2021 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election

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2021 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council Council election
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21 of 63 seats (one third) to Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council
32 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
 
Leader Mark Hunter Elise Wilson
Party Liberal Democrats Labour
Leader's seat Cheadle Hulme South Davenport and Cale Green
Seats before2626
Seats won2625
Seat changeSteady2.svgDecrease2.svg 1
Popular vote27,30028,525
Percentage30.6%31.9%
SwingDecrease2.svg 4%Increase2.svg 4.1%
 Third partyFourth party
 
HG
LeaderMike HurlestonAdrian Nottingham
Party Conservative Heald Green Ratepayers
Leader's seat Bramhall South and Woodford Heald Green
Seats before83
Seats won83
Seat changeSteady2.svgSteady2.svg
Popular vote22,9961,976
Percentage25.7%2.2%
SwingIncrease2.svg 5.3%Steady2.svg
Stockport UK local election 2021 map.svg
Map showing the results the 2021 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council elections by ward. Red shows Labour seats, blue shows the Conservatives, yellow shows the Liberal Democrats, light green the Heald Green Ratepayers and green the Green Party.
Leader of the Council before election

Elise Wilson
Labour

Leader of the Council

Elise Wilson
Labour

The 2021 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election were held on 6 May 2021, to elect members of Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council in England. [1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Contents

Stockport Council is elected in thirds, which means that in each three member local ward, one councillor is elected every year, except every four years which is classed as a fallow year. These elections were originally scheduled for 2020 but were suspended for a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Due to the delayed election those councillors elected in 2021 will serve a three-year term, expiring in 2024.

Result summary

Changes in seat numbers are compared with the composition of the council immediately prior to the election. Changes in vote share are compared with the previous election in 2019.

Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Liberal Democrats 8Steady2.svg38.1%182641.3%27,30030.59%Decrease2.svg3.96%
  Labour 8Decrease2.svg138.1%172539.7%28,52531.96%Increase2.svg4.17%
  Conservative 3Steady2.svg14.3%5812.7%22,99625.76%Increase2.svg5.35%
  Green 1Increase2.svg14.8%011.6%7,2748.15%Decrease2.svg1.11%
  Heald Green Ratepayers 1Steady2.svg4.8%234.8%1,9762.21%Decrease2.svg1.02%
  Independent 0Steady2.svg0.0%000.0%7040.79%Decrease2.svg0.60%
  Reform UK 0Steady2.svg0.0%000.0%2820.32%
  Women's Equality 0Steady2.svg0.0%000.0%1030.12%Decrease2.svg0.13%
  TUSC 0Steady2.svg0.0%000.0%980.11%

Aftermath

Since 2011, no single political party has held a majority on the council, with it being run as a minority administration by the largest party - from 2011 to 2016 by the Liberal Democrats, and since 2016 by Labour. In this election, the Liberal Democrats overtook Labour to once again become the largest party on the council. In the subsequent council vote however, the eight-strong Conservative group decided to support the continuation of the minority Labour administration, voting against a bid to remove the Labour leader of the council. [2]

Election results by ward

Asterisk indicates incumbent in the Ward, and Bold names highlight winning candidate.

All % changes are since 2016, when these seats were last up for election.

Bramhall North

Bramhall North [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Linda Holt * 2,512 52 +5
Liberal Democrats Mark Jones1,52932-5
Labour Abd-Assamad Mahmud4529+1
Green Deborah Hind3147-
Majority983
Turnout 483847
Registered electors 10,374
Conservative hold Swing

Bramhall South and Woodford

Bramhall South and Woodford [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Brian Bagnall * 2,535 48 +3
Liberal Democrats Ian Powney2,13640-1
Labour Sue Glithero3557+1
Green Andrew Dearden2555-3
Majority399
Turnout 5,32052
Registered electors 10,191
Conservative hold Swing

Bredbury and Woodley

Bredbury and Woodley [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Sue Thorpe 1,749 49 -4
Conservative Timothy Morley92126+13
Labour Louise Heywood71820+5
Green Stephanie Wyatt1835-1
Majority828
Turnout 3,59234
Registered electors 10,670
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Bredbury Green and Romiley

Bredbury Green and Romiley [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Lisa Smart * 2,366 57 -3
Conservative Richard Ellis1,14427+7
Labour Rachel Wise49012-1
Green Alex Crompton1824-3
Majority1,222
Turnout 4,20638
Registered electors 11,060
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Brinnington and Central

Brinnington and Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Andy Sorton * 1,584 62 +2
Conservative Natalie Fenton47319+8
Green Karl Wardlaw2259-4
Liberal Democrats David Brewin1646-3
TUSC John Pearson984New
Majority1,111
Turnout 2,56823
Registered electors 11,229
Labour hold Swing

Cheadle and Gatley

Cheadle and Gatley [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Keith Holloway * 2,283 46 -3
Conservative Adrian Walmsley1,41128+4
Labour Colin Owen92319-
Green Alexander Drury3577-
Majority872
Turnout 5,00741
Registered electors 12,184
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Cheadle Hulme North

Cheadle Hulme North [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Jilly Julian 1,943 45 -6
Labour Co-op Claire Vibert1,61837+6
Conservative Sue Carroll63915+7
Green Michael Padfield1574-
Majority325
Turnout 4,37544
Registered electors 10,043
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Cheadle Hulme South

Cheadle Hulme South [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Mark Hunter * 2,888 61 +8
Conservative Brian Dougal1,13524+2
Labour James Mason4289-
Green Chitra Ramachandran1914-4
Reform UK Taff Davies762New
Independent Paul Davies321New
Majority1,753
Turnout 4,76844
Registered electors 10,887
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Davenport and Cale Green

