1973 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election

The first elections to Stockport Council were held on Thursday, 10 May 1973. This was a new council created to replace Stockport County Borough, Bredbury and Romiley Urban District, Cheadle and Gatley Urban District, Hazel Grove and Bramhall Urban District, and Marple Urban District. This election would create the entire 60-member council, which would shadow its predecessor councils before taking over their functions on 1 April 1974, as specified in the Local Government Act 1972. Each 1st-placed candidate would serve a five-year term of office, expiring in 1978. Each 2nd-placed candidate would serve a three-year term of office, expiring in 1976. Each 3rd-placed candidate would serve a two-year term of office, expiring in 1975.

1973 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council Council election

10 May 1973
All 60 seats to Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council 31 seats needed for a majority
Turnout
First party Second party Third party   Leader Walter Knight Brian Slack Ken Anstis Party Conservative Labour Liberal Leader's seat Heaton Moor & Heaton Chapel Manor & Little Moor Cheadle Hulme North & Adswood Seats won 27 16 13 Popular vote 100,943 57,905 90,774 Percentage 38.8% 22.3% 34.9%   Fourth party   Leader Robert Crook Party Heald Green Ratepayers Leader's seat Heald Green Seats won 3 Popular vote 5,711 Percentage 2.2%
Leader after election Walter Knight Conservative

The council went into no overall control.

Election result

Party		Votes		Seats
Conservative Party		100,943 (38.8%)		27 (45.0%)	27 / 60
Labour Party		57,905 (22.3%)		16 (26.7%)	16 / 60
Liberal Party		90,774 (34.9%)		13 (21.7%)	13 / 60
Heald Green Ratepayers		5,711 (2.2%)		3 (5.0%)	3 / 60
Residents		3,876 (1.5%)		1 (1.7%)	1 / 60
Communist Party		751 (0.3%)		0 (0.0%)	0 / 60

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Ward results

No.1 (Brinnington & Lancashire Hill)

Brinnington & Lancashire Hill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	K. Ford	2,128	54.8
	Labour	D. Greene	1,972
	Labour	A. Bradbury	1,897
	Liberal	J. Hunt	872	22.5
	Conservative	W. Thomson	750	19.3
	Conservative	R. Downs	740
	Conservative	D. Caldwell	725
	Liberal	J. Langrish	699
	Liberal	M. Clare	659
	Communist	I. Crawford	133	3.4
Majority			1,025
Turnout				25.9
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

No.2 (Manor & Little Moor)

Manor & Little Moor

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. Leah	1,323	39.8
	Labour	G. Slack	1,296
	Labour	K. Parkin	1,277
	Conservative	J. Crowther	1,126	33.9
	Conservative	D. Bath	1,068
	Conservative	M. Hamilton	915
	Liberal	J. Clarney	876	26.3
	Liberal	E. Fantom	798
	Liberal	G. Fletcher	768
Majority			151
Turnout				33.6
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

No.3 (Vernon & Offerton)

Vernon & Offerton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	C. Carter	1,212	36.5
	Liberal	R. Dearman	1,098
	Labour	M. Mendelson	1,085	32.7
	Liberal	V. Corner	1,060
	Labour	J. Vesey	1,013
	Labour	M. Marston	999
	Conservative	S. Brumat	892	26.9
	Conservative	A. Bennett	828
	Conservative	E. Williamson	812
	Communist	K. Marston	129	3.9
Majority			25
Turnout				34.3
	Liberal win (new seat)
	Liberal win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

No.4 (Heaviley & Davenport)

Heaviley & Davenport

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	L. Smith	2,046	48.0
	Conservative	H. Dodd	2,022
	Conservative	B. Howarth	1,956
	Liberal	J. Hosking	1,455	34.2
	Liberal	E. Prusmann	1,405
	Liberal	M. Holt	1,054
	Labour	A. Hodgson	759	17.8
	Labour	S. Rimmer	714
	Labour	P. Scott	693
Majority			502
Turnout				39.3
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

No.5 (Adswood & Cale Green)

Adswood & Cale Green

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. Cameron	1,907	46.8
	Labour	K. Brookes	1,857
	Labour	H. Walker	1,787
	Conservative	B. Haley	1,216	29.8
	Conservative	E. Howard	1,216
	Conservative	W. Holliday	1,212
	Liberal	A. Hodgson	954	23.4
	Liberal	J. Rees	869
	Liberal	B. Tuck	868
Majority			571
Turnout				33.3
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

