1977 Greater Manchester County Council election

1973 Greater Manchester County Council election
5 May 1977
All 106 seats to Greater Manchester County Council; 54 seats needed for a majority
	Winner of each seat at the 1977 Greater Manchester County Council election
Leader before election; Robert Thomas; Labour	Leader after election ; Arnold Fieldhouse; Conservative

Local elections to Greater Manchester County Council, a Metropolitan County Council encompassing Greater Manchester, were held on 5 May 1977. The whole council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 1981. The Conservative Party gained overall control of the council from the Labour Party.^[1]^[2]

Election result

Overall result

Party	Votes	Seats
Labour Party	318,580 (45.0%)	69 (65.1%)	69 / 106
Conservative Party	273,024 (38.5%)	24 (22.6%)	24 / 106
Liberal Party	108,309 (15.3%)	13 (12.3%)	13 / 106
Communist Party	4,286 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 / 106
Anti-Immigration	2,327 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 / 106
Independent	1,424 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 / 106
Independent Socialist	468 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 / 106
Democratic Socialist	177 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 / 106

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23	1	82

Results by borough

Bolton

Party	Votes		Seats
Conservative Party	42,597 (55.9%)	12.8	8 (80.0%)	8 / 10	5
Labour Party	24,581 (32.3%)	14.4	2 (20.0%)	2 / 10	5
Liberal Party	5,505 (7.2%)	2.7	0 (0.0%)	0 / 10
Independent	1,812 (2.4%)	N/A	0 (0.0%)	0 / 10	N/A
National Front	1,688 (2.2%)	N/A	0 (0.0%)	0 / 10	N/A

Bury

Party	Votes	Seats
Labour Party	23,464 (48.4%)	4 (66.7%)	4 / 6
Conservative Party	20,383 (42.0%)	1 (16.7%)	1 / 6
Liberal Party	4,630 (9.6%)	1 (16.7%)	1 / 6

Manchester

Party	Votes	Seats
Labour Party	58,572 (48.0%)	10 (50.0%)	10 / 20
Conservative Party	54,654 (44.8%)	10 (50.0%)	10 / 20
Liberal Party	7,300 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 / 20
Communist Party	811 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 / 20
Anti-Immigration	587 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 / 20
Independent	155 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 / 20

Oldham

Party	Votes	Seats
Labour Party	27,508 (43.9%)	7 (77.8%)	7 / 9
Liberal Party	16,441 (26.2%)	2 (22.2%)	2 / 9
Conservative Party	18,318 (29.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 / 9
Communist Party	392 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 / 9

Rochdale

Party	Votes	Seats
Labour Party	25,832 (47.7%)	4 (57.1%)	4 / 7
Conservative Party	19,527 (36.0%)	2 (28.6%)	2 / 7
Liberal Party	6,652 (12.3%)	1 (14.3%)	1 / 7
Anti-Immigration	1,740 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 / 7
Communist Party	448 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 / 7

Salford

Party	Votes	Seats
Labour Party	37,164 (55.3%)	10 (83.3%)	10 / 12
Conservative Party	24,501 (36.4%)	2 (16.7%)	2 / 12
Liberal Party	3,887 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 / 12
Communist Party	1,694 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 / 12

Stockport

Party	Votes	Seats
Liberal Party	38,954 (39.6%)	6 (54.5%)	6 / 11
Labour Party	23,109 (23.5%)	3 (27.3%)	3 / 11
Conservative Party	36,389 (37.0%)	2 (18.2%)	2 / 11

Tameside

Party	Votes	Seats
Labour Party	29,483 (53.4%)	8 (88.9%)	8 / 9
Conservative Party	20,533 (37.2%)	1 (11.1%)	1 / 9
Liberal Party	5,161 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 / 9

Trafford

Party	Votes	Seats
Conservative Party	30,904 (42.8%)	3 (33.3%)	3 / 9
Labour Party	22,251 (30.8%)	3 (33.3%)	3 / 9
Liberal Party	18,133 (25.1%)	3 (33.3%)	3 / 9
Communist Party	941 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 / 9

