| Heald Green | |
|---|---|
| Heald Green within Stockport | |
| Population | 10,027 (2010 [1] ) |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| UK Parliament | |
| Councillors |
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Heald Green is an electoral ward in the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport. It elects three Councillors to Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council using the first past the post electoral method, electing each Councillor for a four-year term with no election every fourth year [2] .
The ward is in the south-west of Stockport and has a railway station with services to Manchester and Manchester Airport.
All three seats are currently held by independents representing the Heald Green and Long Lane Ratepayers Association.
Heald Green electoral ward is represented in Westminster by Tom Morrison MP for Cheadle. [3]
The ward is represented on Stockport Council by three councillors: Catherine Stuart (Independent); [4] Carole McCann (Independent); [5] and Anna Charles-Jones (Independent). [6]
| Election | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Neville Fields | Ronald Stenson | Peter Burns | |||
| 1996 | Derek Whitehead | Ronald Stenson | Peter Burns | |||
| 1998 | Derek Whitehead | Ronald Stenson | Peter Burns | |||
| 1999 | Derek Whitehead | Ronald Stenson | Peter Burns | |||
| 2000 | Derek Whitehead | Sylvia Humphreys | Peter Burns | |||
| 2002 | Derek Whitehead | Sylvia Humphreys | Peter Burns | |||
| 2003 | Derek Whitehead | Sylvia Humphreys | Peter Burns | |||
| 2004 | Derek Whitehead | Sylvia Humphreys | Peter Burns | |||
| 2006 | Derek Whitehead | Sylvia Humphreys | Peter Burns | |||
| 2007 | Derek Whitehead | Sylvia Humphreys | Peter Burns | |||
| 2008 | Derek Whitehead | Sylvia Humphreys | Peter Burns | |||
| 2010 | Adrian Nottingham | Sylvia Humphreys | Peter Burns | |||
| 2011 | Adrian Nottingham | Sylvia Humphreys | Peter Burns | |||
| 2012 | Adrian Nottingham | Sylvia Humphreys | Peter Burns | |||
| 2014 | Adrian Nottingham | Sylvia Humphreys | Peter Burns | |||
| 2015 | Adrian Nottingham | Sylvia Humphreys | Peter Burns | |||
| 2016 | Adrian Nottingham | Sylvia Humphreys | Anna Charles-Jones | |||
| 2018 | Adrian Nottingham | Sylvia Humphreys | Anna Charles-Jones | |||
| 2019 | Adrian Nottingham | Carole McCann | Anna Charles-Jones | |||
| 2021 | Adrian Nottingham | Carole McCann | Anna Charles-Jones | |||
| 2022 | Catherine Stuart | Carole McCann | Anna Charles-Jones | |||
| 2023 | Catherine Stuart | Carole McCann | Anna Charles-Jones | |||
| 2024 | Catherine Stuart | Carole McCann | Anna Charles-Jones | |||
indicates seat up for re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heald Green Ratepayers | Catherine Stuart* | 1,787 | 43.3 | +1.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Qasim Ahmed | 1,143 | 27.7 | +0.6 | |
| Labour | Kath Priestley | 626 | 15.2 | −1.9 | |
| Conservative | Yvonne Salmons | 383 | 9.3 | +1.3 | |
| Green | Chitra Ramachandran | 189 | 4.6 | −0.9 | |
| Majority | 644 | 15.6 | |||
| Turnout | 4,151 | 37.5 | +4.1 | ||
| Registered electors | 11,077 | ||||
| Heald Green Ratepayers hold | Swing | ||||
Because of boundary changes made in November 2022, all three seats were contested in 2023. This election took place using the plurality block voting system. Carole McCann will serve a four year term ending in 2027, Anna Charles-Jones will serve a three year term ending in 2026 and Catherine Stuart will serve a one year term ending in 2024. [8]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heald Green Ratepayers | Carole McCann | 1,663 | 45.6 | ||
| Heald Green Ratepayers | Anna Charles-Jones | 1,625 | 44.6 | ||
| Heald Green Ratepayers | Catherine Stuart | 1,516 | 41.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Qasim Ahmed | 988 | 27.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Gemma Bowker | 893 | 24.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Iain Roberts | 863 | 23.7 | ||
| Labour | Kath Priestley | 625 | 17.1 | ||
