# Longford, Greater Manchester

Longford is an electoral ward of Trafford, Greater Manchester, covering the Firswood area of Stretford and a small part of the Old Trafford area. It is bordered by the Clifford ward to the northeast, the Gorse Hill ward to the northwest, the Stretford ward to the southwest and Priory to the south.

## Councillors

As of 2021, the councillors are David Jarman (Labour), Judith Lloyd (Labour), and Sarah Haughey (Labour).
| Election | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor |
| 1973 | David Homer (Con) | Olive Chandler (Con) | Alex Kelly (Con) |
| 1975 | David Homer (Con) | Olive Chandler (Con) | Alex Kelly (Con) |
| 1976 | David Homer (Con) | Olive Chandler (Con) | Alex Kelly (Con) |
| 1978 | David Homer (Con) | Olive Chandler (Con) | Alex Kelly (Con) |
| 1979 | David Homer (Con) | Olive Chandler (Con) | Alex Kelly (Con) |
| Aug 1979 | David Homer (Con) | Maureen Cottam (Lab) | Alex Kelly (Con) |
| 1980 | David Homer (Con) | Maureen Cottam (Lab) | Alex Kelly (Con) |
| 1982 | Keith Summerfield (Con) | Maureen Cottam (Lab) | Alex Kelly (Con) |
| 1983 | Keith Summerfield (Con) | Maureen Cottam (Lab) | Alex Kelly (Con) |
| 1984 | Keith Summerfield (Con) | Maureen Cottam (Lab) | Alex Kelly (Con) |
| 1986 | John Hagan (Lab) | Maureen Cottam (Lab) | Philip Morgan (Lab) |
| 1987 | John Hagan (Lab) | Maureen Cottam (Lab) | Keith Summerfield (Con) |
| 1988 | John Hagan (Lab) | Mary Ryan (Lab) | Keith Summerfield (Con) |
| 1990 | John Hagan (Lab) | Mary Ryan (Lab) | Keith Summerfield (Con) |
| 1991 | John Hagan (Lab) | Mary Ryan (Lab) | David Jarman (Lab) |
| 1992 | John Hagan (Lab) | Keith Summerfield (Con) | David Jarman (Lab) |
| 1994 | John Hagan (Lab) | Keith Summerfield (Con) | David Jarman (Lab) |
| 1995 | John Hagan (Lab) | Keith Summerfield (Con) | David Jarman (Lab) |
| 1996 | John Hagan (Lab) | Tim Faltermeyer (Lab) | David Jarman (Lab) |
| 1998 | Judith Lloyd (Lab) | Tim Faltermeyer (Lab) | David Jarman (Lab) |
| 1999 | Judith Lloyd (Lab) | Tim Faltermeyer (Lab) | David Jarman (Lab) |
| 2000 | Judith Lloyd (Lab) | Margaret Barker (Lab) | David Jarman (Lab) |
| 2002 | Judith Lloyd (Lab) | Margaret Barker (Lab) | David Jarman (Lab) |
| 2003 | Judith Lloyd (Lab) | Margaret Barker (Lab) | David Jarman (Lab) |
| 2004 | Judith Lloyd (Lab) | Pauleen Lane (Lab) | David Jarman (Lab) |
| 2006 | Judith Lloyd (Lab) | Pauleen Lane (Lab) | David Jarman (Lab) |
| 2007 | Judith Lloyd (Lab) | Pauleen Lane (Lab) | David Jarman (Lab) |
| 2008 | Judith Lloyd (Lab) | Pauleen Lane (Lab) | David Jarman (Lab) |
| 2010 | Judith Lloyd (Lab) | Pauleen Lane (Lab) | David Jarman (Lab) |
| 2011 | Judith Lloyd (Lab) | Anne Duffield (Lab) | David Jarman (Lab) |
| 2012 | Judith Lloyd (Lab) | Anne Duffield (Lab) | David Jarman (Lab) |
| 2014 | Judith Lloyd (Lab) | Anne Duffield (Lab) | David Jarman (Lab) |
| 2015 | Judith Lloyd (Lab) | Anne Duffield (Lab) | David Jarman (Lab) |
| 2016 | Judith Lloyd (Lab) | Anne Duffield (Lab) | David Jarman (Lab) |
| 2018 | Judith Lloyd (Lab) | Anne Duffield (Lab) | David Jarman (Lab) |
| 2019 | Judith Lloyd (Lab) | Anne Duffield (Lab) | David Jarman (Lab) |
| 2020 | Judith Lloyd (Lab) | Vacant | David Jarman (Lab) |
| 2021 | Sarah Haughey (Lab) | Judith Lloyd (Lab) | David Jarman (Lab) |
| 2022 | Sarah Haughey (Lab) | Judith Lloyd (Lab) | David Jarman (Lab) |
| 2023 | Sarah Haughey (Lab) | Judith Lloyd (Lab) | David Jarman (Lab) |
| 2024 | Sarah Haughey (Lab) | Judith Lloyd (Lab) | David Jarman (Lab) |
indicates seat up for re-election.  indicates seat up for election following resignation of sitting councillor.