Wigan

Party	Votes	Seats
Labour Party	37,504 (67.1%)	13 (100.0%)	13 / 13
Conservative Party	16,690 (29.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 / 13
Independent	1,269 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 / 13
Independent Socialist	468 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 / 13

Ward results

Bolton

Bolton No.1

Bolton No.1
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Ward	6,686	71.5	+4.6
	Labour	A. Fairhurst	1,777	19.0	−14.1
	Liberal	J. Rothwell	463	5.0	N/A
	National Front	J. Walsh	419	4.5	N/A
Majority			4,909	52.5	+18.7
Turnout			9,345
	Conservative hold		Swing

Bolton No.2

Bolton No.2
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	I. C. Chesney	5,298	53.9	+6.2
	Labour	D. Dingwall*	3,738	38.0	−11.8
	Liberal	M. S. Marsh	460	4.7	N/A
	National Front	W. A. Owen	329	3.4	N/A
Majority			1,560	15.9
Turnout			9,825
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Bolton No.3

Bolton No.3
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. A. Foster*	3,160	55.5	−10.8
	Conservative	F. R. Yardley	1,980	34.8	+1.1
	Liberal	J. W. Walton	323	5.7	N/A
	National Front	L. M. Bromilow	227	4.0	N/A
Majority			1,180	20.7	−11.8
Turnout			5,690
	Labour hold		Swing

Bolton No.4

Bolton No.4
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. Telford*	4,192	49.6	+7.3
	Labour	B. Iddon	3,644	43.1	−14.6
	National Front	J. Hamilton	369	4.4	N/A
	Liberal	E. G. Bell	249	2.9	N/A
Majority			548	6.5
Turnout			8,454
	Conservative hold		Swing

Bolton No.5

Bolton No.5
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. Walsh	4,841	61.6	+7.2
	Labour	E. O. Hamer	2,273	28.9	−16.7
	Liberal	F. H. Fish	404	5.1	N/A
	National Front	D. G. Austin	344	4.4	N/A
Majority			2,568	32.7	+24.0
Turnout			7,863
	Conservative hold		Swing

Farnworth

Farnworth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. M. White*	2,413	46.9	−18.6
	Conservative	M. V. Kershaw	2,156	41.9	+7.4
	Liberal	S. P. Lawrence	580	11.2	N/A
Majority			257	5.0	−26.0
Turnout			5,149
	Labour hold		Swing

Horwich

Horwich
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Dawson	3,425	46.1	+19.6
	Labour	V. A. Dingwall	2,195	29.5	−21.2
	Independent	L. G. Fearnhead	1,812	24.4	N/A
Majority			1,230	16.6
Turnout			7,432
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Kearsley

Kearsley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. E. Dziubes	2,818	42.9	+17.9
	Labour	M. S. Parry	1,965	29.9	−7.7
	Liberal	M. P. Rothwell	1,783	27.2	−8.2
Majority			853	13.0
Turnout			6,566
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Turton

Turton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. H. Tetlow*	7,720	75.9	+28.7
	Labour	B. Turner	1,603	15.8	−5.1
	Liberal	C. G. Coomer	848	8.3	−23.6
Majority			6,117	60.1	+44.9
Turnout			10,171
	Conservative hold		Swing

Westhoughton

Westhoughton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Smith	3,481	61.2	+16.0
	Labour	A. M. Moon	1,813	31.9	−22.9
	Liberal	J. M. Davies	395	6.9	N/A
Majority			1,668	29.3
Turnout			5,689
	Conservative win (new seat)

Bury

Bury No.1

Bury No.1
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	E. Stephenson	4,697	52.2
	Conservative	H. Falshaw	4,296	47.8
Majority			401	4.5
Turnout			8,993
	Labour win (new seat)

Bury No.2

Bury No.2
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	A. R. Powman	5,851	64.6
	Conservative	P. Manners	3,200	35.4
Majority			2,651	29.4
Turnout			9,051
	Labour win (new seat)

