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    Portwood, Stockport County Borough Council

    At the most recent election (7 May 1970), K. Ford (The Labour Party) won Portwood, with a majority of 1,025 votes on a turnout of 37.1%.

    Area type
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    Within
    Stockport County Borough Council
    Elections recorded
    25
    Recorded results
    65
    Portwood: Local elections 7 May 1970Turnout 37.1%, electorate 8,054
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    K. FordThe Labour Party1,98467.4%Yes
    S. GriffithsConservative Party95932.6%No
    Portwood: Local Elections 1969electorate 8,012
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    A. GreenhaighConservative Party1,30652%Yes
    W. AntenThe Labour Party1,20648%No
    Portwood: Local Elections 1968Turnout 35.5%, electorate 8,114
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    E. LawsonThe Labour Party1,49152.6%Yes
    J. WhiteConservative Party1,34147.4%No
    Portwood: Local elections 11 May 1967Turnout 36.1%, electorate 8,169
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    K. FordThe Labour Party1,58154.2%Yes
    B. SpoonerConservative Party1,33645.8%No
    Portwood: Local elections 12 May 1966electorate 8,246
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    W. AntenThe Labour Party1,42658.7%Yes
    B. SpoonerConservative Party1,00341.3%No
    Portwood: Local elections 13 May 1965electorate 7,812
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    C. OrfordThe Labour Party1,37051.3%Yes
    E. GandyConservative Party69125.9%No
    W. StephensonThe Liberal Party61222.9%No
    Portwood: Local Elections 1964electorate 7,658
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    K. FordThe Labour Party1,91155.8%Yes
    J. WalshThe Liberal Party85224.9%No
    E. GandyConservative Party66019.3%No
    Portwood: Local elections 9 May 1963electorate 7,695
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    W. AntenThe Labour Party2,01056.4%Yes
    J. WalshThe Liberal Party83923.5%No
    J. JennisonConservative Party71420%No
    Portwood: Local elections 10 May 1962Turnout 44.6%, electorate 7,347
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    C. OrfordThe Labour Party1,73052.7%Yes
    P. WoolfConservative Party77323.6%No
    D. JohnsonThe Liberal Party68720.9%No
    B. CooperCommunist902.7%No
    Portwood: Local elections 11 May 1961Turnout 52%, electorate 7,142
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    K. FordThe Labour Party1,90451.6%Yes
    P. WoolfConservative Party1,26234.2%No
    H. WatsonThe Liberal Party46212.5%No
    B. ReganCommunist601.6%No
    Portwood: Local elections 12 May 1960electorate 6,937
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    C. DohertyThe Labour Party1,65025.3%Yes
    K. FordThe Labour Party1,59724.5%Yes
    H. ClarkeConservative Party1,33320.4%No
    P. WoolfConservative Party1,08916.7%No
    H. WatsonThe Liberal Party86113.2%No
    Portwood: Local elections 7 May 1959electorate 6,732
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    C. OrfordThe Labour Party1,90753.6%Yes
    H. ClarkeConservative Party1,64846.4%No

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