Reddish South (Stockport electoral ward)

Reddish South
Reddish South within Stockport
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
UK Parliament constituency	Denton and Reddish
Councillors
1st: Tom Grundy (Labour)
2nd: Andrew Verdeille (Labour)
3rd: Walter Brett (Labour)
Numbers
Population (2010)	10,336 ^[1]

Reddish South 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.

It covers the southern part of Reddish, including parts of Heaton Norris and Heaton Chapel. Together with Reddish North it forms part of the Denton and Reddish Parliamentary Constituency. It is also the seat of Stockport Labour Leader Andrew Verdeille. Located within the Ward is also Peel Moat Pupil Referral Unit for pregnant school girls and school girl mothers.

Councillors

Tom Grundy(Labour)
Walter Brett(Labour)
Andrew Verdeille (Labour)

Election
2004	Joan Kidd (Lab)	Walter Brett (Lab)	Tom Grundy (Lab)
2006	Joan Kidd (Lab)	Walter Brett (Lab)	Tom Grundy (Lab)
2007	Joan Kidd (Lab)	Walter Brett (Lab)	Tom Grundy (Lab)
2008	Andrew Verdeille (Lab)	Walter Brett (Lab)	Tom Grundy (Lab)
2010	Andrew Verdeille (Lab)	Walter Brett (Lab)	Tom Grundy (Lab)
2011	Andrew Verdeille (Lab)	Walter Brett (Lab)	Tom Grundy (Lab)
2012	Andrew Verdeille (Lab)	Walter Brett (Lab)	Tom Grundy (Lab)
2014	Andrew Verdeille (Lab)	Walter Brett (Lab)	Tom Grundy (Lab)

indicates seat up for re-election.

Elections in the 2010s

May 2014

Stockport Council Elections: Reddish South Ward 2014
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Alex Fenton	561	17%	+3.50%
	Labour	Tom Grundy*	1948	60%	-10.22%
	Green	Jess Northey	322	10%	N/A
	Liberal Democrat	Louise Shaw	169	5%	-4.63%
	BNP	Ged Williams	271	8%	+1.35%
Majority			1387	43%	-13.72
Turnout			3271
	Labour hold		Swing

^[2] ^[3]

May 2012

Reddish South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Andy Verdeille*	2,028	70.22	+20.74
	Conservative	Anthony Hannay	390	13.50	−19.33
	Liberal Democrat	Norman Beverley	278	9.63	−8.06
	BNP	Ged Williams	192	6.65	N/A
Majority			1,638	56.72
Turnout			2,905	27.83
	Labour hold		Swing

May 2011

Reddish South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Walter Brett	2,347	65.0
	Conservative	Stephen Burt	640	17.7
	Liberal Democrat	Norman Beverley	421	11.7
	BNP	Shelia Spink	177	4.9
Majority			1,707
Turnout			3,608	34.40
	Labour hold		Swing

References

External links

Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council

Electoral wards of the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport

	Bramhall North Bramhall South & Woodford Bredbury and Woodley Bredbury Green and Romiley Brinnington and Central Cheadle and Gatley Cheadle Hulme North Cheadle Hulme South Davenport and Cale Green Edgeley and Cheadle Heath Hazel Grove Heald Green Heatons North Heatons South Manor Marple North Marple South Offerton Reddish North Reddish South Stepping Hill