Prestwich

Prestwich
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	S. Clynes	4,630	49.4
	Conservative	W. H. Horbury	2,649	28.2
	Labour	D. Bibby	2,098	22.4
Majority			1,981	21.1
Turnout			9,377
	Liberal win (new seat)

Radcliffe

Radcliffe
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	G. Colin	4,363	56.7
	Conservative	B. Hodgson	3,327	43.3
Majority			1,036	13.5
Turnout			7,690
	Labour win (new seat)

Ramsbottom

Ramsbottom
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	W. R. Kirkpatrick	3,948	56.7
	Labour	F. O'Malley	3,014	43.3
Majority			934	13.4
Turnout			6,962
	Conservative win (new seat)

Whitefield

Whitefield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	D. G. Chadwick	3,441	53.7
	Conservative	D. F. Silverman	2,963	46.3
Majority			478	7.4
Turnout			6,404
	Labour win (new seat)

Manchester

Manchester No.1

Manchester No.1
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	W. Lister	2,216	60.9
	Conservative	A. E. Walsh	1,425	39.1
Majority			791	21.8
Turnout			3,641
	Labour win (new seat)

Manchester No.2

Manchester No.2
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. Taylor	2,796	65.3
	Conservative	A. R. Leeke	1,488	34.7
Majority			1,308	30.5
Turnout			4,284
	Labour win (new seat)

Manchester No.3

Manchester No.3
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	F. R. Butler	2,606	60.7
	Labour	J. V. Loran	1,687	39.3
Majority			919	21.4
Turnout			4,293
	Conservative win (new seat)

Manchester No.4

Manchester No.4
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	A. G. Thornhill	2,455	61.7
	Labour	A. Naqui	1,521	38.3
Majority			934	23.4
Turnout			3,976
	Conservative win (new seat)

Manchester No.5

Manchester No.5
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	B. S. Langton	2,525	64.0
	Conservative	F. Meaden	1,418	36.0
Majority			1,107	28.0
Turnout			3,943
	Labour win (new seat)

Manchester No.6

Manchester No.6
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	A. D. Kelly	3,718	55.9
	Conservative	A. Wray	2,937	44.1
Majority			781	11.7
Turnout			6,655
	Labour win (new seat)

Manchester No.7

Manchester No.7
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	N. A. Green	3,754	39.5
	Labour	G. Halstead	3,670	38.7
	Liberal	R. Jackson	2,068	21.8
Majority			84	0.9
Turnout			9,492
	Conservative win (new seat)

Manchester No.8

Manchester No.8
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	R. E. Thomas	2,319	72.4
	Conservative	J. Griffiths	694	21.7
	Communist	D. J. Heywood	190	5.9
Majority			1,625	50.7
Turnout			3,203
	Labour win (new seat)

Manchester No.9

Manchester No.9
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	T. O. Hamnett	4,387	68.4
	Conservative	R. A. Markman	2,025	31.6
Majority			2,362	36.8
Turnout			6,412
	Labour win (new seat)

Manchester No.10

Manchester No.10
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	G. Mann	5,296	64.7
	Conservative	S. Green	2,582	31.5
	Communist	M. Taylor	310	3.8
Majority			2,714	33.1
Turnout			8,188
	Labour win (new seat)

Manchester No.11

Manchester No.11
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	A. S. Goldstone	4,009	63.0
	Conservative	A. Malpas	2,072	32.5
	Independent	D. R. Harries	155	2.4
	Communist	R. Hughes	131	2.1
Majority			1,937	30.5
Turnout			6,367
	Labour win (new seat)

Manchester No.12

Manchester No.12
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	R. A. Fieldhouse	2,735	54.6
	Labour	B. W. McColgan	2,277	45.4
Majority			458	9.2
Turnout			5,012
	Conservative win (new seat)

Manchester No.13

Manchester No.13
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	D. J. Edwards	4,126	44.1
	Liberal	W. J. Ellwood	2,631	28.1
	Labour	A. H. Pinch	2,603	27.8
Majority			1,495	16.0
Turnout			9,360
	Conservative win (new seat)

