Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2014

Stockport Council Election 2014

22 May 2014

21 Seats up for Election   First party Second party   Leader Sue Derbyshire Andrew Verdeille Party Liberal Democrat Labour Leader's seat Manor Reddish South Seats before 29 21 Seats won 1 1 Seats after 28 22   Third party Fourth party   Leader Syd Lloyd Peter Burns Party Conservative Heald Green Ratepayers Leader's seat Bredbury Green & Romiley Heald Green Seats before 10 3 Seats won 0 0 Seats after 10 3

Leader of the Council before election Sue Derbyshire Liberal Democrat Leader of the Council Sue Derbyshire Liberal Democrat

Elections to Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council took place on 22 May 2014. They coincided with other local elections happening on this day across the UK, as well as the 2014 elections to the European Parliament.

Stockport Council is elected in thirds which means that in each three member local ward, one councillor is elected every year, except every four years which is classed as fallow year. The last fallow year was 2013, when no local government elections took place in the borough.

State of the Parties

Going in to the election the Liberal Democrats hold 29 seats, the Labour Party on 21, The Conservatives on 10 and the Heald Green Independent Rate Payers holding 3.^[1] Following the election the state of the Parties is as follows: Liberal Democrats: 28, Labour: 22, Conservatives: 10, Heald Green Rate Payers: 3.

In the 2014 election 7 parties contested seats throughout the borough and gained the following vote shares:

Party	Seats Won	Vote Share
Liberal Democrats	9	26%
Labour	7	29%
Conservatives	4	23%
Heald Green Ratepayers	1	3%
UKIP	0	13%
Green Party	0	4%
BNP	0	1%

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In the 2014/15 year there were several defections. Three from Labour to sit as Independents, and one from the Conservatives to UKIP.^[3]

Election Results by Ward

Asterix indicates incumbent in the Ward, and Bold names highlight winning candidate.

Bramhall North

Stockport Council Elections: Bramhall North Ward 2014
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Pauline Banham	1076	24%	-11.86%
	UKIP	Ray Jones	594	14%	N/A
	Labour	Elizabeth Nicola Marron	538	12%	+0.2%
	Conservative	Lisa Walker*	2185	50%	-2.26%
Majority			1109	26%	+9.6%
Turnout			4393
	Conservative hold		Swing

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Bramhall South & Woodford

Stockport Council Elections: Bramhall South & Woodford Ward 2014
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Anita Johnson	1862	45%	-4.48%
	Labour	Ruth Kaiser	369	9%	-1.13%
	Liberal Democrat	Jeremy Richard Meal	1373	33%	+6.78
	UKIP	David Michael Perry	538	13%	+4.09
Majority			489	12%	-11.26%
Turnout			4142
	Conservative hold		Swing

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Bramhall South & Woodford saw a By-Election in the ward in November 2014 due to the resignation of the incumbent Conservative councillor. The Conservatives held the seat.

Bredbury & Woodley

Stockport Council Elections: Bredbury & Woodley Ward 2014
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Roy Edward Driver	998	26%	-9.6%
	UKIP	Richard Ellis	834	22%	N/A
	Liberal Democrat	Chris Gordon*	1349	36%	-5.19%
	Conservative	Sue Howard	498	13%	-1.49%
	BNP	Andy Webster	89	2%	-6.71%
Majority			351	10%	+4.41%
Turnout			3768
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

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Bredbury Green & Romiley

Stockport Council Elections: Bredbury Green & Romiley Ward 2014
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Sally Bennett	1173	29%	-5.37
	BNP	Tony Dean	60	1%	-3.10%
	Liberal Democrat	Mags Kirkham*	1350	33%	-8.14%
	UKIP	Brian Stanyer	784	19%	N/A
	Labour	Brian Anthony Wild	713	17%	-3.39%
Majority			177	4%
Turnout			4080
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

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Brinnington & Central

Stockport Council Elections: Brinnington & Central Ward 2014
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UKIP	Michael Buxton	633	23%	+11.20%
	Liberal Democrat	Colin Gell	190	7%	-1.23%
	Independent	John Heginbotham	68	3%	+0.06%
	Conservative	Pat Leck	181	7%	+0.37%
	Labour	Maureen Rowles*	1540	57%	-13.4%
	BNP	Brenda Waterhouse	93	3%	N/A
Majority			907	34%	-24.61%
Turnout			2705
	Labour hold		Swing

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Cheadle & Gatley

Stockport Council Elections: Cheadle & Gatley Ward 2014
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UKIP	Grahame Daniel Bradbury	630	13%	N/A
	Green	Natasha Maria Brooks	216	4%	N/A
	Conservative	Graham Michael Haslam	1078	22%	-15.08%
	Labour	Colin Owen	781	16%	-4.40%
	Liberal Democrat	Iain Roberts*	2176	45%	+2.48%
Majority			1098	23%	+17.55
Turnout			4881
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

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Cheadle Hulme North

Stockport Council Elections: Cheadle Hulme North Ward 2014
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Sue Carroll	679	18%	-0.24%
	Labour	Yvonne Maureen Guariento	780	21%	-8.32%
	UKIP	Tony Moore	668	18%	N/A
	Green	Michael John Padfield	225	6%	N/A
	Liberal Democrat	June Somekh*	1307	36%	-16.44%
Majority			527	15%
Turnout			3659
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

