Cheadle and Gatley Lib Dems are moving
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by Lib Dem team on 6 June, 2010
The late ’70s wasn’t a great time for Stockport’s Liberals. Today, all 18 councillors in Hazel Grove constituency are Lib Dems. Back in the late ’70s that number was precisely zero. The Liberals came third in Edgeley and Cheadle Heath (the one seat the party won in ’76 at the height of the Jeremy Thorpe scandal), but resumed their winning ways in the two Cheadle Hulme seats.
Note also the Communist candidate in Reddish Green and Longford (Andy Verdeille, now leader of the Labour group, saw him off) and the National Front candidate in Adswood and Cale Green.
04/05/78 | ||||
1978 | ||||
Stockport | ||||
No. 1 (Brinnington & Lancashire Hill) | ||||
(13199) @ 1 | ||||
vote | share | |||
Ford K.* | Lab | 2956 | 65.8 | |
Harris J. | Con | 1304 | 29 | |
Ashworth C. Ms. | Lib | 230 | 5.1 | |
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Turnout | 34 | 36.8 | ||
No. 10 (Bredbury Goyt) | ||||
(11440) @ 1 | ||||
vote | share | |||
Gilleney P. | Con | 2720 | 58.4 | |
Rice L. | Lib | 1009 | 21.6 | |
Prince W. | Lab | 932 | 20 | |
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Turnout | 40.7 | 36.7 | ||
No. 11 (Bredbury Tame) | ||||
(10381) @ 1 | ||||
vote | share | |||
Norris B. | Con | 2045 | 44.9 | |
Scott P. | Lab | 1584 | 34.8 | |
Humphries D. Ms. | Lib | 921 | 20.2 | |
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Turnout | 43.8 | 10.1 | ||
No. 12 (Heald Green) | ||||
(10432) @ 1 | ||||
vote | share | |||
Crook R.* | Res | 2204 | 43.4 | |
Roney A. | Con | 2117 | 41.7 | |
Lawley M. | Lab | 487 | 9.6 | |
Allan J. | Lib | 267 | 5.3 | |
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Turnout | 48.6 | 1.7 | ||
No. 13 (Cheadle & Gatley) | ||||
(12981) @ 1 | ||||
vote | share | |||
Johnson B. Ms.* | Con | 4048 | 63.7 | |
Porgess P. | Lib | 1788 | 28.1 | |
Volante H. Ms. | Lab | 523 | 8.2 | |
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Turnout | 49 | 35.5 | ||
No. 14 (Cheadle Hulme South) | ||||
(8892) @ 1 | ||||
vote | share | |||
Leah B.* | Lib | 2606 | 58 | |
Radcliffe T. | Con | 1701 | 37.9 | |
Rimmer S. | Lab | 187 | 4.2 | |
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Turnout | 50.5 | 20.1 | ||
No. 15 (Cheadle Hulme North Andadshead) | ||||
(11764) @ 1 | ||||
vote | share | |||
Anstis K.* | Lib | 2586 | 47.6 | |
Walsh J. | Con | 2229 | 41 | |
Heys R. | Lab | 622 | 11.4 | |
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Turnout | 46.2 | 6.6 | ||
No. 16 (Torkington & Norbury) | ||||
(11981) @ 1 | ||||
vote | share | |||
Law A. Ms. | Con | 3008 | 55 | |
Lawrence K. | Lib | 1801 | 32.9 | |
Vosper J. | Lab | 659 | 12.1 | |
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Turnout | 45.6 | 22.1 | ||
No. 17 (Ladybrook) | ||||
(5741) @ 1 | ||||
vote | share | |||
Doherty A. Ms. | Con | 1979 | 62.6 | |
Ashworth J.* | Lib | 1016 | 32.2 | |
Pitt A. | Lab | 164 | 5.2 | |
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Turnout | 55 | 30.5 | ||
No. 18 (Park & Pownall) | ||||
(12317) @ 1 | ||||
vote | share | |||
Leck B.* | Con | 3779 | 63.9 | |
Tilley R. | Lib | 1729 | 29.2 | |
Lomax G. | Lab | 404 | 6.8 | |
