Offerton (Stockport electoral ward)
| Offerton | |
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Offerton within Stockport | |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| UK Parliament constituency | Hazel Grove |
| Councillors | |
| 1st: Wendy Meikle (Liberal Democrat) | |
| 2nd: Laura Booth (Independent) | |
| 3rd: Dave Goddard (Liberal Democrat) | |
| Numbers | |
| Population (2010) | 10,519 [1] |
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Offerton is an electoral ward in the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport. It elects three Councillors to Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council using the first past the post electoral method, electing one Councillor every year without election on the fourth.
Together with Bredbury & Woodley, Bredbury Green and Romiley, Hazel Grove, Marple North, and Marple South it constitutes the Hazel Grove Parliamentary constituency. Offerton Ward was home to the former Offerton High School. Offerton Ward is located near the centre of the borough and is bordered by Marple South, Marple North, Bredbury Green & Romiley, Manor, Stepping Hill and Hazel Grove. The ward is also the seat of former Council Leader Dave Goddard, who in 2012 lost his seat to Laura Booth of the Labour Party, who has since become an Independent. Goddard has since been re-elected for Offerton but is not standing for Leader of the Council.
Councillors
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Wendy Meikle (Liberal Democrat)
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Laura Booth(Independent)
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Dave Goddard (Liberal Democrat)
Elections in the 2010s
May 2014
| Stockport Council Elections: Offerton Ward 2014 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrat | Dave Goddard | 1159 | 32% | -3.58% | |
| Conservative | Bill Law | 557 | 15% | -3.07% | |
| UKIP | Harry Perry | 843 | 23% | +13.46% | |
| Labour | Charlie Stewart | 1052 | 29% | -7.81 | |
| Majority | 107 | 3% | |||
| Turnout | 3611 | ||||
| Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
May 2012
| Offerton | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Laura Booth | 1,346 | 36.81 | +26.88 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Dave Goddard* | 1,301 | 35.58 | −13.22 | |
| Conservative | Steve Rodriquez | 661 | 18.07 | −4.05 | |
| UKIP | Harry Perry | 349 | 9.54 | N/A | |
| Majority | 45 | 1.23 | |||
| Turnout | 3,663 | 34.95 | |||
| Labour gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing | ||||
May 2011
| Offerton | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrat | Wendy Meikle | 1,404 | 36.8 | ||
| Labour | Laura Booth | 1,203 | 31.6 | ||
| Conservative | Julie Dawn Wragg | 804 | 21.1 | ||
| UKIP | Harry Perry | 386 | 10.1 | ||
| Majority | 201 | ||||
| Turnout | 3,811 | 36.32 | |||
| Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
