Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2016

Stockport Council Election 2016

3 May 2018

21 Seats up for Election

	First party	Second party	Third party

Party	Labour	Liberal Democrat	Conservative
Seats before	23	24	13
Seats won	8	9	3
Seats after	23	23	14
Seat change		1	1

	Fourth party

Party	Heald Green Ratepayers
Seats before	3
Seats won	0
Seats after	3
Seat change

Leader of the Council before election

Sue Derbyshire
Liberal Democrat

Leader of the Council

Alex Ganotis
Labour

2016 local election results in Stockport

The 2016 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2016 to elect members of Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council in England.^[1] This was on the same day as other local elections. 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. Those councillors elected with serve a four-year term expiring in 2020.

Election Results by Ward

Asterix indicates incumbent in the Ward, and Bold names highlight winning candidate.

Bramhall North

Bramhall North^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Linda Holt*	2,400	53
	Liberal Democrat	Pauline Banham	1,177	26
	Labour	David Lee White	432	10
	UKIP	Joan Anne Wells	316	7
	Green	Deborah Evelyn Hind	189	4
Majority			1,223
Turnout			4,514	43
	Conservative hold		Swing

Bramhall South

Bramhall South & Woodford^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Brian Bagnall*	1,972	44
	Liberal Democrat	Jeremy Richard Meal	1,657	37
	Labour	Philip Stanley Matley	260	6
		Paul Bellis	248	6
	UKIP	David Perry	236	5
	Green	Malcolm Brown	127	3
Majority			315
Turnout			4,500	47
	Conservative hold		Swing

Bredbury & Woodley

Bredbury and Woodley^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrat	Christine Corris*	1,539	45
	Labour	Amanda Green	692	20
	Conservative	Jamie Holt	618	18
	UKIP	Richard Ellis	504	15
	Green	Conrad Beard	103	3
Majority			847
Turnout			3,456
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Bredbury Green & Romiley

Bredbury Green & Romiley^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrat	Lisa Smart*	2,284	51
	Conservative	Sally Bennett	1,442	32
	Labour	Brian Wild	602	13
	Green	Gavin Pate	151	3
Majority			842
Turnout			4,479	41
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Brinnington & Central

Brinnington & Central^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Andy Sorton*	1,889	77
	Green	James Pelham	288	12
	Conservative	Ros Lloyd	272	11
Majority			1,601	25
Turnout			2,449	25
	Labour hold		Swing

Cheadle & Gatley

Cheadle & Gatley^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrat	Keith Holloway*	2,037	42
	Conservative	Dawn Calmonson	1,536	31
	Labour	Colin Owen	850	17
	UKIP	Julie Warburton	337	7
	Green	Natasha Brooks	144	3
Majority			501
Turnout			4,904	42
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Cheadle Hulme North

Cheadle Hulme North^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrat	John Pantall*	1,709	47
	Labour	Liz Marron	824	22
	Conservative	Natalie Fenton	587	16
	UKIP	Taff Davies	409	11
	Green	Michael Padfield	144	4
Majority			885
Turnout			3,673	37
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Chealde Hulme South

Cheadle Hulme South^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrat	Mark Hunter	2,830	60
	Conservative	Stephen Robinson	1,060	23
	Labour	Chris Carter	335	7
	UKIP	Cyril Peake	335	7
	Green	Clare Brown	136	3
Majority			1,770
Turnout			4,696	45
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Davenport & Cale Green

Davenport & Cale Green^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Wendy Wild*	1,935	57
	UKIP	Dottie Hopkins	469	14
	Liberal Democrat	Helen Shaw	411	12
	Conservative	Gill Shaw	390	11
	Green	Chris Gibbins	194	6
Majority			1,466
Turnout			3,399	32
	Labour hold		Swing

Edgeley & Cheadle Heath

Edgeley & Cheadle Heath^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Sheila Bailey*	2,214	68
	UKIP	Peter Behan	393	12
	Conservative	Maureen Baldwin-Moore	252	8
	Green	Gordon Combe	198	6
	Liberal Democrat	Claire Halliwell	192	6
Majority			1,821
Turnout			3,249	31
	Labour hold		Swing

Hazel Grove

Hazel Grove^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrat	Jon Twigge	1,777	39
	Conservative	Sue Carroll	1,494	33
	Labour	Julie Wharton	634	14
	UKIP	Tara O'Brien	534	12
	Green	Ken Pease	120	3
Majority			283
Turnout			4,559	43
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Heald Green