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Turnout | 48 | 34.7 | ||
No. 19 (Marple) | ||||
(9370) @ 1 | ||||
vote | share | |||
Clarke S. | Con | 2488 | 57.2 | |
Gribble G. Ms. | Lib | 1330 | 30.6 | |
Stevens M. | Lab | 532 | 12.2 | |
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Turnout | 46.4 | 26.6 | ||
No. 2 (Manor & Little Moor) | ||||
(8354) @ 1 | ||||
vote | share | |||
Gallagher E. | Lab | 1458 | 48.9 | |
Skitt B. | Con | 1149 | 38.5 | |
Quayle R. Ms. | Lib | 375 | 12.6 | |
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Turnout | 35.7 | 10.4 | ||
No. 20 (Mellor & High Lane) | ||||
(8690) @ 1 | ||||
vote | share | |||
Cooke H.* | Con | 2692 | 64.1 | |
Hart J. | Lib | 1117 | 26.6 | |
Watson W. | Lab | 388 | 9.2 | |
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Turnout | 48.3 | 37.5 | ||
No. 3 (Vernon & Offerton) | ||||
(10378) @ 1 | ||||
vote | share | |||
Brogan P. | Lab | 1687 | 46.4 | |
Williamson E. Ms. | Con | 1613 | 44.4 | |
Tuck B. | Lib | 336 | 9.2 | |
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Turnout | 35 | 2 | ||
No. 4 (Heaviley & Davenport) | ||||
(10855) @ 1 | ||||
vote | share | |||
Lowe E. | Con | 2738 | 65.2 | |
Gill C. | Lab | 1021 | 24.3 | |
Fantom E. | Lib | 438 | 10.4 | |
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Turnout | 38.7 | 40.9 | ||
No. 5 (Adswood & Cale Green) | ||||
(11346) @ 1 | ||||
vote | share | |||
Cameron W.* | Lab | 2072 | 52 | |
Howard E. | Con | 1562 | 39.2 | |
Rees J. | Lib | 223 | 5.6 | |
Walker K. | NF | 124 | 3.1 | |
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Turnout | 35.1 | 12.8 | ||
No. 6 (Edgeley & Cheadle Heath) | ||||
(10944) @ 1 | ||||
vote | share | |||
Holland V.* | Lab | 2250 | 45.3 | |
Wilson W. | Con | 1383 | 27.9 | |
Howell S. Ms. | Lib | 1329 | 26.8 | |
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Turnout | 45.3 | 17.5 | ||
No. 7 (Heaton Mersey & Heatonnorris) | ||||
(12780) @ 1 | ||||
vote | share | |||
Whitney P. | Con | 3311 | 62.7 | |
Broome T. Ms. | Lab | 1601 | 30.3 | |
Burrows H. | Lib | 368 | 7 | |
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Turnout | 41.3 | 32.4 | ||
No. 8 (Heaton Moor & Heaton Chapel) | ||||
(11770) @ 1 | ||||
vote | share | |||
Maccarron J. | Con | 2549 | 52 | |
Evans M. Ms. | Lab | 1426 | 29.1 | |
Fenton G. | Lib | 930 | 19 | |
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Turnout | 41.7 | 22.9 | ||
No. 9 (Reddish Green & Longford) | ||||
(11870) @ 1 | ||||
vote | share | |||
Verdeille A.* | Lab | 3096 | 58.6 | |
Lloyd D. Ms. | Con | 1940 | 36.7 | |
Swindley D. | Lib | 185 | 3.5 | |
Bourne N. | Comm | 64 | 1.2 | |
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Turnout | 44.5 | 21.9 |
Ah, it takes you back.
We’d moved from Burnage to Heald Green by this time. IIRC, Cllr Crook had a long battle with the Council to persuade them to move the war memorial from it’s old position (almost opposite Etchells Rd)where it was in danger of being damaged by trees to its current place.
And I remember the two Cheadle Hulme Lib Dems – Brian Leah (who died in rather tragic circumstances) and Ken (?) Anstis.
Yes, it was Ken – he stood with my mum!
Check out the link for his eve of poll card..