| Labour | Colin Owen | 563 | 15.4 | ||
| Labour | Brian Preece | 442 | 12.1 | ||
| Conservative | Janice McGahan | 302 | 8.3 | ||
| Conservative | Yvonne Salmons | 290 | 8.0 | ||
| Conservative | Oliver Williamson | 237 | 6.5 | ||
| Green | Chitra Ramachandran | 202 | 5.5 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 8 | ||||
| Turnout | 3,645 | 33.4 | |||
| Total votes | 10,209 | ||||
| Registered electors | 10,927 | ||||
| Heald Green Ratepayers win (new seat) | |||||
| Heald Green Ratepayers win (new seat) | |||||
| Heald Green Ratepayers win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Catherine Louise Stuart | 1,552 | 50.5 | −3.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Gemma Jane Bowker | 520 | 16.9 | +6.9 | |
| Labour | Kath Priestley | 518 | 16.8 | +0.8 | |
| Conservative | Yvonne Salmons | 376 | 12.2 | −0.8 | |
| Green | Chitra Ramachandran | 109 | 3.5 | −2.5 | |
| Majority | 1,032 | ||||
| Turnout | 3,075 | 31.2 | −5.8 | ||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Anna Charles-Jones | 1,976 | 54 | −15 | |
| Labour | Holly McCormack | 592 | 16 | +3 | |
| Conservative | Yvonne Salmons | 469 | 13 | +6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Ian Hunter | 380 | 10 | +4 | |
| Green | Ian Brown | 224 | 6 | +1 | |
| Majority | 1,447 | ||||
| Turnout | 3,665 | 37 | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Carole McCann | 2,393 | 69 | ||
| Labour | Joi Emily Amos | 450 | 13 | ||
| Conservative | Yvonne Salmons | 238 | 7 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Jane Rosalind O'Neill | 208 | 6 | ||
| Green | Richard Ian Brown | 160 | 5 | ||
| Majority | 1,943 | ||||
| Turnout | 3,449 | 35 | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Adrian Nottingham | 2,056 | 59 | +5 | |
| Labour | Laith Mahdi Gibani | 608 | 17 | +2 | |
| Conservative | Yvonne Salmons | 416 | 12 | +1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Anna Walker | 203 | 6 | −2 | |
| Green | Richard Brown | 114 | 3 | +1.5 | |
| UKIP | Tony Moore | 82 | 2 | −7 | |
| Majority | 1,448 | ||||
| Turnout | 3,479 | 35 | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Anna Charles-Jones | 2,002 | 54 | 0 | |
| Labour | Kath Priestley | 572 | 16 | +2 | |
| Conservative | Yvonne Salmons | 404 | 11 | +2 | |
| UKIP | Tony Moore | 347 | 9 | –6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Gahffar Karim | 294 | 8 | +1 | |
| Green | Camilla Luff | 64 | 2 | new | |
| Majority | 1,430 | ||||
| Turnout | 3,683 | 37 | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Eileen Sylvia Humphreys | 2,788 | 41 | ||
| Conservative | Yvonne Salmons | 1,145 | 17 | ||
| Labour | Kathryn Priestley | 1,064 | 16 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | David Robert-Jones | 820 | 12 | ||
| UKIP | Tony Moore | 817 | 12 | ||
| Green | Gordon Combe | 200 | 3 | ||
| Majority | 1,643 | ||||
| Turnout | 6,834 | 68 | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Adrian Nottingham | 2,010 | 54% | −16.59% | |
| UKIP | Ann Moore | 547 | 15% | N/A | |
| Labour | Kathryn Ann Priestley | 531 | 14% | +1.09% | |
| Conservative | Yvonne Salmons | 333 | 9% | +2.65% | |
| Liberal Democrats | David Roberts-Jones | 269 | 7% | +0.47% | |
| Majority | 1463 | 39% | −18.37% | ||
| Turnout | 3690 | ||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Peter Burns | 2,303 | 70.28 | +1.76 | |
| Labour | Martin Miller | 423 | 12.91 | +7.70 | |
| Liberal Democrats | David Robert-Jones | 214 | 6.53 | −2.77 | |
| Conservative | Patricia Leck | 208 | 6.35 | −4.11 | |
| BNP | Richard Skill | 129 | 3.94 | −2.59 | |
| Majority | 1,880 | 57.37 | |||
| Turnout | 3,284 | 32.89 | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Sylvia Humphreys | 2,690 | |||
| Labour | Kathryn Priestley | 526 | |||
| Conservative | Pat Leck | 389 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Eric Brindley | 322 | |||
| BNP | Richard Skill | 170 | |||
| Majority | 2,164 | ||||
| Turnout | 4,120 | 41.29 | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
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