Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council elections

One third of the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, in Greater Manchester, England is elected each year, followed by one year without election. Since the last boundary changes in 2004, 63 councillors have been elected from 21 wards.^[1]

Political control

Since 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:^[2]

Party in control	Years
No overall control	1973–1975
Conservative	1975–1983
No overall control	1983–1999
Liberal Democrats	1999–2000
No overall control	2000–2002
Liberal Democrats	2002–2011
No overall control	since 2011

Council elections

Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election, 1998
Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election, 1999
Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2000
Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2002
Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2003
Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2004 (whole council elected after boundary changes)^[3]
Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2006
Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2007
Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2008
Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2010
Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2011
Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2012
Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2014
Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2015

By-election results

Cheadle Hulme South By-Election 10 September 1998
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat		2,264	65.2	+14.4
	Conservative		1,048	30.2	+4.7
	Labour		161	4.6	-19.1
Majority			1,218	35.0
Turnout			3,473	31.3
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Manor By-Election 17 October 2002
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat		1,015	46.0	-0.7
	Labour		975	44.2	+4.2
	Conservative		165	7.5	-1.4
	UKIP		53	2.4	+2.4
Majority			40	1.8
Turnout			2,208	23.5
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Cheadle Hulme South By-Election 17 July 2003
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat		1,830	51.9	-1.2
	Conservative		1,458	41.3	+3.1
	Labour		143	4.1	-4.6
	UKIP		97	2.7	+2.7
Majority			372	10.6
Turnout			3,528	31.4
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Stepping Hill By-Election 11 June 2009^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	W.E. Orrell	1,779	47.4	-6.1
	Conservative	J.D. Wright	1,336	35.6	-1.0
	UKIP	G. Price	257	6.8	+6.8
	Labour	J.M. Rothwell	225	6.0	-0.0
	Green	P. Shaw	158	4.2	+0.3
Majority			443	11.8
Turnout			3,775	38.7
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Reddish North By-Election 23 July 2009^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D Wilson	1,218	49.5	+1.0
	Conservative	G Butler	403	16.4	-8.9
	UKIP	G Price	342	13.9	+13.9
	Liberal Democrat	N Beverley	303	12.3	+0.7
	BNP	P Bennett	195	7.9	-6.6
Majority			815	33.1
Turnout			2,461	23.5
	Labour hold		Swing

Cheadle and Gatley By-Election 10 September 2009^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	I Roberts	2,625	52.9	+7.5
	Conservative	J Smith-Jones	2,005	40.4	-5.4
	Labour	K Priestley	143	2.9	-5.9
	UKIP	D Perry	96	1.9	+1.9
	Green	D Leaver	91	1.8	+1.8
Majority			620	12.5
Turnout			4,960	43.9
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

References

↑ "Contact Your Councillor". Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council. Retrieved 5 April 2010.
↑ "Stockport". BBC News Online. 19 April 2008. Retrieved 2009-09-23.
↑ "Stockport council". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2009-07-23.
1 2 3 "Election Results". Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council. Retrieved 5 April 2010.

By-election results

External links

Stockport Council

Council elections in Greater Manchester

Bolton	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015

Bury	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015

Manchester	1945 1946 1947 1949 1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015

Oldham	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015

Rochdale	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015

Salford	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015

Stockport	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015

Tameside	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015

Trafford	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015

Wigan	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015

Greater Manchester	1973 1977 1981 Abolished

See also: Wards Boundary changes

Metropolitan districts of England

Districts	Barnsley Birmingham Bolton Bradford Bury Calderdale Coventry Doncaster Dudley Gateshead Kirklees Knowsley Leeds Liverpool Manchester Newcastle upon Tyne North Tyneside Oldham Rochdale Rotherham Salford Sandwell Sefton Sheffield Solihull South Tyneside St Helens Stockport Sunderland Tameside Trafford Wakefield Walsall Wigan Wirral Wolverhampton

Councils	Barnsley Birmingham Bolton Bradford Bury Calderdale Coventry Doncaster Dudley Gateshead Kirklees Knowsley Leeds Liverpool Manchester Newcastle upon Tyne North Tyneside Oldham Rochdale Rotherham Salford Sandwell Sefton Sheffield Solihull South Tyneside St Helens Stockport Sunderland Tameside Trafford Wakefield Walsall Wigan Wirral Wolverhampton

Local elections	Barnsley Birmingham Bolton Bradford Bury Calderdale Coventry Doncaster Dudley Gateshead Kirklees Knowsley Leeds Liverpool Manchester Newcastle upon Tyne North Tyneside Oldham Rochdale Rotherham Salford Sandwell Sefton Sheffield Solihull South Tyneside St Helens Stockport Sunderland Tameside Trafford Wakefield Walsall Wigan Wirral Wolverhampton

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