2010 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election
Elections to Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 6 May 2010 when one third of the seats were up for election. The Liberal Democrats retained the majority that they had held continuously since 2002.
The state of the parties after the election was:[1][2]
| Party | Seats | +/- | % votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrat | 37 | 0 | 40.8 | |
| Labour | 13 | +1 | 22.1 | |
| Conservative | 8 | -1 | 30.3 | |
| Heald Green Ratepayer | 3 | 0 | ||
| Independent | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Results
[edit]Bramhall North
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Lisa Walker | 3,764 | 47.8 | −8.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Pauline Banham | 3,763 | 47.8 | +10.5 | |
| Labour | Brian Harrop | 521 | 6.5 | +2.9 | |
| Majority | 1 | 0.0001 | −19 | ||
| Turnout | 7898 | 73.9 | |||
| Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Bramhall South
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Bryan Leck | 3,775 | 48.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Carter | 3,195 | 41.1 | ||
| Labour | Beryl Dykes | 387 | 5.0 | ||
| UKIP | David Perry | 213 | 2.7 | ||
| Green | Ross White | 173 | 2.2 | ||
| Majority | 580 | 7.5 | |||
| Turnout | 7,771 | 78.5 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Bredbury and Woodley
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Chris Gordon | 4,009 | 58.9 | ||
| Conservative | Rosalind Lloyd | 1,723 | 25.3 | ||
| Labour | Clifford Stanway | 1,025 | 15.0 | ||
| Majority | 2,286 | 33.6 | |||
| Turnout | 6,811 | 62.2 | |||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Bredbury Green and Romiley
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Mags Kirkham | 3,123 | 44.1 | ||
| Conservative | Syd Lloyd | 2,979 | 42.1 | ||
| Labour | David Sedgwick | 945 | 13.4 | ||
| Majority | 144 | 2.0 | |||
| Turnout | 7,078 | 64.8 | |||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Brinnington and Central
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Maureen Rowles | 2,413 | 48.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Colin MacAlister | 1,394 | 27.8 | ||
| Conservative | Steve Holgate | 508 | 10.1 | ||
| BNP | Tony Dean | 315 | 6.3 | ||
| UKIP | John Heginbotham | 241 | 4.8 | ||
| Green | Chris Green | 125 | 2.5 | ||
| Majority | 1,019 | 20.4 | |||
| Turnout | 5,010 | 50.2 | |||
| Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
Cheadle and Gatley
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Iain Roberts | 4,332 | 53.0 | ||
| Conservative | Adam Calmonson | 2,964 | 36.3 | ||
| Labour | Colin Owen | 848 | 10.4 | ||
| Majority | 1,368 | 13.7 | |||
| Turnout | 8,168 | 71.6 | |||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Cheadle Hulme North
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | June Somekh | 3,939 | 57.1 | ||
| Conservative | Benjamin Ash | 1,995 | 28.9 | ||
| Labour | Martin Miller | 930 | 13.5 | ||
| Majority | 1,944 | 28.2 | |||
| Turnout | 6,901 | 68.2 | |||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Cheadle Hulme South
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Stuart Bodsworth | 4,110 | 54.2 | ||
| Conservative | Brian Dougal | 2,797 | 36.9 | ||
| Labour | Dean Fitzpatrick | 635 | 8.4 | ||
| Majority | 1,313 | 17.3 | |||
| Turnout | 7,577 | 72.3 | |||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Davenport and Cale Green
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | David White | 2,453 | 39.2 | ||
| Labour | Brian Hendley | 2,032 | 32.5 | ||
| Conservative | Beryl Charlesworth | 1,321 | 21.1 | ||
| Green | Phil Shaw | 415 | 6.6 | ||
| Majority | 421 | 6.7 | |||
| Turnout | 6,255 | 57.2 | |||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Edgeley and Cheadle Heath
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Philip Harding | 3,137 | 48.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Weigert | 1,532 | 23.7 | ||
| Conservative | Chris Holgate | 1,177 | 18.2 | ||
| BNP | Damian Skuse | 258 | 4.0 | ||
| Green | Andrew Knighton | 221 | 3.4 | ||
| Independent | Peter Behan | 111 | 1.7 | ||
| Majority | 1,605 | 24.8 | |||
| Turnout | 6,463 | 60.6 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Hazel Grove
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Stuart Corris | 3,777 | 51.0 | ||
| Conservative | William Wragg | 2,697 | 36.4 | ||
| Labour | Karen Vickers | 884 | 11.9 | ||
| Majority | 1,080 | 14.6 | |||
| Turnout | 7,402 | 67.0 | |||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Heald Green
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Adrian Nottingham | 3,462 | 50.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | David Roberts-Jones | 1,469 | 21.2 | ||
| Conservative | Robert Stevenson | 952 | 13.8 | ||
| Labour | Kathryn Priestley | 680 | 9.8 | ||
| BNP | Richard Skill | 328 | 4.7 | ||
| Majority | 1,993 | 28.8 | |||
