Manor (Stockport electoral ward)

Manor

Manor within Stockport
Population 10,537 (2010[1])
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
EU Parliament North West
UK ParliamentStockport
CouncillorsPatrick McAuley (Liberal Democrats)
Sue Derbyshire (Liberal Democrats)
Daniel Hawthorne (Liberal Democrats)
List of places
UK
England


Manor 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 Brinnington and Central, Davenport and Cale Green, Edgeley and Cheadle Heath, Heatons North, and Heatons South, the ward lies in the Stockport Parliamentary Constituency. Manor ward contains Aquinas College, as well as Banks Lane Infant and Junior Schools. It is also the seat of the current Council Leader Sue Derbyshire. Manor ward was the subject of media scrutiny when former councillor Neil Derbyshire resigned following a conviction.[2]

Councillors


Patrick McAuley won his seat as a Labour candidate in May 2011, however he resigned from the Labour party in early 2012 serving as an Independent under the People Matter banner before joining the Liberal Democrats.[3]

Elections in the 2010's

May 2015

Stockport Council Elections: Manor Ward 2015
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Patrick McAuley 2757 42%
Labour Walter Barrett 2146 33%
UKIP John Howard Kelly 1276 20%
Green Todd Robert Hewitt 292 4%
Left Unity (UK) Ria Higham 47 1%
Majority 611 % %
Turnout 6518 62% +28%
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

May 2014

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 34%
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

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May 2012

Manor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Sue Derbyshire* 1,415 44.32 1.07
Labour Walter Barrett 1,391 43.56 +20.19
Conservative Leslie Judson 235 7.36 10.07
BNP Duncan Warner 152 4.76 9.06
Majority 24 0.75
Turnout 3,211 30.52
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

May 2011

Manor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Patrick McAuley 1,603
Liberal Democrat Jenny Humphreys 1,314
Conservative Leslie Judson 526
BNP Duncan Warner 204
Majority 289
Turnout 3,665 34.66
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat Swing

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