We’ve finally made it into the 1990s in our journey through Stockport’s local election results from 1974 onwards, and the number of familiar names is growing. Among the victors in 1990 still sitting in council chamber are Sheila Bailey, Peter Burns, Tom McGee, Kevin Hogg, Tom Foster, Bryan Leck and Dave Goddard. Patsy Calton, who […]

The latest in my publication of Stockport local election results from 1974. 1988 was the year after Maggie Thatcher’s last election victory, and also the year after the SDP/Liberal Alliance merged into the clumsily named Social and Liberal Democrats (SLD). In the wake of the merger, a small rump of SDP and Liberal members decided […]

The year of Margaret Thatcher’s final general election victory and the Liberal/SDP Alliance continued to gain ground on Stockport Council. Colin Macalister got an impressive 73.8% of the vote in Brinnington, my Conservative namesake Ian Roberts won in Cheadle and the Alliance march across the Hazel Grove seats continued. 07/05/87 1987 Stockport Bredbury (11198) @ […]

No local elections in Stockport in 1985, so it’s on to 1986. Nothing of great interest (to me) for the 1986 results. The Liberal/SDP Alliance continued to make progress across the Hazel Grove constituency and to hold Cheadle Hulme North and South. The Revolutionary Communists did less well with just 59 votes in North Reddish. […]

1984 – the year after the Liberal/SDP Alliance got the highest centre party vote since well before the Second World War in the General Election, but ended up with very few MPs for their troubles. Welcome to Jenny Humphries in Bredbury, in a decent year for the Alliance that showed continued growth across the Borough. […]

I’m including the 1983 results for completeness but, as you’ll see below, the records seem to have been largely lost.  The share calculations are all over the place and most of the names are missing but, assuming the party standing are accurate, it looks like the best year to date for the Liberal/SDP Alliance. 05/05/83 […]

1982 is when life starts getting interesting. The newly formed Liberal/SDP alliance is on the scene (founded a year earlier in March 1981). The Alliance storm to victory in Bredbury with over 50% of the vote.  My friend Ken Anstis was elected in Cheadle Hulme North and the Alliance won in Cheadle Hulme South too. […]

Stockport’s local election results from 1980, in my ongoing publication of the results from 1973 up to 2004. Among the familiar names, Maureen Rowles was elected in Brinnington (Maureen’s back on the council this year after a two-year gap) and Paul Porgess won in Cheadle Hulme North. Another very poor year for the Liberals too, […]

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 […]

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 […]