Offerton (Stockport electoral ward)

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Offerton
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Offerton within Stockport
Population10,519 (2010) [1]
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
UK Parliament
Councillors
  • Will Dawson(Liberal Democrat)
  • Wendy Meikle(Liberal Democrat)
  • Oliver Harrison(Liberal Democrats)
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Offerton 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 one Councillor every year without election on the fourth.

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Together with Bredbury and Woodley, Bredbury Green and Romiley, Hazel Grove, Marple North, and Marple South it constitutes the Hazel Grove Parliamentary constituency. Offerton Ward was home to the former Offerton High School. Offerton Ward is located near the centre of the borough and is bordered by Marple South, Marple North, Bredbury Green & Romiley, Manor, Stepping Hill and Hazel Grove. The ward was also the seat of former Council Leader Dave Goddard, who in 2012 lost his seat to Laura Booth of the Labour Party, who has since become a Lib Dem. [2] [3] Goddard has since been re-elected for Offerton but is not standing for Leader of the Council.

Councillors

Offerton electoral ward is represented in Westminster by William Wragg MP for Hazel Grove. [4]

The ward is represented on Stockport Council by three councillors:, Will Dawson (Lib Dem), [5] Wendy Meikle (Lib Dem), [6] and Oliver Harrison (Lib Dem). [7]

ElectionCouncillorCouncillorCouncillor
2004 Tom Eric Pyle (Ind)Wendy Meikle (Lib Dem) Dave Goddard (Lib Dem)
2006 John Smith (Lib Dem)Wendy Meikle (Lib Dem)Dave Goddard (Lib Dem)
2007 John Smith (Lib Dem)Wendy Meikle (Lib Dem)Dave Goddard (Lib Dem)
2008 John Smith (Lib Dem)Wendy Meikle (Lib Dem)Dave Goddard (Lib Dem)
2010 John Smith (Lib Dem)Wendy Meikle (Lib Dem)Dave Goddard (Lib Dem)
2011 John Smith (Lib Dem)Wendy Meikle (Lib Dem)Dave Goddard (Lib Dem)
January 2012John Smith (Con) [8] Wendy Meikle (Lib Dem)Dave Goddard (Lib Dem)
May 2012 John Smith (Con)Wendy Meikle (Lib Dem)Laura Booth (Lab)
2014 Dave Goddard (Lib Dem)Wendy Meikle (Lib Dem)Laura Booth (Lab)
October 2014Dave Goddard (Lib Dem)Wendy Meikle (Lib Dem)Laura Booth (Ind) [2]
April 2015Dave Goddard (Lib Dem)Wendy Meikle (Lib Dem)Laura Booth (Lib Dem) [3]
May 2015 Dave Goddard (Lib Dem)Wendy Meikle (Lib Dem)Laura Booth (Lib Dem)
2016 Dave Goddard (Lib Dem)Wendy Meikle (Lib Dem)Laura Booth (Lib Dem)
April 2018Dave Goddard (Lib Dem)Wendy Meikle (Lib Dem)Laura Booth (Ind)
May 2018 Will Dawson (Lib Dem)Wendy Meikle (Lib Dem)Laura Booth (Lab)
2019 Will Dawson (Lib Dem)Wendy Meikle (Lib Dem)Laura Booth (Lab)
2021 Will Dawson (Lib Dem)Wendy Meikle (Lib Dem)Oliver Harrison (Lib Dem)
2022 Will Dawson (Lib Dem)Wendy Meikle (Lib Dem)Oliver Harrison (Lib Dem)

  indicates seat up for re-election.   indicates councillor defected.

Elections in the 2010s

May 2019

2019 [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Wendy Meikle 1,581 57
Conservative Michael Frank Butler47317
Labour James Thomas Pelham46917
Green Simon Edge27410
Majority1,108
Turnout 2,79727
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

May 2018

2018 [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Will Dawson 1,973 52
Labour Dan Oliver1,11730
Conservative Darran Palmer58716
Green Simon Edge892
Majority856
Turnout 3,76634
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

May 2016

Laura Booth left Labour in 2014 [2] and joined the Lib Dems in 2015 [3] and rejoined Labour in 2018

2016 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Laura Booth 1,282 35
Labour Janet Glover1,00027
UKIP Darran Palmer66618
Conservative Richard Britton61417
Green Simon Edge882
Majority282
Turnout 3,65036
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

May 2015

2015 [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Wendy Meikle 2,049 31
Conservative Tom Dowse1,78127
Labour Charlie Stewart1,46022
UKIP Grahame Bradbury1,11517
Green Hannah Arnold2093
Majority268
Turnout 6,61463
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

May 2014

2014 [13] [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Dave Goddard 1,159 32% -3.58%
Labour Charlie Stewart1,05229%-7.81
UKIP Harry Perry84323%+13.46%
Conservative Bill Law55715%-3.07%
Majority1073%
Turnout 3,611
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

May 2012

Laura Booth left Labour in 2014 [2] and joined the Lib Dems in 2015. [3] She was re-elected as the Lib Dem councillor for Offerton in 2016. [11]

2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Laura Booth 1,346 36.81 +26.88
Liberal Democrats Dave Goddard 1,30135.58−13.22
Conservative Steve Rodriquez66118.07−4.05
UKIP Harry Perry3499.54N/A
Majority451.23
Turnout 3,66334.95
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

May 2011

2011
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Wendy Meikle 1,404 36.8
Labour Laura Booth1,20331.6
Conservative Julie Dawn Wragg80421.1
UKIP Harry Perry38610.1
Majority201
Turnout 3,81136.32
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

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  6. ↑ "Councillor Wendy Meikle". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC . Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  7. ↑ "Councillor Laura Booth". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC . Retrieved 4 April 2018.
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  10. ↑ "Election results for Offerton". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC.
  11. 1 2 "Election results for Offerton". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC.
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