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Cheadle Hulme South

Stockport Council Elections: Cheadle Hulme South Ward 2014
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Stuart Andrew Bodsworth*	1630	41%	-5.86%
	Labour	Chris Carter	582	14%	-0.46%
	Conservative	Paul Davies	1104	27%	-1.90%
	UKIP	Cyril Arthur Peake	703	17%	+7.23%
Majority			526	14%	-3.96%
Turnout			4019
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

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Davenport & Cale Green

Stockport Council Elections: Davenport & Cale Green Ward 2014
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UKIP	Doreen Sheila Hopkins	650	18%	N/A
	Green	Phil Shaw	245	7%	+0.66%
	Liberal Democrat	Ann Smith	900	25%	-13.01%
	Labour	Elise Wilson	1557	43%	-2.92%
	Conservative	Julie Wragg	282	8%	-0.59%
Majority			657	18%
Turnout			3634
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing

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Edgeley & Cheadle Heath

Stockport Council Elections: Edgeley & Cheadle Heath Ward 2014
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Philip Harding*	1884	58%	-16.59%
	Liberal Democrat	Danny Langley	240	7%	-1.46%
	Green	Camilla Luff	297	9%	+1.66%
	UKIP	Chris Pamp	579	18%	N/A
	Conservative	Morag White	267	8%	-1.61%
Majority			1305	40%	-25%
Turnout			3267
	Labour hold		Swing

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Hazel Grove

Stockport Council Elections: Hazel Grove Ward 2014
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Stuart Corris*	1414	31%	-11.05%
	Labour	Janet Elizabeth Glover	488	11%	-6.54%
	Conservative	Oliver James Johnstone	1700	38%	-2.41%
	UKIP	Tony Moore	692	15%	N/A
	Green	Rob Turner	208	5%	N/A
Majority			286	7%	+5.35%
Turnout			4502
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing

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Heald Green

Stockport Council Elections: Heald Green Ward 2014
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UKIP	Ann Moore	547	15%	N/A
	Heald Green Ratepayers	Adrian Roger Nottingham*	2010	54%	-16.59%
	Labour	Kathryn Ann Priestley	531	14%	+1.09%
	Liberal Democrat	David Roberts-Jones	269	7%	+0.47%
	Conservative	Yvonne Salmons	333	9%	+2.65%
Majority			1463	39%	-18.37%
Turnout			3690
	Heald Green Ratepayers hold		Swing

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Heatons North

Stockport Council Elections: Heatons North Ward 2014
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Janet Cuff	526	13%	+
	Liberal Democrat	Jenny Humphreys	266	7%	+3.89%
	Conservative	Rosalind Elaine Lloyd	1168	29%	-9.88%
	Labour	John Taylor	2105	52%	+4.10%
Majority			937	23%	+13.99%
Turnout			4065
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

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Heatons South

Stockport Council Elections: Heatons South Ward 2014
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Conrad Clive Beard	410	10%	N/A
	Liberal Democrat	Denise Brewster	247	6%	-0.87%
	Conservative	Natalie Louise Fenton	980	23%	+1.21%
	Labour	Tom McGee*	2459	58%	-9.85%
	BNP	Sheila Mary Spink	165	4%	+0.51%
Majority			1479	35%	-11.06%
Turnout			4261
	Labour hold		Swing

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Manor

Stockport Council Elections: Manor Ward 2014
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Walter Barrett	1233	34%	-9.44%
	Liberal Democrat	Daniel Hawthorne*	1458	40%	-4.32%
	UKIP	John Howard Kelly	660	18%	N/A
	Conservative	Beverley Oliver	203	6%	+1.36%
	BNP	Duncan Noel Warner	67	2%	-2.76%
Majority			225	6%	+5.25%
Turnout			3621
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

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Marple North

Stockport Council Elections: Marple North Ward 2014
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Geoff Abell	1580	37%	-4.77%
	Conservative	Annette Claire Finnie	1248	29%	+2.02%
	Green	Maggie Preston	328	8%	+0.78%
	Labour	David Edward Rowbottom	538	13%	-1.10%
	UKIP	Chelsea Helen Smith	539	13%	+3.81%
Majority			332	8%	-6.79
Turnout			4233
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

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Marple South

Stockport Council Elections: Marple South Ward 2014
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Kevin Dolan	446	11%	-3.34%
	Liberal Democrat	Susan Ingham*	1535	38%	-11.79%
	Conservative	Bev Morley-Scott	950	23%	-0.67%
	UKIP	Darran John Palmer	873	22%	+10.2%
	Green	Graham Douglas Reid	254	6%	N/A
Majority			585	15%	-11.12
Turnout			4058
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

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Offerton

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

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Reddish North

Stockport Council Elections: Reddish North Ward 2014
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Paul John Ankers	174	6%	-0.85%
	BNP	Paul Bennett	419	13%	+1.74%
	Conservative	Anthony Hannay	479	15%	+2.5%
	Labour	David Stephen Wilson*	2082	66%	-3.39%
Majority			1603	51%	-5.90%
Turnout			3154
	Labour hold		Swing

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Reddish South

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

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Stepping Hill

Stockport Council Elections: Stepping Hill Ward 2014
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Ken Pease	381	9%	+2.88%
	Labour	Janet Mary Rothwell	1054	26%	+3.61%
	Liberal Democrat	Mark Edward Weldon*	1279	32%	-7.07%
	Conservative	John Douglas Wright	1316	33%	+6.76%
Majority			37	1%
Turnout			4030
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing

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