2010 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election

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Map showing the results of the 2010 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council elections by ward.

Elections to Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 6 May 2010 when one third of the seats were up for election. The Liberal Democrats retained the majority that they had held continuously since 2002.

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The state of the parties after the election was: [1] [2]

PartySeats  +/-  % votes
Liberal Democrat 37040.8
Labour 13+122.1
Conservative 8-130.3
Heald Green Ratepayer 30
Independent 200

Results

Bramhall North

Bramhall North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Lisa Walker 3,764 47.8 -8.5
Liberal Democrats Pauline Banham3,76347.8+10.5
Labour Brian Harrop5216.5+2.9
Majority10.0001-19
Turnout 789873.9
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

Bramhall South

Bramhall South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Bryan Leck 3,775 48.6
Liberal Democrats Paul Carter3,19541.1
Labour Beryl Dykes3875.0
UKIP David Perry2132.7
Green Ross White1732.2
Majority5807.5
Turnout 7,77178.5
Conservative hold Swing

Bredbury and Woodley

Bredbury and Woodley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Chris Gordon 4,009 58.9
Conservative Rosalind Lloyd1,72325.3
Labour Clifford Stanway1,02515.0
Majority2,28633.6
Turnout 6,81162.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Bredbury Green and Romiley

Bredbury Green and Romiley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Mags Kirkham 3,123 44.1
Conservative Syd Lloyd2,97942.1
Labour David Sedgwick94513.4
Majority1442.0
Turnout 7,07864.8
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Brinnington and Central

Brinnington and Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Maureen Rowles 2,413 48.2
Liberal Democrats Colin MacAlister1,39427.8
Conservative Steve Holgate50810.1
BNP Tony Dean3156.3
UKIP John Heginbotham2414.8
Green Chris Green1252.5
Majority1,01920.4
Turnout 5,01050.2
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Cheadle and Gatley

Cheadle and Gatley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Iain Roberts 4,332 53.0
Conservative Adam Calmonson2,96436.3
Labour Colin Owen84810.4
Majority1,36813.7
Turnout 8,16871.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Cheadle Hulme North

Cheadle Hulme North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats June Somekh 3,939 57.1
Conservative Benjamin Ash1,99528.9
Labour Martin Miller93013.5
Majority1,94428.2
Turnout 6,90168.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Cheadle Hulme South

Cheadle Hulme South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Stuart Bodsworth 4,110 54.2
Conservative Brian Dougal2,79736.9
Labour Dean Fitzpatrick6358.4
Majority1,31317.3
Turnout 7,57772.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Davenport and Cale Green

Davenport and Cale Green
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats David White 2,453 39.2
Labour Brian Hendley2,03232.5
Conservative Beryl Charlesworth1,32121.1
Green Phil Shaw4156.6
Majority4216.7
Turnout 6,25557.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Edgeley and Cheadle Heath

Edgeley and Cheadle Heath
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Philip Harding 3,137 48.5
Liberal Democrats Peter Weigert1,53223.7
Conservative Chris Holgate1,17718.2
BNP Damian Skuse2584.0
Green Andrew Knighton2213.4
Independent Peter Behan1111.7
Majority1,60524.8
Turnout 6,46360.6
Labour hold Swing

Hazel Grove

Hazel Grove
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Stuart Corris 3,777 51.0
Conservative William Wragg 2,69736.4
Labour Karen Vickers88411.9
Majority1,08014.6
Turnout 7,40267.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Heald Green

Heald Green
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Adrian Nottingham 3,462 50.0
Liberal Democrats David Roberts-Jones1,46921.2
Conservative Robert Stevenson95213.8
Labour Kathryn Priestley6809.8
BNP Richard Skill3284.7
Majority1,99328.8
Turnout 6,91769.0
Independent hold Swing

Heatons North

Heatons North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Anthony O'Neill 2,680 36.6
Labour Alex Ganotis2,39632.7
Liberal Democrats Andrew Rawling1,59621.8
Green Peter Barber4195.7
BNP Sheila Spink2052.8
Majority2843.9
Turnout 7,32269.7
Conservative hold Swing

Heatons South

Heatons South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Tom McGee 3,401 44.0
Conservative Bryan Lees2,28629.6
Liberal Democrats Ron Axtell1,69721.9
Green Conrad Beard3224.2
Majority1,11514.4
Turnout 7,73570.9
Labour hold Swing

Manor

Manor
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Daniel Hawthorne 2,605 40.8
Labour Paul Moss2,03031.8
Conservative Alex Raisbeck1,26919.9
BNP Duncan Warner4647.3
Majority5759.0
Turnout 6,39260.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Marple North

Marple North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Craig Wright 3,435 47.9
Conservative Catherine Walsh2,38933.3
Labour David Rowbottom6479.0
Green Maggie Preston4426.2
Independent Barry Minshall2333.2
Majority1,04614.6
Turnout 7,17272.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Marple South

Marple South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Susan Ingham 3,717 54.8
Conservative Oliver Johnstone2,42135.7
Labour Patrick McAuley6129.0
Majority1,29619.1
Turnout 6,78469.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Offerton

Offerton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats John Smith 3,173 48.7
Conservative Julie Wragg1,53623.6
Labour Laura Booth1,19918.4
BNP Stephen Maher5738.8
Majority1,63725.1
Turnout 6,51261.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Reddish North

Reddish North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Peter Scott 3,209 53.5
Liberal Democrats Daniel Langley1,11518.6
Conservative Anthony Hannay1,10018.3
BNP Paul Bennett5368.9
Majority2,09434.9
Turnout 5,99656.0
Labour hold Swing

Reddish South

Reddish South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Tom Grundy 3,196 50.7
Liberal Democrats Norman Beverley1,43322.7
Conservative Stephen Burt1,32020.9
BNP George Thorne3265.2
Majority1,76328.0
Turnout 6,30261.0
Labour hold Swing

Stepping Hill

Stepping Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Mark Weldon 3,305 46.9
Conservative John Wright2,29632.6
Labour Janet Rothwell95413.5
BNP Alan Carney2643.7
Green Ken Pease2083.0
Majority1,00914.3
Turnout 7,04171.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

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References

  1. "Contact Your Councillor". Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council. Archived from the original on 19 April 2010. Retrieved 9 April 2010.
  2. "2010 Local Election Results". Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council. Archived from the original on 10 May 2010. Retrieved 8 May 2010.