# Timperley (ward)

Timperley is an electoral ward of Trafford, Greater Manchester, covering the western part of Timperley.

## Councillors

* Will Frass (Liberal Democrat)
* Meena Minnis (Liberal Democrat)
* Jane Brophy (Liberal Democrat)
| Election | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor |
| 1973 | John Davenport (Lib) | Michael Farnsworth (Lib) | J. Richardson (Lib) |
| 1975 | John Davenport (Lib) | Michael Farnsworth (Lib) | P. Leigh (Con) |
| 1976 | John Davenport (Lib) | Roy Hall (Con) | P. Leigh (Con) |
| 1978 | Graham Burrows (Con) | Roy Hall (Con) | Hazel Taylor (Con) |
| 1979 | Graham Burrows (Con) | Roy Hall (Con) | Hazel Taylor (Con) |
| 1980 | Graham Burrows (Con) | Roy Hall (Con) | Hazel Taylor (Con) |
| 1982 | Ken Davies (Con) | L. Hillier (Con) | Hazel Taylor (Con) |
| Jul 1982 | Ken Davies (Con) | L. Hillier (Con) | Wilfred Watkins (Con) |
| 1983 | Ken Davies (Con) | L. Hillier (Con) | Wilfred Watkins (Con) |
| 1984 | Ken Davies (Con) | John Davenport (Lib) | Wilfred Watkins (Con) |
| 1986 | Michael Farnsworth (Lib) | John Davenport (Lib) | Wilfred Watkins (Con) |
| 1987 | Michael Farnsworth (Lib) | John Davenport (Lib) | Wilfred Watkins (Con) |
| 1988 | Michael Farnsworth (SLD) | Ken Davies (Con) | Wilfred Watkins (Con) |
| 1990 | Pam Dixon (Con) | Ken Davies (Con) | Harry Scholar (Con) |
| 1991 | Pam Dixon (Con) | Ken Davies (Con) | Harry Scholar (Con) |
| 1992 | Pam Dixon (Con) | Ken Davies (Con) | Harry Scholar (Con) |
| 1994 | David Horstead (Lib Dem) | Ken Davies (Con) | Harry Scholar (Con) |
| 1995 | David Horstead (Lib Dem) | Ken Davies (Con) | Angela Bruer-Morris (Lib Dem) |
| 1996 | David Horstead (Lib Dem) | Ken Davies (Con) | Angela Bruer-Morris (Lib Dem) |
| 1998 | Anne Bowker (Con) | Ken Davies (Con) | Angela Bruer-Morris (Lib Dem) |
| 1999 | Anne Bowker (Con) | Ken Davies (Con) | Mauline Akins (Con) |
| 2000 | Anne Bowker (Con) | Ken Davies (Con) | Mauline Akins (Con) |
| 2002 | Anne Bowker (Con) | Ken Davies (Con) | Mauline Akins (Con) |
| 2003 | Anne Bowker (Con) | Ken Davies (Con) | Mauline Akins (Con) |
| Jun 2004 | Anne Bowker (Con) | Matthew Colledge (Con) | Ken Davies (Con) |
| Nov 2004 | Ken Bullman (Con) | Matthew Colledge (Con) | Ken Davies (Con) |
| 2006 | Ken Bullman (Con) | Matthew Colledge (Con) | Neil Taylor (Lib Dem) |
| 2007 | Ken Bullman (Con) | Matthew Colledge (Con) | Neil Taylor (Lib Dem) |
| 2008 | Jane Brophy (Lib Dem) | Matthew Colledge (Con) | Neil Taylor (Lib Dem) |
| 2010 | Jane Brophy (Lib Dem) | Matthew Colledge (Con) | Neil Taylor (Lib Dem) |
| 2011 | Jane Brophy (Lib Dem) | Angela Bruer-Morris (Con) | Neil Taylor (Lib Dem) |
| 2012 | Jane Brophy (Lib Dem) | Angela Bruer-Morris (Con) | Neil Taylor (Lib Dem) |
| 2014 | Jane Brophy (Lib Dem) | Angela Bruer-Morris (Con) | Nathan Evans (Con) |
| 2015 | Jane Brophy (Lib Dem) | Angela Bruer-Morris (Con) | Nathan Evans (Con) |
| 2016 | Jane Brophy (Lib Dem) | Angela Bruer-Morris (Con) | Nathan Evans (Con) |
| 2018 | Jane Brophy (Lib Dem) | Angela Bruer-Morris (Con) | Nathan Evans (Con) |
| 2019 | Jane Brophy (Lib Dem) | Meena Minnis (Lib Dem) | Nathan Evans (Con) |
| 2021 | Jane Brophy (Lib Dem) | Meena Minnis (Lib Dem) | Nathan Evans (Con) |
| 2022 | Jane Brophy (Lib Dem) | Meena Minnis (Lib Dem) | Will Frass (Lib Dem) |
indicates seat up for re-election.  indicates by-election.