Manchester No.14

Manchester No.14
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	T. F. Lavin	4,804	62.9
	Labour	M. Bobker	2,834	37.1
Majority			1,970	25.8
Turnout			7,638
	Conservative win (new seat)

Manchester No.15

Manchester No.15
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	D. Lee	3,940	71.9
	Labour	H. Gregory	1,358	24.8
	Communist	D. Maher	180	3.3
Majority			2,582	47.1
Turnout			5,478
	Conservative win (new seat)

Manchester No.16

Manchester No.16
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. G. Birtles	3,660	80.9
	Conservative	C. Boyle	866	19.1
Majority			2,794	61.8
Turnout			4,526
	Labour win (new seat)

Manchester No.17

Manchester No.17
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	P. Buckley	4,554	48.7
	Liberal	D. J. Hewitt	2,601	27.8
	Labour	W. A. Downward	1,618	17.3
	Anti-Immigration	M. R. Goucher	587	6.3
Majority			1,953	20.9
Turnout			9,360
	Conservative win (new seat)

Manchester No.18

Manchester No.18
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	G. M. Morton	2,391	55.7
	Conservative	C. T. S. Ather	1,900	44.3
Majority			491	11.4
Turnout			4,291
	Labour win (new seat)

Manchester No.19

Manchester No.19
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	G. Leigh	3,123	54.7
	Labour	W. J. Courtney	2,583	45.3
Majority			540	9.5
Turnout			5,706
	Conservative win (new seat)

Manchester No.20

Manchester No.20
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	I. K. Paley	5,150	50.2
	Labour	D. Lynch	5,104	49.8
Majority			46	0.4
Turnout			10,254
	Conservative win (new seat)

Oldham

Chadderton

Chadderton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	W. Gresty	2,899	51.2
	Conservative	H. Travis	1,747	30.9
	Liberal	P. E. Cooke	1,013	17.9
Majority			1,152	20.3
Turnout			5,659
	Labour win (new seat)

Crompton

Crompton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. Read	2,839	44.3
	Conservative	I. Scott	2,253	35.1
	Liberal	C. G. Hillyer	1,321	20.6
Majority			586	9.1
Turnout			6,413
	Labour win (new seat)

Failsworth

Failsworth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	C. E. Tucker	3,168	46.4
	Conservative	K. L. Rowland	2,109	30.9
	Liberal	F. Platt	1,352	19.8
	Communist	E. Crawford	201	2.9
Majority			1,059	15.5
Turnout			6,830
	Labour win (new seat)

Oldham No.1

Oldham No.1
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	E. Brierley	3,338	48.5
	Liberal	A. J. Adler	2,014	29.3
	Conservative	A. B. Jowett	1,529	22.2
Majority			1,324	19.2
Turnout			6,881
	Labour win (new seat)

Oldham No.2

Oldham No.2
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	G. Whitehead	2,970	50.3
	Conservative	J. T. Fletcher	1,663	28.2
	Liberal	M. I. Pendlebury	1,274	21.6
Majority			1,307	22.1
Turnout			5,907
	Labour win (new seat)

Oldham No.3

Oldham No.3
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	A. Tweedale	3,489	48.6
	Conservative	D. Smith	2,215	30.9
	Liberal	R. N. Cooke	1,474	20.5
Majority			1,274	17.7
Turnout			7,178
	Labour win (new seat)

Oldham No.4

Oldham No.4
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. K. Leyden	4,338	54.7
	Conservative	G. J. Wilson	2,074	26.1
	Liberal	W. R. Wheeler	1,329	16.8
	Communist	J. B. Round	191	2.3
Majority			2,264	28.5
Turnout			7,932
	Labour win (new seat)

Royton

Royton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	W. E. Critchley	2,970	40.8
	Labour	S. G. W. Jacobs	2,387	32.8
	Conservative	R. Dearden	1,929	26.5
Majority			583	8.0
Turnout			7,286
	Liberal win (new seat)

