1986 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election

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1986 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election
← 1984 8 May 1986 (1986-05-08) 1987 →
21 of 63 seats
to Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council
32 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader John Lloyd John Ashworth Alan Mobbs
Party Conservative Alliance Labour
Leader's seat Heaton Moor Edgeley South Reddish
Last election 9 seats,
38.5% 		5 seats,
32.3% 		6 seats,
26.1%
Seats before 28 15 15
Seats won 7 7 6
Seats after 24 18 16
Seat change Decrease4 Increase3 Increase1
Popular vote 40,430 33,983 27,469
Percentage 38.5% 32.3% 26.1%
Swing Decrease0.8% Decrease0.2% Increase1.6%
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Leader Peter Burns Bernard Bradbury
Party Heald Green Ratepayers Independent Labour
Leader's seat Heald Green North Reddish
Last election 1 seat,
3.0% 		did not contest
Seats before 3 2
Seats won 1 0
Seats after 3 2
Seat change Steady Steady
Popular vote 3,112 0
Percentage 3.0% 0.0%
Swing Increase0.2% N/A
Map of results of 1986 election
Leader of the Council before election

No leader
No overall control

Leader of the Council after election

No leader
No overall control

Elections to Stockport Council were held on Thursday, 8 May 1986, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 1990. The council remained under no overall control.[1][2]

Election result

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Party Votes Seats Full Council
Conservative Party 40,430 (38.5%)
Decrease 0.8 7 (33.3%)
7 / 21
 Decrease 4 24 (38.1%)
24 / 63
Alliance 33,983 (32.3%)
Decrease 0.2 7 (33.3%)
7 / 21
 Increase 3 18 (28.6%)
18 / 63
Labour Party 27,469 (26.1%)
Increase 1.6 6 (28.6%)
6 / 21
 Increase 1 16 (25.4%)
16 / 63
Heald Green Ratepayers 3,112 (3.0%)
Increase 0.2 1 (4.5%)
1 / 21
 Steady 3 (4.8%)
3 / 63
Independent Labour 0 (0.0%)
N/A 0 (0.0%)
0 / 21
 Steady 2 (3.2%)
2 / 63
Green Party 552 (0.6%)
N/A 0 (0.0%)
0 / 21
 N/A 0 (0.0%)
0 / 63
Revolutionary Communist 114 (0.1%)
N/A 0 (0.0%)
0 / 21
 N/A 0 (0.0%)
0 / 63
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2 16 18 3 24

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Ward results

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Bredbury

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Bredbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal J. Humphries 2,658 48.3 −1.1
Labour W. Prince* 1,454 26.4 +5.1
Conservative A. M. Treharne 1,387 25.2 −3.4
Majority 1,204 21.9 +1.1
Turnout 5,499 50.9 −7.0
Liberal gain from Labour Swing

Brinnington

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Brinnington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour M. Rowles* 2,847 75.9 +1.3
SDP E. Howell 789 21.0 +10.4
Communist D. Powell 114 3.0 N/A
Majority 2,058 54.9 −4.9
Turnout 3,750 43.6 −1.1
Labour hold Swing

Cale Green

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Cale Green
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour K. Bagnall* 2,204 56.2 +6.2
Conservative A. Hibbitts 1,009 25.7 −3.7
SDP P. Beatty 710 18.1 +0.1
Majority 1,195 30.5 +9.9
Turnout 3,923 42.0 −0.5
Labour hold Swing

Cheadle

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Cheadle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative L. Livesley 2,613 62.6 +2.2
Liberal R. Graves 1,231 29.5 −3.2
Labour R. Seddon 327 7.8 +0.9
Majority 1,382 33.1 +5.4
Turnout 4,171 42.5 −8.7
Conservative hold Swing

Cheadle Hulme North

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Cheadle Hulme North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal P. Porgess* 2,780 54.4 +0.2
Conservative P. M. M. Thornber 1,782 34.9 −0.1
Labour K. Parker 551 10.8 +0.9
Majority 998 19.5 +0.3
Turnout 5,113 45.2 −4.8
Liberal hold Swing

Cheadle Hulme South

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Cheadle Hulme South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal J. Hughes 3,074 48.5 +1.2
Conservative W. Allen* 2,899 45.7 −1.5
Labour R. Brown 368 5.8 +0.3
Majority 175 2.8 +2.7
Turnout 6,341 56.8 −2.2
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

Davenport

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Davenport
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative H. Dodd* 2,100 48.4 +0.2
Labour I. Jackson 1,308 30.2 +1.6
SDP S. M. Comer 916 21.2 +0.2
Majority 792 18.2 −1.6
Turnout 4,324 46.4 −2.2
Conservative hold Swing

