1980_Trafford_Metropolitan_Borough_Council_election

1980 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election
22 of 63 seats ; to Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council; 32 seats needed for a majority
	Map of results of 1980 election
Leader of the Council before election; Jonathan Taylor; Conservative	Leader of the Council after election ; Jonathan Taylor; Conservative

1980 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election

1980 UK local government election

Elections to Trafford Council were held on Thursday, 1 May 1980. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 1984. Boundary changes were implemented for these elections, however, these changes were not sufficient for the whole council to be re-elected.^[1] The Conservative Party retained overall control of the council.^[2]

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"Shock for Tories in Village", Altrincham Guardian, May 9, 1980 p.7.

[2] [2]
"Trafford M. B. C. Election Results Sheet, 2 May 1980", Trafford M.B.C.(1980).

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Party	Votes		Seats			Full Council
Conservative Party	32,328 (41.9%)	3.5	9 (40.9%)	9 / 22	8	39 (61.9%)	39 / 63
Labour Party	31,203 (40.4%)	9.5	11 (50.0%)	11 / 22	6	20 (31.7%)	20 / 63
Liberal Party	13,675 (17.7%)	6.0	2 (9.1%)	2 / 22	2	4 (6.3%)	4 / 63
Communist Party	40 (0.0%)	0.0	0 (0.0%)	0 / 22	0	0 (0.0%)	0 / 63

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Richard Finch	1,472	47.9	-5.3
	Conservative	Catherine Gordon*	1,323	43.1	-10.1
	Labour	Geoffrey Mountain	1,156	37.7	N/A
	Labour	Gordon Scott	1,102	35.9	N/A
	Liberal	Mary Booth	593	19.3	-27.5
	Liberal	Hilary Hughes	490	16.0	-30.8
Majority			167	5.4	-1.1
Turnout			3,070	39.8	-29.7
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Barbara Sutton Hall*	2,473	60.5	-4.2
	Liberal	Richard Slack	1,022	25.0	+3.3
	Labour	Arthur Johnson	592	14.5	+0.9
Majority			1,451	35.5	-7.5
Turnout			4,087	46.9	-30.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Paul Dolan	1,470	44.1	+13.8
	Conservative	Ken Davies	1,363	40.9	-4.7
	Liberal	Bernard Gaylard	499	15.0	-9.1
Majority			107	3.2	-12.0
Turnout			3,332	42.0	-35.3
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. B. Ludlam*	2,107	52.5	-11.3
	Liberal	Colin Bearfield	1,401	34.9	+8.8
	Labour	J. Shaw	507	12.6	+2.5
Majority			706	17.6	+3.3
Turnout			4,015	50.2	+3.1
	Conservative hold		Swing

