Elections in The 1980s
| General Election 1987: Cheadle | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Stephen Day | 30,484 | 55.0 | −0.7 | |
| Liberal | Brian Leah | 19,853 | 35.9 | −1.4 | |
| Labour | Ann Coffey | 5,037 | 9.1 | +2.1 | |
| Majority | 10,631 | 19.1 | |||
| Turnout | 55,374 | 81.0 | +4.2 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +0.4 | |||
The boundaries of the constituency changed in 1983. Changes in the vote are based on the estimated results for 1979 had the 1983 boundaries been in operation then.
| General Election 1983: Cheadle | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Tom Normanton | 28,452 | 55.7 | −4.5 | |
| Liberal | Paul R. Clark | 19,072 | 37.3 | +9.0 | |
| Labour | Kenneth Parker | 3,553 | 7.0 | −4.5 | |
| Majority | 9,380 | 18.4 | |||
| Turnout | 51,077 | 76.8 | −5.0 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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