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 Albert 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 Roy 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 Lydia 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 Graham Toft 2,756 50.6 −18.6
Conservative Wilfred Watkins 2,550 46.8 −22.4
Liberal Raymond Bowker 2,190 40.2 N/A
Labour Barry 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 Reginald 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 Stanley 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 Cicely Merry 2,319 46.4 −6.1
Conservative Anthony 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 John 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 Jonathan Taylor* uncontested
Conservative hold Swing

No.10 (Talbot North)

Talbot North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Clifford 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 John Maher 2,129 52.1 +2.1
Labour Tony Lloyd 2,066 50.5 +0.5
Conservative Roy 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 Alexander Kelly* 3,091 44.5 −9.2
Labour Maureen 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 Harry 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 John 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 John Humphreys* 3,721 64.7 −12.9
Liberal J. A. Willmott 1,250 21.7 +9.4
Labour Arthur 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 Norman 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 Kenneth Rogers 3,402 61.7 +1.7
Conservative Michael 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 Anthony 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 Gordon 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 Susan Hodgson 4,748 60.7 +60.7
Labour Raymond 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 Eric 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 Maureen Cottam 1,187 42.7 +1.6
Conservative John 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 David 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).
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1979_Trafford_Metropolitan_Borough_Council_election
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