Heald Green^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Heald Green Ratepayers	Anna Charles-Jones	2,002	54	0
	Labour	Kath Priestley	572	16	+2
	Conservative	Yvonne Salmons	404	11	+2
	UKIP	Tony Moore	347	9	–6
	Liberal Democrat	Gahffar Karim	294	8	+1
	Green	Camilla Luff	64	2	new
Majority			1,430
Turnout			3,683	37
	Heald Green Ratepayers hold		Swing

Heatons North

Heatons North^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	David Sedgwick*	2,602	61
	Conservative	Pamela Haworth	1,051	25
	Green	Janet Cuff	377	9
	Liberal Democrat	Jenny Humphreys	231	5
Majority			1,551
Turnout			4,261	41
	Labour hold		Swing

Heatons South

Heatons South^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Colin Foster*	2,962	68
	Conservative	Robert Stevenson	805	19
	Liberal Democrat	James Feetham	305	7
	Green	Samuel Dugdale	279	6
Majority			2,157
Turnout			4,351	40
	Labour hold		Swing

Manor

Sue Derbyshire had been the leader of Stockport Council before she lost her seat in this election.

Manor^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Charlie Stewart	1,624	44
	Liberal Democrat	Sue Derbyshire*	1,187	32
	UKIP	John Kelly	508	14
	Conservative	Janice McGahan	208	6
	Green	Nancy Richardson	123	3
	Independent	John Pearson	39	1
Majority			437
Turnout			3,689	36
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing

Marple North

Marple North^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrat	Malcolm Allan	1,985	42
	Conservative	John Bates	1,393	29
	Labour	David Rowbottom	545	11
	UKIP	Ray Jones	316	7
	Independent	Kevin Dowling	315	7
	Green	Trevor Smith	207	4
Majority			592
Turnout			4,761	49
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Marple South

Marple South^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Tom Dowse	1,651	37
	Liberal Democrat	Colin MacAlister	1,628	36
	Labour	Sheila Townsend	585	13
	UKIP	Grahame Bradbury	447	10
	Green	Graham Reid	178	4
Majority			23
Turnout			4,489	46
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing

Offerton

Laura Booth was previously the Labour Party councillor for Offerton. She left Labour in 2014^[19] and joined the Lib Dems in 2015.^[20]

Offerton^[21]
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

Reddish North

Reddish North^[22]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Kate Butler*	1,763	56
	UKIP	Josh Seddon	503	16
	Independent	Jeanette Doyle	412	13
	Conservative	Diane Fenton	277	9
	Green	Helena Mellish	95	3
	Liberal Democrat	Paul Ankers	92	3
Majority			1,260
Turnout			3,142	30
	Labour hold		Swing

Reddish South

Reddish South^[23]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Yvonne Guariento	1,836	58
	UKIP	Ann Moore	445	14
	Conservative	Alexander Fenton	442	14
	Green	Gary Lawson	223	7
	Liberal Democrat	Brian Hendley	189	6
Majority			1,391
Turnout			3,177	31
	Labour hold		Swing

Stepping Hill

Stepping Hill^[24]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrat	Mark Weldon	1,592	39
	Conservative	Jon Shaw	1,221	30
	Labour	Dena Ryness	712	17
	UKIP	Izzy Bolton	387	9
	Green	Steve Torley	206	5
Majority			371
Turnout			4,128	42
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

References

↑ "Guide to May 2016 elections in Scotland, Wales, England and Northern Ireland". BBC News. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
↑ "Election results for Bramhall North". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC.
↑ "Election results for Bramhall South & Woodford". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC.
↑ "Election results for Bredbury & Woodley". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC.
↑ "Election results for Bredbury Green & Romiley". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC.
↑ "Election results for Brinnington & Central". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC.
↑ "Election results for Cheadle & Gatley". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC.
↑ "Election results for Cheadle Hulme North". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC.
↑ "Election results for Cheadle Hulme South". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC.
↑ "Election results for Davenport & Cale Green". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC.
↑ "Election results for Edgeley & Cheadle Heath". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC.
↑ "Election results for Hazel Grove". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC.
↑ "Election results for Heald Green". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC.
↑ "Election results for Heatons North". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC.
↑ "Election results for Heatons South". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC.
↑ "Election results for Manor". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC.
↑ "Election results for Marple North". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC.
↑ "Election results for Marple South". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC.
↑ 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.
↑ 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.
↑ "Election results for Offerton". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC.
↑ "Election results for Reddish North". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC.
↑ "Election results for Reddish South". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC.
↑ "Election results for Stepping Hill". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC.

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