Saddleworth

Saddleworth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	G. E. Lord	3,694	43.1
	Conservative	H. Jagger	2,799	32.6
	Labour	J. B. Battye	2,080	24.3
Majority			895	10.4
Turnout			8,573
	Liberal win (new seat)

Rochdale

Heywood

Heywood
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. Connell	4,979	60.1
	Conservative	M. W. Ingoe	3,312	39.9
Majority			1,667	20.1
Turnout			8,291
	Labour win (new seat)

Middleton North West

Middleton North West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	N. V. Weall	3,931	64.6
	Conservative	P. N. E. Hawton	2,150	35.4
Majority			1,781	29.3
Turnout			6,081
	Labour win (new seat)

Middleton South East

Middleton South East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	J. H. Berry	2,921	50.7
	Labour	A. J. Cleasby	2,662	46.2
	Communist	A. Frost	180	3.1
Majority			259	4.5
Turnout			5,763
	Conservative win (new seat)

Rochdale No.1

Rochdale No.1
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. S. Williams	4,501	58.0
	Conservative	C. Ogden	3,261	42.0
Majority			1,240	16.0
Turnout			7,762
	Labour win (new seat)

Rochdale No.2

Rochdale No.2
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	C. Haigh	3,778	48.7
	Labour	T. Duffy	3,711	47.8
	Communist	S. Hodgkinson	268	3.5
Majority			67	0.9
Turnout			6,404
	Conservative win (new seat)

Rochdale No.3

Rochdale No.3
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	T. Chadwick	3,927	44.3
	Labour	J. F. Grant	2,738	30.9
	Conservative	R. K. Bentley	2,192	24.7
Majority			1,189	13.4
Turnout			8,857
	Liberal win (new seat)

Rochdale No.4

Rochdale No.4
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	H. Matthews	3,310	34.2
	Liberal	J. A. Kielty	2,725	28.1
	Conservative	J. E. Fletcher	1,913	19.7
	Anti-Immigration	M. W. Sellors	1,740	18.0
Majority			585	6.0
Turnout			9,688
	Labour win (new seat)

Salford

Eccles

Eccles
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	K. Mechan	2,491	48.5
	Conservative	T. Francis	2,481	48.3
	Communist	H. Harwood	161	3.1
Majority			10	0.2
Turnout			5,133
	Labour win (new seat)

Eccles-Patricroft

Eccles-Patricroft
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. G. Smith	3,652	59.7
	Conservative	J. G. Hardaway	2,258	36.9
	Communist	H. Cottam	205	3.4
Majority			1,394	22.8
Turnout			6,115
	Labour win (new seat)

Irlam

Irlam
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	M. G. Roberts	2,961	54.0
	Conservative	R. S. Gordon	2,291	41.8
	Communist	T. D. Robinson	232	4.2
Majority			670	12.2
Turnout			5,485
	Labour win (new seat)

Pendlebury

Pendlebury
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	T. G. Harrison	2,899	65.6
	Conservative	F. M. France	1,320	29.9
	Communist	A. J. Lewis	201	4.5
Majority			1,579	35.7
Turnout			4,420
	Labour win (new seat)

Salford No.1

Salford No.1
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	G. Stonehouse	2,254	42.8
	Conservative	V. E. Smith	1,435	27.3
	Liberal	M. Corwin	1,423	27.0
	Communist	E. Plumbley	149	2.8
Majority			819	15.6
Turnout			5,261
	Labour win (new seat)

Salford No.2

Salford No.2
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	N. Briggs	2,853	62.1
	Liberal	E. J. Hyde	904	19.7
	Conservative	S. R. Latimer	837	18.2
Majority			1,949	42.4
Turnout			4,594
	Labour win (new seat)

Salford No.3

Salford No.3
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	H. Williams	2,726	56.2
	Liberal	J. Whittaker	1,560	32.2
	Conservative	A. Sacks	562	11.6
Majority			1,166	24.1
Turnout			4,848
	Labour win (new seat)

