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 Third party
 
Leader Jonathan Taylor Richard Mee John Phillipson
Party Conservative Labour Liberal
Leader's seat Brooklands Sale Moor St. Anne's
Last election 19 seats,
58.5%		 4 seats,
27.9%		 0 seats,
13.4%
Seats before 54 9 0
Seats won 15 6 2
Seats after 48 13 2
Seat change Decrease6 Increase4 Increase2
Popular vote 58,913 40,095 30,793
Percentage 45.4% 30.9% 23.7%
Swing Decrease13.1% Increase3.0% 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

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]

Election result

Party Votes Seats Full Council
Conservative Party 58,913 (45.4%)
Decrease 13.1 15 (65.2%)
15 / 23
 Decrease 6 48 (76.2%)
48 / 63
Labour Party 40,095 (30.9%)
Increase 3.0 6 (26.1%)
6 / 23
 Increase 4 13 (20.6%)
13 / 63
Liberal Party 30,793 (23.7%)
Increase 10.3 2 (8.7%)
2 / 23
 Increase 2 2 (3.2%)
2 / 63
Communist Party 41 (0.0%)
Decrease 0.2 0 (0.0%)
0 / 23
 Steady 0 0 (0.0%)
0 / 63
↓
13 2 48

Ward results

No.1 (Altrincham South West)

Altrincham South West
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

No.2 (Altrincham East)

Altrincham East
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

No.3 (Altrincham North)

Altrincham North
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

No.4 (Timperley)

Timperley (2 vacancies)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative G. K. Toft 2,756 50.6 -18.6
Conservative W. J. Watkins 2,550 46.8 -22.4
Liberal R. Bowker 2,190 40.2 N/A
Labour B. Brotherton 1,718 31.5 +0.7
Labour P. Pollard 1,680 30.8 0
Majority 360 6.6 -24.6
Turnout 5,449 65.7 +34.5
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

No.5 (Mersey-St. Mary’s)

Mersey-St. Mary's
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

No.6 (St. Martin’s)

St. Martin's
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

No.7 (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

No.8 (St. Anne’s)

St. Anne's
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

No.9 (Brooklands)

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

No.10 (Talbot North)

Talbot North
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

No.11 (Clifford)

Clifford (2 vacancies)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. S. Maher 2,129 52.1 +2.1
Labour A. J. Lloyd 2,066 50.5 +0.5
Conservative R. W. Corke* 1,809 44.2 -5.9
Conservative M. Shafi 1,154 28.2 -21.9
Liberal D. A. Curley 563 13.8 N/A
Liberal A. Scanlon 451 11.0 N/A
Majority 257 6.3
Turnout 4,089 60.1 +20.5
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour hold Swing

No.12 (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

No.13 (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

No.14 (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

No.15 (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

No.16 (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

No.17 (Partington)

Partington
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

No.18 (Urmston West East)

Urmston West East
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

No.19 (Flixton East Central)

Flixton East Central
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

No.20 (Flixton West)

Flixton 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

No.21 (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

By-elections between 1979 and 1980

No.12 (Longford) By-Election 30 August 1979
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour M. E. Cottam 1,187 42.7 +1.6
Conservative J. A. Schofield 1,127 40.5 -4.0
Liberal H. D. Locksley 466 16.8 +2.4
Majority 60 2.2 -1.2
Turnout 2,780 29.1 -43.6
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
No.20 (Flixton West) By-Election 13 December 1979
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative D. P. Harding 858 41.3 +41.3
Labour A. Stringer 752 36.2 +3.1
Liberal L. O'Rourke 466 22.4 -38.3
Majority 106 5.1 -16.3
Turnout 2,076 20.0 -55.0
Conservative hold Swing

References

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