1990 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election

1990 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election

←  1988 3 May 1990 (1990-05-03) 1991  →
21 of 63 seats to Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council 32 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Eric Kime John Needham Ann Coffey Party Liberal Democrats Conservative Labour Leader's seat South Marple Cheadle South Reddish Last election 6 seats, 28.0% 10 seats, 39.4% 5 seats, 25.0% Seats before 25 21 14 Seats won 8 4 8 Seats after 25 18 17 Seat change 3 3 Popular vote 36,693 36,021 40,759 Percentage 30.2% 29.6% 33.5% Swing 2.2% 9.8% 8.5%   Fourth party   Leader Ron Stenson Party Heald Green Ratepayers Leader's seat Heald Green Last election 1 seat, 3.0% Seats before 3 Seats won 1 Seats after 3 Seat change Popular vote 3,167 Percentage 2.6% Swing 0.4%
Map of results of 1990 election
Leader of the Council before election No leader No overall control Leader of the Council after election No leader No overall control

Elections to Stockport Council were held on Thursday, 3 May 1990, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 1994. The council remained under no overall control. ^{[1] [2]}

Election result

Party		Votes			Seats			Full Council
Liberal Democrats		36,693 (30.2%)		2.2	8 (38.1%)	8 / 21		25 (39.7%)	25 / 63
Conservative Party		36,021 (29.6%)		9.8	4 (19.0%)	4 / 21	3	18 (28.6%)	18 / 63
Labour Party		40,759 (33.5%)		8.5	8 (38.1%)	8 / 21	3	17 (27.0%)	17 / 63
Heald Green Ratepayers		3,167 (2.6%)		0.4	1 (4.8%)	1 / 21		3 (4.8%)	3 / 63
Green Party		4,373 (3.6%)		1.6	0 (0.0%)	0 / 21		0 (0.0%)	0 / 63
Independent		328 (0.3%)		N/A	0 (0.0%)	0 / 21	N/A	0 (0.0%)	0 / 63
SDP		325 (0.3%)		1.9	0 (0.0%)	0 / 21		0 (0.0%)	0 / 63

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Ward results

Bredbury

Bredbury

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	D. Humphries*	3,156	47.9	−0.7
	Labour	J. Woodrow	2,243	34.1	+13.1
	Conservative	P. Hooley	1,186	18.0	−11.1
Majority			913	13.8	−5.7
Turnout			6,585	56.4	+11.8
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Brinnington

Brinnington

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. Gallacher*	3,415	81.1	−1.3
	Green	A. McKenzie	292	6.9	+5.3
	Conservative	J. Wood	256	6.1	−3.8
	Liberal Democrats	F. Cooper	249	5.9	−0.2
Majority			3,123	74.2	+1.7
Turnout			4,212	51.8	+12.6
	Labour hold		Swing

Cale Green

Cale Green

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. Rutherford	2,495	47.5	+4.9
	Liberal Democrats	A. Shaw*	2,144	40.8	+8.0
	Conservative	J. Wiedman	425	8.1	−7.6
	Green	E. Massey-Corte	137	2.6	+1.3
	SDP	D. Owen	49	0.9	−2.9
Majority			351	6.7	−3.1
Turnout			5,250	58.0	+12.4
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Cheadle

Cheadle

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Needham*	2,651	53.4	−7.7
	Liberal Democrats	J. Webb	1,223	24.7	+2.4
	Labour	A. Kellett	838	16.9	+5.7
	Green	A. Adhemar	201	4.1	+1.8
	Independent	S. Hothersall	48	1.0	N/A
Majority			1,428	28.7	−10.1
Turnout			4,961	60.1	+7.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

Cheadle Hulme North

Cheadle Hulme North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	K. Anstis*	3,021	49.0	−1.3
	Conservative	S. Carroll	1,955	31.7	−5.1
	Labour	P. Dykes	1,186	19.2	+9.7
Majority			1,066	17.3	+3.8
Turnout			6,162	51.9	+6.3
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Cheadle Hulme South

Cheadle Hulme South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	B. Leah*	3,437	53.3	+7.9
	Conservative	E. Minshull	2,421	37.6	−7.7
	Labour	D. Wastell	585	9.1	+3.6
Majority			1,016	15.7	+15.6
Turnout			6,443	58.0	+4.9
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Davenport

Davenport

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T. McGee	2,514	49.5	+12.7
	Conservative	J. Davidson	1,592	31.4	−14.0
	Liberal Democrats	A. McLean	440	8.7	−2.0
	SDP	H. Griffiths	276	5.4	+1.0
	Green	M. Ledger	255	5.0	+2.4
Majority			922	18.1
Turnout			5,077	52.6	+7.3
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

East Bramhall

East Bramhall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Doherty*	3,616	51.7	−13.7
	Liberal Democrats	G. Livesey	1,933	27.7	+3.3
	Labour	E. Symonds	1,061	15.2	+7.3
	Green	M. Sullivan	379	5.4	N/A
Majority			1,683	24.0	−17.0
Turnout			6,989	54.1	+7.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

