1992 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election

1992 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election

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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 11 seats, 36.3% 5 seats, 32.4% 4 seats, 26.5% Seats before 26 17 17 Seats won 7 8 5 Seats after 26 17 17 Seat change Popular vote 31,003 36,618 20,353 Percentage 33.7% 39.9% 22.2% Swing 2.6% 7.5% 4.3%   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 3,021 Percentage 3.3% Swing 0.3%
Map of results of 1992 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, 7 May 1992, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 1996. The council remained under no overall control. ^{[1] [2]}

Election result

Party		Votes			Seats			Full Council
Liberal Democrats		31,003 (33.7%)		2.6	7 (33.3%)	7 / 21		26 (41.3%)	26 / 63
Conservative Party		36,618 (39.9%)		7.5	8 (38.1%)	8 / 21		17 (27.0%)	17 / 63
Labour Party		20,353 (22.2%)		4.3	5 (23.8%)	5 / 21		17 (27.0%)	17 / 63
Heald Green Ratepayers		3,021 (3.3%)		0.3	1 (4.8%)	1 / 21		3 (4.8%)	3 / 63
Green Party		879 (1.0%)		0.8	0 (0.0%)	0 / 21		0 (0.0%)	0 / 63

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Ward results

Bredbury

Bredbury

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	M. Wilson*	2,368	54.9	+4.2
	Conservative	P. Orton	1,200	27.8	+9.5
	Labour	S. Humphries	747	17.3	−13.7
Majority			1,168	27.1	+7.4
Turnout			4,315	37.0	−9.9
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Brinnington

Brinnington

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Rowles*	2,037	78.9	−0.5
	Conservative	J. Frost	300	11.6	+2.4
	Liberal Democrats	A. Cliffe	186	7.2	−1.2
	Green	N. Butterfield	60	2.3	−0.7
Majority			1,737	67.3	−2.9
Turnout			2,583	32.4	−11.7
	Labour hold		Swing

Cale Green

Cale Green

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	M. Cliffe	1,338	41.9	−15.5
	Labour	M. Weldon	1,290	40.4	+8.1
	Conservative	J. Hurley	502	15.7	+6.7
	Green	E. Massey-Corte	65	2.0	+0.6
Majority			48	1.5	−23.6
Turnout			3,195	36.7	−16.4
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing

Cheadle

Cheadle

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	L. Livesley*	2,443	66.6	+8.1
	Liberal Democrats	A. Lee	870	23.7	−2.6
	Labour	A. Kellett	353	9.6	−5.6
Majority			1,573	42.9	+10.7
Turnout			3,666	37.8	−7.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

Cheadle Hulme North

Cheadle Hulme North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	P. Porgess*	1,984	49.1	−2.0
	Conservative	L. Morgan	1,604	39.7	+7.1
	Labour	P. Dykes	452	11.2	−5.0
Majority			380	9.4	−9.1
Turnout			4,040	34.7	−9.8
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Cheadle Hulme South

Cheadle Hulme South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	M. Lowe*	2,752	53.1	−0.8
	Conservative	J. Lowry	2,243	43.3	+6.2
	Labour	D. Wastell	187	3.6	−2.4
Majority			509	9.8	−7.4
Turnout			5,182	46.8	−6.8
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Davenport

Davenport

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Coales*	2,169	51.3	+10.4
	Labour	J. Woodrow	1,572	37.2	−6.2
	Liberal Democrats	F. Cooper	401	9.5	−2.4
	Green	J. Clements	82	1.9	−1.8
Majority			597	14.1
Turnout			4,224	44.7	−3.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

East Bramhall

East Bramhall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. Havers*	3,572	64.0	+6.6
	Liberal Democrats	P. Gooding	1,531	27.5	−1.1
	Labour	J. McConnell	346	6.2	−4.5
	Green	M. Suter	128	2.3	−1.0
Majority			2,041	36.6	+7.8
Turnout			5,577	43.4	−8.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

Edgeley

Edgeley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. McMillan	1,795	44.3	+1.6
	Liberal Democrats	D. Evans	1,584	39.1	−4.6
	Conservative	S. Kirkham	585	14.4	+3.2
	Green	I. Boyd	87	2.1	−0.3
Majority			211	5.2
Turnout			4,051	41.7	−9.8
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Great Moor

