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.

Contents

Together with Bredbury and Woodley, Bredbury Green and Romiley, Hazel Grove, Manor, Marple North and Marple South and High Lane, and part of the Norbury and Woodsmoor ward the majority of the ward falls within the Hazel Grove Parliamentary constituency. Part of the Offerton ward (polling districts OF2 and OF7) falls within the Cheadle 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 Bramhall North, Bredbury Green & Romiley, Hazel Grove, Manor and Norbury & Woodsmoor.

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 later became a Lib Dem. [2] [3] Goddard regained the seat in 2013 and held it until 2018, and is now a member of the House of Lords.

Councillors

Offerton is represented in Westminster by Lisa Smart MP for Hazel Grove, and Tom Morrison MP for Cheadle.

The ward is represented on Stockport Council by three councillors:, Will Dawson (Lib Dem), [4] Dan Oliver (Lib Dem) [5] , and Helen Hibbert (Labour) [6] .

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) [7] 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)
2023 Will Dawson (Lib Dem)Helen Hibbert (Lab)Will Sharp (Lab)
2024 Will Dawson (Lib Dem)Helen Hibbert (Lab)Dan Oliver (Lib Dem)

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

Elections in the 2020s

May 2024

Offerton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Dan Oliver 1,512 39.5 +1.2
Labour Will Sharp*1,48738.9+0.3
Reform John Kelly3378.8+4.0
Conservative Andrew Lord2877.5−5.6
Green Steve Torley2035.3−4.9
Majority 250.7
Turnout 3,84134.4+1.1
Registered electors 11,162
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

May 2023

Offerton (3) [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats Will Dawson 1,664 44.8
Labour Helen Hibbert 1,479 39.8
Labour Will Sharp 1,431 38.6
Liberal Democrats Oliver Harrison1,42138.3
Labour Pauline Sheaff1,33836.0
Liberal Democrats Mark Weldon1,18231.8
Conservative Michael Butler48613.1
Conservative Sally Bennett39110.5
Green Steve Torley37710.2
Conservative Susan Ward2707.3
Reform John Kelly1784.8
Rejected ballots16
Turnout 3,71233.3
Total votes10,217
Registered electors 11,160
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

May 2022

Offerton [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Will Dawson* 1,516 45.5 +10
Labour Will Sharp95028.5−3
Conservative Andrew Baker67220.2−5
Green Simon Edge912.7−1
Reform John Kelly912.7±0
Majority 56617.0
Rejected ballots100.3
Turnout 3,33032.5−2
Registered electors 10,251
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

May 2021

Offerton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Oliver Harrison 1,280 36 −21
Labour Joe Barratt1,13832+15
Conservative Tony Moore88625+8
Green Simon Edge1414−6
Reform John Kelly1103New
Majority 142
Turnout 3,57235
Registered electors 10,305
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Elections in the 2010s

May 2019

2019 [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Wendy Meikle 1,581 57
Conservative Michael Frank Butler47317
Labour James Thomas Pelham46917
Green Simon Edge27410
Majority 1,108
Turnout 2,79727
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

May 2018

2018 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Will Dawson 1,973 52
Labour Dan Oliver1,11730
Conservative Darran Palmer58716
Green Simon Edge892
Majority 856
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 [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Laura Booth 1,282 35
Labour Janet Glover1,00027
UKIP Darran Palmer66618
Conservative Richard Britton61417
Green Simon Edge882
Majority 282
Turnout 3,65036
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

May 2015

2015 [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Wendy Meikle 2,049 31
Conservative Tom Dowse1,78127
Labour Charlie Stewart1,46022
UKIP Grahame Bradbury1,11517
Green Hannah Arnold2093
Majority 268
Turnout 6,61463
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

May 2014

2014 [14] [15]
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%
Majority 1073%
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. [12]

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
Majority 451.23
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
Majority 201
Turnout 3,81136.32
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

References

  1. ↑ "Stockport Council local elections 2010". Archived from the original on 14 May 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Brown, Richard (25 October 2014). "Stockport Labour compared to North Korean dictatorship after 'bullying' storm sees two cllrs quit". Mancunian Matters. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Fitzgerald, Todd (28 April 2015). "Laura Booth joins Liberal Democrats and supports General Election candidate Lisa Smart". Manchester Evening News . Trinity Mirror . Retrieved 15 June 2016.
  4. ↑ "Councillor Will Dawson". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC . Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  5. ↑ "Councillor details - Councillor Dan Oliver". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. 17 November 2025. Retrieved 17 November 2025.
  6. ↑ "Councillor details - Councillor Helen Hibbert". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. 17 November 2025. Retrieved 17 November 2025.
  7. ↑ "Leading Stockport Lib Dem councillor defects to Tories". Manchester Evening News. 25 January 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  8. ↑ "Election results for Offerton - 2023". 4 May 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  9. ↑
  10. ↑ "Election results for Offerton". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC.
  11. ↑ "Election results for Offerton". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC.
  12. 1 2 "Election results for Offerton". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC.
  13. ↑ "Election results for Offerton". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC.
  14. ↑ "Election results for Offerton". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC. Archived from the original on 30 April 2014.
  15. ↑ "Election results for Offerton". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
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