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 Decrease 1 Increase 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 Steady 0 Steady
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.

Stockport Council Composition 2014

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%

[2]

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.

Stockport Council Gains 2014
Stockport Council Composition 2014 Map

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

[4] [5]

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

[6] [7]

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

[8] [9]

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

[10] [11]

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

[12] [13]

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

[14] [15]

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

[16] [17]

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

[18] [19]

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

[20]

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

[21] [22]

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

[23] [24]

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

[25][26]

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

[27] [28]

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

[29] [30]

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

[31] [32]

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

[33] [34]

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

[35] [36]

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

[37] [38]

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

[39] [40]

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

[41] [42]

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

[43] [44]

References

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