## Elections in the 2020s
### May 2024

2024 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | David Jarman* | 1,678 | 57.1 | −13.2 |
| | Green | Margaret Westbrook | 645 | 22.0 | +4.6 |
| | Conservative | Colin Hooley | 288 | 9.8 | −1.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anna Fryer | 214 | 7.3 | +1.3 |
| | TUSC | Samuel Hogan-Webb | 88 | 3.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,033 | 35.1 | −9.4 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 25 | 0.9 | -0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,938 | 37.0 | +0.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,941 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -8.9 | |

### May 2023

2023 (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Sarah Haughey* | 1,971 | 70.3% |
| | Labour | Judith Lloyd* | 1,768 | 63.1% |
| | Labour | David Jarman* | 1,734 | 61.9% |
| | Green | Margaret Westbrook | 488 | 17.4% |
| | Green | Matthew Kaufman | 337 | 12.0% |
| | Green | Sanjal Patel | 322 | 11.5% |
| | Conservative | David Booth | 317 | 11.3% |
| | Conservative | Sandhya Paul | 258 | 9.2% |
| | Conservative | Limna Lijo | 252 | 9.0% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dawn Carberry-Power | 169 | 6.0% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 45 | 1.6% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,802 | 36.1% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,755 | |

### May 2022

2022 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | David Jarman* | 2,338 | 67.4 |
| | Conservative | Daniel May | 451 | 13.0 |
| | Green | Margaret Westbrook | 444 | 12.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anna Fryer | 224 | 6.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,887 | 54.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,466 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,470 | 36.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### May 2021

2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Sarah Haughey | 2,470 | 63.1 | N/A |
| | Labour | Judith Lloyd | 2,072 | 53.0 | N/A |
| | Green | Jennie Wadsworth | 517 | 13.2 | N/A |
| | Green | Margaret Westbrook | 435 | 11.1 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Lijo John | 433 | 11.1 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Daniel May | 409 | 10.5 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anna Fryer | 387 | 9.9 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Campion | 210 | 5.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | N/A | | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 15 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,472 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,912 | 41.3 | N/A |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | N/A | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | N/A | |

## Elections in the 2010s
### May 2019

2019 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Anne Duffield* | 2,150 | 66.9 | 4.6 |
| | Green | Margaret Westbrook | 406 | 12.6 | 6.1 |
| | Conservative | Adam Miya | 336 | 10.46 | 4.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anna Fryer | 318 | 9.9 | 6.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,744 | 54.3 | 2.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,098 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,210 | 35.63 | 4.47 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### May 2018

2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | David Jarman* | 2,611 | 71.5 | +3.6 |
| | Conservative | Cathy Conchie | 547 | 15.0 | +0.7 |
| | Green | Margaret Westbrook | 238 | 6.5 | −2.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anna Fryer | 194 | 5.3 | +3.0 |
| | UKIP | Pauline Royle | 60 | 1.6 | −4.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,064 | 56.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,650 | 40.1 | 0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### May 2016

2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Judith Lloyd* | 2,311 | 67.9 | +3.1 |
| | Conservative | Catherine Conchie | 487 | 14.3 | −6.6 |
| | Green | Margaret Westbrook | 314 | 9.2 | −5.1 |
| | UKIP | Valerie Bayley-Sanderson | 214 | 6.3 | +6.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Lovell | 78 | 2.3 | −4.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,824 | 53.6 | +9.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,404 | 40.1 | −26.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### May 2015

2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Anne Duffield* | 3,763 | 64.8 | +1.8 |
| | Conservative | Edward Kelson | 1,212 | 20.9 | −0.2 |
| | Green | Margaret Westbrook | 831 | 14.3 | +3.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,551 | 43.9 | +2.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,806 | 66.8 | +26.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### May 2014

2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | David Jarman* | 2,003 | 60.8 | −4.5 |
| | Conservative | James Heywood | 603 | 18.3 | −0.1 |
| | Green | Margaret Westbrook | 553 | 16.8 | +3.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dawn Carberry-Power | 135 | 4.1 | +0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,400 | 42.5 | −4.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3294 | 37.9 | +2.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### May 2012

2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Judith Lloyd* | 1,885 | 65.3 | +2.3 |
| | Conservative | Alex Finney | 532 | 18.4 | −2.7 |
| | Green | Margaret Westbrook | 375 | 13.0 | +1.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Barbara Doyle | 9.6 | 3.3 | −1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,353 | 46.8 | +4.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,888 | 35.0 | −4.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### May 2011

