1978 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election

1978 UK local government election March 2020 March 2020 1978 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election England Coat_of_arms_of_Trafford_Metropolitan_Borough_Council.png parliamentary no 1976 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election 1976 1978 05 04 y 1979 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election 1979 23 of 63 seats to Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council 32 Trafford 78.png Map of results of 1978 election Leader of the Council Mike King Conservative Party (UK) Leader of the Council after election Jonathan Taylor Conservative Party (UK) Jonathan Taylor Conservative Party (UK) 17 seats,57.4% Brooklands 48 19 54 6 40,050 58.5% 1.1% Richard Mee Labour Party (UK) 4 seats,27.3% Sale Moor 11 4 9 2 19,076 27.9% 0.6% Brian Clancy Liberal Party (UK) Mersey-St. Mary's(stood down) 0 seats,14.7% 4 0 0 4 9,180 13.4% 1.3% Elections to Trafford Council were held on Thursday, 4 May 1978. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 1982. The Conservative Party retained overall control of the council."Trafford M. B. C. Election Results Sheet, 5 May 1978", Trafford M.B.C.(1978). Election result PartyVotesSeatsFull CouncilConservative Party40,050 (58.5%)58.5 Conservative Party (UK) 1.119 (82.6%)19 23 Conservative Party (UK) 654 (85.7%)54 63 Conservative Party (UK)Labour Party19,076 (27.9%)27.9 Labour Party (UK) 0.64 (17.4%)4 23 Labour Party (UK) 2 9 (14.3%)9 63 Labour Party (UK)Liberal Party9,180 (13.4%)13.4 Liberal Party (UK) 1.3 0 (0.0%)0 23 Liberal Party (UK) 4 0 (0.0%)0 63 Liberal Party (UK)Communist Party136 (0.2%)0.2 Communist Party (UK) 0.2 0 (0.0%)0 23 Communist Party (UK) 0 0 (0.0%)0 63 Communist Party (UK) + ↓ 9 54 Ward results No.1 (Altrincham South West) Altrincham South West Conservative Party (UK) Marshall Rubin 1,131 54.4 +0.9 Labour Party (UK) E. McPherson 590 28.4 +1.6 Liberal Party (UK) G. M. R. Willmott 357 17.2 -2.5 541 26.0 -0.7 2,078 32.8 -7.5 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) No.2 (Altrincham East) Altrincham East (2 vacancies) Conservative Party (UK) Graham Burrows 1,993 58.2 +3.7 Conservative Party (UK) H. Taylor 1,922 56.1 +1.6 Liberal Party (UK) John Davenport* 1,126 32.9 +4.5 Liberal Party (UK) Maureen Clancy 1,019 29.7 +1.3 Labour Party (UK) J. R. Royle 402 11.7 -5.3 Labour Party (UK) R. J. Ellis 394 11.5 -5.5 796 23.2 -2.9 3,426 37.8 -4.8 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) No.3 (Altrincham North) Altrincham North (2 vacancies) Conservative Party (UK) M. G. Currie* 1,264 57.3 +3.0 Conservative Party (UK) L. M. L. Burton 1,187 53.8 -0.5 Labour Party (UK) E. Smith 587 26.6 +5.2 Labour Party (UK) G. R. Gould 542 24.6 +4.2 Liberal Party (UK) Eric Faulkner 488 22.1 -2.2 Liberal Party (UK) B. Gaylard 341 15.5 -8.8 600 27.2 -2.9 2,205 35.5 +5.4 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) No.4 (Timperley) Timperley Conservative Party (UK) L. E. W. McCowatt 1,746 69.2 +21.6 Labour Party (UK) C. Moore 777 30.8 +6.0 969 38.4 +18.4 2,523 31.2 -13.3 Conservative Party (UK) No.5 (Mersey-St. Mary’s) Mersey-St. Mary's Conservative Party (UK) R. Moss 2,208 59.4 -1.4 Liberal Party (UK) E. Critchlow 973 26.2 -3.2 Labour Party (UK) C. Younghusband 534 14.4 +4.6 1,235 33.2 +1.7 3,715 41.0 -4.0 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) No.6 (St. Martin’s) St. Martin's Conservative Party (UK) Michael King* 2,543 62.9 -3.9 Labour