East Bramhall

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East Bramhall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative D. Havers 3,387 53.4 +3.8
Liberal J. C. Hart 2,657 41.9 −4.7
Labour R. Fox 299 4.7 +0.9
Majority 730 11.5 +8.5
Turnout 6,343 50.6 −5.7
Conservative hold Swing

Edgeley

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Edgeley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour M. A. Coffey 2,407 42.9 −2.4
Liberal F. Davenport* 2,381 42.4 +1.1
Conservative M. B. Brooks 822 14.7 −4.1
Majority 26 0.5
Turnout 5,610 54.3 +4.4
Labour gain from Liberal Swing

Great Moor

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Great Moor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative P. Gamblin 2,230 40.2 −2.1
Labour R. Heys* 1,719 31.0 −2.6
SDP T. E. Pyle 1,592 28.7 +5.6
Majority 511 9.2 +0.5
Turnout 5,541 50.8 0
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Hazel Grove

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Hazel Grove
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal D. Seal 2,834 45.8 −6.8
Conservative W. Lomas 2,753 44.5 +4.6
Labour P. Wharton 606 9.8 +2.3
Majority 81 1.3 −11.4
Turnout 6,193 51.0 −4.5
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

Heald Green

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Heald Green
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Heald Green Ratepayers R. Stenson* 3,112 71.3 +4.7
Conservative K. A. Edis 633 14.5 −4.0
Labour M. G. Lawley 391 9.0 +0.6
Liberal I. Kirk 317 5.2 −1.3
Majority 2,479 56.8 +8.8
Turnout 4,364 42.1 −4.0
Heald Green Ratepayers hold Swing

Heaton Mersey

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Heaton Mersey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative E. Foulkes* 2,796 52.4 −0.7
Labour J. McMullen 1,789 33.6 +2.9
SDP S. Oldham 747 14.0 −0.5
Majority 1,007 18.9 −3.5
Turnout 5,332 48.1 −4.0
Conservative hold Swing

Heaton Moor

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Heaton Moor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Lloyd* 2,575 59.6 +1.0
Labour H. Nance 1,107 25.6 +5.9
Liberal P. Kelly 642 14.8 −4.5
Majority 1,468 34.0 −4.9
Turnout 4,324 44.3 −3.4
Conservative hold Swing

Manor

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Manor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour T. McGee 2,074 49.3 +6.8
Conservative J. Hendry 1,521 36.2 +0.4
SDP S. C. Rimmer 608 14.5 −5.4
Majority 553 13.2 +6.5
Turnout 4,203 44.2 −3.9
Labour hold Swing

North Marple

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North Marple
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal J. Roberts 2,107 46.3 −3.0
Conservative M. Taylor* 2,054 45.1 +3.2
Labour R. Peachy 392 8.6 −0.2
Majority 53 1.2 −6.2
Turnout 4,553 51.3 −5.8
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

North Reddish

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North Reddish
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour A. Flood* 3,041 62.1 +8.6
Conservative M. Harris 1,313 26.8 −1.2
SDP D. J. Whittle 546 11.1 −7.4
Majority 1,728 35.3 +9.8
Turnout 4,900 42.6 −5.2
Labour hold Swing

Romiley

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Romiley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative H. Whitehead* 2,468 42.8 +2.8
Liberal C. Napier 2,228 38.6 +0.9
Labour W. Greaves 1,071 18.6 −3.7
Majority 240 4.2 +1.9
Turnout 5,767 50.1 −1.0
Conservative hold Swing

South Marple

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South Marple
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative C. Mason* 2,685 51.0 +6.4
Liberal A. Ashworth 2,269 43.1 −4.8
Labour N. Eadie 310 5.9 −0.3
Majority 416 7.9
Turnout 5,264 53.4 −2.6
Conservative hold Swing

South Reddish

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South Reddish
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour A. Bradbury* 2,772 65.4 +9.0
SDP E. Harding 1,467 34.6 +20.6
Majority 1,305 30.8 +3.0
Turnout 4,239 38.9 −5.7
Labour hold Swing

West Bramhall

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West Bramhall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative D. West 3,403 64.6 −3.0
SDP P. C. O. Vittoz 1,430 27.2 +2.8
Labour D. Harris 432 8.2 +1.6
Majority 1,973 37.4 −5.8
Turnout 5,265 44.4 −5.6
Conservative hold Swing

References

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  1. ^ "Metropolitan Borough of Stockport Election Results 1973-2012 (Pg. 1 and 2)" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  2. ^ Stockport, Manchester Evening News, May 9, 1986, p.37
  3. ^ "Council compositions". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 28 November 2023.