2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Anne Duffield | 2,194 | 63.0 | +9.5 |
| | Conservative | Paul Lally | 734 | 21.1 | −0.6 |
| | Green | Margaret Westbrook | 389 | 11.2 | +2.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dawn Carberry-Power | 164 | 4.7 | −11.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,460 | 41.9 | +10.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,481 | 39.9 | −22.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### May 2010

2010 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | David Jarman* | 2,908 | 53.5 | +12.2 |
| | Conservative | Paul Lally | 1,181 | 21.7 | −11.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Rhodes | 881 | 16.2 | +6.2 |
| | Green | Margaret Westbrook | 463 | 8.5 | −7.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,727 | 31.8 | +23.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,433 | 62.5 | +30.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

## Elections in the 2000s
### May 2008

2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Judith Lloyd* | 1,167 | 41.3 | −4.2 |
| | Conservative | Rod Allan | 931 | 32.9 | +2.8 |
| | Green | Margaret Westbrook | 448 | 15.8 | +2.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Rhodes | 282 | 10.0 | −1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 236 | 8.3 | −7.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,828 | 32.5 | −2.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### May 2007

2007 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Pauleen Lane* | 1,313 | 45.5 | −2.5 |
| | Conservative | Roderick Allan | 868 | 30.1 | −2.1 |
| | Green | Bernard Kelly | 388 | 13.4 | −0.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Simon Wright | 317 | 11.0 | +11.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 445 | 15.4 | −0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,886 | 35.1 | +1.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### May 2006

2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | David Jarman* | 1,299 | 48.0 | +6.2 |
| | Conservative | Roderick Allan | 870 | 32.2 | +3.9 |
| | Green | Matthew Westbrook | 388 | 14.3 | +3.8 |
| | UKIP | Michael McManus | 148 | 5.5 | +5.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 429 | 15.8 | +3.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,705 | 33.6 | −6.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### May 2004

2004 (after boundary changes) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Judith Lloyd* | 1,379 | 14.6 | |
| | Labour | Pauleen Lane* | 1,288 | 13.6 | |
| | Labour | David Jarman* | 1,286 | 13.6 | |
| | Conservative | Roderick Allan | 948 | 10.0 | |
| | Conservative | Edward Kelson | 889 | 9.4 | |
| | Conservative | Geoffrey Harding | 846 | 8.9 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Waseem Akram | 654 | 6.9 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Francis Beswick | 591 | 6.2 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Eric Haughton | 576 | 6.1 | |
| | Green | Anne Power | 362 | 3.8 | |
| | Green | Bernard Kelly | 354 | 3.7 | |
| | Green | Stephen Parker | 287 | 3.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,460 | 40.1 | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |

### May 2003

2003 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | David Jarman* | 1,708 | 49.7 | −12.6 |
| | Conservative | Geoffrey Harding | 1,233 | 35.9 | −1.8 |
| | Green | Bernard Kelly | 497 | 14.5 | +14.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 475 | 13.8 | −10.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,438 | 48.4 | −0.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### May 2002

2002 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Judith Lloyd* | 2,174 | 62.3 | +7.8 |
| | Conservative | John Schofield | 1,318 | 37.7 | −7.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 856 | 24.6 | +15.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,492 | 48.5 | +13.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### May 2000

2000 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Margaret Barker | 1,393 | 54.5 | +0.8 |
| | Conservative | Keith Summerfield | 1,164 | 45.5 | +5.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 229 | 9.0 | −4.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,557 | 34.6 | +3.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

## Elections in the 1990s

1999 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jarman* | 1,215 | 53.7 | −10.6 |
| | Conservative | Kelson | 910 | 40.2 | +4.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Browne | 137 | 6.1 | +6.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 305 | 13.5 | −15.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,262 | 30.7 | −2.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
1998 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. A. Lloyd | 1,576 | 64.3 | +5.2 |
| | Conservative | A. Kelly | 875 | 35.7 | −5.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 701 | 28.6 | +10.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,451 | 33.0 | −2.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
1996 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | T. S. Faltermeyer | 1,544 | 59.1 | −2.0 |
| | Conservative | K. G. Summerfield* | 1,068 | 40.9 | +2.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 476 | 18.2 | −3.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,612 | 35.4 | −3.7 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
1995 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | D. P. Jarman* | 1,760 | 61.1 | +5.0 |
| | Conservative | J. G. Graham | 1,122 | 38.9 | −3.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 638 | 22.1 | +1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,882 | 39.1 | −3.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
1994 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. P. Hagan* | 1,779 | 56.1 | +12.7 |
| | Conservative | E. J. Kelson | 1,137 | 35.9 | −17.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | C. R. Walmsley | 253 | 8.0 | +8.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 642 | 20.3 | +10.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,169 | 42.9 | +2.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
1992 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | K. G. Summerfield | 1,615 | 53.6 | +4.8 |
| | Labour | K. Birchenough | 1,309 | 43.4 | −7.8 |
| | Green | D. Glazier | 91 | 3.0 | +3.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 306 | 10.1 | +7.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,015 | 40.9 | −4.7 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
1991 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | D. P. Jarman | 1,750 | 51.2 | −3.3 |
| | Conservative | K. G. Summerfield* | 1,669 | 48.8 | +9.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 81 | 2.4 | −13.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,419 | 45.6 | −3.2 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
1990 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. P. Hagan* | 2,015 | 54.5 | −0.2 |
| | Conservative | S. M. Dirikis | 1,436 | 38.9 | −6.4 |
| | Green | J. D. Westbrook | 245 | 6.6 | +6.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 579 | 15.7 | +6.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,696 | 48.8 | +1.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

