Most people remember the Greater London Council (GLC), abolished by Maggie Thatcher back in the 1980s.  Greater Manchester had one too.  When it was abolished in 1985, the ten local authorities in the area started working together.

Today we have AGMA – the Association of Greater Manchester Authorities.  And, in almost a full circle, we’re soon to get a new “City Region” – like a separate authority for Greater Manchester, covering transport, waste, policing, the fire service, education, training and inward investment – but not directly elected (whether that’s the right thing we’ll leave for another day).

Here  are the election results for the Greater Manchester Council seats that fell inside the Stockport area.

1973

03/05/73
1973
Stockport
Bredbury & Romiley
(21385) @ 1
			vote	share
Tattersall D.	Lib		5190	46.1
Howe J.	Con		3366	29.9
Snape P.	Lab		2704	24
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		Turnout	52.8	16.2
Cheadle & Gatley No. 1
(23427) @ 1
			vote	share
Penney C.	Lib		6257	50.8
Richardson A.	Con		4868	39.5
Lewis J.	Lab		1194	9.7
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		Turnout	52.6	11.3
Cheadle & Gatley No. 2
(19955) @ 1
			vote	share
Bayley L.	Lib		4822	49.7
Barker B. Ms.	Con		3589	37
Hughes R.	Lab		1287	13.3
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		Turnout	48.7	12.7
Hazel Grove & Bramhall No. 1
(11681) @ 1
			vote	share
Barker B.	Lib		3901	62.1
Orton P. Ms.	Con		1905	30.3
McKnight R.	Lab		472	7.5
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		Turnout	53.9	31.8
Hazel Grove & Bramhall No. 2
(16798) @ 1
			vote	share
Tilley R.	Lib		4759	50.3
Leck J.	Con		4331	45.8
Pollard M. Ms.	Lab		370	3.9
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		Turnout	56.4	4.5
Marple
(17185) @ 1
			vote	share
Cuss R.	Lib		4427	49.4
Yates M. Ms.	Con		3596	40.1
Abrams H.	Lab		940	10.5
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		Turnout	52.2	9.3
Stockport No. 1
(17180) @ 1
			vote	share
Clarke J.	Lab		2880	50.1
Bath D.	Con		1509	26.2
Carter C.	Lib		1360	23.7
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		Turnout	33.5	23.8
Stockport No. 2
(18692) @ 1
			vote	share
Crowther J.	Con		3554	44.1
Wood E.	Lab		2375	29.5
Hosking J.	Lib		2129	26.4
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		Turnout	43.2	14.6
Stockport No. 3
(23509) @ 1
			vote	share
Tucker J.	Lab		4396	47.6
Downs B.	Con		2855	30.9
Arnold P.	Lib		1983	21.5
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		Turnout	39.4	16.7
Stockport No. 4
(17832) @ 1
			vote	share
Maccarron J.	Con		4396	54.7
Cottam A.	Lib		1921	23.9
Robinson C.	Lab		1721	21.4
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		Turnout	45.2	30.8
Stockport No. 5
(22969) @ 1
			vote	share
Scott P.	Lab		4770	50.5
Thomson W.	Con		2470	26.2
Hunt J.	Lib		2205	23.3
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		Turnout	41.2	24.4

