1983 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election

1983 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election
5 May 1983 (1983-05-05)
22 of 63 seats
to Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council
32 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader John Lloyd Harold Peters Brian Leah
Party Conservative Labour Alliance
Leader's seat Heaton Moor Edgeley
(defeated) 		Cheadle Hulme South
Last election 11 seats,
40.6% 		5 seats,
20.8% 		4 seats,
34.8%
Seats before 32 20 8
Seats won 8 6 7
Seats after 30 18 12
Seat change 2 2 4
Popular vote 46,635 29,063 38,551
Percentage 39.3% 24.5% 32.5%
Swing 1.3% 3.7% 2.3%
  Fourth party
 
Leader Ron Stenson
Party Heald Green Ratepayers
Leader's seat Heald Green
Last election 1 seat,
3.0%
Seats before 3
Seats won 1
Seats after 3
Seat change
Popular vote 3,265
Percentage 2.8%
Swing 0.2%
Map of results of 1983 election
Leader of the Council before election

John Lloyd
Conservative

Leader of the Council after election

John Lloyd
Conservative

Elections to Stockport Council were held on Thursday, 5 May 1983. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 1987. The Conservative Party lost overall control of the council, to no overall control.[1][2]

Election result

Party Votes Seats Full Council
Conservative Party 46,635 (39.3%)
1.3 8 (36.4%)
8 / 22
 2 30 (47.6%)
30 / 63
Labour Party 29,063 (24.5%)
3.7 6 (27.3%)
6 / 22
 2 18 (28.6%)
18 / 63
Alliance 38,551 (32.5%)
2.3 7 (31.8%)
7 / 22
 4 12 (19.0%)
12 / 63
Heald Green Ratepayers 3,265 (2.8%)
0.2 1 (4.5%)
1 / 22
 3 (4.8%)
3 / 63
Ecology 880 (0.7%)
0.2 0 (0.0%)
0 / 22
 0 (0.0%)
0 / 63
Independent 105 (0.1%)
N/A 0 (0.0%)
0 / 22
 N/A 0 (0.0%)
0 / 63
Communist 39 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 / 22
 0 (0.0%)
0 / 63
Independent Liberal 39 (0.0%)
0.2 0 (0.0%)
0 / 22
 0 (0.0%)
0 / 63
↓
18 12 3 30

[3]

Ward results

Bredbury

Bredbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal A. M. Vos 3,101 49.4 −3.2
Conservative A. M. Treharne 1,794 28.6 +2.0
Labour R. A. Peachey 1,336 21.3 +0.5
Ecology J. E. Vaughan 48 0.8 N/A
Majority 1,307 20.8 −5.2
Turnout 6,279 57.9 +9.9
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

Brinnington

Brinnington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour C. D. MacAlister* 2,939 74.6 +9.2
Conservative J. Davidson 585 14.8 +0.7
SDP M. C. Torevell 418 10.6 −9.9
Majority 2,354 59.8 +14.9
Turnout 3,942 44.7 +7.4
Labour hold Swing

Cale Green

Cale Green
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour P. J. Towey 1,998 50.0 +5.8
Conservative E. E. Meredith 1,174 29.4 +1.2
SDP E. Harding 718 18.0 −8.3
Ecology M. F. Ledger 106 2.6 +1.2
Majority 824 20.6 +4.6
Turnout 3,996 42.5 +1.9
Labour hold Swing

Cheadle

Cheadle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative L. Singer* 3,052 60.4 +2.2
Liberal I. M. Kirk 1,652 32.7 −3.2
Labour K. Parker 348 6.9 +1.0
Majority 1,400 27.7 +5.4
Turnout 5,052 51.2 +3.4
Conservative hold Swing

Cheadle Hulme North

Cheadle Hulme North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal J. Pantall* 3,053 54.2 −2.3
Conservative P. M. M. Thornber 1,970 35.0 +0.9
Labour A. H. Olsen 560 9.9 +0.4
Ecology G. Leatherbarrow 49 0.9 N/A
Majority 1,083 19.2 −3.2
Turnout 5,632 50.0 +3.8
Liberal hold Swing

Cheadle Hulme South

Cheadle Hulme South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal D. M. Bruce* 3,109 47.3 −6.2
Conservative L. Hall 3,099 47.2 +6.1
Labour L. E. Lawrence 361 5.5 0
Majority 10 0.1 −12.3
Turnout 6,569 59.0 +3.2
Liberal hold Swing

Davenport

Davenport
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative B. Haley* 2,202 48.4 +2.0
Labour M. I. Banks 1,304 28.6 +4.0
SDP S. M. Comer 954 21.0 −6.0
Ecology R. E. Bamforth 92 2.0 0
Majority 898 19.8 +0.4
Turnout 4,552 48.6 +1.8
Conservative hold Swing

East Bramhall

East Bramhall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative K. Holt 3,491 49.6 −7.8
Liberal J. C. Hart 3,277 46.6 +8.5
Labour J. McMullen 267 3.8 −0.7
Majority 214 3.0 −16.3
Turnout 7,035 56.3 +5.4
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

