Elections to Stockport 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.Stockport, Manchester Evening News, May 5, 1978, p.18
Election result
PartyVotesSeatsFull CouncilConservative Party46,675 (49.9%) 0.211 (55.0%) 140 (66.7%)Labour Party23,868 (25.5%) 4.36 (30.0%) 1 13 (21.7%)Liberal Party20,694 (22.1%) 2.5 2 (10.0%) 2 4 (6.7%)Heald Green Ratepayers2,204 (2.4%) 0.4 1 (5.0%) 3 (5.0%)National Front124 (0.1%) N/A 0 (0.0%) N/A 0 (0.0%)Communist64 (0.1%) 0.1 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)
+ ↓ 13 4 3 40
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)
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