## Elections in the 2020s
### May 2022

2022 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Will Frass | 2,182 | 51.4 |
| | Conservative | Nathan Evans* | 1,413 | 33.3 |
| | Labour | Ulrich Savary | 438 | 10.3 |
| | Green | Dan Kyle | 205 | 4.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 769 | 18.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,285 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,249 | 51.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### May 2021

2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jane Brophy* | 1,762 | 39.9 |
| | Conservative | Stuart Donnelly | 1,528 | 34.6 |
| | Labour | Adam Legg | 799 | 18.1 |
| | Green | Jadwiga Leigh | 298 | 6.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 234 | 5.3 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 31 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,353 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,418 | 52.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

## Elections in 2010s
### May 2019

2019 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Meena Minnis | 1,653 | 42.4 | 10.7 |
| | Conservative | Angela Bruer-Morris* | 1,266 | 32.5 | 7.9 |
| | Green | Jadwiga Leigh | 423 | 10.9 | 8.2 |
| | Liberal | Neil Taylor | 367 | 9.4 | 1.2 |
| | UKIP | Pauline Royle | 187 | 4.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 387 | 9.9 | 1.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,410 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,896 | 46.33 | 3.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### May 2018

2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Nathan Evans* | 1,694 | 40.4 | +7.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | William Jones | 1,329 | 31.7 | −20.4 |
| | Labour | Julia Garlick | 718 | 17.1 | +6.7 |
| | Liberal | Neil Taylor | 342 | 8.2 | +8.2 |
| | Green | Jadwiga Leigh | 113 | 2.7 | −1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 365 | 8.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,196 | 49.6 | −0.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### May 2016

2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jane Brophy* | 2,176 | 52.1 | +23.1 |
| | Conservative | Carol Mounfield | 1,388 | 33.3 | −12.9 |
| | Labour | Mohammed Ahmed | 436 | 10.4 | −8.5 |
| | Green | Jadwiga Leigh | 173 | 4.1 | −1.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 788 | 18.9 | +1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,184 | 50.2 | −24.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### May 2015

2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Angela Bruer-Morris* | 2,911 | 46.2 | +7.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | William Jones | 1,827 | 29.0 | −8.3 |
| | Labour | Mal Choudhury | 1,189 | 18.9 | +1.9 |
| | Green | Jad Leigh | 368 | 5.8 | −1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,084 | 17.2 | +15.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,295 | 74.9 | +24.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### May 2014

2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Nathan Evans | 1,419 | 38.8 | +4.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Neil Taylor* | 1,363 | 37.3 | −6.1 |
| | Labour | Majella Dalton-Bartley | 622 | 17.0 | −0.6 |
| | Green | Jadwiga Leigh | 253 | 6.9 | +2.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 56 | 1.5 | +5.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,657 | 43.0 | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### May 2012

2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jane Brophy* | 1,553 | 43.4 | +12.4 |
| | Conservative | Mal Choudhury | 1,246 | 34.8 | −8.0 |
| | Labour | Majella Dalton-Bartley | 630 | 17.6 | −4.1 |
| | Green | Jadwiga Leigh | 150 | 4.2 | −0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 307 | 8.6 | −3.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,579 | 42.9 | −7.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### May 2011

2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Angela Bruer-Morris | 1,820 | 42.8 | +4.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Pauline Cliff | 1,318 | 31.0 | −11.0 |
| | Labour | Peter Baugh | 924 | 21.7 | +8.0 |
| | Green | Jadwiga Leigh | 191 | 4.5 | +2.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 502 | 11.8 | +7.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,253 | 50.6 | −24.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### May 2010

2010 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Neil Taylor* | 2,638 | 42.0 | −7.9 |
| | Conservative | Angela Bruer-Morris | 2,384 | 37.9 | −4.4 |
| | Labour | Margaret Westhead | 863 | 13.7 | +8.1 |
| | UKIP | Ken Bullman | 253 | 4.0 | +4.0 |
| | Green | Jadwiga Leigh | 144 | 2.3 | +0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 254 | 4.0 | −3.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,282 | 74.8 | +22.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

## Elections in 2000s
### May 2008

2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jane Brophy | 2,196 | 49.9 | +2.4 |
| | Conservative | Darren Storey | 1,864 | 42.3 | −6.0 |
| | Labour | Peter Baugh | 247 | 5.6 | +5.6 |
| | Green | Jadwiga Leigh | 97 | 2.2 | −2.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 332 | 7.5 | +6.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,404 | 52.0 | +2.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### May 2007

