Elections to Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 1 May 2008. One third of the council was up for election. The Liberal Democrats held overall control of the council.
The council is currently made up of;
Party | Seats [1] | +/- | % votes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | 36 | 0 | ||
Labour | 14 | -1 | ||
Conservative | 10 | +1 | ||
Heald Green Ratepayer | 3 | 0 |
The following summary indicates the number of seats which are being defended by each party.
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 57.1 | 39.6 | 31,655 | 0 | |
Conservative | 4 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 19.0 | 35.2 | 28,127 | 0 | |
Labour | 4 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 19.0 | 15.9 | 12,740 | 0 | |
Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.8 | 3.2 | 2,594 | 0 | |
BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 2,050 | 0 | |
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 1,818 | 0 | |
UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 914 | 0 | |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Linda Holt | 3,043 | 56.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats | John Ellis | 2,018 | 37.3 | ||
Labour | Kathryn Priestley | 140 | 2.6 | ||
BNP | David Gordon | 123 | 2.3 | ||
UKIP | Malcolm Crossley | 84 | 1.6 | ||
Majority | 1,025 | 19.0 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Brian Bagnall* | 2,762 | 59.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Keith Holloway | 1,554 | 33.4 | ||
Labour | Beryl Dykes | 170 | 3.7 | ||
UKIP | David Perry | 163 | 3.5 | ||
Majority | 1,208 | 26.0 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Stella Humphries | 2,056 | 61.0 | ||
Conservative | Jamie Holland | 996 | 29.5 | ||
Labour | Clifford Stanway | 321 | 9.5 | ||
Majority | 1,060 | 31.5 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Hazel Lees | 2,159 | 48.0 | ||
Conservative | John Rogers | 2,040 | 45.3 | ||
Labour | Bill Cawley | 303 | 6.7 | ||
Majority | 119 | 2.7 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
A month after the election Councillor Chris Walker was charged with racist abuse of a police officer and suspended by the Liberal Democrats and served as an Independent councillor, he was found guilty in April 2010. [2] Walker returned to the Lib Dems in November 2010. [3] He declared himself Independent again in June 2011. [4] He did not try to defend the seat at the May 2012 election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Chris Walker | 1,264 | 46.9 | ||
Labour | Maureen Rowles | 1,009 | 37.5 | ||
Conservative | Steve Holgate | 259 | 9.6 | ||
Green | Phil Shaw | 162 | 6.0 | ||
Majority | 255 | 9.4 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Mick Jones | 2,194 | 45.8 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Paul Carter | 2,177 | 45.4 | ||
Labour | Colin Owen | 420 | 8.8 | ||
Majority | 17 | 0.4 | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | John Pantall | 2,009 | 56.8 | ||
Conservative | Christopher Ashley | 1,105 | 31.3 | ||
Labour | Brian Harrop | 231 | 6.5 | ||
UKIP | Hilda Peake | 190 | 5.4 | ||
Majority | 904 | 25.5 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Lenny Grice | 2,215 | 51.3 | ||
Conservative | Mark Roscoe | 1,702 | 39.4 | ||
Green | David Leaver | 141 | 3.3 | ||
Labour | Linda Sinclair | 131 | 3.1 | ||
UKIP | Cyril Peake | 126 | 2.9 | ||
Majority | 513 | 11.9 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Ann Smith | 1,427 | 45.4 | ||
Labour Co-op | Brian Hendley | 903 | 28.7 | ||
Conservative | Chris Holgate | 589 | 18.7 | ||
BNP | Steven Flood | 224 | 7.1 | ||
Majority | 524 | 16.7 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Sheila Bailey | 1,447 | 46.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Andrew Rawling | 972 | 31.4 | ||
Conservative | Beryl Charlesworth | 481 | 15.5 | ||
Green | Vanessa Kellaway | 199 | 6.4 | ||
Majority | 475 | 15.3 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Kevin Hogg | 2,345 | 54.9 | ||
Conservative | Julian Lewis-Booth | 1,668 | 39.0 | ||
Labour | Yvonne Bradley | 262 | 6.1 | ||
Majority | 677 | 15.9 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Peter Burns | 2,594 | 68.5 | ||
Conservative | Robert Stevenson | 396 | 10.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Iain Roberts | 352 | 9.3 | ||
BNP | Richard Skill | 247 | 6.5 | ||
Labour | Peter Jackson | 197 | 5.2 | ||
Majority | 2,198 | 58.0 | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Les Jones | 2,069 | 52.9 | ||
Labour | Margaret Pollard | 1,000 | 25.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Kevin Dowling | 358 | 9.1 | ||
Green | Janet Cuff | 336 | 8.6 | ||
UKIP | Gerald Price | 150 | 3.8 | ||
Majority | 1,069 | 27.3 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Colin Foster | 1,796 | 45.3 | ||
Conservative | Alex Raisbeck | 1,468 | 29.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Ronald Axtell | 408 | 10.3 | ||
Green | Peter Barber | 292 | 7.4 | ||
Majority | 328 | 15.7 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Sue Derbyshire | 1,435 | 45.4 | ||
Labour | Brigitte Lechner | 739 | 23.4 | ||
Conservative | Barry Charlesworth | 551 | 17.4 | ||
BNP | Duncan Warner | 437 | 13.8 | ||
Majority | 696 | 22.0 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Martin Candler | 2,162 | 51.2 | ||
Conservative | Cath Walsh | 1,502 | 35.6 | ||
Green | Maggie Preston | 340 | 8.1 | ||
Labour | David Rowbottom | 215 | 5.1 | ||
Majority | 660 | 15.6 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Shan Alexander | 2,051 | 51.6 | ||
Conservative | William Wragg | 1,391 | 35.0 | ||
UKIP | Tony Moore | 201 | 5.1 | ||
Green | Graham Reid | 180 | 4.5 | ||
Labour | Karen Vickers | 151 | 3.8 | ||
Majority | 660 | 16.6 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Dave Goddard | 1,602 | 48.8 | ||
Conservative | Nikki Lewis-Booth | 738 | 22.5 | ||
BNP | Stephen Maher | 617 | 18.8 | ||
Labour | Susan Ball | 326 | 9.9 | ||
Majority | 864 | 26.3 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Anne Graham | 1,341 | 48.5 | ||
Conservative | Tony Hannay | 699 | 25.3 | ||
BNP | Paul Bennett | 402 | 14.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Peter Weigert | 321 | 11.6 | ||
Majority | 642 | 23.2 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Andrew Verdeille | 1,382 | 49.5 | ||
Conservative | Steve Burt | 917 | 32.8 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Danny Langley | 494 | 17.7 | ||
Majority | 465 | 16.7 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Maggie Clay | 2,276 | 53.5 | ||
Conservative | Michael Cunningham | 1,557 | 36.6 | ||
Labour | Janet Rothwell | 256 | 6.0 | ||
Green | Ken Pease | 168 | 3.9 | ||
Majority | 719 | 16.9 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
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