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.
The state of the parties after the election was: [1] [2]
Party | Seats | +/- | % votes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | 37 | 0 | 40.8 | |
Labour | 13 | +1 | 22.1 | |
Conservative | 8 | -1 | 30.3 | |
Heald Green Ratepayer | 3 | 0 | ||
Independent | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Lisa Walker | 3,764 | 47.8 | -8.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Pauline Banham | 3,763 | 47.8 | +10.5 | |
Labour | Brian Harrop | 521 | 6.5 | +2.9 | |
Majority | 1 | 0.0001 | -19 | ||
Turnout | 7898 | 73.9 | |||
Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Bryan Leck | 3,775 | 48.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Paul Carter | 3,195 | 41.1 | ||
Labour | Beryl Dykes | 387 | 5.0 | ||
UKIP | David Perry | 213 | 2.7 | ||
Green | Ross White | 173 | 2.2 | ||
Majority | 580 | 7.5 | |||
Turnout | 7,771 | 78.5 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Chris Gordon | 4,009 | 58.9 | ||
Conservative | Rosalind Lloyd | 1,723 | 25.3 | ||
Labour | Clifford Stanway | 1,025 | 15.0 | ||
Majority | 2,286 | 33.6 | |||
Turnout | 6,811 | 62.2 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Mags Kirkham | 3,123 | 44.1 | ||
Conservative | Syd Lloyd | 2,979 | 42.1 | ||
Labour | David Sedgwick | 945 | 13.4 | ||
Majority | 144 | 2.0 | |||
Turnout | 7,078 | 64.8 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Maureen Rowles | 2,413 | 48.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Colin MacAlister | 1,394 | 27.8 | ||
Conservative | Steve Holgate | 508 | 10.1 | ||
BNP | Tony Dean | 315 | 6.3 | ||
UKIP | John Heginbotham | 241 | 4.8 | ||
Green | Chris Green | 125 | 2.5 | ||
Majority | 1,019 | 20.4 | |||
Turnout | 5,010 | 50.2 | |||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Iain Roberts | 4,332 | 53.0 | ||
Conservative | Adam Calmonson | 2,964 | 36.3 | ||
Labour | Colin Owen | 848 | 10.4 | ||
Majority | 1,368 | 13.7 | |||
Turnout | 8,168 | 71.6 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | June Somekh | 3,939 | 57.1 | ||
Conservative | Benjamin Ash | 1,995 | 28.9 | ||
Labour | Martin Miller | 930 | 13.5 | ||
Majority | 1,944 | 28.2 | |||
Turnout | 6,901 | 68.2 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Stuart Bodsworth | 4,110 | 54.2 | ||
Conservative | Brian Dougal | 2,797 | 36.9 | ||
Labour | Dean Fitzpatrick | 635 | 8.4 | ||
Majority | 1,313 | 17.3 | |||
Turnout | 7,577 | 72.3 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | David White | 2,453 | 39.2 | ||
Labour | Brian Hendley | 2,032 | 32.5 | ||
Conservative | Beryl Charlesworth | 1,321 | 21.1 | ||
Green | Phil Shaw | 415 | 6.6 | ||
Majority | 421 | 6.7 | |||
Turnout | 6,255 | 57.2 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Philip Harding | 3,137 | 48.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Peter Weigert | 1,532 | 23.7 | ||
Conservative | Chris Holgate | 1,177 | 18.2 | ||
BNP | Damian Skuse | 258 | 4.0 | ||
Green | Andrew Knighton | 221 | 3.4 | ||
Independent | Peter Behan | 111 | 1.7 | ||
Majority | 1,605 | 24.8 | |||
Turnout | 6,463 | 60.6 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Stuart Corris | 3,777 | 51.0 | ||
Conservative | William Wragg | 2,697 | 36.4 | ||
Labour | Karen Vickers | 884 | 11.9 | ||
Majority | 1,080 | 14.6 | |||
Turnout | 7,402 | 67.0 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Adrian Nottingham | 3,462 | 50.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats | David Roberts-Jones | 1,469 | 21.2 | ||
Conservative | Robert Stevenson | 952 | 13.8 | ||
Labour | Kathryn Priestley | 680 | 9.8 | ||
BNP | Richard Skill | 328 | 4.7 | ||
Majority | 1,993 | 28.8 | |||
Turnout | 6,917 | 69.0 | |||
Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Anthony O'Neill | 2,680 | 36.6 | ||
Labour | Alex Ganotis | 2,396 | 32.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Andrew Rawling | 1,596 | 21.8 | ||
Green | Peter Barber | 419 | 5.7 | ||
BNP | Sheila Spink | 205 | 2.8 | ||
Majority | 284 | 3.9 | |||
Turnout | 7,322 | 69.7 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Tom McGee | 3,401 | 44.0 | ||
Conservative | Bryan Lees | 2,286 | 29.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Ron Axtell | 1,697 | 21.9 | ||
Green | Conrad Beard | 322 | 4.2 | ||
Majority | 1,115 | 14.4 | |||
Turnout | 7,735 | 70.9 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Daniel Hawthorne | 2,605 | 40.8 | ||
Labour | Paul Moss | 2,030 | 31.8 | ||
Conservative | Alex Raisbeck | 1,269 | 19.9 | ||
BNP | Duncan Warner | 464 | 7.3 | ||
Majority | 575 | 9.0 | |||
Turnout | 6,392 | 60.7 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Craig Wright | 3,435 | 47.9 | ||
Conservative | Catherine Walsh | 2,389 | 33.3 | ||
Labour | David Rowbottom | 647 | 9.0 | ||
Green | Maggie Preston | 442 | 6.2 | ||
Independent | Barry Minshall | 233 | 3.2 | ||
Majority | 1,046 | 14.6 | |||
Turnout | 7,172 | 72.4 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Susan Ingham | 3,717 | 54.8 | ||
Conservative | Oliver Johnstone | 2,421 | 35.7 | ||
Labour | Patrick McAuley | 612 | 9.0 | ||
Majority | 1,296 | 19.1 | |||
Turnout | 6,784 | 69.7 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | John Smith | 3,173 | 48.7 | ||
Conservative | Julie Wragg | 1,536 | 23.6 | ||
Labour | Laura Booth | 1,199 | 18.4 | ||
BNP | Stephen Maher | 573 | 8.8 | ||
Majority | 1,637 | 25.1 | |||
Turnout | 6,512 | 61.9 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Peter Scott | 3,209 | 53.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Daniel Langley | 1,115 | 18.6 | ||
Conservative | Anthony Hannay | 1,100 | 18.3 | ||
BNP | Paul Bennett | 536 | 8.9 | ||
Majority | 2,094 | 34.9 | |||
Turnout | 5,996 | 56.0 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Tom Grundy | 3,196 | 50.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Norman Beverley | 1,433 | 22.7 | ||
Conservative | Stephen Burt | 1,320 | 20.9 | ||
BNP | George Thorne | 326 | 5.2 | ||
Majority | 1,763 | 28.0 | |||
Turnout | 6,302 | 61.0 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Mark Weldon | 3,305 | 46.9 | ||
Conservative | John Wright | 2,296 | 32.6 | ||
Labour | Janet Rothwell | 954 | 13.5 | ||
BNP | Alan Carney | 264 | 3.7 | ||
Green | Ken Pease | 208 | 3.0 | ||
Majority | 1,009 | 14.3 | |||
Turnout | 7,041 | 71.6 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Labour councillor Anne Graham joined the Liberal Democrat group in February 2011, bringing them to 36 Councillors out of 63. [3]
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