2007 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Matthew Colledge* | 1,955 | 48.3 | +7.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jane Brophy | 1,924 | 47.5 | +3.9 |
| | Green | Jadwiga Leigh | 168 | 4.2 | −0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 31 | 0.8 | −1.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,047 | 49.3 | +4.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### May 2006

2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Neil Taylor | 1,610 | 43.6 | +10.0 |
| | Conservative | Mohibul Choudhury | 1,508 | 40.9 | −17.4 |
| | Labour | Penelope Fraser | 389 | 10.5 | +2.3 |
| | Green | Martin Green | 184 | 5.0 | +5.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 102 | 2.7 | −16.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,691 | 44.8 | −7.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### November 2004 (by-election)

By-Election 25 November 2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ken Bullman | 1,152 | 51.2 | +1.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Chappell | 750 | 33.3 | +2.5 |
| | Labour | Tom Ross | 349 | 15.5 | −4.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 402 | 17.9 | −1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,251 | 27.3 | −25.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### May 2004

2004 (after boundary changes) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Anne Bowker* | 2,145 | 20.1 | |
| | Conservative | Matthew Colledge | 2,045 | 19.2 | |
| | Conservative | Arthur Davies* | 2,025 | 19.0 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Catherine Smith | 1,329 | 12.5 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nichola Bairstow | 1,277 | 12.0 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Gaskell | 970 | 9.1 | |
| | Labour | Peter Baugh | 869 | 8.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,660 | 52.4 | |
| | 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) |

### May 2003

2003 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Mauline Akins* | 2,461 | 54.0 | +0.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Catherine Smith | 2,099 | 46.0 | −0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 362 | 8.0 | +1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,560 | 52.5 | +0.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### May 2002

2002 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Anne Bowker* | 2,426 | 53.4 | −0.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Catherine Smith | 2,120 | 46.6 | +18.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 306 | 6.8 | −18.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,546 | 52.4 | +18.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### May 2000

2000 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Arthur Davies* | 1,611 | 53.5 | +7.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Catherine Smith | 845 | 28.0 | −1.5 |
| | Labour | Mary Atherton | 558 | 18.5 | −5.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 766 | 25.5 | +8.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,014 | 34.0 | −1.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

## Elections in 1990s

1999 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Akins | 1,431 | 46.2 | +0.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bruer-Morris* | 915 | 29.5 | +2.1 |
| | Labour | Atherton | 755 | 24.4 | −2.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 516 | 16.7 | −1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,101 | 35.2 | +0.6 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
1998 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | A. Bowker | 1,414 | 45.8 | +4.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | D. C. R. Horstead* | 844 | 27.4 | −8.0 |
| | Labour | M. E. Atherton | 827 | 26.8 | +3.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 570 | 18.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,085 | 34.6 | −6.2 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
1996 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | A. K. Davies* | 1,453 | 41.0 | +3.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | C. Smith | 1,257 | 35.4 | −4.9 |
| | Labour | A. P. Roberts | 836 | 23.6 | +1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 196 | 5.5 | −2.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,546 | 40.8 | −3.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
1995 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | A. M. Bruer-Morris | 1,508 | 40.3 | +0.3 |
| | Conservative | H. Scholar* | 1,400 | 37.4 | −0.9 |
| | Labour | H. K. Western | 836 | 22.3 | −0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 108 | 2.9 | +1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,744 | 44.2 | −4.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
1994 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | D. C. R. Horstead | 1,684 | 40.0 | +13.2 |
| | Conservative | P. A. Dixon* | 1,610 | 38.3 | −17.6 |
| | Labour | A. D. McNee | 912 | 21.7 | +4.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 74 | 1.8 | −27.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,206 | 48.3 | +6.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
1992 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | A. K. Davies* | 2,052 | 55.9 | +3.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | J. E. Brophy | 984 | 26.8 | +4.0 |
| | Labour | T. G. Crewe | 637 | 17.3 | −7.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,068 | 29.1 | +1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,673 | 42.0 | −5.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
1991 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | H. Scholar* | 2,160 | 52.5 | +5.7 |
| | Labour | R. W. J. Small | 1,021 | 24.8 | −5.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | J. E. Brophy | 937 | 22.8 | −3.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,139 | 27.7 | +20.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,118 | 47.3 | −3.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
1990 (2 vacancies) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | P. A. Dixon | 1,939 | 23.5 | −3.1 |
| | Conservative | H. Scholar | 1,918 | 23.3 | −3.5 |
| | Labour | A. D. McNee | 1,328 | 16.1 | +14.7 |
| | Labour | R. W. J. Small | 1,142 | 13.9 | +10.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | M. E. Clarke | 835 | 10.1 | −9.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | D. C. R. Horstead | 770 | 9.3 | −11.4 |
| | Green | K. R. Robinson | 310 | 3.8 | +1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 590 | 7.2 | −5.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,242 | 50.5 | +4.0 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