Salford No.4

Salford No.4
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	E. D. G. Robinson	3,494	63.6
	Conservative	A. R. Foulkes	1,817	33.1
	Communist	J. A. Brogan	181	3.3
Majority			1,677	30.5
Turnout			5,492
	Labour win (new seat)

Salford No.5

Salford No.5
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	J. M. Ford	2,983	52.5
	Labour	I. Zott	2,701	47.5
Majority			282	5.0
Turnout			5,684
	Conservative win (new seat)

Swinton

Swinton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	I. Jones	3,646	52.7
	Conservative	E. W. Muldoon	3,030	43.8
	Communist	H. Crellin	241	3.5
Majority			616	8.9
Turnout			6,917
	Labour win (new seat)

Worsley No.1

Worsley No.1
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	W. R. Pennington	4,431	71.3
	Conservative	J. A. Dargie	1,461	23.5
	Communist	P. T. Willetts	324	5.2
Majority			2,970	47.8
Turnout			6,216
	Labour win (new seat)

Worsley No.2

Worsley No.2
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	J. Bingham	4,026	56.8
	Labour	J. L. Anderson	3,056	43.2
Majority			970	13.7
Turnout			7,082
	Conservative win (new seat)

Stockport

Bredbury & Romiley

Bredbury & Romiley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	D. W. Tattersall	5,190	46.1
	Conservative	J. G. Howe	3,366	29.9
	Labour	P. C. Snape	2,704	24.0
Majority			1,824	16.2
Turnout			11,260	52.8
	Liberal win (new seat)

Cheadle & Gatley No.1

Cheadle & Gatley No.1
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	C. Penney	6,257	50.8
	Conservative	A. Richardson	4,868	39.5
	Labour	J. O. Lewis	1,194	9.7
Majority			1,389	11.3
Turnout			12,319	52.6
	Liberal win (new seat)

Cheadle & Gatley No.2

Cheadle & Gatley No.2
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	L. G. Bayley	4,822	49.7
	Conservative	B. Barker	3,589	37.0
	Labour	R. N. Hughes	1,287	13.3
Majority			1,233	12.7
Turnout			9,698	48.7
	Liberal win (new seat)

Hazel Grove & Bramhall No.1

Hazel Grove & Bramhall No.1
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	C. J. Walker	3,901	62.1
	Conservative	P. Orton	1,905	30.3
	Labour	R. McKnight	472	7.5
Majority			1,996	31.8
Turnout			6,278	53.9
	Liberal win (new seat)

Hazel Grove & Bramhall No.2

Hazel Grove & Bramhall No.2
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	R. A. Tilley	4,759	50.3
	Conservative	J. B. Leck	4,331	45.8
	Labour	M. Pollard	370	3.9
Majority			428	4.5
Turnout			9,460	56.4
	Liberal win (new seat)

Marple

Marple
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	R. N. Cuss	4,427	49.4
	Conservative	M. Yates	3,596	40.1
	Labour	H. J. Abrams	940	10.5
Majority			831	9.3
Turnout			8,963	52.2
	Liberal win (new seat)

Stockport No.1

Stockport No.1
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. B. Clarke	2,880	50.1
	Conservative	D. F. Bath	1,509	26.2
	Liberal	C. J. Carter	1,360	23.7
Majority			1,371	23.8
Turnout			5,749	33.5
	Labour win (new seat)

Stockport No.2

Stockport No.2
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	J. C. F. Crowther	3,554	44.1
	Labour	E. Wood	2,375	29.5
	Liberal	J. S. Hosking	2,129	26.4
Majority			1,179	14.6
Turnout			8,058	43.2
	Conservative win (new seat)

Stockport No.3

Stockport No.3
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. C. Tucker	4,396	47.6
	Conservative	B. Downs	2,855	30.9
	Liberal	P. J. Arnold	1,983	21.5
Majority			1,541	16.7
Turnout			9,234	39.4
	Labour win (new seat)

