1991 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election

1991 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election

←  1990 2 May 1991 (1991-05-02) 1992  →
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 8 seats, 30.2% 4 seats, 29.6% 8 seats, 33.5% Seats before 25 18 17 Seats won 11 5 4 Seats after 26 17 17 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 40,093 35,867 29,277 Percentage 36.3% 32.4% 26.5% Swing 6.1% 2.8% 7.0%   Fourth party   Leader Ron Stenson Party Heald Green Ratepayers Leader's seat Heald Green Last election 1 seat, 2.6% Seats before 3 Seats won 1 Seats after 3 Seat change Popular vote 3,358 Percentage 3.0% Swing 0.4%
Map of results of 1991 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, 2 May 1991. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 1995. The council remained under no overall control. ^{[1] [2]}

Election result

Party		Votes			Seats			Full Council
Liberal Democrats		40,093 (36.3%)		6.1	11 (52.4%)	11 / 21	1	26 (41.3%)	26 / 63
Conservative Party		35,867 (32.4%)		2.8	5 (23.8%)	5 / 21	1	17 (27.0%)	17 / 63
Labour Party		29,277 (26.5%)		7.0	4 (19.0%)	4 / 21		17 (27.0%)	17 / 63
Heald Green Ratepayers		3,358 (3.0%)		0.4	1 (4.8%)	1 / 21		3 (4.8%)	3 / 63
Green Party		1,937 (1.8%)		1.8	0 (0.0%)	0 / 21		0 (0.0%)	0 / 63

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Ward results

Bredbury

Bredbury

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	G. Cooper*	2,760	50.7	+2.8
	Labour	S. Humphries	1,685	31.0	−3.1
	Conservative	P. Hooley	997	18.3	+0.3
Majority			1,075	19.7	+5.9
Turnout			5,442	46.9	−9.5
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Brinnington

Brinnington

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. MacAlister*	2,798	79.4	−1.7
	Conservative	W. Law	323	9.2	+3.1
	Liberal Democrats	A. Strong	296	8.4	+2.5
	Green	N. Butterfield	106	3.0	−3.9
Majority			2,475	70.2	−4.0
Turnout			3,523	44.1	−7.7
	Labour hold		Swing

Cale Green

Cale Green

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	A. Shaw	2,663	57.4	+16.6
	Labour	M. Weldon	1,498	32.3	−15.2
	Conservative	J. Hurley	417	9.0	+0.9
	Green	A. Chisunka	65	1.4	−1.2
Majority			1,165	25.1
Turnout			4,643	53.1	−4.9
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing

Cheadle

Cheadle

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	I. Roberts*	2,579	58.5	+5.1
	Liberal Democrats	J. Webb	1,161	26.3	+1.6
	Labour	A. Kellett	669	15.2	−1.7
Majority			1,418	32.2	+3.5
Turnout			4,409	45.1	−5.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Cheadle Hulme North

Cheadle Hulme North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	J. Pantall*	2,668	51.1	+2.1
	Conservative	L. Morgan	1,703	32.6	+0.9
	Labour	P. Dykes	847	16.2	−3.0
Majority			965	18.5	+1.2
Turnout			5,218	44.5	−7.4
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Cheadle Hulme South

Cheadle Hulme South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	F. Ridley*	3,244	54.3	+1.0
	Conservative	J. Lowry	2,215	37.1	−0.5
	Labour	R. Brown	357	6.0	−3.1
	Green	S. Davies	162	2.7	N/A
Majority			1,029	17.2	+1.5
Turnout			5,978	53.6	−4.4
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Davenport

Davenport

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Jones	2,001	43.4	−6.1
	Conservative	B. Haley*	1,885	40.9	+9.5
	Liberal Democrats	F. Cooper	550	11.9	+3.2
	Green	P. Allen	171	3.7	−1.3
Majority			116	2.5	−15.6
Turnout			4,607	48.6	−4.0
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

East Bramhall

East Bramhall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	K. Holt*	3,835	57.4	+5.7
	Liberal Democrats	A. Walker	1,911	28.6	+0.9
	Labour	E. Symonds	712	10.7	−4.5
	Green	M. Suter	221	3.3	−2.1
Majority			1,924	28.8	+4.8
Turnout			6,679	52.3	−1.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

