Offerton (Stockport electoral ward)

Offerton

Offerton within Stockport
Population 10,519 (2010[1])
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
EU Parliament North West
UK Parliament
Councillors
  • Wendy Meikle (Liberal Democrat)
  • Laura Booth (Liberal Democrat)
  • Dave Goddard (Liberal Democrat)

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 a Lib Dem.[2][3] Goddard has since been re-elected for Offerton but is not standing for Leader of the Council.

Councillors

Elections in the 2010s

May 2016

Laura Booth left Labour in 2014[2] and joined the Lib Dems in 2015.[3]

Stockport Council Elections: Offerton Ward 2016[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrat Laura Booth 1,282 35
Labour Janet Glover 1,000 27
UKIP Darran Palmer 666 18
Conservative Richard Britton 614 17
Green Simon Edge 88 2
Majority 282
Turnout 3,650 36
Liberal Democrat gain from Labour Swing

May 2015

Stockport Council Elections: Offerton Ward 2015[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrat Wendy Meikle 2,049 31
Conservative Tom Dowse 1,781 27
Labour Charlie Stewart 1,460 22
UKIP Grahame Bradbury 1,115 17
Green Hannah Arnold 209 3
Majority 268
Turnout 6,614 63
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

May 2014

Stockport Council Elections: Offerton Ward 2014
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrat Dave Goddard 1,159 32% -3.58%
Labour Charlie Stewart 1,052 29% -7.81
UKIP Harry Perry 843 23% +13.46%
Conservative Bill Law 557 15% -3.07%
Majority 107 3%
Turnout 3,611
Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative Swing

[6] [7]

May 2012

Laura Booth left Labour in 2014[2] and joined the Lib Dems in 2015.[3] She was re-elected as the Lib Dem councillor for Offerton in 2016.[4]

Stockport Council Elections: Offerton Ward 2012
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

Stockport Council Elections: Offerton Ward 2011
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

References

  1. ↑ http://www.stockport.gov.uk/2013/2986/59933/localelectionresults2010%5B%5D
  2. 1 2 3 Brown, Richard (25 October 2014). "Stockport Labour compared to North Korean dictatorship after 'bullying' storm sees two cllrs quit". Mancunian Matters. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 Fitzgerald, Todd (28 April 2015). "Laura Booth joins Liberal Democrats and supports General Election candidate Lisa Smart". Manchester Evening News. Trinity Mirror. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
  4. 1 2 "Election results for Offerton". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC.
  5. ↑ "Election results for Offerton". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC.
  6. ↑ http://www.stockport.gov.uk/2013/2986/59933/886275/offerton%5B%5D
  7. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
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