Elections in The 1970s
| General Election 1979: Cheadle | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Tom Normanton | 32,407 | 58.8 | +9.6 | |
| Liberal | David Austick | 15,268 | 27.7 | −7.8 | |
| Labour | Frances Done | 7,415 | 13.5 | −1.8 | |
| Majority | 17,139 | 31.1 | |||
| Turnout | 55,090 | 81.8 | +1.6 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +8.7 | |||
| General Election October 1974: Cheadle | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Tom Normanton | 25,863 | 49.2 | −0.5 | |
| Liberal | Christopher Green | 18,687 | 35.5 | −3.0 | |
| Labour | Paul Castle | 8,048 | 15.3 | +3.4 | |
| Majority | 7,176 | 13.6 | |||
| Turnout | 52,598 | 80.2 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +1.3 | |||
After the 1970 general election boundary changes created the Hazel Grove constituency which reduced the size of the Cheadle one. The previous Member of Parliament for Cheadle, Dr. Michael Winstanley became the first member returned by Hazel Grove.
| General Election February 1974: Cheadle | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Tom Normanton | 27,556 | 49.7 | ||
| Liberal | Christopher Green | 21,332 | 38.5 | +2.3 (est.) | |
| Labour | Paul Castle | 6,584 | 11.9 | ||
| Majority | 6,224 | 11.2 | |||
| Turnout | 55,472 | 85.4 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| General Election 1970: Cheadle | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Tom Normanton | 39,728 | 46.3 | +4.8 | |
| Liberal | Michael Winstanley | 37,974 | 44.3 | +1.8 | |
| Labour | Roger Stott | 8,062 | 9.4 | −6.8 | |
| Majority | 1,754 | 2.0 | |||
| Turnout | 85,764 | 79.9 | |||
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +3.3 | |||
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