Bramhall South and Woodford (Stockport electoral ward)

Bramhall South & Woodford

Bramhall South & Woodford within Stockport
Population 9,894 (2010[1])
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
EU Parliament North West
UK Parliament
  • Cheadle
Councillors
  • John McGahan (Conservative)
  • Mike Hurleston (Conservative)
  • Brian Bagnall (Conservative)

Bramhall South & Woodford is an electoral ward in the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport. It elects three Councillors to Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council using the first past the post electoral method, electing one Councillor every year without election on the fourth.

It covers the southern part of Bramhall, and has the main village centre located in it. To the south of the ward is Wilmslow and Handforth Dean.[2]

Together with Bramhall North, Cheadle and Gatley, Cheadle Hulme North, Cheadle Hulme South, Heald Green and Stepping Hill Wards it makes up the Cheadle Parliamentary Constituency.

In January 2015, it became home to the first ever UKIP representative to hold a political position in Stockport when Paul Bellis joined the party following his exit from the Conservatives.[3]

Councillors

Bramhall South electoral ward is represented in Westminster by Mary Robinson MP for Cheadle.[4]

The ward is represented on Stockport Council by three councillors:

ElectionCouncillorCouncillorCouncillor
2004 Bryan Leck (Con) Paul Bellis (Con) Brian Bagnall (Con)
2006 Bryan Leck (Con) Paul Bellis (Con) Brian Bagnall (Con)
2007 Bryan Leck (Con) Paul Bellis (Con) Brian Bagnall (Con)
2008 Bryan Leck (Con) Paul Bellis (Con) Brian Bagnall (Con)
2010 Bryan Leck (Con) Paul Bellis (Con) Brian Bagnall (Con)
2011 Bryan Leck (Con) Paul Bellis (Con) Brian Bagnall (Con)
2012 Bryan Leck (Con) Paul Bellis (Con) Brian Bagnall (Con)
May 2014 Anita Johnson (Con)[8] Paul Bellis (Con) Brian Bagnall (Con)
By-election
20 November 2014[9]		 John McGahan (Con) Paul Bellis (Con) Brian Bagnall (Con)
January 2015 John McGahan (Con) Paul Bellis (UKIP)[3] Brian Bagnall (Con)
May 2015 John McGahan (Con) Mike Hurleston (Con) Brian Bagnall (Con)
2016 John McGahan (Con) Mike Hurleston (Con) Brian Bagnall (Con)
2018 John McGahan (Con) Mike Hurleston (Con) Brian Bagnall (Con)

     indicates seat up for re-election.      indicates seat won in by-election.      indicates councillor defected.

Elections in 2010s

May 2018

2018[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative John McGahan 2,354 53
Liberal Democrat Jeremy Meal 1,598 36
Labour Khalid Ahmed 340 8
Green Malcolm Brown 113 3
UKIP David Perry 52 1
Majority 756
Turnout 4,457 46
Conservative hold Swing

May 2016

2016[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Brian Bagnall 1,972 44
Liberal Democrat Jeremy Richard Meal 1,657 37
Labour Philip Stanley Matley 260 6
Independent Paul Bellis 248 6
UKIP David Perry 236 5
Green Malcolm Brown 127 3
Majority 315
Turnout 4,500 47
Conservative hold Swing

May 2015

2015[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Mike Hurleston 3,598 46
Liberal Democrat Jeremy Meal 2,579 33
UKIP Paul Bellis 779 10
Labour Beryl Dykes 572 7
Green Nicole Spring 281 4
Majority 1,019
Turnout 7,809 79
Conservative gain from UKIP Swing

November 2014 (by-election)

By-election 20 November 2014
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative John McGahan 2080 53
Liberal Democrat Jeremy Richard Meal 1502 38
Green David James McDonough 197 5
Labour Kathryn Ann Priestley 132 3
Majority 578
Turnout 3911* 39.6
Conservative hold Swing
  • Total votes does not include those ballots which were spoiled.

The by-election occurred due to the resignation of the incumbent Conservative Party candidate Anita Johnston due to ill health.[13][14]

May 2014

2014[15][16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Anita Johnson 1862 45% -4.48%
Liberal Democrat Jeremy Richard Meal 1373 33% +6.78
UKIP David Michael Perry 538 13% +4.09
Labour Ruth Kaiser 369 9% -1.13%
Majority 489 12% -11.26%
Turnout 4142
Conservative hold Swing

May 2012

2012
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Brian Bagnall 1,900 49.48 −9.93
Liberal Democrat Pauline Banham 1,007 26.22 −7.20
Labour Beryl Dykes 389 10.13 +6.47
UKIP David Perry 342 8.91 +5.40
Green Ross White 202 5.26 N/A
Majority 893 23.26
Turnout 3,852 39.32
Conservative hold Swing

May 2011

2011
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Paul Bellis 2,791 54.2
Liberal Democrat Paul Carter 1,489 28.9
Labour Beryl Dykes 480 9.3
UKIP David Perry 213 4.1
Green Ross White 176 3.4
Majority 1,302
Turnout 5,149 51.94
Conservative hold Swing

References

  1. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-05-14. Retrieved 2014-05-25.
  2. ↑ "My Stockport".
  3. 1 2 Fitzgerald, Todd (26 January 2015). "Stockport Tory councillor defects to Ukip after being deselected". Manchester Evening News. Trinity Mirror. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
  4. ↑ "Mary Robinson MP". parliament.uk. UK Parliament. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
  5. ↑ "Councillor John McGahan". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
  6. ↑ "Councillor Mike Hurleston". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
  7. ↑ "Councillor Brian Bagnall". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
  8. ↑ "Councillor Anita Johnson (22/05/2014 - 30/09/2014)". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
  9. ↑ "Bramhall South & Woodford By-Election - Thursday, 20th November, 2014". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
  10. ↑ "Election results for Bramhall South & Woodford". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC.
  11. ↑ "Election results for Bramhall South & Woodford". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC.
  12. ↑ "Election results for Bramhall South & Woodford". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC.
  13. ↑ "Labour and Conservatives lose councillors in Stockport". iainroberts.mycouncillor.org.uk. 8 October 2014.
  14. ↑ "Election results for Bramhall South by-election". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC.
  15. ↑ "Election results for Bramhall South & Woodford". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC.
  16. ↑ "Election results for Bramhall South & Woodford". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC.
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