Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council election, 1978

Elections to Trafford Council were held on Thursday, 4 May 1978. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 1982. The Conservative Party retained overall control of the council.^[1]

After the election, the composition of the council was as follows:

	Seats	+/-
Conservative	54	+6
Labour	9	-2
Liberal	0	-4
Conservative hold

Ward results

Altrincham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	M. Rubin	1,131	54.4	+0.9
	Labour	E. McPherson	590	28.4	+1.6
	Liberal	G. M. R. Willmott	357	17.2	-2.5
Majority			541	26.0	-0.7
Turnout			2,078	32.8	-7.5
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Bowdon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	J. B. Gill*	2,572	77.6	-7.1
	Liberal	D. F. Mardon	408	12.3	-3.0
	Labour	G. R. Scott	333	10.1	+10.1
Majority			2,164	65.3	-4.0
Turnout			3,313	44.7	-3.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

Broadheath (2 vacancies)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	M. G. Currie*	1,264	28.7	+3.1
	Conservative	L. M. L. Burton	1,187	26.9	-0.5
	Labour	E. Smith	587	13.3	+5.2
	Labour	G. R. Gould	542	12.3	+3.2
	Liberal	E. H. Faulkner	488	11.1	-2.1
	Liberal	B. Gaylard	341	7.7	-8.9
Majority			600	13.6	-16.5
Turnout			4,409	35.5	+5.4
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Brooklands
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	J. A. E. Waterfall	2,685	63.8	-1.0
	Liberal	C. S. Fink*	1,098	26.1	-9.1
	Labour	A. J. Hadley	426	10.1	+10.1
Majority			1,587	37.7	+8.2
Turnout			4,209	47.1	+1.9
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

Bucklow
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	F. Holland*	1,566	60.0	+11.3
	Conservative	J. Strong	1,043	40.0	-0.1
Majority			523	20.0	+11.3
Turnout			2,609	33.4	-4.0
	Labour hold		Swing

Clifford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	K. G. Summerfield	1,319	50.1	+7.2
	Labour	J. S. Maher	1,318	50.0	+0.4
Majority			1	0.03	-6.7
Turnout			2,637	39.6	-1.9
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Davyhulme East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	R. G. Haigh*	1,221	61.8	+1.9
	Labour	R. P. F. Phillips	412	20.8	-9.6
	Liberal	T. M. Owen	344	17.4	+7.7
Majority			809	40.9	+11.4
Turnout			1,977	36.7	-4.7
	Conservative hold		Swing

Davyhulme West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	G. H. Carnall*	2,291	62.6	+2.2
	Labour	L. M. Seex	1,370	37.4	+7.3
Majority			921	25.2	-5.1
Turnout			3,661	35.8	-5.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

Flixton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	W. Wroe*	2,205	72.1	+9.2
	Labour	J. Shaw	853	27.9	+5.3
Majority			1,352	44.2	+3.9
Turnout			3,058	33.2	-9.7
	Conservative hold		Swing

Hale
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	M. Hinchcliffe*	2,812	75.7	-11.5
	Liberal	J. S. Whittingham	501	13.5	+13.5
	Labour	A. D. Johnson	400	10.8	-2.0
Majority			2,311	62.2	-12.2
Turnout			3,713	39.9	-7.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

Longford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	D. W. Homer*	1,886	53.7	+0.2
	Labour	A. J. Lloyd	1,284	36.5	+1.8
	Liberal	H. D. Locksley	343	9.8	-1.9
Majority			602	17.1	-1.7
Turnout			3,513	34.4	-4.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

Mersey St. Marys
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	R. Moss	2,208	59.4	-1.4
	Liberal	E. Critchlow	973	26.2	-3.2
	Labour	C. Younghusband	534	14.4	+4.6
Majority			1,235	33.2	+1.7
Turnout			3,715	41.0	-4.0
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

Park
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	J. R. Haydock	1,118	49.9	0
	Conservative	L. Sherwood	1,076	48.0	+0.7
	Communist	W. Hudson	47	2.1	-0.7
Majority			42	1.9	-0.7
Turnout			2,241	39.1	-4.2
	Labour hold		Swing

Priory
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	J. H. Evans	1,634	47.5	+1.1
	Liberal	J. M. Phillipson*	1,265	36.8	+5.5
	Labour	B. Brotherton	541	15.7	-6.6
Majority			369	10.7	-4.4
Turnout			3,440	40.4	-4.9
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

Sale Moor
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	R. Mee*	1,417	52.5	+8.9
	Conservative	G. K. Toft	1,283	47.5	+3.6
Majority			134	5.0	+4.6
Turnout			2,700	40.9	-1.2
	Labour hold		Swing

St. Martins
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	M. E. King*	2,543	62.9	-3.9
	Labour	G. Woodburn	858	21.2	-12.0
	Liberal	G. C. Kinsey	550	13.6	+13.6
	Communist	J. E. Stitt	89	2.2	+2.2
Majority			1,685	41.7	+8.0
Turnout			4,040	35.3	-2.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

Stretford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	M. Hindley*	1,591	68.5	+4.1
	Labour	R. A. Tully	732	31.5	+3.2
Majority			859	37.0	+0.9
Turnout			2,323	40.0	-2.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

Talbot
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	G. Marland*	1,780	61.5	+8.7
	Conservative	W. Outhwaite	1,113	38.5	+4.7
Majority			667	23.1	+4.1
Turnout			2,893	33.3	-4.6
	Labour hold		Swing

Timperley (2 vacancies)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	G. V. Burrows	1,993	29.1	+3.7
	Conservative	H. Taylor	1,922	28.0	+1.5
	Liberal	J. W. Davenport*	1,126	16.4	+4.4
	Liberal	M. Clancy	1,019	14.9	+1.4
	Labour	J. R. Royle	402	5.9	-5.2
	Labour	R. J. Ellis	394	5.7	-5.6
Majority			796	11.6	-14.5
Turnout			6,856	37.8	-4.8
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Urmston
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	A. R. Coupe*	1,725	58.8	+2.0
	Labour	D. Horner	842	28.7	+4.6
	Liberal	D. E. Unwin	367	12.5	-6.6
Majority			883	30.1	-2.6
Turnout			2,934	34.6	-3.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Village
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	L. E. W. McCowatt	1,746	69.2	+21.6
	Labour	C. Moore	777	30.8	+6.0
Majority			969	38.4	+18.4
Turnout			2,523	31.2	-13.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

↑ "Trafford M. B. C. Election Results Sheet, 5 May 1978", Trafford M.B.C.(1978).

(1977 ←) United Kingdom local elections, 1978 (→ 1979)

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