Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council

Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council
Type
Type Metropolitan borough
Leadership
Leader Dave Goddard, Liberal Democrats
Structure
Members 63
Elections
Voting system First past the post
Last election 5 May 2011
Meeting place
Town Hall, Edward Street, Stockport
Website
http://www.stockport.gov.uk

Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council is the local authority for the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, Greater Manchester, England. The council is currently in no overall control since the 2011 local elections when the Liberal Democrats lost their majority. The Liberal Democrats now have 31 seats, Labour has 18 and the Conservatives have 11. There are also three independent councillors.[1]

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Parliamentary representation

Stockport is currently covered by four constituencies: Cheadle, Stockport, Hazel Grove and Denton and Reddish.

Wards and councillors

There are 21 wards, each represented by three councillors.

Ward Councillor Party Term of office
Bramhall North Linda Holt Conservative 2008–12
Lisa Walker Conservative 2010–14
Alanna Vine Conservative 2011–15
Bramhall South Brian Bagnall Conservative 2008–12
Bryan Leck Conservative 2010–14
Paul Bellis Conservative 2011–15
Bredbury and Woodley Stella Humphries Liberal Democrat 2008–12
Chris Gordon Liberal Democrat 2010–14
Mike Wilson Liberal Democrat 2011–15
Bredbury Green and Romiley Hazel Lees Liberal Democrat 2008–12
Mags Kirkham Liberal Democrat 2010–14
Syd Lloyd Conservative 2011–15
Brinnington and Central Chris Walker Independent 2008–12
Maureen Rowles Labour 2010–14
Chris Murphy Labour 2011–15
Cheadle and Gatley Mick Jones Conservative 2008–12
Iain Roberts Liberal Democrat 2010–14
Pam King Liberal Democrat 2011–15
Cheadle Hulme North John Pantall Liberal Democrat 2008–12
June Somekh Liberal Democrat 2010–14
Paul Porgess Liberal Democrat 2011–15
Cheadle Hulme South Lenny Grice Liberal Democrat 2008–12
Stuart Bodsworth Liberal Democrat 2010–14
Suzanne Wyatt Liberal Democrat 2011–15
Davenport and Cale Green Ann Smith Liberal Democrat 2008–12
David White Independent 2010–14
Brian Hendley Labour 2011–15
Edgeley and Cheadle Heath Sheila Bailey Labour 2008–12
Philip Harding Labour 2010–14
Richard Coaton Labour 2011–15
Hazel Grove Kevin Hogg Liberal Democrat 2008–12
Stuart Corris Liberal Democrat 2010–14
William Wragg Conservative 2011–15
Heald Green Peter Burns Heald Green Ratepayer 2008–12
Adrian Nottingham Heald Green Ratepayer 2010–14
Sylvia Humphreys Heald Green Ratepayer 2011–15
Heatons North Les Jones Conservative 2008–12
Anthony O'Neill Conservative 2010–14
Alexander Ganotis Labour 2011–15
Heatons South Colin Foster Labour 2008–12
Tom McGee Labour 2010–14
Dean Fitzpatrick Labour 2011–15
Manor Sue Derbyshire Liberal Democrat 2008–12
Daniel Hawthorne Liberal Democrat 2010–14
Patrick McAuley Labour 2011–15
Marple North Martin Candler Liberal Democrat 2008–12
Craig Wright Liberal Democrat 2010–14
Andrew Bispham Liberal Democrat 2011–15
Marple South Shan Alexander Liberal Democrat 2008–12
Sue Ingham Liberal Democrat 2010–14
Kevin Dowling Liberal Democrat 2011–15
Offerton Dave Goddard Liberal Democrat 2008–12
John Smith Liberal Democrat 2010–14
Wendy Meikle Liberal Democrat 2011–15
Reddish North Anne Graham[2] Labour 2008–12
David Wilson[3] Labour 2011–14
Paul Moss[4] Labour 2011–15
Reddish South Andy Verdeille Labour 2008–12
Tom Grundy Labour 2010–14
Walter Brett Labour 2011–15
Stepping Hill Wendy Orrell[5] Liberal Democrat 2009–12
Mark Weldon Liberal Democrat 2010–14
Ben Alexander Liberal Democrat 2011–15

Executive Councillors

The Executive Committee of the Council consists of ten Executive Councillors:

Structure

Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council (Stockport Council) uses an executive system. There are 10 executive councillors, including the leader of the council; each has a separate portfolio containing responsibilities for different services and areas of the council. There are also six scrutiny committees which scrutinize decisions made by the executive.

Politics

Stockport Council has 63 elected members, belonging to three different parties. The largest party, and the ruling party is the Liberal Democrat party, which has 36 of the 63 seats. In the council elections on Thursday 1 May 2008, in which one third of the seats were up for re-election, there were two main changes. In the Cheadle & Gatley ward, incumbent councillor Paul Carter of the Liberal Democrat party lost his seat to the Conservative candidate Mick Jones. Similarly in the Brinnington and Central Ward, Labour councillor Maureen Rowles lost her seat to the Liberal Democrat candidate Christian Walker. However, a short time after this election, he chose to serve as an Independent Councillor but has now returned to the Liberal Democrats.

During 2009, which was supposed to be a "fallow year" (one without elections), there were three by-elections following the deaths of serving councillors.

On 2 February 2011, Councillors David White, Roy Driver and Anne Graham all resigned from the Liberal Democrat Group following Councillor White's suspension from the Group. All three cited unhappiness with the national party's involvement with a "Tory-led" government. They are currently Independent Councillors awaiting the result of membership applications to the Labour Party.

The 'All Out'

In the 2004 election, all councilors on the council were put up for election at the same time. This election was conducted exclusively by Postal voting. Each elector was given three votes, and asked to pick three candidates. The number of votes each candidate received then determined when they would next stand for election.

Elections were then scheduled for 2007, 2008, and 2010.

Non-mainstream parties

Heald Green Ratepayers are the only non-mainstream candidates to win seats.

References

  1. ^ Your Councillors
  2. ^ Originally elected as a Labour candidate. Defected to the Liberal Democrats in 2009. Rejoined the Labour Group in 2011.
  3. ^ Elected in a 2009 by-election.
  4. ^ Elected in 2011 double election to complete the term of retiring Labour Councillor Peter Scott.
  5. ^ Elected in the 2009 by-election after the death of sitting Liberal Democrat Councillor Maggie Clay.

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