Edgeley and Cheadle Heath (Stockport electoral ward)

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Edgeley and Cheadle Heath
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Edgeley and Cheadle Heath within Stockport
Population10,664 (2010 [1] )
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
UK Parliament
Councillors
  • Louise Heywood(Labour)
  • Matt Wynne(Independent)
  • Georgia Lynott(Labour)
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Edgeley and Cheadle Heath is an electoral ward in the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport. It was established in 2004 by The Borough of Stockport (Electoral Changes) Order 2004. [2] It elects three Councillors to Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council using the first past the post electoral method, electing one Councillor every year without an election on the fourth.

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Together with Brinnington & Central, Davenport and Cale Green, Heatons North, Heatons South and Manor, the ward lies in the Stockport Parliamentary Constituency. At the border of the ward with Brinnington & Central lies Stockport Station, formerly known as Edgeley Station. The ward also contains Stockport Academy, formerly Avondale High School. [3]

Councillors

Edgeley and Cheadle Heath electoral ward is represented in Westminster by Navendu Mishra MP for Stockport.

The ward is represented on Stockport Council by three councillors:

Matt Wynne was elected as a Labour candidate for the 2019 election. However on 6 October 2022 he quit the Labour party after they deemed him unfit to stand for the 2023 election. He is currently an independent councillor. [7]

ElectionCouncillorCouncillorCouncillor
2004 Philip Harding (Lab)Richard Coaton (Lab)Sheila Bailey (Lab)
2006 Philip Harding (Lab)Richard Coaton (Lab)Sheila Bailey (Lab)
2007 Philip Harding (Lab)Richard Coaton (Lab)Sheila Bailey (Lab)
2008 Philip Harding (Lab)Richard Coaton (Lab)Sheila Bailey (Lab)
2010 Philip Harding (Lab)Richard Coaton (Lab)Sheila Bailey (Lab)
2011 Philip Harding (Lab)Richard Coaton (Lab)Sheila Bailey (Lab)
2012 Philip Harding (Lab)Richard Coaton (Lab)Sheila Bailey (Lab)
2014 Philip Harding (Lab)Richard Coaton (Lab)Sheila Bailey (Lab)
2015 Philip Harding (Lab)Richard Coaton (Lab)Sheila Bailey (Lab)
2016 Philip Harding (Lab)Richard Coaton (Lab)Sheila Bailey (Lab)
2018 Philip Harding (Lab)Richard Coaton (Lab)Sheila Bailey (Lab)
2019 Philip Harding (Lab)Matt Wynne (Lab)Sheila Bailey (Lab)
2021 Philip Harding (Lab)Matt Wynne (Lab)Sheila Bailey (Lab)
2022 Louise Heywood (Lab)Matt Wynne (Lab)Sheila Bailey (Lab)
2022 Louise Heywood (Lab)Matt Wynne (Ind.)Georgia Lynott (Lab)

  indicates seat up for re-election.

Elections in the 2020s

October 2022

2022 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Georgia Lynott 1,172 52.98 −19.51
Liberal Democrats Robbie Cowbury84037.98+32.04
Green Philip Handscomb2009.04+0.49
Majority33215.01−44.46
Turnout 221220.82−12.64
Labour hold Swing

May 2022

2022 [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Louise Heywood 2,172 71.80
Conservative Karl Seppman30910.22
Liberal Democrats Tracey Whitmore2508.27
Green Shaughan Rick2347.74
Reform UK Lynn Schofield601.98
Majority186361.59
Turnout 302528.69
Labour hold Swing

May 2021

2021 [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sheila Bailey 2,561 72.49
Conservative Richard Walsh46013.02
Green Shaughan Rick3028.55
Liberal Democrats Tracey Whitmore2105.94
Majority210159.47
Turnout 353333.46
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 2010s

May 2019

2019 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Matt Wynne 1,797 62.72
UKIP Peter Gerald Behan32711.41
Green Shaughan James Rick2869.98
Conservative Richard Philip Walsh2568.94
Liberal Democrats Oliver John Harrison1996.95
Majority1,47051.31
Turnout 2,86527.37
Labour hold Swing