Stockport No.4

Stockport No.4
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	J. A. MacCarron	4,396	54.7
	Liberal	A. R. Cottam	1,921	23.9
	Labour	D. Robinson	1,721	21.4
Majority			2,475	30.8
Turnout			8,038	45.2
	Conservative win (new seat)

Stockport No.5

Stockport No.5
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	P. G. L. Scott	4,770	50.5
	Conservative	W. R. Thomson	2,420	26.2
	Liberal	J. D. C. Hunt	2,205	23.3
Majority			2,300	24.4
Turnout			9,445	41.2
	Labour win (new seat)

Tameside

Ashton-under-Lyne No.1

Ashton-under-Lyne No.1
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	B. R. Dobbins	3,541	52.7
	Conservative	J. Fletcher	3,180	47.3
Majority			361	5.4
Turnout			6,721
	Labour win (new seat)

Ashton-under-Lyne No.2

Ashton-under-Lyne No.2
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	H. Davies	3,977	63.7
	Conservative	W. Dunkerley	2,262	36.3
Majority			1,715	27.5
Turnout			6,239
	Labour win (new seat)

Audenshaw

Audenshaw
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. I. Allsopp	3,417	55.0
	Conservative	G. I. Lomas	2,799	45.0
Majority			618	9.9
Turnout			6,216
	Labour win (new seat)

Denton

Denton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	M. Wareing	3,543	45.7
	Conservative	J. R. Martin	2,643	34.1
	Liberal	J. Ward	1,559	20.1
Majority			900	11.6
Turnout			7,745
	Labour win (new seat)

Droylesden

Droylesden
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	G. E. Pailin	3,029	44.3
	Liberal	T. J. Dowse	2,438	35.7
	Conservative	M. Paley	1,363	20.0
Majority			591	8.7
Turnout			6,830
	Labour win (new seat)

Dukinfield

Dukinfield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	W. Birtwistle	3,565	66.3
	Conservative	E. Tetlow	1,815	33.7
Majority			1,750	32.5
Turnout			5,380
	Labour win (new seat)

Hyde No.1

Hyde No.1
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	T. Langford	3,291	65.8
	Conservative	W. F. Griffiths	1,713	34.2
Majority			31.5	31.5
Turnout			5,004
	Labour win (new seat)

Hyde No.2

Hyde No.2
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	A. Eddowes	2,957	51.2
	Labour	J. Fitzpatrick	2,820	48.8
Majority			137	2.4
Turnout			5,757
	Conservative win (new seat)

Stalybridge

Stalybridge
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	K. F. Rae	2,300	43.7
	Conservative	S. Hall	1,801	34.2
	Liberal	N. T. A. Greenwood	1,164	22.1
Majority			499	9.5
Turnout			5,265
	Labour win (new seat)

Trafford

Altrincham No.1

Altrincham No.1
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	A. D. Johnson	3,739	48.8
	Conservative	C. Harrison	3,563	46.5
	Communist	E. J. Wilkinson	359	4.7
Majority			176	2.3
Turnout			7,661
	Labour win (new seat)

Altrincham No.2

Altrincham No.2
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	S. Williamson	3,581	44.4
	Conservative	R. Hall	2,434	30.2
	Labour	R. Crossman	1,969	24.4
	Communist	J. Brenner	87	1.1
Majority			1,147	14.2
Turnout			8,071
	Liberal win (new seat)

Hale

Hale
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	R. A. Roberts	5,423	63.9
	Liberal	S. M. Farnsworth	2,157	25.4
	Labour	J. D. Kill	904	10.7
Majority			3,266	38.5
Turnout			8,484
	Conservative win (new seat)

Sale No.1

Sale No.1
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	D. I. Carter	3,923	42.9
	Labour	R. C. Wallis	2,743	30.0
	Liberal	J. Keohane	2,490	27.2
Majority			1,180	12.9
Turnout			9,156
	Conservative win (new seat)