| Turnout | 6,917 | 69.0 | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Heatons North
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Anthony O'Neill | 2,680 | 36.6 | ||
| Labour | Alex Ganotis | 2,396 | 32.7 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Rawling | 1,596 | 21.8 | ||
| Green | Peter Barber | 419 | 5.7 | ||
| BNP | Sheila Spink | 205 | 2.8 | ||
| Majority | 284 | 3.9 | |||
| Turnout | 7,322 | 69.7 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Heatons South
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Tom McGee | 3,401 | 44.0 | ||
| Conservative | Bryan Lees | 2,286 | 29.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Ron Axtell | 1,697 | 21.9 | ||
| Green | Conrad Beard | 322 | 4.2 | ||
| Majority | 1,115 | 14.4 | |||
| Turnout | 7,735 | 70.9 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Manor
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Daniel Hawthorne | 2,605 | 40.8 | ||
| Labour | Paul Moss | 2,030 | 31.8 | ||
| Conservative | Alex Raisbeck | 1,269 | 19.9 | ||
| BNP | Duncan Warner | 464 | 7.3 | ||
| Majority | 575 | 9.0 | |||
| Turnout | 6,392 | 60.7 | |||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Marple North
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Craig Wright | 3,435 | 47.9 | ||
| Conservative | Catherine Walsh | 2,389 | 33.3 | ||
| Labour | David Rowbottom | 647 | 9.0 | ||
| Green | Maggie Preston | 442 | 6.2 | ||
| Independent | Barry Minshall | 233 | 3.2 | ||
| Majority | 1,046 | 14.6 | |||
| Turnout | 7,172 | 72.4 | |||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Marple South
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Susan Ingham | 3,717 | 54.8 | ||
| Conservative | Oliver Johnstone | 2,421 | 35.7 | ||
| Labour | Patrick McAuley | 612 | 9.0 | ||
| Majority | 1,296 | 19.1 | |||
| Turnout | 6,784 | 69.7 | |||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Offerton
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | John Smith | 3,173 | 48.7 | ||
| Conservative | Julie Wragg | 1,536 | 23.6 | ||
| Labour | Laura Booth | 1,199 | 18.4 | ||
| BNP | Stephen Maher | 573 | 8.8 | ||
| Majority | 1,637 | 25.1 | |||
| Turnout | 6,512 | 61.9 | |||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Reddish North
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Peter Scott | 3,209 | 53.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Daniel Langley | 1,115 | 18.6 | ||
| Conservative | Anthony Hannay | 1,100 | 18.3 | ||
| BNP | Paul Bennett | 536 | 8.9 | ||
| Majority | 2,094 | 34.9 | |||
| Turnout | 5,996 | 56.0 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Reddish South
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Tom Grundy | 3,196 | 50.7 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Norman Beverley | 1,433 | 22.7 | ||
| Conservative | Stephen Burt | 1,320 | 20.9 | ||
| BNP | George Thorne | 326 | 5.2 | ||
| Majority | 1,763 | 28.0 | |||
| Turnout | 6,302 | 61.0 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Stepping Hill
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Mark Weldon | 3,305 | 46.9 | ||
| Conservative | John Wright | 2,296 | 32.6 | ||
| Labour | Janet Rothwell | 954 | 13.5 | ||
| BNP | Alan Carney | 264 | 3.7 | ||
| Green | Ken Pease | 208 | 3.0 | ||
| Majority | 1,009 | 14.3 | |||
| Turnout | 7,041 | 71.6 | |||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Changes 2010–2011
[edit]Labour councillor Anne Graham joined the Liberal Democrat group in February 2011, bringing them to 36 Councillors out of 63.[3]
On 2 February 2011, Councillors David White, Roy Driver and Anne Graham all resigned from the Liberal Democrat Group. All three cited unhappiness with the national party's involvement with a "Tory-led" government. They formed an Independent Left Group on the Council, whilst awaiting the result of membership applications to the Labour Party, and subsequently joined the Labour Group after the 2011 elections.[3] Driver was not selected for a seat in the May 2011 elections, but unsuccessfully contested Bredbury and Woodley for Labour in May 2012.[4] He was eventually elected as councillor for Reddish North in 2015.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Contact Your Councillor". Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council. Archived from the original on 19 April 2010. Retrieved 9 April 2010.
- ^ "2010 Local Election Results". Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council. Archived from the original on 10 May 2010. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
- ^ a b Manchester Evening News (3 February 2011). "Control of Stockport council hangs in the balance after defections". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
- ^ "Election results for Bredbury & Woodley: Local Election 2012 – Thursday, 3rd May, 2012". Stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC. 4 May 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
- ^ "Councillor Roy Edward Driver". Stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
