Reddish South (Stockport electoral ward)

Reddish South

Reddish South within Stockport
Population 10,336 (2010[1])
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
EU Parliament North West
UK ParliamentDenton and Reddish
CouncillorsTom Grundy (Labour)
Andrew Verdeille (Labour)
Walter Brett (Labour)
List of places
UK
England

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

ElectionCouncillorCouncillorCouncillor
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

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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

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