1975 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election

Local election in Stockport 1975 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election England Coat of arms of Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council.png parliamentary no 1973 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election 1973 1975 05 01 y 1976 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election 1976 20 of 60 seats to Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council 31 Stockport 1975.png Map of results of 1975 election Leader of the Council Walter Knight Conservative Party (UK) Leader of the Council after election Walter Knight Conservative Party (UK) Walter Knight Conservative Party (UK) 27 seats,38.8% Heaton Moor & Heaton Chapel 27 17 34 7 48,171 52.2% 13.4% Brian Slack Labour Party (UK) 16 seats,22.3% Manor & Little Moor 16 2 12 4 16,668 18.0% 4.3% Ken Anstis Liberal Party (UK) Cheadle Hulme North & Adswood 13 seats,34.9% 13 0 10 3 23,284 25.2% 9.7% Robert Crook Heald Green Ratepayers Heald Green 3 seats,2.2% 3 1 3 2,326 2.5% 0.3% Robert Law Residents Association Cheadle Hulme South 1 seat,1.5% 1 0 1 1,384 1.5% Elections to Stockport Council were held on Thursday, 1 May 1975. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 1979. These were the first Borough elections to be held in Stockport since it received its Royal Charter (and effectively took over from its predecessor Districts and Municipal Boroughs) in 1974. The Conservative Party gained overall control of the council, from 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 2023Local election winners, The Guardian, May 2, 1975, p.22 Election result PartyVotesSeatsFull CouncilConservative Party48,171 (52.2%)52.2 Conservative Party (UK) 13.417 (85.0%)17 20 Conservative Party (UK) 734 (56.7%)34 60 Conservative Party (UK)Labour Party16,668 (18.0%)18.0 Labour Party (UK) 4.32 (10.0%)2 20 Labour Party (UK) 4 12 (20.0%)12 60 Labour Party (UK)Liberal Party23,284 (25.2%)25.2 Liberal Party (UK) 9.7 0 (0.0%)0 20 Liberal Party (UK) 3 10 (16.7%)10 60 Liberal Party (UK)Heald Green Ratepayers2,326 (2.5%)2.5 Heald Green Ratepayers 0.3 1 (5.0%)1 20 Heald Green Ratepayers 3 (5.0%)3 60 Heald Green RatepayersResidents1,384 (1.5%)1.5 Residents Association 0 (0.0%)0 20 Residents Association 1 (1.7%)1 60 Residents AssociationCommunist344 (0.4%)0.4 Communist Party of Great Britain 0.1 0 (0.0%)0 20 Communist Party of Great Britain 0 (0.0%)0 60 Communist Party of Great BritainNational Front92 (0.1%)0.1 National Front (UK) N/A 0 (0.0%)0 20 National Front (UK) N/A 0 (0.0%)0 60 National Front (UK)Independent80 (0.1%)0.1 Independent (politician) N/A 0 (0.0%)0 20 Independent (politician) N/A 0 (0.0%)0 60 Independent (politician) + ↓ 12 10 1 3 34 Council compositions https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwA-5RleSBydOS11WmRkNk9MSkE/view?pref=2&pli=1 The Elections Centre 28 November 2023 Ward results No.1 (Brinnington & Lancashire Hill) Brinnington & Lancashire Hill Labour Party (UK) D. T. Greene* 1,845 50.4 -10.0 Conservative Party (UK) G. Brook 1,273 34.8 +13.5 Liberal Party (UK) J. D. Hunt 545 14.9 -9.9 572 15.6 -14.2 3,663 26.9 +1.0 Labour Party (UK) No.2 (Manor & Little Moor) Manor & Little Moor Conservative Party (UK) A. Chapman 1,569 49.0 +13.2 Labour Party (UK) M. Wilson 1,147 35.8 -6.2 Liberal Party (UK) G. F. Fletcher 418 13.1 -14.7 Communist Party of Great Britain K. Marston 67 2.1 N/A 422 13.2 3,201 36.0 +2.4 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) No.3 (Vernon & Offerton) Vernon & Offerton Conservative Party (UK) R. Murphy 1,341 41.0 +11.7 Labour Party (UK) M. Mendelson* 1,174 35.9 +0.3 Liberal Party (UK) J. S. Hosking 752 23.1 -16.7 167 5.1 3,267 35.0 +0.7 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) No.4 (Heaviley & Davenport) Heaviley & Davenport Conservative Party (UK) B. Haley 2,987 68.2 +17.5 Labour Party (UK) B. Barstow 724 16.5 -2.3 Liberal Party (UK) D. Dearman 668 15.3 -20.8 2,263 51.7 +39.3 4,379 41.5 +2.2 Conservative Party (UK) No.5 (Adswood & Cale Green) Adswood & Cale Green Conservative Party (UK) I. Roberts 1,907 46.1 +15.4 Labour Party (UK) H. Walker* 1,216 37.2 -11.0 Liberal Party (UK) E. Fantom 490 14.7 -9.4 Communist Party of Great Britain I. Crawford 70 