The first elections to
Stockport
Stockport is a town and borough in Greater Manchester, England, south-east of Manchester, south-west of Ashton-under-Lyne and north of Macclesfield. The River Goyt and Tame merge to create the River Mersey here.
Most of the town is within ...
Council were held on Thursday, 10 May 1973.
This was a new council created to replace
Stockport County Borough,
Bredbury and Romiley Urban District,
Cheadle and Gatley Urban District
Cheadle and Gatley was, from 1894 to 1974, an urban district of Cheshire, England.
It was created by the Local Government Act 1894 based on the Cheadle and Gatley urban sanitary district. It was abolished under the Local Government Act 1972 and ...
,
Hazel Grove and Bramhall Urban District, and
Marple Urban District
Marple is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, Greater Manchester, England. It is on the River Goyt, south-east of Manchester, north of Macclesfield and south-east of Stockport. In 2011, it had a population of 23,686.
Within ...
. This election would create the entire 60-member council, which would shadow its predecessor councils before taking over their functions on 1 April 1974, as specified in the
Local Government Act 1972
The Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that reformed local government in England and Wales on 1 April 1974. It was one of the most significant Acts of Parliament to be passed by the Heath Gov ...
. Each 1st-placed candidate would serve a five-year term of office, expiring in 1978. Each 2nd-placed candidate would serve a three-year term of office, expiring in 1976. Each 3rd-placed candidate would serve a two-year term of office, expiring in 1975.
The council went into
no overall control.
Election result
Ward results
No.1 (Brinnington & Lancashire Hill)
No.2 (Manor & Little Moor)
No.3 (Vernon & Offerton)
No.4 (Heaviley & Davenport)
No.5 (Adswood & Cale Green)
No.6 (Edgeley & Cheadle Heath)
No.7 (Heaton Mersey & Heaton Norris)
No.8 (Heaton Moor & Heaton Chapel)
No.9 (Reddish Green & Longford)
No.10 (Bredbury Goyt)
No.11 (Bredbury Tame)
No.12 (Heald Green)
No.13 (Cheadle & Gatley)
No.14 (Cheadle Hulme South)
No.15 (Cheadle Hulme North & Adswood)
No.16 (Torkington & Norbury)
No.17 (Ladybrook)
No.18 (Park & Pownall)
No.19 (Marple)
No.20 (Mellor & High Lane)
References
{{Greater Manchester elections
1973 English local elections
1973
Events January
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20th century in Cheshire
1970s in Lancashire