1976 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election
Elections to Trafford Council were held on Thursday, 6 May 1976. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 1980. The Conservative Party retained overall control of the council.[1]
After the election, the composition of the council was as follows:
Party | Seats | +/- | |
---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 47 | +5 | |
Labour | 12 | -1 | |
Liberal | 4 | -4 | |
Conservative hold |
Ward results[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | C. S. Gordon | 1,373 | 53.5 | +10.6 | |
Labour | E. Axon | 687 | 26.8 | -0.2 | |
Liberal | P. C. Feanhley | 506 | 19.7 | -10.4 | |
Majority | 686 | 26.7 | +13.9 | ||
Turnout | 2,566 | 40.3 | -1.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | B. S. Hall* | 2,948 | 84.7 | +12.8 | |
Labour | J. Wynne | 534 | 15.3 | +2.7 | |
Majority | 2,414 | 69.3 | +13.0 | ||
Turnout | 3,482 | 48.6 | -1.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | G. R. Finch | 1,610 | 54.3 | +6.4 | |
Liberal | E. H. Faulkner | 719 | 24.3 | -3.4 | |
Labour | A. J. Hadley | 635 | 21.4 | -2.9 | |
Majority | 891 | 30.1 | +9.9 | ||
Turnout | 2,964 | 45.0 | +0.9 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J. B. Ludlam | 2,393 | 64.8 | +6.8 | |
Liberal | H. Hughes | 1,302 | 35.2 | +1.5 | |
Majority | 1,091 | 29.5 | +5.3 | ||
Turnout | 3,695 | 45.2 | -0.5 | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. D. Paul* | 1,438 | 48.7 | +2.1 | |
Conservative | M. E. Hindley | 1,182 | 40.1 | -6.7 | |
Communist_Party_of_Great_Britain | P. S. Gallagher | 139 | 4.7 | -1.9 | |
Independent_(politician) | W. J. Graham | 120 | 4.1 | +4.1 | |
Independent_(politician) | K. M. Stewart | 72 | 2.4 | +2.4 | |
Majority | 256 | 8.7 | +8.5 | ||
Turnout | 2,951 | 37.4 | +9.8 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | V. J. Wynne* | 1,355 | 49.6 | +6.8 | |
Conservative | E. J. Kelson | 1,172 | 42.9 | -14.3 | |
Liberal | R. N. Stott | 206 | 7.5 | +7.5 | |
Majority | 183 | 6.7 | -7.6 | ||
Turnout | 2,733 | 41.5 | +6.6 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | F. H. Eadie* | 1,348 | 59.9 | +9.8 | |
Labour | M. F. Treadaway | 685 | 30.4 | +5.2 | |
Liberal | W. A. Munden | 218 | 9.7 | -15.0 | |
Majority | 663 | 29.5 | +4.6 | ||
Turnout | 2,251 | 41.4 | -0.2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | A. E. Williams* | 2,432 | 60.4 | +1.5 | |
Labour | L. M. Seex | 1,212 | 30.1 | +3.6 | |
Liberal | D. J. Gilbert | 384 | 9.5 | -5.1 | |
Majority | 1,220 | 30.3 | -2.0 | ||
Turnout | 4,028 | 41.2 | -1.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | N. J. Fitzpatrick* | 2,492 | 62.9 | +8.4 | |
Labour | D. J. Watts | 894 | 22.6 | +3.0 | |
Liberal | M. G. Maxfield | 575 | 14.5 | -11.4 | |
Majority | 1,598 | 40.3 | +11.7 | ||
Turnout | 3,961 | 42.9 | -4.7 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | R. Godwin* | 3,807 | 87.2 | +1.5 | |
Labour | P. Scott | 560 | 12.8 | +12.8 | |
Majority | 3,247 | 74.4 | +46.9 | ||
Turnout | 4,367 | 47.4 | +3.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | O. Chandler* | 2,033 | 53.5 | +0.3 | |
