We come onto the Stockport local elections for 1979, in my run through all the results from 1973 up to 2004.

1979 was the last time Stockport local elections fell on the same day as the general election, prior to 2010. It was the year Margaret Thatcher came to power and, with no serious Liberal challenge in any of the parliamentary seats, the party suffered.

This year had turnout never seen before or since, with one ward (Ladybrook) having a turnout of over 85% – simply staggering for a local election.

Somem familiar names cropped up, too. Colin Macalister – last year’s mayor – comfortably held his Brinnington and Lancashire Hill seat and John Pantall won Cheadle Hulme North and Adshead.

03/05/79
1979
Stockport
No. 1 (Brinnington & Lancashire Hill)
(13239) @ 1
			vote	share
McAlister C.	Lab		5992	61.6
Harris J.	Con		2690	27.7
Hall B. Ms.	Lib		1045	10.7
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1975: Lab		Turnout	73.5	33.9
No. 10 (Bredbury Goyt)
(11584) @ 1
			vote	share
Howe J.	Con		4433	48.2
Rice L.	Lib		2509	27.3
Prince W.	Lab		2253	24.5
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1975: Con		Turnout	79.4	20.9
No. 11 (Bredbury Tame)
(10396) @ 1
			vote	share
Greenhough K.*	Con		3140	37.4
Bagnall K.	Lab		2957	35.2
Humphries D. Ms.	Lib		2292	27.3
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1975: Con		Turnout	80.7	2.2
No. 12 (Heald Green)
(10731) @ 1
			vote	share
Fields N.*	Res		5148	59.6
Roney A.	Con		2379	27.6
Sinclair A.	Lib		570	6.6
Mawhinney A.	Lab		537	6.2
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1975: Res		Turnout	80.5	32.1
No. 13 (Cheadle & Gatley)
(13051) @ 1
			vote	share
Singer L.*	Con		6489	61.7
Allan J.	Lib		2967	28.2
Lawley M.	Lab		1069	10.2
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1975: Con		Turnout	80.6	33.5
No. 14 (Cheadle Hulme South)
(9300) @ 1
			vote	share
Bayley G.	Lib		3971	51.2
Radcliffe T.	Con		3361	43.3
Lawrence L.	Lab		426	5.5
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1975: Con		Turnout	83.4	7.9
No. 15 (Cheadle Hulme North Andadshead)
(11901) @ 1
			vote	share
Pantall J.	Lib		4480	47.1
Grisenthwaite A.*	Con		3851	40.5
Scott P.	Lab		1188	12.5
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1975: Con		Turnout	80	6.6
No. 16 (Torkington & Norbury)
(12094) @ 1
			vote	share
West D.	Con		4789	49.2
Robinson D.	Lib		3607	37.1
Vosper J.	Lab		1339	13.8
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1975: Con		Turnout	80.5	12.1
No. 17 (Ladybrook)
(6111) @ 1
			vote	share
Gibson C.*	Con		3071	59
Hart J.	Lib		1725	33.1
Gray P.	Lab		408	7.8
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1975: Con		Turnout	85.2	25.9
No. 18 (Park & Pownall)
(12587) @ 1
			vote	share
Peuleve R.	Con		6368	61.1
Littlehales W.	Lib		3129	30
Lomax G.	Lab		919	8.8
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1975: Con		Turnout	82.8	31.1
No. 19 (Marple)
(9406) @ 1
			vote	share
Headridge J.*	Con		4185	54.8
Facer-Smith J.	Lib		2246	29.4
Stevens M.	Lab		1206	15.8
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1975: Con		Turnout	81.2	25.4
No. 2 (Manor & Little Moor)
(8375) @ 1
			vote	share
Tucker J.	Lab		2980	46.4
Skitt B.	Con		2588	40.3
Tuck B.	Lib		851	13.3
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1975: Con		Turnout	76.6	6.1
No. 20 (Mellor & High Lane)
(8718) @ 1
			vote	share
Finnie A.*	Con		3843	53.7
Brailsford D.	Lib		2616	36.6
Watson W.	Lab		694	9.7
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1975: Con		Turnout	82	17.2
No. 3 (Vernon & Offerton)
(10794) @ 1
			vote	share
McCann W.	Lab		3557	42.2
Williamson E. Ms.	Con		3509	41.7
Fantom E.	Lib		1353	16.1
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1975: Con		Turnout	78	0.6
No. 4 (Heaviley & Davenport)
(10869) @ 1
			vote	share
Haley B. Ms.*	Con		4697	54.4
Gill C.	Lab		2187	25.3
Quayle R. Ms.	Lib		1757	20.3
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1975: Con		Turnout	79.5	29
No. 5 (Adswood & Cale Green)
(11604) @ 1
			vote	share
Peters H.	Lab		3960	47.7
Roberts I.*	Con		3183	38.3
Rees J.	Lib		950	11.4
Walker K.	Ind		215	2.6
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1975: Con		Turnout	71.6	9.4
No. 6 (Edgeley & Cheadle Heath)
(11016) @ 1
			vote	share
Endsor A.	Lab		3344	40.1
Hartley J.	Lib		2417	29
Walsh J.	Con		2149	25.7
Howell S. Ms.	Res		268	3.2
Statham W.	Ind		168	2
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1975: Con		Turnout	75.8	11.1
No. 7 (Heaton Mersey & Heatonnorris)
(13012) @ 1
			vote	share
Burgon V.*	Con		5651	55.3
Hooke J. Ms.	Lab		3149	30.8
Rigby J. Ms.	Lib		1410	13.8
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1975: Con		Turnout	78.5	24.5
No. 8 (Heaton Moor & Heaton Chapel)
(11925) @ 1
			vote	share
Knight W. Ms.*	Con		4853	51.3
Broome T. Ms.	Lab		2886	30.5
Fenton G.	Lib		1720	18.2
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1975: Con		Turnout	79.3	20.8
No. 9 (Reddish Green & Longford)
(12312) @ 1
			vote	share
Bradbury B.*	Lab		4996	52.4
Lloyd D. Ms.	Con		3329	34.9
Bruce D.	Lib		927	9.7
Bourne N.	Comm		288	3
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1975: Lab		Turnout	77.5	17.5

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