Edgeley

Edgeley (2 vacancies)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour A. Endsor* 2,332 45.3 +10.1
Liberal F. Davenport 2,125 41.3 −6.8
Labour H. Peters* 1,967 38.2 +3.0
SDP P. C. W. Beatty 1,765 34.3 −13.8
Conservative M. B. Brooks 969 18.8 +3.3
Conservative B. J. Rendell 925 18.0 +2.5
Independent W. Statham 105 2.0 N/A
Ecology I. A. Boyd 83 1.6 N/A
Independent Liberal J. D. Hunt 39 0.8 N/A
Majority 158 3.1 −9.8
Turnout 5,145 49.9 +9.6
Labour hold Swing
Liberal gain from Labour Swing

Great Moor

Great Moor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative K. Ashworth 2,365 42.3 +0.8
Labour P. J. Wharton 1,877 33.6 +7.1
SDP T. E. Pyle 1,294 23.1 −7.7
Ecology V. Hindle 54 1.0 −0.2
Majority 488 8.7 −2.0
Turnout 5,590 50.8 +7.6
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Hazel Grove

Hazel Grove
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal D. G. Robinson 3,545 52.6 +6.8
Conservative D. W. West* 2,690 39.9 −6.8
Labour T. P. McGee 499 7.5 0
Majority 855 12.7
Turnout 6,734 55.5 +6.4
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

Heald Green

Heald Green
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Heald Green Ratepayers N. Fields* 3,265 66.6 +4.4
Conservative K. A. Edis 910 18.5 +0.1
Labour M. G. Lawley 414 8.4 +1.3
Liberal A. Welch 317 6.5 −5.4
Majority 2,355 48.0 +4.2
Turnout 4,906 46.1 −1.4
Heald Green Ratepayers hold Swing

Heaton Mersey

Heaton Mersey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative V. Burgon* 3,099 53.1 +0.9
Labour M. A. Coffey 1,794 30.7 +7.2
SDP M. Robinson 849 14.5 −8.3
Ecology E. V. Hawthorn 56 1.0 −0.5
Communist D. Powell 39 0.7 N/A
Majority 1,305 22.4 −6.3
Turnout 5,837 52.1 +3.6
Conservative hold Swing

Heaton Moor

Heaton Moor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative W. M. Crook* 2,729 58.6 +1.0
Labour F. Town 918 19.7 +5.0
Liberal J. Langrish 899 19.3 −8.3
Ecology F. K. Chapman 111 2.4 N/A
Majority 1,811 38.9 +8.9
Turnout 4,657 47.7 +3.4
Conservative hold Swing

Manor

Manor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour W. McCann 1,908 42.5 +3.6
Conservative J. Hendry 1,608 35.8 +5.1
SDP S. C. Rimmer 894 19.9 −9.5
Ecology G. Johnson 76 1.7 +0.4
Majority 300 6.7 −1.8
Turnout 4,486 48.1 +5.8
Labour hold Swing

North Marple

North Marple
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal B. J. Warwick 2,505 49.3 +8.3
Conservative D. J. Headridge* 2,130 41.9 −6.0
Labour A. J. Howard 448 8.8 −2.4
Majority 375 7.4
Turnout 5,083 57.1 +2.6
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

North Reddish

North Reddish
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour B. Bradbury* 2,951 53.5 +1.1
Conservative L. A. Corcoran 1,547 28.0 +3.3
SDP D. J. Whittle 1,020 18.5 −3.6
Majority 1,404 25.5 −2.2
Turnout 5,518 47.8 +2.8
Labour hold Swing

Romiley

Romiley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. G. Howe* 2,364 40.0 −7.4
Liberal J. Facer-Smith 2,228 37.7 +8.8
Labour J. A. Hughes 1,317 22.3 −1.4
Majority 136 2.3 −16.2
Turnout 5,909 51.1 +5.0
Conservative hold Swing

South Marple

South Marple
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal E. Kime 2,685 47.9 +7.4
Conservative A. W. Finnie* 2,501 44.6 −7.0
Labour H. J. Abrams 349 6.2 −0.1
Ecology M. L. Nicholls 74 1.3 −0.3
Majority 184 3.3
Turnout 5,609 56.0 +3.3
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

South Reddish

South Reddish
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. Mobbs 2,780 56.4 +7.5
Conservative B. Francis 1,407 28.6 +0.5
SDP W. Gaskell 691 14.0 −6.8
Ecology S. A. Ledger 47 1.0 +0.1
Majority 1,373 27.8 +11.0
Turnout 4,925 44.6 +6.3
Labour hold Swing

West Bramhall

West Bramhall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. M. Green 4,024 67.6 +4.8
SDP P. C. O. Vittoz 1,452 24.4 −5.6
Labour D. Harris 396 6.6 +2.7
Ecology N. G. Bamber 84 1.4 +0.1
Majority 2,572 43.2 +12.4
Turnout 5,956 50.0 −1.0
Conservative hold Swing

References

  1. ^ "Metropolitan Borough of Stockport Election Results 1973-2012 (Pg. 1 and 2)" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  2. ^ Stockport, Manchester Evening News, May 6, 1983, p.100
  3. ^ "Council compositions". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
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