No.6 (Edgeley & Cheadle Heath)

Edgeley & Cheadle Heath

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	V. Holland	1,934	49.5
	Labour	R. Heys	1,898
	Labour	F. Ollier	1,875
	Conservative	T. Farley	1,431	36.6
	Conservative	M. Burgoyne	1,387
	Conservative	A. Murray	1,338
	Liberal	A. Sinclair	445	11.4
	Liberal	M. Walmsley	432
	Liberal	S. Carter	420
	Communist	V. Ohren	98	2.5
Majority			444
Turnout				31.5
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

No.7 (Heaton Mersey & Heaton Norris)

Heaton Mersey & Heaton Norris

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Dickens	2,304	43.4
	Conservative	E. Foulkes	2,286
	Conservative	M. Bourgoyne	2,284
	Liberal	C. Hicks	1,777	33.4
	Liberal	A. Cottam	1,301
	Liberal	W. Littlehales	1,086
	Labour	J. Boddy	1,085	20.4
	Labour	D. Robinson	1,039
	Labour	C. Orford	1,030
	Communist	B. Ainley	148	2.8
Majority			507
Turnout				41.4
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

No.8 (Heaton Moor & Heaton Chapel)

Heaton Moor & Heaton Chapel

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. McCaron	2,580	50.6
	Conservative	J. Lloyd	2,558
	Conservative	W. Knight	2,543
	Labour	A. Flood	1,484	29.1
	Labour	W. Fox	1,453
	Labour	E. Wood	1,384
	Liberal	M. Clark	912	17.9
	Liberal	E. Minns	805
	Liberal	W. Johnson	796
	Communist	J. Printy	123	2.4
Majority			1,059
Turnout				40.6
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

No.9 (Reddish Green & Longford)

Reddish Green & Longford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Verdeille	2,105	53.1
	Labour	C. Foster	2,038
	Labour	B. Bradbury	2,030
	Conservative	D. Willett	1,043	26.3
	Conservative	T. Thornley	1,036
	Conservative	A. Jones	980
	Liberal	E. Hunt	694	17.5
	Liberal	N. Fenton	634
	Liberal	P. Green	576
	Communist	B. Ainley	120	3.0
Majority			987
Turnout				31.7
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

No.10 (Bredbury Goyt)

Bredbury Goyt

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Greenwood	2,216	42.9
	Conservative	H. Whitehead	2,171
	Conservative	J. Howe	2,167
	Liberal	H. McKell	1,916	37.1
	Liberal	D. Guinnane	1,888
	Liberal	B. Beagley	1,860
	Labour	C. Ryder	1,035	20.0
	Labour	J. Howard	1,023
	Labour	R. Perringo	917
Majority			251
Turnout				45.6
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

No.11 (Bredbury Tame)

Bredbury Tame

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Stanway	1,729	36.9
	Conservative	R. Walker	1,673
	Conservative	H. Greenhough	1,661
	Liberal	S. Hall	1,553	33.2
	Liberal	M. Bird	1,479
	Liberal	M. Knight	1,440
	Labour	P. Snape	1,398	29.9
	Labour	B. Hughes	1,346
	Labour	K. Brown	1,307
Majority			108
Turnout				44.0
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

No.12 (Heald Green)

Heald Green

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Heald Green Ratepayers	R. Crook	2,014	44.2
	Heald Green Ratepayers	R. Stenson	1,917
	Heald Green Ratepayers	N. Fields	1,780
	Liberal	O. Lawton	1,254	27.5
	Liberal	P. Porgess	1,248
	Liberal	J. Allan	1,233
	Conservative	E. Grinyer	830	18.2
	Conservative	M. Campbell	792
	Conservative	M. Grinyer	738
	Labour	J. Becker	456	10.0
	Labour	R. Seedhouse	376
	Labour	G. Knight	369
Majority			526
Turnout				43.0
	Heald Green Ratepayers win (new seat)
	Heald Green Ratepayers win (new seat)
	Heald Green Ratepayers win (new seat)

No.13 (Cheadle & Gatley)

Cheadle & Gatley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. Johnson	3,200	48.7
	Conservative	F. Bishop	3,021
	Conservative	L. Singer	2,901
	Liberal	L. Foulger	2,837	43.2
	Liberal	M. Anstey	2,714
	Liberal	J. Robins	2,648
	Labour	J. Lamerick	528	8.0
	Labour	M. Legg	494
	Labour	K. Worrall	434
Majority			64
Turnout				46.9
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

No.14 (Cheadle Hulme South)

Cheadle Hulme South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	B. Leah	1,358	34.9
	Residents	R. Law	1,331	34.2
	Liberal	P. Davis	1,318
	Residents	R. Dalton	1,296
	Liberal	J. Tovey	1,288
	Residents	C. Goode	1,249
	Conservative	V. James	992	25.5
	Conservative	E. Minshull	969
	Conservative	A. Ward	929
	Labour	H. Low	212	5.4
	Labour	C. Campbell	190
	Labour	H. Saunders	186
Majority			22
Turnout				46.2
	Liberal win (new seat)
	Residents win (new seat)
	Liberal win (new seat)

No.15 (Cheadle Hulme North & Adswood)

Cheadle Hulme North & Adswood

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	K. Anstis	2,356	43.6
	Conservative	B. Thompson	2,182	40.4
	Conservative	A. Grisenthwaite	2,168
	Conservative	J. Walsh	2,161
	Liberal	M. Gowland	2,124
	Liberal	N. Hall	2,026
	Labour	N. Whittaker	867	16.0
	Labour	T. Willard	760
	Labour	A. Turner	756
Majority			7
Turnout				43.5
	Liberal win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

No.16 (Torkington & Norbury)

Torkington & Norbury

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	D. Box	3,026	56.0
	Liberal	M. Hendley	2,979
	Liberal	H. Burrows	2,962
	Conservative	T. Peace	1,874	34.7
	Conservative	M. Scott	1,811
	Conservative	D. Harrison	1,725
	Labour	E. Brindley	504	9.3
	Labour	R. McKnight	373
	Labour	W. Morris	340
Majority			1,088
Turnout				44.0
	Liberal win (new seat)
	Liberal win (new seat)
	Liberal win (new seat)

No.17 (Ladybrook)

Ladybrook

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	J. Ashworth	1,511	49.1
	Conservative	J. Timmins Fletcher	1,443	46.9
	Conservative	A. Chapman	1,405
	Liberal	J. Warrington	1,388
	Liberal	B. Massey	1,369
	Conservative	H. Gardiner	1,359
	Labour	B. Hodgson	122	4.0
	Labour	E. Pollard	113
	Labour	G. Scott	98
Majority			17
Turnout				52.9
	Liberal win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

No.18 (Park & Pownall)

Park & Pownall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Leck	2,917	49.2
	Liberal	P. Borrow	2,829	47.7
	Conservative	R. Peuleve	2,828
	Liberal	H. Ridley	2,807
	Conservative	R. Vincent	2,778
	Liberal	S. Langrish	2,712
	Labour	A. Everett	187	3.2
	Labour	G. Bingham	186
	Labour	J. Gidman	156
Majority			21
Turnout				50.6
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Liberal win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

No.19 (Marple)

Marple

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	J. Crofton	2,206	45.3
	Liberal	J. Brady	2,205
	Liberal	G. Gribble	2,018
	Conservative	D. Headridge	1,878	38.7
	Conservative	R. Chronnell	1,689
	Conservative	D. Lomas	1,495
	Labour	J. Yarwood	785	16.1
	Labour	E. Daley	672
	Labour	G. Burke	590
Majority			140
Turnout				51.5
	Liberal win (new seat)
	Liberal win (new seat)
	Liberal win (new seat)

No.20 (Mellor & High Lane)

Mellor & High Lane

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Cooke	2,009	46.6
	Conservative	A. Finnie	1,969
	Conservative	C. Mason	1,969
	Liberal	A. Bell	1,946	45.1
	Liberal	P. Reed	1,892
	Liberal	L. Arrandale	1,859
	Labour	R. Barstow	358	8.3
	Labour	H. Abrams	355
	Labour	W. Lloyd	350
Majority			23
Turnout				49.0
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)