford M.B.C.(1979). Election result PartyVotesSeatsFull CouncilConservative Party58,913 (45.4%)45.4 Conservative Party (UK) 13.115 (65.2%)15 23 Conservative Party (UK) 648 (76.2%)48 63 Conservative Party (UK)Labour Party40,095 (30.9%)30.9 Labour Party (UK) 3.06 (26.1%)6 23 Labour Party (UK) 4 13 (20.6%)13 63 Labour Party (UK)Liberal Party30,793 (23.7%)23.7 Liberal Party (UK) 10.3 2 (8.7%)2 23 Liberal Party (UK) 2 2 (3.2%)2 63 Liberal Party (UK)Communist Party41 (0.0%)0.03 Communist Party (UK) 0.2 0 (0.0%)0 23 Communist Party (UK) 0 0 (0.0%)0 63 Communist Party (UK) + ↓ 13 2 48 Ward results No.1 (Altrincham South West) Altrincham South West Conservative Party (UK) Albert Whitehurst* 2,384 53.2 -1.2 Liberal Party (UK) M. C. Booth 2,093 46.8 +29.6 291 6.5 -19.5 4,477 69.5 +36.7 Conservative Party (UK) No.2 (Altrincham East) Altrincham East Conservative Party (UK) H. Taylor* 3,608 50.6 -6.5 Liberal Party (UK) Roy Richardson 3,516 49.4 +18.1 92 1.3 -10.3 7,124 76.4 +38.6 Conservative Party (UK) No.3 (Altrincham North) Altrincham North Conservative Party (UK) Lydia Burton* 2,336 45.6 -10.0 Labour Party (UK) E. Smith 1,555 30.3 +4.7 Liberal Party (UK) B. Gaylard 1,236 24.1 +5.3 781 15.2 +1.6 5,127 77.3 +41.8 Conservative Party (UK) No.4 (Timperley) Timperley (2 vacancies) Conservative Party (UK) Graham Toft 2,756 50.6 -18.6 Conservative Party (UK) Wilfred Watkins 2,550 46.8 -22.4 Liberal Party (UK) Raymond Bowker 2,190 40.2 N/A Labour Party (UK) Barry Brotherton 1,718 31.5 +0.7 Labour Party (UK) P. Pollard 1,680 30.8 0 360 6.6 -24.6 5,449 65.7 +34.5 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) No.5 (Mersey-St. Mary’s) Mersey-St. Mary's Conservative Party (UK) Reginald Bannister* 3,873 54.4 -5.0 Liberal Party (UK) E. Critchlow 2,055 28.9 +2.7 Labour Party (UK) C. Younghusband 1,186 16.7 +2.3 1,818 25.6 -7.6 7,114 78.6 +37.6 Conservative Party (UK) No.6 (St. Martin’s) St. Martin's Conservative Party (UK) Stanley Brownhill* 4,198 47.3 -15.6 Labour Party (UK) G. Woodburn 2,554 28.8 +7.6 Liberal Party (UK) G. C. Kinsey 2,127 24.0 +10.4 1,644 18.5 -23.2 8,879 75.0 +39.7 Conservative Party (UK) No.7 (Sale Moor) Sale Moor Labour Party (UK) Cicely Merry 2,319 46.4 -6.1 Conservative Party (UK) Anthony Rhodes* 1,935 38.7 -8.8 Liberal Party (UK) J. S. Green 743 14.9 +14.9 384 7.7 +2.7 4,997 75.2 +34.3 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) No.8 (St. Anne’s) St. Anne's Liberal Party (UK) John Phillipson 2,657 41.7 +4.9 Conservative Party (UK) A. D. Barker 2,486 39.0 -8.5 Labour Party (UK) H. Pollard 1,228 19.3 +3.6 171 2.7 -8.0 6,371 75.3 +34.9 Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) No.9 (Brooklands) Brooklands Conservative Party (UK) Jonathan Taylor* uncontested Conservative Party (UK) No.10 (Talbot North) Talbot North Labour Party (UK) Clifford Cronshaw* 3,339 56.5 -5.0 Conservative Party (UK) J. R. Gregory 2,065 34.9 -3.6 Liberal Party (UK) W. A. Munden 509 8.6 +8.6 1,274 21.5 -1.6 5,913 69.0 +35.7 Labour Party (UK) No.11 (Clifford) Clifford (2 vacancies) Labour Party (UK) John Maher 2,129 52.1 +2.1 Labour Party (UK) Tony Lloyd 2,066 50.5 +0.5 Conservative Party (UK) Roy Corke* 1,809 44.2 -5.9 Conservative Party (UK) M. Shafi 1,154 28.2 -21.9 Liberal Party (UK) D. A. Curley 563 13.8 N/A Liberal Party (UK) A. Scanlon 451 11.0 N/A 257 6.3 4,089 60.1 +20.5 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) No.12 (Longford) Longford Conservative Party (UK) Alexander Kelly* 3,091 44.5 -9.2 Labour Party (UK) Maureen Cottam 2,852 41.1 +4.6 Liberal Party (UK) H. D. Locksley 1,002 14.4 +4.6 239 3.4 -13.7 6,945 72.7 +38.3 Conservative Party (UK) No.13 (Stretford) Stretford Conservative Party (UK) Harry Walker* 2,480 53.8 -14.7 Labour Party (UK) C. Reid 1,608 34.9 +3.4 Liberal Party (UK) R. J. Allan 521 11.3 +11.3 872 18.9 -18.1 4,609 78.0 +38.0 Conservative Party (UK) No.14 (Park) Park Labour Party (UK) A. R. Davies 2,198 51.7 +1.8 Conservative Party (UK) John Schofield* 1,659 39.0 -9.0 Liberal Party (UK) C. R. Hedley 354 8.3 +8.3 Communist Party of Great Britain E. H. Hook 41 1.0 -1.1 539 12.7 +10.8 4,252 75.2 +36.1 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) No.15 (Bowdon) Bowdon Conservative Party (UK) John Humphreys* 3,721 64.7 -12.9 Liberal Party (UK) J. A. Willmott 1,250 21.7 +9.4 Labour Party (UK) Arthur Johnson 782 13.6 +3.5 2,471 43.0 -22.3 5,753 76.9 +32.2 Conservative Party (UK) No.16 (Hale) Hale Conservative Party (UK) Norman Barrett* 5,098 69.3 -6.4 Liberal Party (UK) J. S. Whittingham 1,361 18.5 +5.0 Labour Party (UK) O. J. Spencer 897 12.2 +1.4 3,737 50.8 -11.4 7,356 78.8 +38.9 Conservative Party (UK) No.17 (Partington) Partington Labour Party (UK) Kenneth Rogers 3,402 61.7 +1.7 Conservative Party (UK) Michael Barltrop* 2,112 38.3 -1.7 1,290 23.4 +3.4 5,514 70.3 +36.9 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) No.18 (Urmston West East) Urmston West East Conservative Party (UK) Anthony Platt* 3,381 50.8 -8.0 Labour Party (UK) D. Horner 1,801 27.1 -1.6 Liberal Party (UK) D. E. Unwin 1,469 22.1 +9.6 1,580 23.8 -6.3 6,651 77.7 +43.1 Conservative Party (UK) No.19 (Flixton East Central) Flixton East Central Conservative Party (UK) Gordon Lumby* 4,023 53.3 -18.8 Labour Party (UK) J. D. Brown 2,295 30.4 +2.5 Liberal Party (UK) R. K. Sangster 1,226 16.3 +16.3 1,728 22.9 -21.3 7,544 80.9 +47.7 Conservative Party (UK) No.20 (Flixton West) Flixton West Liberal Party (UK) Susan Hodgson 4,748 60.7 +60.7 Labour Party (UK) Raymond Tully 3,071 39.3 +1.9 1,677 21.4 -3.8 7,819 75.0 +39.2 Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) No.21 (Davyhulme East) Davyhulme East Conservative Party (UK) Eric Crosbie* 2,194 50.7 -11.1 Labour Party (UK) G. R. Scott 1,415 32.7 +11.9 Liberal Party (UK) T. M. Owen 722 16.7 -0.7 779 18.0 -22.9 4,331 79.6 +42.9 Conservative Party (UK) By-elections between 1979 and 1980 No.12 (Longford) By-Election 30 August 1979 Labour Party (UK) Maureen Cottam 1,187 42.7 +1.6 Conservative Party (UK) John Schofield 1,127 40.5 -4.0 Liberal Party (UK) H. D. Locksley 466 16.8 +2.4 60 2.2 -1.2 2,780 29.1 -43.6 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) No.20 (Flixton West) By-Election 13 December 1979 Conservative Party (UK) David Harding 858 41.3 +41.3 Labour Party (UK) A. Stringer 752 36.2 +3.1 Liberal Party (UK) L. O'Rourke 466 22.4 -38.3 106 5.1 -16.3 2,076 20.0 -55.0 Conservative Party (UK) References expanded Category:1979 English local elections 1979 Category:1970s in Greater Manchester