1980_Trafford_Metropolitan_Borough_Council_election

1980 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election

Election result

Ward results

Altrincham

Bowdon

Broadheath

Brooklands

Bucklow

Clifford

Davyhulme East

Davyhulme West

Flixton

Hale

Longford

Mersey-St. Mary's

Park

Priory

Sale Moor

St. Martin's

Stretford

Talbot

Timperley

Urmston

Village

By-elections between 1980 and 1982

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Paul*	2,067	80.4	+18.7
	Conservative	I. S. Balcombe	334	13.0	-25.3
	Liberal	B. Wilson	169	6.6	+6.6
Majority			1,733	67.4	+44.0
Turnout			2,570	36.4	-33.9
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Tony Lloyd	2,241	66.7	+15.3
	Conservative	J. T. Lamb	1,119	33.3	-2.9
Majority			1,122	33.4	+30.3
Turnout			3,360	43.2	-16.9
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Frank Eadie*	1,408	43.6	-7.1
	Labour	Laura Seex	1,311	40.6	+7.9
	Liberal	T. M. Owen	512	15.8	-0.9
Majority			97	3.0	-15.0
Turnout			3,231	42.4	-37.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Stringer	1,411	38.7	-0.6
	Conservative	David Harding*	1,378	37.8	+37.8
	Liberal	L. O'Rourke	856	23.5	-37.2
Majority			33	0.9	-20.5
Turnout			3,645	44.5	-30.5
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Neil Fitzpatrick*	1,403	38.2	-15.1
	Labour	J. D. Brown	1,245	33.9	+3.5
	Liberal	David Earl	1,183	32.2	+15.9
Majority			158	4.3	-18.6
Turnout			3,673	48.8	-32.1
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Roy Godwin*	2,596	69.2	-0.1
	Liberal	Constance Ball	852	22.7	+4.2
	Labour	Raymond Tully	305	8.1	-4.1
Majority			1,744	46.5	-4.3
Turnout			3,753	43.4	-35.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Maureen Cottam*	2,252	62.7	+21.6
	Conservative	John Schofield	1,341	37.3	-7.2
Majority			911	25.4	+22.0
Turnout			3,593	46.9	-25.8
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ivor Hurst*	2,306	51.9	-2.5
	Liberal	E. Critchlow	1,188	26.7	-2.2
	Labour	H. Pollard	951	21.4	+4.7
Majority			1,118	25.2	-0.4
Turnout			4,445	46.6	-32.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Herbert Pyper*	1,981	65.0	+13.3
	Conservative	W. P. Coates	1,027	33.7	-5.3
	Communist	E. H. Hook	40	1.3	+0.3
Majority			954	31.3	+18.6
Turnout			3,048	42.9	-32.3
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Golding	1,459	42.4	+0.7
	Conservative	John Sutton*	1,218	35.4	-3.6
	Labour	R. J. Ellis	762	22.2	+2.9
Majority			241	7.0	+4.3
Turnout			3,439	43.1	-32.2
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

Sale Moor
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Barry Brotherton	1,780	50.9	+4.5
	Conservative	R. Maley	1,072	30.6	-8.1
	Liberal	A. C. Halliday	647	18.5	+3.6
Majority			708	20.2	+12.5
Turnout			3,499	44.4	-30.8
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Stretford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. Reid	1,952	54.6	+19.7
	Conservative	Colin Warbrick*	1,623	45.4	-8.4
Majority			329	9.2	-9.7
Turnout			3,575	43.3	-34.7
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Talbot
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Daniel Sullivan*	2,192	74.4	+17.9
	Conservative	Benita Dirikis	754	25.6	-9.3
Majority			1,438	48.8	+27.3
Turnout			2,946	39.1	-29.9
	Labour hold		Swing

Timperley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Roy Hall*	1,590	43.7	-6.9
	Liberal	Michael Farnsworth	1,309	36.0	-13.4
	Labour	E. Axon	739	20.3	+20.3
Majority			281	7.7	+6.4
Turnout			3,638	41.2	-35.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Alan Hadley	2,286	60.5	+31.7
	Conservative	T. Almond*	1,493	39.5	-7.8
Majority			793	21.0	+2.5
Turnout			3,779	41.7	-33.3
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Horner	1,686	52.2	+25.1
	Conservative	Ruth Royle-Higginson*	1,546	47.8	-3.0
Majority			140	4.3	-19.5
Turnout			3,232	42.2	-35.5
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Raymond Bowker	1,495	36.5	+16.4
	Conservative	Audrey Weedall*	1,382	33.8	-14.9
	Labour	Robert Short	1,215	29.7	-1.5
Majority			113	2.8	-0.5
Turnout			4,092	50.2	+15.5
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Laura Seex	1,417	43.3	+4.6
	Conservative	David Harding	1,242	37.9	+1.0
	Liberal	J. A. Cottrell	617	18.8	-4.7
Majority			175	5.3	+4.4
Turnout			3,276	39.7	-4.8
	Labour gain from Liberal		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	David Earl	1,400	40.1	+9.2
	Conservative	P. Schofield	1,199	34.3	-2.3
	Labour	Raymond Tully	895	25.6	-6.9
Majority			201	5.8	-1.7
Turnout			3,494	44.4	-4.4
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Richard Slack	1,338	38.6	+2.1
	Conservative	David Merrell	1,138	32.9	-0.9
	Labour	Robert Crewe	988	28.5	-1.2
Majority			200	5.8	+3.0
Turnout			3,464	41.2	-9.0
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing