1979 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election

Elections to Trafford Council were held on Thursday, 3 May 1979, on the same day as the 1979 UK General Election. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 1983. The Conservative Party retained overall control of the council.[1]

1979 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election
3 May 1979 (1979-05-03)
23 of 63 seats
to Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council
32 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Jonathan Taylor Richard Mee
Party Conservative Labour
Leader's seat Brooklands Sale Moor
Last election 19 seats,
58.5%		 4 seats,
27.9%
Seats before 54 9
Seats won 15 6
Seats after 48 13
Seat change Decrease6 Increase4
Popular vote 58,913 40,095
Percentage 45.3% 30.9%
Swing Decrease13.1% Increase3.0%
  Third party
 
Leader John Phillipson
Party Liberal
Leader's seat Priory
Last election 0 seats,
13.4%
Seats before 0
Seats won 2
Seats after 2
Seat change Increase2
Popular vote 30,793
Percentage 23.7%
Swing Increase10.3%
Map of results of 1979 election
Leader of the Council before election

Jonathan Taylor
Conservative

 Leader of the Council after election

Jonathan Taylor
Conservative

Election Result
1979 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Conservative 15 Decrease 6 65.2 33 48 76.2 58,913 45.4 -13.1
  Labour 6 Increase 4 26.1 7 13 20.6 40,095 30.9 +3.0
  Liberal 2 Increase 2 8.7 0 2 3.2 30,793 23.7 +10.3
  Communist 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 41 0.03 -0.17

After the election, the composition of the council was as follows:

PartySeats  +/-  
Conservative48-6
Labour13+4
Liberal2+2
Conservative hold

Ward results

Altrincham
Altrincham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A. E. A. Whitehurst* 2,384 53.2 -1.2
Liberal M. C. Booth 2,093 46.8 +29.6
Majority 291 6.5 -19.5
Turnout 4,477 69.5 +36.7
Conservative hold Swing

Bowdon
Bowdon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. B. Humphreys* 3,721 64.7 -12.9
Liberal J. A. Willmott 1,250 21.7 +9.4
Labour A. D. Johnson 782 13.6 +3.5
Majority 2,471 43.0 -22.3
Turnout 5,753 76.9 +32.2
Conservative hold Swing

Broadheath
Broadheath
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative L. M. L. Burton* 2,336 45.6 -10.0
Labour E. Smith 1,555 30.3 +4.7
Liberal B. Gaylard 1,236 24.1 +5.3
Majority 781 15.2 +1.6
Turnout 5,127 77.3 +41.8
Conservative hold Swing

Brooklands
Brooklands
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Taylor* uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

Bucklow
Bucklow
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour K. Rogers 3,402 61.7 +1.7
Conservative M. J. Barltrop* 2,112 38.3 -1.7
Majority 1,290 23.4 +3.4
Turnout 5,514 70.3 +36.9
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Clifford
Clifford (2 vacancies)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. S. Maher 2,129 26.1 +2.2
Labour A. J. Lloyd 2,066 25.3 +0.6
Conservative R. W. Corke* 1,809 22.1 -5.9
Conservative M. Shafi 1,154 14.1 -21.9
Liberal D. A. Curley 563 6.9 +13.8
Liberal A. Scanlon 451 5.5 +11.0
Majority 257 3.1 +3.1
Turnout 8,172 60.1 +20.5
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour hold Swing

Davyhulme East
Davyhulme East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative R. E. Crosbie* 2,194 50.7 -11.1
Labour G. R. Scott 1,415 32.7 +11.9
Liberal T. M. Owen 722 16.7 -0.7
Majority 779 18.0 -22.9
Turnout 4,331 79.6 +42.9
Conservative hold Swing

Davyhulme West
Davyhulme West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal S. Hodgson 4,748 60.7 +60.7
Labour R. A. Tully 3,071 39.3 +1.9
Majority 1,677 21.4 -3.8
Turnout 7,819 75.0 +39.2
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

Flixton
Flixton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative G. B. W. Lumby* 4,023 53.3 -18.8
Labour J. D. Brown 2,295 30.4 +2.5
Liberal R. K. Sangster 1,226 16.3 +16.3
Majority 1,728 22.9 -21.3
Turnout 7,544 80.9 +47.7
Conservative hold Swing

