2008 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election

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Map showing the results of the 2008 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council elections by ward.

Elections to Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 1 May 2008. One third of the council was up for election. The Liberal Democrats held overall control of the council.

Contents

The council is currently made up of;

PartySeats [1]   +/-  % votes
Liberal Democrat 360
Labour 14-1
Conservative 10+1
Heald Green Ratepayer 30

Summary

There were two main changes at this election. In the Cheadle & Gatley ward, incumbent councillor Paul Carter of the Liberal Democrats lost his seat to the Conservative candidate Mick Jones. Similarly in the Brinnington and Central Ward, Labour councillor Maureen Rowles lost her seat to the Liberal Democrat candidate Christian Walker. [2]

The following summary indicates the number of seats which are being defended by each party.

Stockport Council election, 2008 - Summary
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Liberal Democrats 1211057.139.631,6550
  Conservative 410+119.035.228,1270
  Labour 401-119.015.912,7400
  Independent 10004.83.22,5940
  BNP 00000.02.62,0500
  Green 00000.02.31,8180
  UKIP 00000.01.19140

Ward results

Bramhall North ward

Bramhall North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Linda Holt 3,043 56.3
Liberal Democrats John Ellis2,01837.3
Labour Kathryn Priestley1402.6
BNP David Gordon1232.3
UKIP Malcolm Crossley841.6
Majority1,02519.0
Conservative hold Swing

Bramhall South ward

Bramhall South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Brian Bagnall* 2,762 59.4
Liberal Democrats Keith Holloway1,55433.4
Labour Beryl Dykes1703.7
UKIP David Perry1633.5
Majority1,20826.0
Conservative hold Swing

Bredbury and Woodley ward

Bredbury and Woodley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Stella Humphries 2,056 61.0
Conservative Jamie Holland99629.5
Labour Clifford Stanway3219.5
Majority1,06031.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Bredbury Green and Romiley ward

Bredbury Green and Romiley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Hazel Lees 2,159 48.0
Conservative John Rogers2,04045.3
Labour Bill Cawley3036.7
Majority1192.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Brinnington and Central ward

A month after the election Councillor Chris Walker was charged with racist abuse of a police officer and suspended by the Liberal Democrats and served as an Independent councillor, he was found guilty in April 2010. [3] Walker returned to the Lib Dems in November 2010. [4] He declared himself Independent again in June 2011. [5] He did not try to defend the seat at the May 2012 election.

Brinnington and Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Chris Walker 1,264 46.9
Labour Maureen Rowles1,00937.5
Conservative Steve Holgate2599.6
Green Phil Shaw1626.0
Majority2559.4
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

Cheadle and Gatley ward

Cheadle and Gatley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mick Jones 2,194 45.8
Liberal Democrats Paul Carter2,17745.4
Labour Colin Owen4208.8
Majority170.4
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Cheadle Hulme North ward

Cheadle Hulme North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats John Pantall 2,009 56.8
Conservative Christopher Ashley1,10531.3
Labour Brian Harrop2316.5
UKIP Hilda Peake1905.4
Majority90425.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Cheadle Hulme South ward

Cheadle Hulme South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Lenny Grice 2,215 51.3
Conservative Mark Roscoe1,70239.4
Green David Leaver1413.3
Labour Linda Sinclair1313.1
UKIP Cyril Peake1262.9
Majority51311.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Davenport and Cale Green ward

Davenport and Cale Green
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Ann Smith 1,427 45.4
Labour Co-op Brian Hendley90328.7
Conservative Chris Holgate58918.7
BNP Steven Flood2247.1
Majority52416.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Edgeley and Cheadle Heath ward

Edgeley and Cheadle Heath
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sheila Bailey 1,447 46.7
Liberal Democrats Andrew Rawling97231.4
Conservative Beryl Charlesworth48115.5
Green Vanessa Kellaway1996.4
Majority47515.3
Labour hold Swing

Hazel Grove ward

Hazel Grove
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Kevin Hogg 2,345 54.9
Conservative Julian Lewis-Booth1,66839.0
Labour Yvonne Bradley2626.1
Majority67715.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Heald Green ward

Heald Green
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Peter Burns 2,594 68.5
Conservative Robert Stevenson39610.5
Liberal Democrats Iain Roberts3529.3
BNP Richard Skill2476.5
Labour Peter Jackson1975.2
Majority2,19858.0
Independent hold Swing

Heatons North ward

Heatons North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Les Jones 2,069 52.9
Labour Margaret Pollard1,00025.6
Liberal Democrats Kevin Dowling3589.1
Green Janet Cuff3368.6
UKIP Gerald Price1503.8
Majority1,06927.3
Conservative hold Swing

Heatons South ward

Heatons South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Colin Foster 1,796 45.3
Conservative Alex Raisbeck1,46829.6
Liberal Democrats Ronald Axtell40810.3
Green Peter Barber2927.4
Majority32815.7
Labour hold Swing

Manor ward

Manor
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Sue Derbyshire 1,435 45.4
Labour Brigitte Lechner73923.4
Conservative Barry Charlesworth55117.4
BNP Duncan Warner43713.8
Majority69622.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Marple North ward

Marple North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Martin Candler 2,162 51.2
Conservative Cath Walsh1,50235.6
Green Maggie Preston3408.1
Labour David Rowbottom2155.1
Majority66015.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Marple South ward

Marple South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Shan Alexander 2,051 51.6
Conservative William Wragg 1,39135.0
UKIP Tony Moore2015.1
Green Graham Reid1804.5
Labour Karen Vickers1513.8
Majority66016.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Offerton ward

Offerton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Dave Goddard 1,602 48.8
Conservative Nikki Lewis-Booth73822.5
BNP Stephen Maher61718.8
Labour Susan Ball3269.9
Majority86426.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Reddish North ward

Reddish North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Anne Graham 1,341 48.5
Conservative Tony Hannay69925.3
BNP Paul Bennett40214.5
Liberal Democrats Peter Weigert32111.6
Majority64223.2
Labour hold Swing

Reddish South ward

Reddish South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Andrew Verdeille 1,382 49.5
Conservative Steve Burt91732.8
Liberal Democrats Danny Langley49417.7
Majority46516.7
Labour hold Swing

Stepping Hill ward

Stepping Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Maggie Clay 2,276 53.5
Conservative Michael Cunningham1,55736.6
Labour Janet Rothwell2566.0
Green Ken Pease1683.9
Majority71916.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Changes 2008–2010

During 2009, which was a "fallow year" (one without scheduled elections), there were three by-elections following the deaths of serving councillors. [9] [10] [11]

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