## Elections in the 1980s

1988 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | M. B. Ryan | 1,934 | 54.7 | +11.7 |
| | Conservative | S. M. Dirikis | 1,604 | 45.3 | −0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 330 | 9.3 | +6.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,538 | 47.4 | −5.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
1987 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | K. G. Summerfield | 1,841 | 45.8 | +6.1 |
| | Labour | P. J. Morgan* | 1,730 | 43.0 | −11.4 |
| | SDP | M. L. Kugler | 450 | 11.2 | +6.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 111 | 2.8 | −3.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,021 | 52.7 | +7.0 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
1986 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. P. Hagan | 1,824 | 28.6 | +2.9 |
| | Labour | P. J. Morgan | 1,711 | 26.8 | −0.7 |
| | Conservative | K. G. Summerfield* | 1,292 | 20.3 | −5.1 |
| | Conservative | E. J. Kelson | 1,235 | 19.4 | −6.9 |
| | SDP | M. L. Kugler | 313 | 4.9 | +4.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 419 | 6.6 | −2.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,375 | 45.7 | +1.4 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
1984 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | M. E. Cottam* | 1,848 | 54.3 | +9.9 |
| | Conservative | I. B. Simmonds | 1,556 | 45.7 | −0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 292 | 8.6 | +7.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,404 | 44.3 | −4.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
1983 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | A. Kelly* | 1,724 | 45.9 | +0.5 |
| | Labour | K. Silcock | 1,666 | 44.4 | +3.2 |
| | Alliance | M. L. Kugler | 363 | 9.7 | −3.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 58 | 1.5 | −2.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,753 | 49.1 | +2.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
1982 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | K. G. Summerfield | 1,638 | 45.4 | +8.1 |
| | Labour | K. Silcock | 1,488 | 41.2 | −21.5 |
| | Liberal | W. A. Munden | 483 | 13.4 | +13.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 150 | 4.2 | −21.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,609 | 46.2 | −0.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
1980 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | M. E. Cottam* | 2,252 | 62.7 | +21.6 |
| | Conservative | J. A. Schofield | 1,341 | 37.3 | −7.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 911 | 25.4 | +22.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,593 | 46.9 | −25.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

## Elections in the 1970s

By-Election 30 August 1979 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | M. E. Cottam | 1,187 | 42.7 | +1.6 |
| | Conservative | J. A. Schofield | 1,127 | 40.5 | −4.0 |
| | Liberal | H. D. Locksley | 466 | 16.8 | +2.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 60 | 2.2 | −1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,780 | 29.1 | −43.6 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
1979 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | A. Kelly* | 3,091 | 44.5 | −9.2 |
| | Labour | M. E. Cottam | 2,852 | 41.1 | +4.6 |
| | Liberal | H. D. Locksley | 1,002 | 14.4 | +4.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 239 | 3.4 | −13.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,945 | 72.7 | +38.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
1978 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 602 | 17.1 | −1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,513 | 34.4 | −4.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
1976 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | O. Chandler* | 2,033 | 53.5 | +0.3 |
| | Labour | A. J. Lloyd | 1,319 | 34.7 | +4.0 |
| | Liberal | H. D. Locksley | 446 | 11.7 | −4.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 714 | 18.8 | −3.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,798 | 39.0 | +3.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
1975 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | A. Kelly* | 1,844 | 53.2 |
| | Labour | K. Silcock | 1,064 | 30.7 |
| | Liberal | J. Stockley | 557 | 16.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 780 | 22.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,465 | 35.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
1973 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | D. W. Homer | 1,859 | 52.5 | |
| | Conservative | O. Chandler | 1,811 | | |
| | Conservative | A. Kelly | 1,711 | | |
| | Labour | J. Bailey | 1,683 | 47.5 | |
| | Labour | H. Pyper | 1,655 | | |
| | Labour | K. Silcock | 1,606 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 28 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,542 | 35.4 | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |