1994 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election

1994 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election

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22 of 63 seats to Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council 32 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Fred Ridley Colin MacAlister John Needham Party Liberal Democrats Labour Conservative Leader's seat Cheadle Hulme South Brinnington Cheadle (defeated) Last election 7 seats, 33.7% 5 seats, 22.2% 8 seats, 39.9% Seats before 26 17 17 Seats won 12 9 0 Seats after 29 18 13 Seat change 3 1 4 Popular vote 46,977 30,876 24,906 Percentage 43.9% 28.9% 23.3% Swing 10.2% 6.7% 16.6%   Fourth party   Leader Ron Stenson Party Heald Green Ratepayers Leader's seat Heald Green Last election 1 seat, 3.3% Seats before 3 Seats won 1 Seats after 3 Seat change Popular vote 3,240 Percentage 3.0% Swing 0.3%
Map of results of 1994 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, 5 May 1994, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 1998. The council remained under no overall control. ^{[1] [2]}

Election result

Party		Votes			Seats			Full Council
Liberal Democrats		46,977 (43.9%)		10.2	12 (54.5%)	12 / 22	3	29 (46.0%)	29 / 63
Labour Party		30,876 (28.9%)		6.7	9 (40.9%)	9 / 22	1	18 (28.6%)	18 / 63
Conservative Party		24,906 (23.3%)		16.6	0 (0.0%)	0 / 22	4	13 (20.6%)	13 / 63
Heald Green Ratepayers		3,240 (3.0%)		0.3	1 (4.5%)	1 / 22		3 (4.8%)	3 / 63
Green Party		961 (0.9%)		0.1	0 (0.0%)	0 / 22		0 (0.0%)	0 / 63

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Ward results

Bredbury

Bredbury

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	D. Humphries*	3,240	66.1	+11.2
	Labour	J. McGuire	915	18.7	+1.4
	Conservative	M. Gibbons	748	15.3	−12.5
Majority			2,325	47.4	+20.3
Turnout			4,903	42.5	+5.5
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Brinnington

Brinnington

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. Gallacher*	2,398	80.4	+1.5
	Liberal Democrats	H. Austin	381	12.8	+5.6
	Conservative	P. Gresty	204	6.8	−4.8
Majority			2,017	67.6	+0.3
Turnout			2,983	38.6	+6.2
	Labour hold		Swing

Cale Green

Cale Green

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Mone	2,103	55.0	+14.6
	Liberal Democrats	J. Jones	1,444	37.8	−4.1
	Conservative	G. McKelvie	275	7.2	−8.5
Majority			659	17.2
Turnout			3,822	43.2	+6.5
	Labour hold		Swing

Cheadle

Cheadle

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	C. Seeley	2,340	47.2	+23.5
	Conservative	J. Needham*	1,953	39.4	−27.2
	Labour	A. Kellett	668	13.5	+3.9
Majority			387	7.8
Turnout			4,961	44.4	+6.6
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Cheadle Hulme North

Cheadle Hulme North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	K. Anstis*	2,841	59.4	+10.3
	Conservative	A. Johnson	1,089	22.8	−16.9
	Labour	D. White	849	17.8	+6.6
Majority			1,752	36.6	+27.2
Turnout			4,779	41.4	+6.7
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Cheadle Hulme South

Cheadle Hulme South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	I. Shaw*	3,116	60.2	+7.1
	Conservative	P. Bellis	1,534	29.7	−13.6
	Labour	B. Holland	522	10.1	+6.5
Majority			1,582	30.5	+20.7
Turnout			5,172	46.7	−0.1
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Davenport

Davenport

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T. McGee*	2,276	52.8	+15.6
	Conservative	B. Haley	1,197	27.8	−23.5
	Liberal Democrats	H. Lees	835	19.4	+9.9
Majority			1,079	25.0
Turnout			4,308	46.5	+1.8
	Labour hold		Swing

East Bramhall

East Bramhall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	B. Millard	2,524	43.5	+16.0
	Conservative	A. Doherty*	2,399	41.4	−22.6
	Labour	M. McNamee	697	12.0	+5.8
	Green	M. Suter	177	3.1	+0.8
Majority			125	2.1
Turnout			5,797	45.0	+1.6
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Edgeley

Edgeley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. Bailey*	2,394	51.4	+7.1
	Liberal Democrats	F. Davenport	1,902	40.8	+1.7
	Conservative	D. Law	287	6.2	−8.2
	Green	G. Johnson	74	1.6	−0.5
Majority			492	10.6	+5.4
Turnout			4,657	49.2	+7.5
	Labour hold		Swing

