Elections to Stockport Council were held on Thursday, 1 May 1980. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 1984. The Conservative Party retained overall control of the council.Stockport, Manchester Evening News, May 2, 1980, p.53
Election result
PartyVotesSeatsFull CouncilConservative Party43,134 (39.9%) 5.411 (47.8%) 233 (52.4%)Labour Party36,593 (33.9%) 7.310 (43.5%) 6 22 (34.9%)Liberal Party24,477 (22.7%) 1.9 1 (4.3%) 1 5 (7.9%)Heald Green Ratepayers2,843 (2.6%) 0.4 1 (4.3%) 3 (4.8%)Residents366 (0.3%) 0.1 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)Independent Liberal343 (0.3%) N/A 0 (0.0%) N/A 0 (0.0%)Independent199 (0.2%) 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)Communist60 (0.1%) 0.1 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)
+ ↓ 22 5 3 33
Ward results
Bredbury
Brinnington
Cale Green
Cheadle
Cheadle Hulme North
Cheadle Hulme South
Davenport
East Bramhall
Edgeley
Great Moor
Hazel Grove
Heald Green
Heaton Mersey
Heaton Moor
Manor
North Marple
North Reddish
Romiley
South Marple
South Reddish
West Bramhall
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