Elections to Trafford Council were held on Thursday, 4 May 1978. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 1982. The Conservative Party retained overall control of the council.[1]

Election result

Party Votes Seats Full Council
Conservative Party 40,050 (58.5%)
Increase 1.1 19 (82.6%)
19 / 23
 Increase 6 54 (85.7%)
54 / 63
Labour Party 19,076 (27.9%)
Increase 0.6 4 (17.4%)
4 / 23
 Decrease 2 9 (14.3%)
9 / 63
Liberal Party 9,180 (13.4%)
Decrease 1.3 0 (0.0%)
0 / 23
 Decrease 4 0 (0.0%)
0 / 63
Communist Party 136 (0.2%)
Decrease 0.2 0 (0.0%)
0 / 23
 Steady 0 0 (0.0%)
0 / 63
↓
9 54

Ward results

No.1 (Altrincham South West)

Altrincham South West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Marshall Rubin 1,131 54.4 +0.9
Labour E. McPherson 590 28.4 +1.6
Liberal G. M. R. Willmott 357 17.2 −2.5
Majority 541 26.0 −0.7
Turnout 2,078 32.8 −7.5
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

No.2 (Altrincham East)

Altrincham East (2 vacancies)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Graham Burrows 1,993 58.2 +3.7
Conservative H. Taylor 1,922 56.1 +1.6
Liberal John Davenport* 1,126 32.9 +4.5
Liberal Maureen Clancy 1,019 29.7 +1.3
Labour J. R. Royle 402 11.7 −5.3
Labour R. J. Ellis 394 11.5 −5.5
Majority 796 23.2 −2.9
Turnout 3,426 37.8 −4.8
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing
Conservative hold Swing

No.3 (Altrincham North)

Altrincham North (2 vacancies)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative M. G. Currie* 1,264 57.3 +3.0
Conservative L. M. L. Burton 1,187 53.8 −0.5
Labour E. Smith 587 26.6 +5.2
Labour G. R. Gould 542 24.6 +4.2
Liberal Eric Faulkner 488 22.1 −2.2
Liberal B. Gaylard 341 15.5 −8.8
Majority 600 27.2 −2.9
Turnout 2,205 35.5 +5.4
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

No.4 (Timperley)

Timperley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative L. E. W. McCowatt 1,746 69.2 +21.6
Labour C. Moore 777 30.8 +6.0
Majority 969 38.4 +18.4
Turnout 2,523 31.2 −13.3
Conservative hold Swing

No.5 (Mersey-St. Mary’s)

Mersey-St. Mary's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative R. Moss 2,208 59.4 −1.4
Liberal E. Critchlow 973 26.2 −3.2
Labour C. Younghusband 534 14.4 +4.6
Majority 1,235 33.2 +1.7
Turnout 3,715 41.0 −4.0
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

No.6 (St. Martin’s)

St. Martin's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Michael King* 2,543 62.9 −3.9
Labour G. Woodburn 858 21.2 −12.0
Liberal G. C. Kinsey 550 13.6 +13.6
Communist J. E. Stitt 89 2.2 +2.2
Majority 1,685 41.7 +8.0
Turnout 4,040 35.3 −2.9
Conservative hold Swing

No.7 (Sale Moor)

Sale Moor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Richard Mee* 1,417 52.5 +8.9
Conservative Graham Toft 1,283 47.5 +3.6
Majority 134 5.0 +4.6
Turnout 2,700 40.9 −1.2
Labour hold Swing

No.8 (St. Anne’s)

St. Anne's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. H. Evans 1,634 47.5 +1.1
Liberal John Phillipson* 1,265 36.8 +5.5
Labour Barry Brotherton 541 15.7 −6.6
Majority 369 10.7 −4.4
Turnout 3,440 40.4 −4.9
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

No.9 (Brooklands)