Davenport and Cale Green [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Wendy Wild * 2,344 64 +7
Conservative Michael Lyons63117+4
Liberal Democrats Gemma-Jane Bowker3389-7
Green Paolo Granelli2798-7
Reform UK Stephen Speakman963New
Majority1,713
Turnout 3,71133
Registered electors 11,140
Labour hold Swing

Edgeley & Cheadle Heath

Edgeley & Cheadle Heath [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sheila Bailey * 2,561 72 +9
Conservative Richard Walsh46013+4
Green Shaughan Rick3029-1
Liberal Democrats Tracey Whitmore2106-1
Majority2,101
Turnout 3,56034
Registered electors 10,560
Labour hold Swing

Hazel Grove

Hazel Grove [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Oliver Johnstone 2,212 45 +16
Liberal Democrats Charles Gibson *1,84837-11
Labour Co-op Christine Carrigan72515+4
Green Catherine De Cadorette1693-1
Majority364
Turnout 4,99045
Registered electors 10,987
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Heald Green

Heald Green [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Heald Green Ratepayers Anna Charles-Jones * 1,976 54 -15
Labour Holly McCormack59216+3
Conservative Yvonne Salmons46913+6
Liberal Democrats Ian Hunter38010+4
Green Ian Brown2246+1
Majority1,447
Turnout 3,66537
Registered electors 10,000
Heald Green Ratepayers hold Swing

Heatons North

Heatons North [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op David Sedgwick * 3,358 66 +16
Conservative Hassan Sajjad92818-1
Green Samuel Dugdale4168-8
Liberal Democrats Jenny Humphreys2806-5
Women's Equality Paula King1032-3
Majority2430
Turnout 5,12346
Registered electors 11,037
Labour Co-op hold Swing

Heatons South

Heatons South [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Colin Foster * 3,271 67 +8
Conservative Jason Davis-D'Cruz88418+2
Green Sophie Tyrrell51911-5
Liberal Democrats Jeffrey Scroggie1954-5
Majority2,387
Turnout 4,91145
Registered electors 10,861
Labour hold Swing

Manor

Manor [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Charlie Stewart* 1,674 47 +2
Liberal Democrats Mike Nash1,21634+7
Conservative Karl Seppman46313+2
Green Anthony Rablen2176-4
Majority458
Turnout 3,59834
Registered electors 10,536
Labour Co-op hold Swing

Marple North

Marple North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Malcolm Allan * 2,707 54 +3
Conservative Annette Finnie1,40228+7
Labour Peter Towey56011-7
Green Carolyn Leather3667-2
Majority1,305
Turnout 5,06052
Registered electors 9,766
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Marple South and High Lane

Marple South and High Lane
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Shan Alexander 2,299 50 +4
Conservative Darran Palmer1,40931+16
Labour Paul Wright61313+2
Green Andrew Threlfall2906+1
Majority890
Turnout 4,63946
Registered electors 9,978
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Offerton

Offerton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Oliver Harrison 1,280 36 -21
Labour Joe Barratt1,13832+15
Conservative Tony Moore88625+8
Green Simon Edge1414-6
Reform UK John Kelly1103New
Majority142
Turnout 3,57235
Registered electors 10,305
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Reddish North

Reddish North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kate Butler * 2,029 61 +3
Conservative Jacob Chacko50015+1
Independent Carl Evans46214New
Green Helena Mellish2528-12
Liberal Democrats Susan Ingham923-5
Majority1,529
Turnout 3,34831
Registered electors 10,844
Labour hold Swing

Reddish South

Reddish South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Gary Lawson 2,010 47.85 +29
Labour Yvonne Guariento *1,45334.59-12
Conservative Rita Jones45010.71-1
Independent Daniel Zieba2105.00N/A
Liberal Democrats Alex Orndal601.43-8
Majority55713.26
Turnout 4,20140
Registered electors 10,405
Green gain from Labour Swing

Stepping Hill

Stepping Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Rory Leonard 1,639 34.45 +9
Conservative Paul Hadfield1,53232.21+2
Liberal Democrats Mark Weldon *1,33728.11-9
Green Stephen Torley2254.73-2
Majority1072.25
Turnout 4,75746
Registered electors 10,330
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

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References

  1. ↑ "Your next election or referendum". stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC. 2 May 2019. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  2. ↑ Statham, Nick (20 May 2021). "Labour remain in charge of Stockport council after crunch town hall vote". Manchester Evening News.
  3. ↑ "Election results for Bramhall North". 6 May 2021.
  4. ↑ "Election results for Bramhall South & Woodford". 6 May 2021.
  5. ↑ "Election results for Bredbury & Woodley". 6 May 2021.
  6. ↑ "Election results for Bredbury Green & Romiley". 6 May 2021.
  7. ↑ "Election results for Cheadle & Gatley". 6 May 2021.
  8. ↑ "Election results for Cheadle Hulme North". 6 May 2021.
  9. ↑ "Election results for Cheadle Hulme South". 6 May 2021.
  10. ↑ "Election results for Davenport & Cale Green". 6 May 2021.
  11. ↑ "Election results for Edgeley & Cheadle Heath". 6 May 2021.
  12. ↑ "Election results for Hazel Grove". 6 May 2021.
  13. ↑ "Election results for Heald Green". 6 May 2021.
  14. ↑ "Election results for Heatons North". 6 May 2021.
  15. ↑ "Election results for Heatons South". 6 May 2021.
  16. ↑ "Election results for Manor". 6 May 2021.
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