Edgeley

Edgeley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	J. Ashworth	2,211	43.7	+5.2
	Labour	D. McMillan	2,161	42.7	−7.3
	Conservative	S. Kirkham	567	11.2	+2.5
	Green	I. Boyd	122	2.4	−0.4
Majority			50	1.0
Turnout			5,061	51.5	−7.0
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Great Moor

Great Moor

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	T. E. Pyle*	2,811	47.8	+25.5
	Labour	J. Woodrow	1,667	28.4	−19.7
	Conservative	J. Stanyer	1,294	22.0	−4.4
	Green	G. Hill	104	2.8	−1.4
Majority			1,144	19.4
Turnout			5,876	54.5	−0.2
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Hazel Grove

Hazel Grove

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	D. Robinson*	3,067	46.7	+2.2
	Conservative	K. Labrey	2,651	40.3	+2.3
	Labour	M. Wallis	701	10.7	−3.1
	Green	M. Sullivan	154	2.3	−1.5
Majority			416	6.4	−0.1
Turnout			6,573	53.2	−3.4
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Heald Green

Heald Green

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Heald Green Ratepayers	N. Fields*	3,358	72.0	+7.2
	Conservative	S. Swinglehurst	604	13.0	−0.2
	Labour	J. Becker	502	10.8	−6.5
	Liberal Democrats	D. Roberts Jones	200	4.3	−0.4
Majority			2,754	59.0	+11.4
Turnout			4,664	45.5	−1.2
	Heald Green Ratepayers hold		Swing

Heaton Mersey

Heaton Mersey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	L. Jones	2,823	45.0	+6.1
	Labour	L. Auger	2,354	37.5	−5.2
	Liberal Democrats	G. Bushell	689	11.0	+1.7
	Green	D. Carter	407	6.5	−2.6
Majority			469	7.5
Turnout			6,273	54.2	−0.1
	Conservative hold		Swing

Heaton Moor

Heaton Moor

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. Crook*	2,440	51.6	+6.2
	Labour	T. Grundy	1,457	30.8	−4.9
	Liberal Democrats	S. Beswick	655	13.9	+3.8
	Green	G. Leatherbarrow	175	3.7	−5.1
Majority			983	20.8	+11.1
Turnout			4,727	48.0	−2.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

Manor

Manor

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	A. Corris*	2,662	51.1	+6.1
	Labour	I. Jackson	1,878	36.1	−4.9
	Conservative	E. Dennis	580	11.1	0
	Green	R. Lindsay-Dunn	86	1.7	−1.1
Majority			784	15.0	+11.0
Turnout			5,206	54.6	−2.2
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

North Marple

North Marple

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	B. Harrison*	2,476	51.5	+3.8
	Conservative	W. Partington	1,745	36.3	+2.8
	Labour	A. Tognarelli	584	12.2	−1.6
Majority			731	15.2	+1.0
Turnout			4,805	51.0	−5.1
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

North Reddish

North Reddish

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. Scott*	2,508	49.3	−27.5
	Liberal Democrats	J. Keane	1,984	39.0	+32.5
	Conservative	D. Law	596	11.7	−1.6
Majority			524	10.3	−53.2
Turnout			5,088	42.7	−6.5
	Labour hold		Swing

Romiley

Romiley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	J. Ingham*	2,573	43.3	+6.6
	Conservative	M. Bennett	2,223	37.4	+7.3
	Labour	A. Lowe	1,141	19.2	−6.2
Majority			350	5.9	−0.7
Turnout			5,937	52.5	−4.1
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

South Marple

South Marple

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	E. Kime*	2,760	51.2	+3.8
	Conservative	G. Cameron	2,088	38.7	+1.5
	Labour	M. Moore	383	7.1	−1.1
	Green	J. Armstrong	164	3.0	−4.1
Majority			672	12.5	+2.3
Turnout			5,395	54.6	−4.1
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

South Reddish

South Reddish

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. Broadhurst*	2,976	65.9	−7.8
	Conservative	S. Mason	953	21.1	+4.4
	Liberal Democrats	I. McLean	588	13.0	+3.4
Majority			2,023	44.8	−12.2
Turnout			4,517	41.8	−8.3
	Labour hold		Swing

West Bramhall

West Bramhall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Law	3,349	56.7	+1.0
	Liberal Democrats	P. Calton	2,164	36.6	+5.6
	Labour	B. Holland	398	6.7	−3.2
Majority			1,185	20.1	−4.6
Turnout			5,911	51.0	−3.0
	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 3, 1991, p.48
3. "Council compositions". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 28 November 2023.