Brooklands
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Waterfall 2,685 63.8 −1.0
Liberal Cecil Fink* 1,098 26.1 −9.1
Labour Alan Hadley 426 10.1 +10.1
Majority 1,587 37.7 +8.2
Turnout 4,209 47.1 +1.9
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

No.10 (Talbot North)

Talbot North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour George Marland* 1,780 61.5 +8.7
Conservative W. Outhwaite 1,113 38.5 +4.7
Majority 667 23.0 +4.0
Turnout 2,893 33.3 −4.6
Labour hold Swing

No.11 (Clifford)

Clifford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Keith Summerfield 1,319 50.1 +7.2
Labour John Maher 1,318 50.0 +0.4
Majority 1 0.03 −6.7
Turnout 2,637 39.6 −1.9
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

No.12 (Longford)

Longford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Homer* 1,886 53.7 +0.2
Labour Tony Lloyd 1,284 36.5 +1.8
Liberal H. D. Locksley 343 9.8 −1.9
Majority 602 17.1 −1.7
Turnout 3,513 34.4 −4.6
Conservative hold Swing

No.13 (Stretford)

Stretford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Margaret Hindley* 1,591 68.5 +4.1
Labour Raymond Tully 732 31.5 +3.2
Majority 859 37.0 +0.9
Turnout 2,323 40.0 −2.3
Conservative hold Swing

No.14 (Park)

Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Haydock 1,118 49.9 0
Conservative L. Sherwood 1,076 48.0 +0.7
Communist W. Hudson 47 2.1 −0.7
Majority 42 1.9 −0.7
Turnout 2,241 39.1 −4.2
Labour hold Swing

No.15 (Bowdon)

Bowdon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jean Gill* 2,572 77.6 −7.1
Liberal David Mardon 408 12.3 −3.0
Labour G. R. Scott 333 10.1 +10.1
Majority 2,164 65.3 −4.0
Turnout 3,313 44.7 −3.9
Conservative hold Swing

No.16 (Hale)

Hale
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Marjorie Hinchcliffe* 2,812 75.7 −11.5
Liberal J. S. Whittingham 501 13.5 +13.5
Labour Arthur Johnson 400 10.8 −2.0
Majority 2,311 62.2 −12.2
Turnout 3,713 39.9 −7.5
Conservative hold Swing

No.17 (Partington)

Partington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Frank Holland* 1,566 60.0 +11.3
Conservative J. Strong 1,043 40.0 −0.1
Majority 523 20.0 +11.3
Turnout 2,609 33.4 −4.0
Labour hold Swing

No.18 (Urmston West East)

Urmston West East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Allan Coupe* 1,725 58.8 +2.0
Labour D. Horner 842 28.7 +4.6
Liberal D. E. Unwin 367 12.5 −6.6
Majority 883 30.1 −2.6
Turnout 2,934 34.6 −3.0
Conservative hold Swing

No.19 (Flixton East Central)

Flixton East Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Wroe* 2,205 72.1 +9.2
Labour J. Shaw 853 27.9 +5.3
Majority 1,352 44.2 +3.9
Turnout 3,058 33.2 −9.7
Conservative hold Swing

No.20 (Flixton West)

Flixton West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative George Carnall* 2,291 62.6 +2.2
Labour Laura Seex 1,370 37.4 +7.3
Majority 921 25.2 −5.1
Turnout 3,661 35.8 −5.4
Conservative hold Swing

No.21 (Davyhulme East)

Davyhulme East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ray Haigh* 1,221 61.8 +1.9
Labour R. P. F. Phillips 412 20.8 −9.6
Liberal T. M. Owen 344 17.4 +7.7
Majority 809 40.9 +11.4
Turnout 1,977 36.7 −4.7
Conservative hold Swing

References

  1. ^ "Trafford M. B. C. Election Results Sheet, 5 May 1978", Trafford M.B.C.(1978).
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1978_Trafford_Metropolitan_Borough_Council_election
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