Stockport Council election, 2008

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Elections to Stockport Council will be held on 1 May 2008. One third of the council is up for election. The Liberal Democrats currently have overall control of the council.

The council is currently made up of;

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[edit] Summary

The following summary indicates the number of seats which are being defended by each party.

Stockport Council election, 2008 - Summary
Party Seats Gains Losses Net Gain/Loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/-
  Liberal Democrat 12 1 1 0 57.1 39.6 31,655 0
  Conservative 4 1 0 +1 19.0 35.2 28,127 0
  Labour 4 0 1 -1 19.0 15.9 12,740 0
  Independent 1 0 0 0 4.8 3.2 2,594 0
  British National Party 0 0 0 0 0.0 2.6 2,050 0
  Green 0 0 0 0 0.0 2.3 1,818 0
  UK Independence 0 0 0 0 0.0 1.1 914 0

[edit] Ward results

[edit] Bramhall North ward

Bramhall North ward candidates
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Linda Holt 3,043 56.3
Liberal Democrat John Ellis 2,018 37.3
Labour Kathryn Priestley 140 2.6
British National Party David Gordon 123 2.3
UK Independence Malcolm Crossley 84 1.6
Majority 1,025 19.0
Conservative hold Swing

[edit] Bramhall South ward

Bramhall South ward candidates
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Brian Bagnall 2,762 59.4
Liberal Democrat Keith Holloway 1554 33.4
Labour Beryl Dykes 170 3.7
UK Independence David Perry 163 3.5
Majority 1,208 26.0
Conservative hold Swing

[edit] Bredbury and Woodley ward

Bredbury and Woodley ward candidates
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Stella Humphries 2,056 61.0
Conservative Jamie Holland 996 29.5
Labour Clifford Stanway 321 9.5
Majority 1,060 31.4
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

[edit] Bredbury Green and Romiley ward

Bredbury Green and Romiley ward candidates
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Hazel Lees 2,159 48.0
Conservative John Rogers 2,040 45.3
Labour Bill Cawley 303 6.7
Majority 119 2.6
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

[edit] Brinnington and Central ward

Brinnington and Central ward candidates
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Chris Walker 1,264 46.9
Labour Maureen Rowles 1,009 37.5
Conservative Steve Holgate 259 9.6
Green Phil Shaw 162 6.0
Majority 255 9.5
Liberal Democrat gain from Labour Swing

[edit] Cheadle and Gatley ward

Cheadle and Gatley ward candidates
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mick Jones 2,194 45.8
Liberal Democrat Paul Carter 2,177 45.4
Labour Colin Owen 420 8.8
Majority 17 0.4
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing

[edit] Cheadle Hulme North ward

Cheadle Hulme North ward candidates
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat John Pantall 2,009 56.8
Conservative Christopher Ashley 1,105 31.3
Labour Brian Harrop 231 6.5
UK Independence Hilda Peake 190 5.4
Majority 904 25.6
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

[edit] Cheadle Hulme South ward

Cheadle Hulme South ward candidates
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Lenny Grice 2,215 51.3
Conservative Mark Roscoe 1,702 39.4
Green David Leaver 141 3.3
Labour Linda Sinclair 131 3.1
UK Independence Cyril Peake 126 2.9
Majority 513 11.9
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

[edit] Davenport and Cale Green ward

Davenport and Cale Green ward candidates
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Ann Smith 1,427 45.4
Labour Co-op Brian Hendley 903 28.7
Conservative Chris Holgate 589 18.7
British National Party Steven Flood 224 7.1
Majority 524 16.7
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

[edit] Edgeley and Cheadle Heath ward

Edgeley and Cheadle Heath ward candidates
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sheila Bailey 1,447 46.7
Liberal Democrat Andrew Rawling 972 31.4
Conservative Beryl Charlesworth 481 15.5
Green Vanessa Kellaway 199 6.4
Majority 475 15.3
Labour hold Swing

[edit] Hazel Grove ward

Hazel Grove ward candidates
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Kevin Hogg 2,345 54.9
Conservative Julian Lewis-Booth 1,668 39.0
Labour Yvonne Bradley 262 6.1
Majority 677 15.8
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

[edit] Heald Green ward

Heald Green ward candidates
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Peter Burns 2,594 68.5
Conservative Robert Stevenson 396 10.5
Liberal Democrat Iain Roberts 352 9.3
British National Party Richard Skill 247 6.5
Labour Peter Jackson 197 5.2
Majority 2,198 58.1
Independent hold Swing

[edit] Heatons North ward

Heatons North ward candidates
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Les Jones 2,069 52.9
Labour Margaret Pollard 1,000 25.6
Liberal Democrat Kevin Dowling 358 9.1
Green Janet Cuff 336 8.6
UK Independence Gerald Price 150 3.8
Majority 1,069 27.3
Conservative hold Swing

[edit] Heatons South ward

Heatons South ward candidates
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Colin Foster 1,796 45.3
Conservative Alex Raisbeck 1,468 29.6
Liberal Democrat Ronald Axtell 408 10.3
Green Peter Barber 292 7.4
Majority 328 8.3
Labour hold Swing

[edit] Manor ward

Manor ward candidates
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Sue Derbyshire 1,435 45.4
Labour Brigitte Lechner 739 23.4
Conservative Barry Charlesworth 551 17.4
British National Party Duncan Warner 437 13.8
Majority 696 22.0
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

[edit] Marple North ward

Marple North ward candidates
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Martin Candler 2,162 51.2
Conservative Cath Walsh 1,502 35.6
Green Maggie Preston 340 8.1
Labour David Rowbottom 215 5.1
Majority 660 15.6
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

[edit] Marple South ward

Marple South ward candidates
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Shan Alexander 2,051 51.6
Conservative William Wragg 1,391 35.0
UK Independence Tony Moore 201 5.1
Green Graham Reid 180 4.5
Labour Karen Vickers 151 3.8
Majority 660 16.6
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

[edit] Offerton ward

Offerton ward candidates
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Dave Goddard 1,602 48.8
Conservative Nikki Lewis-Booth 738 22.5
British National Party Stephen Maher 617 18.8
Labour Susan Ball 326 9.9
Majority 864 26.3
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

[edit] Reddish North ward

Reddish North ward candidates
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Anne Graham 1,341 48.5
Conservative Tony Hannay 699 25.3
British National Party Paul Bennett 402 14.5
Liberal Democrat Peter Weigert 321 11.6
Majority 642 23.2
Labour hold Swing

[edit] Reddish South ward

Reddish South ward candidates
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Andrew Verdeille 1,382 49.5
Conservative Steve Burt 917 32.8
Liberal Democrat Danny Langley 494 17.7
Majority 465 16.6
Labour hold Swing

[edit] Stepping Hill ward

Stepping Hill ward candidates
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Maggie Clay 2,276 53.5
Conservative Michael Cunningham 1,557 36.6
Labour Janet Rothwell 256 6.0
Green Ken Pease 168 3.9
Majority 719 16.9
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

[edit] References

  1. ^ Stockport MBC councillors page
Preceded by
Stockport Council election, 2007		 Stockport local elections Succeeded by
Stockport Council election, 2010