May 2018

2018 [12] [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Philip Harding 1,709 73.86
Liberal Democrats Oliver Harrison2038.77
Conservative Pat Leck1878.08
Green Camilla Luff1446.22
UKIP Peter Behan713.07
Majority1,50665.08
Turnout 2,31421.87
Labour hold Swing

On 17 April 2018, Stockport Council published a notice to confirm that due to the death of the Conservative candidate Maureen Baldwin-Moore the scheduled election for this ward would no longer take place on 3 May 2018, and that a new poll would take place on 24 May 2018. [14] [15] Under the Electoral Administration Act, the Conservatives were allowed to select a replacement candidate, but new nominations by other parties were not permitted.

May 2016

2016 [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sheila Bailey2,21468.14
UKIP Peter Behan39312.10
Conservative Maureen Baldwin-Moore2527.76
Green Gordon Combe1986.09
Liberal Democrats Claire Halliwell1925.91
Majority1,82156.05
Turnout 3,24931.31
Labour hold Swing

May 2015

2015 [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Richard Coaton3,46655
Conservative Alex Kenyon94515
UKIP Chelsea Smith85714
Liberal Democrats Danny Langley5499
Green Camilla Luff5068
Majority2,521
Turnout 6,32359
Labour hold Swing

May 2014

2014 [18] [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Philip Harding1,88458%−16.59%
UKIP Chris Pamp57918%N/A
Green Camilla Luff2979%+1.66%
Conservative Morag White2678%−1.61%
Liberal Democrats Danny Langley2407%−1.46%
Majority1,30540%−25%
Turnout 3267
Labour hold Swing

May 2012

2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sheila Bailey2,20574.59+27.90
Conservative Christine Holgate2849.61−5.91
Liberal Democrats Alan Livingstone2508.46−22.91
Green Camilla Luff2177.34+0.92
Majority1,92165.00
Turnout 2,96827.83
Labour hold Swing

May 2011

2011
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Richard Coaton2,42866.4
Conservative Chris Holgate54714.9
Liberal Democrats Danny Langley40611.1
Green Andrew Knighton2567.0
Majority1,881
Turnout 3,65934.36
Labour hold Swing

References

  1. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 14 May 2013. Retrieved 25 May 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ↑ https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2004/360/made [ bare URL ]
  3. ↑ "My Stockport". Archived from the original on 27 May 2014.
  4. ↑ "Councillor Louise Heywood". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC . Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  5. ↑ "Councillor Matt Wynne". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC . Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  6. ↑ "Councillor Georgia Lynott". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC . Retrieved 19 October 2022.
  7. ↑ "Angry Labour councillor resigns from party during meeting". 7 October 2022.
  8. ↑ "Election results for Edgeley & Cheadle Heath". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC. 13 October 2022.
  9. ↑ "Election results for Edgeley & Cheadle Heath". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC. 5 May 2022.
  10. ↑ "Election results for Edgeley & Cheadle Heath". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC. 6 May 2021.
  11. ↑ "Election results for Edgeley & Cheadle Heath". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC. 2 May 2019.
  12. ↑ "Statement of persons nominated" (PDF). stockport.gov.uk. Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council. 26 April 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  13. ↑ "Election results for Edgeley & Cheadle Heath, 24 May 2018". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC. 24 May 2018.
  14. ↑ "Notice of cancelled election (PDF)" (PDF). stockport.gov.uk.
  15. ↑ "Notile of election (PDF)" (PDF). stockport.gov.uk. 17 April 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  16. ↑ "Election results for Edgeley & Cheadle Heath". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC. 5 May 2016.
  17. ↑ "Election results for Edgeley & Cheadle Heath". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC. 7 May 2015.
  18. ↑ "Election results for Edgeley & Cheadle Heath". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC. Archived from the original on 30 April 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  19. ↑ "Election results for Edgeley & Cheadle Heath, 22 May 2014". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC. 22 May 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
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