Stockport South, UK Parliamentary general election
At the most recent election (3 May 1979), Baron McNally Tom McNally (The Labour Party) won Stockport South, with a majority of 1,125 votes.
- Area type
- constituency
- Within
- UK Parliamentary general election
- Elections recorded
- 10
- Recorded results
- 28
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baron McNally Tom McNally | The Labour Party | 16,910 | 45.1% | Yes |
| Frederic Skidmore | Conservative Party | 15,785 | 42.1% | No |
| John Quayle | Liberal Democrats | 4,458 | 11.9% | No |
| Robert Murphy | National Front | 374 | 1% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maurice Orbach | The Labour Party | 16,281 | 45.9% | Yes |
| William Legge | Conservative Party | 12,061 | 34% | No |
| Christopher Carter | The Liberal Party | 7,160 | 20.2% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maurice Orbach | The Labour Party | 15,722 | 31.7% | Yes |
| David Edwards | Conservative Party | 12,624 | 25.5% | No |
| William Lewisham | Conservative Party | 12,061 | 24.3% | No |
| Christopher Carter | Liberal Democrats | 9,182 | 18.5% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maurice Orbach | The Labour Party | 16,747 | 46.5% | Yes |
| Clive Howson | Conservative Party | 14,679 | 40.7% | No |
| Trevor Jones | Liberal Democrats | 4,613 | 12.8% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maurice Orbach | The Labour Party | 19,456 | 55.8% | Yes |
| Clive Howson | Conservative Party | 15,387 | 44.2% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maurice Orbach | The Labour Party | 16,755 | 44.6% | Yes |
| Harold Macdonald Steward | Conservative Party | 13,718 | 36.5% | No |
| Donald Ferguson Kerr | Liberal Democrats | 7,107 | 18.9% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harold Macdonald Steward | Conservative Party | 20,522 | 53.3% | Yes |
| Baron Orme Stanley Orme | The Labour Party | 17,982 | 46.7% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harold Macdonald Steward | Conservative Party | 20,698 | 55.5% | Yes |
| Ernest Alfred Cecil Roberts | The Labour Party | 16,612 | 44.5% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Baron Gridley Arnold Gridley | Conservative Party | 22,075 | 54.2% | Yes |
| Frank Bibby | The Labour Party | 18,675 | 45.8% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Baron Gridley Arnold Gridley | Conservative Party | 19,079 | 45.7% | Yes |
| Harry Ponsonby | The Labour Party | 16,897 | 40.5% | No |
| Reginald Hewitt | Liberal Democrats | 5,778 | 13.8% | No |