Party (UK) G. Woodburn 858 21.2 -12.0 Liberal Party (UK) G. C. Kinsey 550 13.6 +13.6 Communist Party of Great Britain J. E. Stitt 89 2.2 +2.2 1,685 41.7 +8.0 4,040 35.3 -2.9 Conservative Party (UK) No.7 (Sale Moor) Sale Moor Labour Party (UK) Richard Mee* 1,417 52.5 +8.9 Conservative Party (UK) Graham Toft 1,283 47.5 +3.6 134 5.0 +4.6 2,700 40.9 -1.2 Labour Party (UK) No.8 (St. Anne’s) St. Anne's Conservative Party (UK) J. H. Evans 1,634 47.5 +1.1 Liberal Party (UK) John Phillipson* 1,265 36.8 +5.5 Labour Party (UK) Barry Brotherton 541 15.7 -6.6 369 10.7 -4.4 3,440 40.4 -4.9 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) No.9 (Brooklands) Brooklands Conservative Party (UK) John Waterfall 2,685 63.8 -1.0 Liberal Party (UK) Cecil Fink* 1,098 26.1 -9.1 Labour Party (UK) Alan Hadley 426 10.1 +10.1 1,587 37.7 +8.2 4,209 47.1 +1.9 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) No.10 (Talbot North) Talbot North Labour Party (UK) George Marland* 1,780 61.5 +8.7 Conservative Party (UK) W. Outhwaite 1,113 38.5 +4.7 667 23.0 +4.0 2,893 33.3 -4.6 Labour Party (UK) No.11 (Clifford) Clifford Conservative Party (UK) Keith Summerfield 1,319 50.1 +7.2 Labour Party (UK) John Maher 1,318 50.0 +0.4 1 0.03 -6.7 2,637 39.6 -1.9 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) No.12 (Longford) Longford Conservative Party (UK) David Homer* 1,886 53.7 +0.2 Labour Party (UK) Tony Lloyd 1,284 36.5 +1.8 Liberal Party (UK) H. D. Locksley 343 9.8 -1.9 602 17.1 -1.7 3,513 34.4 -4.6 Conservative Party (UK) No.13 (Stretford) Stretford Conservative Party (UK) Margaret Hindley* 1,591 68.5 +4.1 Labour Party (UK) Raymond Tully 732 31.5 +3.2 859 37.0 +0.9 2,323 40.0 -2.3 Conservative Party (UK) No.14 (Park) Park Labour Party (UK) John Haydock 1,118 49.9 0.0 Conservative Party (UK) L. Sherwood 1,076 48.0 +0.7 Communist Party of Great Britain W. Hudson 47 2.1 -0.7 42 1.9 -0.7 2,241 39.1 -4.2 Labour Party (UK) No.15 (Bowdon) Bowdon Conservative Party (UK) Jean Gill* 2,572 77.6 -7.1 Liberal Party (UK) David Mardon 408 12.3 -3.0 Labour Party (UK) G. R. Scott 333 10.1 +10.1 2,164 65.3 -4.0 3,313 44.7 -3.9 Conservative Party (UK) No.16 (Hale) Hale Conservative Party (UK) Marjorie Hinchcliffe* 2,812 75.7 -11.5 Liberal Party (UK) J. S. Whittingham 501 13.5 +13.5 Labour Party (UK) Arthur Johnson 400 10.8 -2.0 2,311 62.2 -12.2 3,713 39.9 -7.5 Conservative Party (UK) No.17 (Partington) Partington Labour Party (UK) Frank Holland* 1,566 60.0 +11.3 Conservative Party (UK) J. Strong 1,043 40.0 -0.1 523 20.0 +11.3 2,609 33.4 -4.0 Labour Party (UK) No.18 (Urmston West East) Urmston West East Conservative Party (UK) Allan Coupe* 1,725 58.8 +2.0 Labour Party (UK) D. Horner 842 28.7 +4.6 Liberal Party (UK) D. E. Unwin 367 12.5 -6.6 883 30.1 -2.6 2,934 34.6 -3.0 Conservative Party (UK) No.19 (Flixton East Central) Flixton East Central Conservative Party (UK) William Wroe* 2,205 72.1 +9.2 Labour Party (UK) J. Shaw 853 27.9 +5.3 1,352 44.2 +3.9 3,058 33.2 -9.7 Conservative Party (UK) No.20 (Flixton West) Flixton West Conservative Party (UK) George Carnall* 2,291 62.6 +2.2 Labour Party (UK) Laura Seex 1,370 37.4 +7.3 921 25.2 -5.1 3,661 35.8 -5.4 Conservative Party (UK) No.21 (Davyhulme East) Davyhulme East Conservative Party (UK) Ray Haigh* 1,221 61.8 +1.9 Labour Party (UK) R. P. F. Phillips 412 20.8 -9.6 Liberal Party (UK) T. M. Owen 344 17.4 +7.7 809 40.9 +11.4 1,977 36.7 -4.7 Conservative Party (UK) References expanded Trafford 1978 Category:1970s in Greater Manchester