Great Moor

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	A. Walker	1,941	40.9	−6.9
	Conservative	B. Haley	1,600	33.7	+11.7
	Labour	B. Holland	1,201	25.3	−3.1
Majority			341	7.2	−12.2
Turnout			4,742	44.3	−10.2
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing

Hazel Grove

Hazel Grove

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	T. Dunstan*	3,030	50.4	+10.1
	Liberal Democrats	J. Pallot	2,564	42.6	−4.1
	Labour	M. Wallis	419	7.0	−3.7
Majority			466	7.8
Turnout			6,013	49.2	−4.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Heald Green

Heald Green

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Heald Green Ratepayers	R. Stenson*	3,021	78.1	+6.1
	Conservative	S. Swinglehurst	461	11.9	−1.1
	Labour	J. Becker	261	6.7	−4.1
	Liberal Democrats	D. Roberts Jones	127	3.3	−1.0
Majority			2,560	66.2	+7.2
Turnout			3,870	38.1	−7.4
	Heald Green Ratepayers hold		Swing

Heaton Mersey

Heaton Mersey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. Foulkes*	2,765	52.0	+7.0
	Labour	L. Auger	1,885	35.5	−2.0
	Liberal Democrats	P. Rowe	411	7.7	−3.3
	Green	D. Carter	252	4.7	−1.8
Majority			880	16.5	+9.0
Turnout			5,313	46.1	−8.1
	Conservative hold		Swing

Heaton Moor

Heaton Moor

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. MacCarron*	2,379	58.1	+6.5
	Labour	T. Grundy	1,074	26.2	−4.6
	Liberal Democrats	C. Craufurd	571	13.9	0
	Green	I. Lindsay-Dunn	72	1.8	−1.9
Majority			1,305	31.9	+11.1
Turnout			4,096	42.4	−5.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

Manor

Manor

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	I. Jackson	1,573	40.5	+4.4
	Liberal Democrats	D. Talbot*	1,532	39.4	−11.7
	Conservative	E. Dennis	719	18.5	+7.4
	Green	R. Lindsay-Dunn	60	1.5	−0.2
Majority			41	1.1
Turnout			3,884	40.9	−13.7
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

North Marple

North Marple

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	J. Roberts*	2,201	50.0	−1.5
	Conservative	J. Stanyer	1,873	42.5	+6.2
	Labour	A. Tognarelli	332	7.5	−4.7
Majority			328	7.5	−7.7
Turnout			4,406	46.9	−4.1
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

North Reddish

North Reddish

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Smith*	1,903	50.2	+0.9
	Liberal Democrats	J. Keane	1,295	34.2	−4.8
	Conservative	S. Swinyard	520	13.7	+2.0
	Green	I. Phillips	73	1.9	N/A
Majority			608	16.0	+5.7
Turnout			3,791	31.7	−11.0
	Labour hold		Swing

Romiley

Romiley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Whitehead*	2,261	46.8	+9.4
	Liberal Democrats	H. Lees	2,083	43.1	−0.2
	Labour	D. Brown	485	10.0	−9.2
Majority			178	3.7
Turnout			4,829	43.2	−9.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

South Marple

South Marple

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	T. Jackson*	2,558	49.0	−2.2
	Conservative	G. Mottram	2,449	46.9	+8.2
	Labour	H. Abrams	210	4.0	−3.1
Majority			109	2.1	−10.4
Turnout			5,217	52.9	−1.7
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

South Reddish

South Reddish

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. A. Coffey*	2,049	61.1	−4.8
	Conservative	S. Burt	927	27.7	+6.6
	Liberal Democrats	I. McLean	375	11.2	−1.8
Majority			1,122	33.4	−11.4
Turnout			3,351	31.1	−10.7
	Labour hold		Swing

West Bramhall

West Bramhall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Taylor	3,016	54.5	−2.2
	Liberal Democrats	P. Calton	2,331	42.2	+5.6
	Labour	S. Bennett	182	3.3	−3.4
Majority			685	13.3	−7.8
Turnout			5,529	47.9	−3.1
	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 8, 1992, p.34
3. "Council compositions". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 28 November 2023.