Labour | A. J. Lloyd | 1,319 | 34.7 | +4.0 | |
Liberal | H. D. Locksley | 446 | 11.7 | -4.4 | |
Majority | 714 | 18.8 | -3.7 | ||
Turnout | 3,798 | 39.0 | +3.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | I. H. Hurst* | 2,451 | 60.8 | +4.3 | |
Liberal | R. Elliott | 1,184 | 29.4 | -14.1 | |
Labour | R. A. Tully | 393 | 9.8 | +9.8 | |
Majority | 1,267 | 31.5 | +18.4 | ||
Turnout | 4,028 | 45.0 | +3.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | H. Pyper* | 1,353 | 49.9 | +8.3 | |
Conservative | W. Matthews | 1,282 | 47.3 | +4.5 | |
Communist_Party_of_Great_Britain | M. A. Murray | 75 | 2.8 | +0.3 | |
Majority | 71 | 2.6 | +1.4 | ||
Turnout | 2,710 | 43.3 | +3.3 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J. R. Sutton | 1,789 | 46.4 | -0.9 | |
Liberal | W. J. Golding* | 1,208 | 31.3 | -3.2 | |
Labour | J. K. Morgan | 858 | 22.3 | +4.1 | |
Majority | 581 | 15.1 | +2.2 | ||
Turnout | 3,855 | 45.3 | +4.3 | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | S. D. Turner | 1,231 | 43.9 | +1.5 | |
Labour | B. Brotherton | 1,221 | 43.6 | +9.5 | |
Liberal | B. Willshaw | 301 | 10.7 | -10.4 | |
Communist_Party_of_Great_Britain | V. T. Eddisford | 49 | 1.7 | -0.6 | |
Majority | 10 | 0.4 | -4.7 | ||
Turnout | 2,802 | 42.1 | +2.7 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | P. A. G. Morgan Evans* | 2,778 | 66.8 | -2.3 | |
Labour | G. T. Pollitt | 1,378 | 33.2 | +2.3 | |
Majority | 1,400 | 33.7 | -4.4 | ||
Turnout | 4,156 | 38.2 | +7.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | C. Warbrick* | 1,587 | 64.4 | +1.2 | |
Labour | G. R. Scott | 698 | 28.3 | +3.0 | |
Liberal | C. R. Hedley | 181 | 7.3 | -4.2 | |
Majority | 889 | 36.1 | -1.8 | ||
Turnout | 2,466 | 42.3 | +3.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | D. F. Sullivan* | 1,786 | 52.8 | +7.2 | |
Conservative | T. W. Thompson | 1,143 | 33.8 | +3.0 | |
Liberal | T. A. Dixon | 451 | 13.3 | -10.3 | |
Majority | 643 | 19.0 | +4.2 | ||
Turnout | 3,380 | 37.9 | +3.0 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | H. Hall | 2,209 | 54.5 | +6.8 | |
Liberal | G. K. Stuart | 1,153 | 28.4 | -8.9 | |
Labour | R. G. Coulthard | 691 | 17.0 | +2.0 | |
Majority | 1,056 | 26.1 | +15.6 | ||
Turnout | 4,053 | 42.6 | -2.2 | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | R. V. Royle-Higginson* | 1,798 | 56.8 | +2.3 | |
Labour | D. T. Taylor | 763 | 24.1 | +0.5 | |
Liberal | A. Scanlon | 604 | 19.1 | -2.8 | |
Majority | 1,035 | 32.7 | +1.9 | ||
Turnout | 3,165 | 37.6 | -5.7 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | A. R. Weedall | 1,695 | 47.6 | -0.3 | |
Liberal | R. Bowker* | 983 | 27.6 | +5.8 | |
Labour | J. Gregory | 884 | 24.8 | -5.4 | |
Majority | 712 | 20.0 | +2.3 | ||
Turnout | 3,562 | 44.5 | +1.9 | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing |
References[]
- ^ "Trafford M. B. C. Election Results Sheet, 7 May 1976", Trafford M.B.C.(1976).
Categories:
- 1976 English local elections
- Trafford Council elections
- 1970s in Greater Manchester
- May 1976 events in the United Kingdom