## Elections in 1980s

1988 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | A. K. Davies | 2,075 | 50.1 | +1.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | J. W. Davenport* | 1,242 | 30.0 | −5.6 |
| | Labour | M. E. Atherton | 726 | 17.5 | +3.6 |
| | Green | K. R. Robinson | 97 | 2.3 | +0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 833 | 20.1 | +6.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,140 | 46.5 | −7.1 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
1987 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | W. J. Watkins* | 2,337 | 48.8 | +10.0 |
| | Liberal | M. Clancy | 1,704 | 35.6 | −5.6 |
| | Labour | D. R. Holland | 650 | 13.6 | −6.4 |
| | Green | N. J. Eadie | 101 | 2.1 | +2.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 633 | 13.2 | +10.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,792 | 53.6 | +9.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
1986 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | M. R. Farnsworth | 1,628 | 41.2 | −3.9 |
| | Conservative | A. K. Davies* | 1,534 | 38.8 | +3.3 |
| | Labour | A. D. McNee | 792 | 20.0 | +0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 94 | 2.4 | −7.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,954 | 44.2 | +5.1 |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
1984 (postponed election held 28 June 1984) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | J. W. Davenport | 1,590 | 45.1 | +3.5 |
| | Conservative | A. Rhodes | 1,252 | 35.5 | −9.9 |
| | Labour | A. G. Hodson | 687 | 19.5 | +6.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 338 | 9.6 | +5.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,529 | 39.1 | −10.0 |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
1983 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | W. J. Watkins* | 2,003 | 45.4 | −0.2 |
| | Alliance | G. K. Stuart | 1,834 | 41.6 | −1.5 |
| | Labour | R. Crewe | 575 | 13.0 | +1.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 169 | 3.8 | +3.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,412 | 49.1 | +3.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
By-Election 8 July 1982 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | W. J. Watkins | 1,433 | 47.3 | −1.7 |
| | Liberal | G. K. Stuart | 1,388 | 45.8 | −2.6 |
| | Labour | R. J. Short | 208 | 6.9 | +4.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 45 | 1.5 | +1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,029 | 33.8 | −11.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
1982 (2 vacancies) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | A. K. Davies | 1,778 | 23.3 | +2.9 |
| | Conservative | L. W. Hillier | 1,698 | 22.3 | +0.9 |
| | Liberal | G. K. Stuart | 1,695 | 22.2 | +8.4 |
| | Liberal | J. R. Richardson | 1,595 | 20.9 | +5.8 |
| | Labour | R. J. Short | 441 | 5.8 | −8.7 |
| | Labour | R. P. F. Phillips | 412 | 5.4 | −9.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3 | 0.04 | −7.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,619 | 45.4 | +4.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
1980 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | R. Hall* | 1,590 | 43.7 | −6.9 |
| | Liberal | M. R. Farnsworth | 1,309 | 36.0 | −13.4 |
| | Labour | E. Axon | 739 | 20.3 | +20.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 281 | 7.7 | +6.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,638 | 41.2 | −35.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

## Elections in 1970s

1979 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | H. Taylor* | 3,608 | 50.6 | −6.5 |
| | Liberal | J. R. Richardson | 3,516 | 49.4 | +18.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 92 | 1.3 | −10.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,124 | 76.4 | +38.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
1978 (2 vacancies) :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 796 | 11.6 | −14.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,856 | 37.8 | −4.8 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
1976 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | H. Hall | 2,209 | 54.5 | +6.8 |
| | Liberal | G. K. Stuart | 1,153 | 28.4 | −8.9 |
| | Labour | R. G. Coulthard | 691 | 17.0 | +2.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,056 | 26.1 | +15.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,053 | 42.6 | −2.2 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | | |
1975 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | P. Leigh | 2,016 | 47.7 |
| | Liberal | J. R. Richardson* | 1,574 | 37.3 |
| | Labour | J. Gregory | 632 | 15.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 442 | 10.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,222 | 44.8 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | |
1973 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | J. W. Davenport | 1,748 | 42.3 | |
| | Liberal | M. R. Farnsworth | 1,711 | | |
| | Liberal | J. R. Richardson | 1,700 | | |
| | Conservative | P. Leigh | 1,504 | 36.4 | |
| | Conservative | P. Field | 1,435 | | |
| | Conservative | M. Brown | 1,397 | | |
| | Labour | P. Griffiths | 881 | 21.3 | |
| | Labour | R. Coulthard | 867 | | |
| | Labour | D. Teasdale | 859 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 196 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,133 | 42.2 | |
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