Hale
Hale
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative N. W. Barrett* 5,098 69.3 -6.4
Liberal J. S. Whittingham 1,361 18.5 +5.0
Labour O. J. Spencer 897 12.2 +1.4
Majority 3,737 50.8 -11.4
Turnout 7,356 78.8 +38.9
Conservative hold Swing

Longford
Longford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A. Kelly* 3,091 44.5 -9.2
Labour M. E. Cottam 2,852 41.1 +4.6
Liberal H. D. Locksley 1,002 14.4 +4.6
Majority 239 3.4 -13.7
Turnout 6,945 72.7 +38.3
Conservative hold Swing

Mersey-St. Mary's
Mersey St. Marys
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative R. P. Bannister* 3,873 54.4 -5.0
Liberal E. Critchlow 2,055 28.9 +2.7
Labour C. Younghusband 1,186 16.7 +2.3
Majority 1,818 25.6 -7.6
Turnout 7,114 78.6 +37.6
Conservative hold Swing

Park
Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour A. R. Davies 2,198 51.7 +1.8
Conservative J. A. Schofield* 1,659 39.0 -9.0
Liberal C. R. Hedley 354 8.3 +8.3
Communist E. H. Hook 41 1.0 -1.1
Majority 539 12.7 +10.8
Turnout 4,252 75.2 +36.1
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Priory
Priory
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal J. M. Phillipson 2,657 41.7 +4.9
Conservative A. D. Barker 2,486 39.0 -8.5
Labour H. Pollard 1,228 19.3 +3.6
Majority 171 2.7 -8.0
Turnout 6,371 75.3 +34.9
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

Sale Moor
Sale Moor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour C. H. Merry 2,319 46.4 -6.1
Conservative A. Rhodes* 1,935 38.7 -8.8
Liberal J. S. Green 743 14.9 +14.9
Majority 384 7.7 +2.7
Turnout 4,997 75.2 +34.3
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

St. Martin's
St. Martins
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative S. Brownhill* 4,198 47.3 -15.6
Labour G. Woodburn 2,554 28.8 +7.6
Liberal G. C. Kinsey 2,127 24.0 +10.4
Majority 1,644 18.5 -23.2
Turnout 8,879 75.0 +39.7
Conservative hold Swing

Stretford
Stretford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative H. Walker* 2,480 53.8 -14.7
Labour C. Reid 1,608 34.9 +3.4
Liberal R. J. Allan 521 11.3 +11.3
Majority 872 18.9 -18.1
Turnout 4,609 78.0 +38.0
Conservative hold Swing

Talbot
Talbot
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour H. C. Cronshaw* 3,339 56.5 -5.0
Conservative J. R. Gregory 2,065 34.9 -3.6
Liberal W. A. Munden 509 8.6 +8.6
Majority 1,274 21.5 -1.6
Turnout 5,913 69.0 +35.7
Labour hold Swing

Timperley
Timperley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative H. Taylor* 3,608 50.6 -6.5
Liberal J. R. Richardson 3,516 49.4 +18.1
Majority 92 1.3 -10.3
Turnout 7,124 76.4 +38.6
Conservative hold Swing

Urmston
Urmston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A. H. Platt* 3,381 50.8 -8.0
Labour D. Horner 1,801 27.1 -1.6
Liberal D. E. Unwin 1,469 22.1 +9.6
Majority 1,580 23.8 -6.3
Turnout 6,651 77.7 +43.1
Conservative hold Swing

Village
Village (2 vacancies)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative G. K. Toft 2,756 25.3 -18.6
Conservative W. J. Watkins 2,550 23.4 -22.4
Liberal R. Bowker 2,190 20.1 +20.1
Labour B. Brotherton 1,718 15.8 +0.8
Labour P. Pollard 1,680 15.4 0
Majority 360 3.3 -35.1
Turnout 10,894 65.7 +34.5
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

References
  1. "Trafford M. B. C. Election Results Sheet, 4 May 1979", Trafford M.B.C.(1979).
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