Edgeley

Edgeley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. Bailey	2,897	50.0	+13.1
	Liberal Democrats	J. Ashworth*	2,228	38.5	−2.2
	Conservative	S. Kirkham	506	8.7	−11.8
	Green	J. Filmore	162	2.8	+0.8
Majority			669	11.5
Turnout			5,793	58.5	+11.4
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Great Moor

Great Moor

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. Wharton*	2,872	48.1	+15.2
	Conservative	J. Stanyer	1,578	26.4	−4.6
	Liberal Democrats	S. Oldham	1,330	22.3	−8.8
	Green	A. Cooke	194	3.2	+1.5
Majority			1,294	21.7	+19.9
Turnout			5,974	54.7	+8.6
	Labour hold		Swing

Hazel Grove

Hazel Grove

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	K. Hogg	3,141	44.5	+0.7
	Conservative	A. Law*	2,682	38.0	−6.4
	Labour	M. Wallis	974	13.8	+5.1
	Green	M. Suter	268	3.8	+2.2
Majority			459	6.5
Turnout			7,065	56.6	+6.0
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Heald Green

Heald Green

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Heald Green Ratepayers	P. Burns*	3,167	64.8	−4.9
	Labour	J. Becker	844	17.3	+8.6
	Conservative	L. Morgan	644	13.2	−4.1
	Liberal Democrats	D. Roberts Jones	229	4.7	+1.4
Majority			2,323	47.6	−4.8
Turnout			4,884	46.7	+2.7
	Heald Green Ratepayers hold		Swing

Heaton Mersey

Heaton Mersey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. Foster	2,706	42.7	+11.9
	Conservative	P. Whitney*	2,462	38.9	−10.4
	Liberal Democrats	A. Walker	587	9.3	+0.4
	Green	D. Carter	576	9.1	+3.6
Majority			244	3.8
Turnout			6,331	54.3	+8.2
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Heaton Moor

Heaton Moor

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Lloyd*	2,270	45.4	−10.9
	Labour	T. Grundy	1,783	35.7	+10.5
	Liberal Democrats	S. Beswick	507	10.1	−1.0
	Green	G. Leatherbarrow	439	8.8	+1.9
Majority			487	9.7	−20.7
Turnout			4,999	50.2	+3.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

Manor

Manor

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	C. Phythian	2,483	45.0	−2.1
	Labour	I. Jackson*	2,264	41.0	+3.8
	Conservative	E. Dennis	615	11.1	−3.1
	Green	G. Johnson	156	2.8	+1.3
Majority			219	4.0	−5.9
Turnout			5,518	56.8	+6.3
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing

North Marple

North Marple

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	G. Cropper	2,544	47.7	+0.2
	Conservative	W. Partington	1,785	33.5	−6.3
	Labour	A. Tognarelli	738	13.8	+4.6
	Green	E. Rainer	264	5.0	+2.8
Majority			759	14.2	+6.5
Turnout			5,331	56.1	+4.9
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

North Reddish

North Reddish

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. Halliday*	4,530	76.8	+12.0
	Conservative	D. Law	787	13.3	−10.0
	Liberal Democrats	A. Strong	382	6.5	−0.5
	Green	O. Berger	197	3.3	+1.3
Majority			3,743	63.5	+22.0
Turnout			5,896	49.2	+10.2
	Labour hold		Swing

Romiley

Romiley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	N. Wilson	2,381	36.7	+8.5
	Conservative	W. Hackett	1,948	30.1	−14.0
	Labour	R. Smith	1,645	25.4	+2.0
	Independent	R. Handley	280	4.3	N/A
	Green	M. Lowe	226	3.5	+1.5
Majority			433	6.6
Turnout			6,480	56.6	+8.7
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

South Marple

South Marple

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	M. Jackson*	2,777	47.4	+3.2
	Conservative	D. Ankers	2,180	37.2	−9.0
	Labour	S. Rodrigues	482	8.2	+2.2
	Green	S. Thornton-Jones	415	7.1	+4.6
Majority			597	10.2
Turnout			5,654	58.7	+4.6
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

South Reddish

South Reddish

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Goddard*	4,054	73.7	+13.5
	Conservative	W. Law	917	16.7	−8.8
	Liberal Democrats	D. Ibekwe	526	9.6	N/A
Majority			3,137	57.0	+22.3
Turnout			5,497	50.1	+8.7
	Labour hold		Swing

West Bramhall

West Bramhall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. B. Leck*	3,545	55.7	−6.2
	Liberal Democrats	P. Calton	1,975	31.0	+5.8
	Labour	M. Jones	633	9.9	+2.0
	Green	L. Kaufman	212	3.3	+1.6
Majority			1,570	24.7	−11.0
Turnout			6,365	54.0	+9.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

1. "Metropolitan Borough of Stockport Election Results 1973-2012 (Pg. 1 and 2)" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
2. Stockport, Manchester Evening News, May 4, 1990, p.48
3. "Council compositions". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 28 November 2023.