1977

05/05/77
1977
Stockport
Bredbury & Romiley
(21766) @ 1
			vote	share
Treharne A.	Con		5327	50.5
Tattersall D.*	Lib		3048	28.9
Lowe J.	Lab		2169	20.6
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1973: Lib		Turnout	48.5	21.6
Cheadle & Gatley No. 1
(23370) @ 1
			vote	share
Johnson B. Ms.	Con		7992	67.2
Penney C.*	Lib		2748	23.1
Lewis J.	Lab		1160	9.7
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1973: Lib		Turnout	51	44.1
Cheadle & Gatley No. 2
(20118) @ 1
			vote	share
Minshull E.	Con		5849	54
Bayley L.*	Lib		3962	36.6
Brown R.	Lab		1013	9.4
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1973: Lib		Turnout	53.9	17.4
Hazel Grove & Bramhall No. 1
(11857) @ 1
			vote	share
Lomas W. Ms.	Con		3622	58.4
Walker C.	Lib		2054	33.1
Gill C.	Lab		526	8.5
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1973: Lib		Turnout	52.4	25.3
Hazel Grove & Bramhall No. 2
(17710) @ 1
			vote	share
Biro J.	Con		6839	65.8
Tilley R.*	Lib		3154	30.4
Highes R.	Lab		394	3.8
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1973: Lib		Turnout	58.7	35.5
Marple
(17882) @ 1
			vote	share
Finnie A.	Con		6245	65.3
Gribble G. Ms.	Lib		2493	26.1
Abrams H.	Lab		819	8.6
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1973: Lib		Turnout	53.5	39.3
Stockport No. 1
(16700) @ 1
			vote	share
Clarke J.*	Lab		2802	47.8
Maddocks E.	Con		2537	43.2
Fanton E.	Lib		529	9
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1973: Lab		Turnout	35.2	4.5
Stockport No. 2
(20041) @ 1
			vote	share
Downs B.	Con		5083	63.7
Barstow R.	Lab		2068	25.9
Arnold P.	Lib		833	10.4
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1973: Con		Turnout	39.9	37.8
Stockport No. 3
(22176) @ 1
			vote	share
Smith F.	Con		3744	39.3
Tucker J.*	Lab		3381	35.5
Rigby J. Ms.	Lib		2393	25.1
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1973: Lab		Turnout	43	3.8
Stockport No. 4
(18963) @ 1
			vote	share
Maccarron J.*	Con		5825	68.6
Keegan J.	Lab		1828	21.5
Fenton G.	Lib		838	9.9
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1973: Con		Turnout	44.9	47.1
Stockport No. 5
(23183) @ 1
			vote	share
Litchfield M.	Con		4726	47.4
Scott P.*	Lab		4560	45.7
Hunt J.	RI		498	5
Bourne N.	Comm		190	1.9
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1973: Lab		Turnout	43.1	1.7

1981

07/05/81
1981
Stockport
Bredbury & Romiley
(22029) @ 1
			vote	share
Humphries D. Ms.	Lib		4563	40.2
Treharne A.*	Con		3595	31.7
Boyd R.	Lab		3189	28.1
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1977: Con		Turnout	51.6	8.5
Cheadle & Gatley No. 1
(23488) @ 1
			vote	share
Johnson B. Ms.*	Con		5238	48.4
Kirk I.	Lib		4349	40.2
Hughes R.	Lab		1241	11.5
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1977: Con		Turnout	46.2	8.2
Cheadle & Gatley No. 2
(21028) @ 1
			vote	share
Bayley L.	Lib		5191	50.8
Minshull E.*	Con		3845	37.7
Brown R.	Lab		1173	11.5
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1977: Con		Turnout	48.6	13.2
Hazel Grove & Bramhall No. 1
(11927) @ 1
			vote	share
Lomas W. Ms.*	Con		2760	45.6
Garrard G.	Lib		2587	42.7
Lawrence L.	Lab		710	11.7
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1977: Con		Turnout	50.8	2.9
Hazel Grove & Bramhall No. 2
(18902) @ 1
			vote	share
Gibson N. Ms.	Con		5111	55.4
Tilley R.	Lib		3344	36.2
Stoddard N.	Lab		664	7.2
Bamber N.	Ecol		109	1.2
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1977: Con		Turnout	48.9	19.1
Marple
(18116) @ 1
			vote	share
Hopkin A.	Con		4375	45.6
Warwick B.	Lib		3925	40.9
Siddeley J.	Lab		1092	11.4
Vaughan J.	Ecol		208	2.2
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1977: Con		Turnout	53.1	4.7
Stockport No. 1
(16222) @ 1
			vote	share
Clarke J.*	Lab		4347	64.9
Francis B.	Con		1279	19.1
Kime E.	Lib		999	14.9
Powell D. Ms.	Comm		77	1.1
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1977: Lab		Turnout	41.4	45.8
Stockport No. 2
(21555) @ 1
			vote	share
Downs B.*	Con		3853	41.4
Hoad E. Ms.	Lab		3662	39.4
Pantall J.	Lib		1609	17.3
Bamforth R.	Ecol		175	1.9
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1977: Con		Turnout	43.2	2.1
Stockport No. 3
(22295) @ 1
			vote	share
Campbell C.	Lab		4973	48.8
Ashworth J.	Lib		3192	31.3
Smith F.*	Con		2017	19.8
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1977: Con		Turnout	45.8	17.5
Stockport No. 4
(19247) @ 1
			vote	share
Maccarron J.*	Con		4215	48.8
Robinson D.	Lab		2277	26.4
Langrish J.	Lib		1894	21.9
Leatherbarrow G.	Ecol		252	2.9
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1977: Con		Turnout	44.9	22.4
Stockport No. 5
(23298) @ 1
			vote	share
Scott P.	Lab		6502	60.7
Litchfield M.*	Con		2509	23.4
Bruce D.	Lib		1349	12.6
Hunt J.	Ind Li		275	2.6
Bourne N.	Comm		77	0.7
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1977: Con		Turnout	46.4	37.3

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