Great Moor

Great Moor

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	R. A. Stunell	2,962	53.5	+12.6
	Labour	P. Wharton*	1,701	30.7	+5.4
	Conservative	A. Hickson	872	15.8	−17.9
Majority			1,261	22.8	+15.6
Turnout			5,535	51.5	+7.2
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing

Hazel Grove

Hazel Grove

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	K. Hogg*	3,762	61.1	+18.5
	Conservative	K. Labrey	1,718	27.9	−22.5
	Labour	M. Wallis	680	11.0	+4.0
Majority			2,044	33.2
Turnout			6,160	50.6	+1.4
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Heald Green

Heald Green

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Heald Green Ratepayers	P. Burns*	3,240	74.9	−3.2
	Labour	J. Becker	512	11.8	+5.1
	Conservative	S. Swinglehurst	322	7.4	−4.5
	Liberal Democrats	D. Roberts Jones	250	5.8	+2.5
Majority			2,728	63.1	−3.1
Turnout			4,324	42.8	+4.7
	Heald Green Ratepayers hold		Swing

Heaton Mersey

Heaton Mersey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. Foster*	3,243	54.5	+19.0
	Conservative	P. Reed	1,677	28.2	−23.8
	Liberal Democrats	C. Douglas	886	14.9	+7.2
	Green	M. Sullivan	146	2.5	−2.2
Majority			1,566	26.3
Turnout			5,952	50.9	+4.8
	Labour hold		Swing

Heaton Moor

Heaton Moor

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. Nance	1,963	43.0	+16.8
	Conservative	J. Lloyd*	1,544	33.8	−24.3
	Liberal Democrats	C. Craufurd	953	20.9	+7.0
	Green	I. Lindsay-Dunn	105	2.3	+0.5
Majority			419	9.2
Turnout			4,565	46.9	+4.5
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Manor

Manor

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Miller	2,096	45.6	+5.1
	Liberal Democrats	M. Torode	2,033	44.2	+4.8
	Conservative	J. Horswell	364	7.9	−10.6
	Green	R. Lindsay-Dunn	107	2.3	+0.8
Majority			63	1.4	+0.3
Turnout			4,600	48.7	+7.8
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

North Marple

North Marple

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	M. Candler	2,994	64.5	+14.5
	Conservative	P. Smith	1,114	24.0	−18.5
	Labour	S. Townsend	532	11.5	+4.0
Majority			1,880	30.5	+33.0
Turnout			4,640	49.3	+2.4
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

North Reddish

North Reddish

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Graham*	3,127	74.5	+24.3
	Liberal Democrats	M. Colbridge	659	15.7	−18.5
	Conservative	S. Frost	411	9.8	−3.9
Majority			2,468	58.8	+42.8
Turnout			4,197	35.2	+3.5
	Labour hold		Swing

Romiley

Romiley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	N. Wilson*	3,050	60.7	+17.6
	Conservative	P. Orton	1,040	20.7	−26.1
	Labour	D. Brown	794	15.8	+5.8
	Green	G. Reid	138	2.7	N/A
Majority			2,010	40.0
Turnout			5,022	45.6	+2.4
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

South Marple

South Marple (2 vacancies)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	D. Brailsford	3,148	61.0	+12.0
	Liberal Democrats	A. Taylor	2,999	58.1	+9.1
	Conservative	G. Mottram	1,779	34.5	−12.4
	Conservative	G. Cameron	1,567	30.4	−16.5
	Labour	H. Abrams	339	6.5	+2.5
	Labour	S. Vergo	285	5.5	+1.5
	Green	A. Riddell	214	4.1	N/A
Majority			1,220	23.6	+21.5
Turnout			5,161	52.7	−0.2
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

South Reddish

South Reddish

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Goddard*	2,476	60.0	−1.1
	Liberal Democrats	I. McLean	1,182	28.6	+17.4
	Conservative	J. Frost	468	11.4	−16.4
Majority			1,294	31.4	−2.0
Turnout			4,126	38.5	+7.4
	Labour hold		Swing

West Bramhall

West Bramhall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	P. Calton	3,476	56.7	+14.5
	Conservative	J. B. Leck*	2,344	38.3	−16.2
	Labour	S. Bennett	306	5.0	+1.7
Majority			1,132	18.4
Turnout			6,126	52.9	+5.0
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		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 6, 1994, p.32
3. "Council compositions". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 28 November 2023.