2.1 N/A 297 8.9 3,343 28.2 -5.1 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) No.6 (Edgeley & Cheadle Heath) Edgeley & Cheadle Heath Conservative Party (UK) J. Redfern 1,666 40.7 +2.5 Labour Party (UK) F. Ollier* 1,445 35.3 -16.3 Liberal Party (UK) F. Childs 836 20.4 +8.5 National Front (UK) M. Pegg 92 2.2 N/A Communist Party of Great Britain V. Ohren 54 1.3 -1.3 221 5.4 4,093 36.4 +4.9 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) No.7 (Heaton Mersey & Heaton Norris) Heaton Mersey & Heaton Norris Conservative Party (UK) V. Burgon* 3,172 62.8 +14.6 Labour Party (UK) A. Beck 942 18.6 -4.1 Liberal Party (UK) P. Rowe 794 15.7 -21.5 Independent (politician) T. Denton 80 1.6 N/A Communist Party of Great Britain B. Ainley 64 1.3 -1.5 2,230 44.1 +33.5 5,052 42.2 +0.8 Conservative Party (UK) No.8 (Heaton Moor & Heaton Chapel) Heaton Moor & Heaton Chapel Conservative Party (UK) W. C. Knight* 3,299 63.8 +10.9 Labour Party (UK) D. Rigby 1,129 21.8 -8.6 Liberal Party (UK) R. Worthington 742 14.4 -4.3 2,170 42.0 +20.3 5,170 44.0 +3.4 Conservative Party (UK) No.9 (Reddish Green & Longford) Reddish Green & Longford Labour Party (UK) B. Bradbury* 1,936 47.1 -9.0 Conservative Party (UK) A. Jones 1,547 37.6 +9.8 Liberal Party (UK) P. Sharp 542 13.2 -5.5 Communist Party of Great Britain N. Bourne 89 2.2 -1.0 389 9.5 -16.8 4,114 33.8 +2.1 Labour Party (UK) No.10 (Bredbury Goyt) Bredbury Goyt Conservative Party (UK) J. G. Howe* 2,837 56.9 +13.1 Liberal Party (UK) S. Hall 1,529 30.7 -7.2 Labour Party (UK) M. Brierley 617 12.4 -8.1 1,308 26.2 +21.2 4,983 44.9 Conservative Party (UK) No.11 (Bredbury Tame) Bredbury Tame Conservative Party (UK) K. H. Greenhough* 2,171 48.0 +9.8 Liberal Party (UK) S. Humphries 1,354 30.0 -4.3 Labour Party (UK) H. Brown 996 22.0 -8.9 817 18.0 +15.6 4,521 43.8 -0.2 Conservative Party (UK) No.12 (Heald Green) Heald Green Heald Green Ratepayers N. Fields* 2,326 47.7 +1.3 Conservative Party (UK) C. Bowes 1,501 30.8 +11.7 Liberal Party (UK) P. Porgess 745 15.3 -13.6 Labour Party (UK) D. Lewis 301 6.2 -4.3 825 12.1 0 4,873 47.9 +4.9 Heald Green Ratepayers No.13 (Cheadle & Gatley) Cheadle & Gatley Conservative Party (UK) L. I. Singer* 4,276 60.8 +9.6 Liberal Party (UK) P. Parker 2,320 33.0 -12.3 Labour Party (UK) C. Campbell 441 6.3 -2.1 1,956 27.8 +26.7 7,037 53.8 +6.9 Conservative Party (UK) No.14 (Cheadle Hulme South) Cheadle Hulme South Conservative Party (UK) V. J. James 1,472 35.0 +8.7 Residents Association N. Burnell 1,384 32.9 -2.4 Liberal Party (UK) B. Rees 1,131 26.9 -9.1 Labour Party (UK) M. Parker 224 5.3 -0.3 88 2.1 4,211 51.8 +5.6 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) No.15 (Cheadle Hulme North & Adswood) Cheadle Hulme North & Adswood Conservative Party (UK) A. Grisenthwaite* 2,419 44.7 +2.1 Liberal Party (UK) K. Rossall 2,173 40.1 -5.8 Labour Party (UK) N. Stoddard 821 15.2 -1.7 246 4.5 +4.3 5,413 46.2 +2.7 Conservative Party (UK) No.16 (Torkington & Norbury) Torkington & Norbury Conservative Party (UK) J. Kane 3,678 58.9 +22.8 Liberal Party (UK) H. Burrows* 2,039 32.7 -25.5 Labour Party (UK) G. Collier 526 8.4 -1.3 1,639 26.3 6,243 52.8 +8.8 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) No.17 (Ladybrook) Ladybrook Conservative Party (UK) F. Gibson 1,920 60.5 +11.3 Liberal Party (UK) J. Warrington 1,124 35.4 -16.1 Labour Party (UK) B. Hughes 132 4.2 0 796 25.1 +24.5 3,176 57.4 +4.5 Conservative Party (UK) No.18 (Park & Pownall) Park & Pownall Conservative Party (UK) R. L. Peuleve 3,911 61.8 +11.5 Liberal Party (UK) P. Gooding 2,101 33.2 -15.6 Labour Party (UK) A. Endsor 315 5.0 +1.8 1,810 28.6 +28.2 6,327 54.3 +3.7 Conservative Party (UK) No.19 (Marple) Marple Conservative Party (UK) D. J. Headridge 2,394 53.0 +11.3 Liberal Party (UK) G. Gribble* 1,669 37.0 -11.9 Labour Party (UK) W. Lloyd 451 10.0 -7.4 725 16.1 +13.0 4,514 50.4 -1.1 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) No.20 (Mellor & High Lane) Mellor & High Lane Conservative Party (UK) A. W. Finnie* 2,831 63.9 +16.5 Liberal Party (UK) G. Fernyhough 1,312 29.6 -16.4 Labour Party (UK) J. Cosgrove 286 6.5 -2.0 1,519 34.3 +33.8 4,429 51.3 +2.3 Conservative Party (UK) References Category:1975 English local elections Category:20th century in Cheshire Category:1970s in Lancashire