Sale No.2

Sale No.2
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	J. Harries	4,551	45.8
	Conservative	P. A. A. Pepper	3,284	33.1
	Labour	C. H. Merry	1,921	19.3
	Communist	A. H. Burrage	180	1.8
Majority			1,267	12.8
Turnout			9,936
	Liberal win (new seat)

Stretford

Stretford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	H. S. Armitage	4,416	50.4
	Conservative	E. Forbes	4,033	46.0
	Communist	A. Jarratt	315	3.6
Majority			383	4.4
Turnout			8,764
	Labour win (new seat)

Stretford-Old Trafford

Stretford-Old Trafford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	D. F. Sullivan	2,772	51.3
	Conservative	R. D. Doherty	2,629	48.7
Majority			143	2.6
Turnout			5,401
	Labour win (new seat)

Urmston No.1

Urmston No.1
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	A. Pitt	3,249	40.1
	Conservative	E. J. Boardman	3,025	37.3
	Labour	J. R. Haydock	1,835	22.6
Majority			224	2.8
Turnout			8,109
	Liberal win (new seat)

Urmston No.2

Urmston No.2
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	E. A. Durant	2,590	39.0
	Liberal	A. E. Anstall	2,105	31.7
	Labour	D. L. Stewart	1,952	29.4
Majority			485	7.3
Turnout			6,647
	Conservative win (new seat)

Wigan

Ashton-in-Makerfield

Ashton-in-Makerfield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	G. Lockett	3,724	78.5
	Conservative	A. Emmett	1,019	21.5
Majority			2,705	57.0
Turnout			4,743
	Labour win (new seat)

Atherton

Atherton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	W. Murphy	3,291	65.2
	Conservative	M. Williams	1,757	34.8
Majority			1,534	30.4
Turnout			5,048
	Labour win (new seat)

Golborne

Golborne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	F. J. Newton	6,751	75.4
	Conservative	T. R. Thompson	2,198	24.6
Majority			4,553	50.8
Turnout			8,949
	Labour win (new seat)

Hindley

Hindley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	W. S. Simmons	4,550	74.6
	Conservative	R. Hughes	1,546	25.4
Majority			3,004	49.2
Turnout			6,096
	Labour win (new seat)

Ince-in-Makerfield

Ince-in-Makerfield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Horrocks	uncontested
	Labour win (new seat)

Leigh East

Leigh East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	F. Taylor	3,230	50.9
	Conservative	E. Green	3,115	49.1
Majority			115	1.8
Turnout			6,345
	Labour win (new seat)

Leigh West

Leigh West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	H. Davies	3,860	76.1
	Conservative	S. Johnson	1,211	23.9
Majority			2,649	52.2
Turnout			5,071
	Labour win (new seat)

Orrell

Orrell
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	D. Bennett	3,136	60.9
	Conservative	J. C. Simpkin	2,011	39.1
Majority			1,125	21.8
Turnout			5,147
	Labour win (new seat)

Standish-Langtree

Standish-Langtree
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. Higham	5,563	59.2
	Conservative	T. Barnes	3,833	40.8
Majority			1,730	18.4
Turnout			9,396
	Labour win (new seat)

Tyldesley

Tyldesley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	G. C. Thomas	3,399	66.1
	Independent	P. Naylor	1,269	24.7
	Ind. Socialist	J. C. Barnes	468	9.1
Majority			2,130	41.4
Turnout			5,139
	Labour win (new seat)

Wigan

Wigan (3 seats)
	Candidate	Votes
Labour	W. Blackledge	uncontested
Labour	E. Cowser	uncontested
Labour	J. A. Greenall	uncontested
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

References

^ GMC 'MASSACRE' AS TORIES TAKE OVER, Manchester Evening News, May 6, 1977, p.16
^ Massive swing gives Tories the cities, The Guardian, May 6, 1977, p.1

[1] GMC 'MASSACRE' AS TORIES TAKE OVER, Manchester Evening News, May 6, 1977, p.16

[2] Massive swing gives Tories the cities, The Guardian, May 6, 1977, p.1

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