Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2012
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Map showing the results the 2012 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council elections by ward. Red shows Labour seats, blue shows the Conservatives, yellow shows the Liberal Democrats and green the Heald Green Ratepayers. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2012 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council in England.[1] It was on the same day as other United Kingdom local elections, 2012.
The state of the parties after the election was:[2]
Party | Seats | +/- | % votes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | 28 | –3 | ||
Labour | 21 | +5 | ||
Conservative | 10 | –1 | ||
Heald Green Ratepayer | 3 | 0 | ||
People Matter | 1 | 0 |
Ward results
An asterisk denotes an incumbent.
Bramhall North ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Linda Holt* | 2,291 | 52.26 | −4.01 | |
Liberal Democrat | Helen Foster-Grime | 1,572 | 35.86 | −1.46 | |
Labour | Brian Harrop | 521 | 11.88 | +9.30 | |
Majority | 719 | 16.40 | |||
Turnout | 4,413 | 41.36 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Bramhall South ward
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 |
Bredbury & Woodley ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Christine Corris | 1,333 | 41.19 | −19.76 | |
Labour | Roy Driver | 1,152 | 35.60 | +26.08 | |
Conservative | Chris Kelly | 469 | 14.49 | −15.04 | |
BNP | Andy Webster | 282 | 8.71 | N/A | |
Majority | 181 | 5.59 | |||
Turnout | 3,252 | 29.95 | |||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing |
Bredbury Green & Romiley ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Hazel Lees * | 1,594 | 41.14 | −6.82 | |
Conservative | Sally Bennett | 1,332 | 34.37 | −10.94 | |
Labour | Kathryn Priestley | 790 | 20.39 | +13.66 | |
BNP | Tony Dean | 159 | 4.10 | N/A | |
Majority | 262 | 6.76 | |||
Turnout | 3,888 | 35.62 | |||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing |
Brinnington & Central ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Andy Sorton | 1,677 | 70.40 | +32.95 | |
UKIP | Phil Lewis | 281 | 11.80 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrat | John Reid | 196 | 8.23 | −38.69 | |
Conservative | Stephen Holgate | 158 | 6.63 | −2.98 | |
Independent | John Heginbotham | 70 | 2.94 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,396 | 58.61 | |||
Turnout | 2,387 | 23.30 | |||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing | ||||
Cheadle & Gatley ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Keith Holloway | 2,030 | 42.52 | −2.92 | |
Conservative | Mick Jones | 1,770 | 37.08 | −8.72 | |
Labour | Colin Owen | 974 | 20.40 | +11.64 | |
Majority | 260 | 5.45 | |||
Turnout | 4,800 | 41.33 | |||
Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Cheadle Hulme North ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | John Pantall | 1,762 | 52.44 | −4.39 | |
Labour | Emily Hewson | 985 | 29.32 | +22.78 | |
Conservative | Chris Green | 613 | 18.24 | −13.01 | |
Majority | 777 | 23.13 | |||
Turnout | 3,384 | 33.27 | |||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing |
Chealde Hulme South ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Lenny Grice* | 1,876 | 46.86 | −4.47 | |
Conservative | Julie Smith-Jones | 1,157 | 28.90 | −10.54 | |
Labour | Theo Smith | 579 | 14.46 | +11.43 | |
UKIP | Cyril Peake | 391 | 9.77 | +6.85 | |
Majority | 719 | 17.96 | |||
Turnout | 4,015 | 37.76 | |||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing |
Davenport & Cale Green ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Wendy Wild | 1,492 | 45.92 | +17.19 | |
Liberal Democrat | Ann Smith* | 1,235 | 38.01 | −7.39 | |
Conservative | Jackie Jones | 279 | 8.59 | −10.15 | |
Green | Phil Shaw | 206 | 6.34 | N/A | |
Liberal | Graham Ogden | 37 | 1.14 | N/A | |
Majority | 257 | 7.91 | |||
Turnout | 3,260 | 29.54 | |||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing | ||||
Edgeley & Cheadle Heath ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Sheila Bailey* | 2,205 | 74.59 | +27.90 | |
Conservative | Christine Holgate | 284 | 9.61 | −5.91 | |
Liberal Democrat | Alan Livingstone | 250 | 8.46 | −22.91 | |
Green | Camilla Luff | 217 | 7.34 | +0.92 | |
Majority | 1,921 | 65.00 | |||
Turnout | 2,968 | 27.83 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Hazel Grove ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Kevin Hogg* | 1,736 | 42.05 | −12.80 | |
Conservative | Oliver Johnstone | 1,668 | 40.41 | +1.39 | |
Labour | Catherine Sheppard | 724 | 17.54 | +11.41 | |
Majority | 68 | 1.65 | |||
Turnout | 4,148 | 37.63 | |||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing |
Heald Green ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Peter Burns* | 2,303 | 70.28 | +1.76 | |
Labour | Martin Miller | 423 | 12.91 | +7.70 | |
Liberal Democrat | David Robert-Jones | 214 | 6.53 | −2.77 | |
Conservative | Patricia Leck | 208 | 6.35 | −4.11 | |
BNP | Richard Skill | 129 | 3.94 | −2.59 | |
Majority | 1,880 | 57.37 | |||
Turnout | 3,284 | 32.89 | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Heatons North ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Sedgwick | 1,913 | 47.90 | +22.34 | |
Conservative | Barbara Judson | 1,553 | 38.88 | −13.99 | |
Green | Janet Cuff | 364 | 9.11 | +0.53 | |
Liberal Democrat | Andrew Rawling | 164 | 4.11 | −5.04 | |
Majority | 360 | 9.01 | |||
Turnout | 4,008 | 38.13 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Heatons South ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Colin Foster* | 2,706 | 67.85 | +22.55 | |
Conservative | Bryan Lees | 869 | 21.79 | −15.24 | |
Liberal Democrat | Ronald Axtell | 274 | 6.87 | −3.42 | |
BNP | Sheila Spink | 139 | 3.49 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,837 | 46.06 | |||
Turnout | 4,002 | 36.58 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Manor ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Sue Derbyshire* | 1,415 | 44.32 | −1.07 | |
Labour | Walter Barrett | 1,391 | 43.56 | +20.19 | |
Conservative | Leslie Judson | 235 | 7.36 | −10.07 | |
BNP | Duncan Warner | 152 | 4.76 | −9.06 | |
Majority | 24 | 0.75 | |||
Turnout | 3,211 | 30.52 | |||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing |
Marple North ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Martin Candler* | 1,700 | 41.77 | −9.48 | |
Conservative | Annette Finnie | 1,098 | 26.98 | −8.62 | |
Labour | David Rowbottom | 574 | 14.10 | +9.01 | |
UKIP | Ray Jones | 374 | 9.19 | N/A | |
Green | Maggie Preston | 294 | 7.22 | −0.84 | |
Independent | Barry Minshall | 30 | 0.74 | N/A | |
Majority | 602 | 14.79 | |||
Turnout | 4,076 | 41.34 | |||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing |
Marple South ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Shan Alexander* | 1,906 | 49.79 | −1.82 | |
Conservative | Carl Rydings | 906 | 23.67 | −11.33 | |
Labour | Clifford Stanway | 549 | 14.34 | +10.54 | |
UKIP | Tony Moore | 467 | 12.20 | +7.14 | |
Majority | 1,000 | 26.12 | |||
Turnout | 3,851 | 39.57 | |||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing |
Offerton ward
Dave Goddard had been the leader of Stockport Council before he lost his seat in this election. Laura Booth left Labour in 2014[3] and joined the Lib Dems in 2015.[4] She was re-elected as the Lib Dem councillor for Offerton in 2016.[5]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Laura Booth | 1,346 | 36.81 | +26.88 | |
Liberal Democrat | Dave Goddard* | 1,301 | 35.58 | −13.22 | |
Conservative | Steve Rodriquez | 661 | 18.07 | −4.05 | |
UKIP | Harry Perry | 349 | 9.54 | N/A | |
Majority | 45 | 1.23 | |||
Turnout | 3,663 | 34.95 | |||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing | ||||
Reddish North ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Kate Butler | 2,027 | 69.39 | +20.86 | |
Conservative | Julia Whelan | 365 | 12.50 | −12.80 | |
BNP | Paul Bennett | 329 | 11.26 | −3.29 | |
Liberal Democrat | Louise Shaw | 200 | 6.85 | −4.77 | |
Majority | 1,662 | 56.90 | |||
Turnout | 2,933 | 27.26 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Reddish South ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Andy Verdeille* | 2,028 | 70.22 | +20.74 | |
Conservative | Anthony Hannay | 390 | 13.50 | −19.33 | |
Liberal Democrat | Norman Beverley | 278 | 9.63 | −8.06 | |
BNP | Ged Williams | 192 | 6.65 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,638 | 56.72 | |||
Turnout | 2,905 | 27.83 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Stepping Hill ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Wendy Orrell | 1,422 | 39.07 | −14.40 | |
Conservative | John Wright | 955 | 26.24 | −10.34 | |
Labour | Janet Rothwell | 815 | 22.39 | +16.38 | |
UKIP | Izzy Bolton | 229 | 6.29 | N/A | |
Green | Ken Pease | 219 | 6.02 | +2.07 | |
Majority | 467 | 12.83 | |||
Turnout | 3,654 | 37.50 | |||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing |
References
- ↑ "Local elections 2012". BBC News. Retrieved 2012-04-30.
- ↑ "Contact Your Councillor". Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council. Archived from the original on 19 April 2010. Retrieved 6 April 2011.
- ↑ 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.
- 1 2 "Election results for Offerton". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC.
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