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Heald Green and Long Lane Ratepayers Association
Chairman John Williams [1]
Deputy ChairmanStephen Pearson [1]
SecretaryMargaret Burns [1]
TreasurerDave Mullin [1]
FoundedDecember 1927;
96 years ago (1927-12)
Ideology Ratepayer interests
Local government
3 / 19,698
Website
healdgreenratepayers.org.uk

Heald Green and Long Lane Ratepayers Association is a Ratepayers' Association in the Heald Green ward of the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport.

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In every local election since its creation in 1927, independents sponsored by the association have held the council seats in the ward. [2] [3] The association has also supplied three mayors and two deputy mayors since the ward became a part of Stockport in 1974. [4]

The association states that it does not have a manifesto or party policies, instead sponsoring councillors who live in the area to represent the community. [5]

History

The association was formed in 1927 following the creation of the Heald Green electoral ward. [2] [4] [6]

In 1962, the ratepayers' launched a community magazine named CONTACT. [4] [6]

The ratepayers' association would become entangled with the construction and development of runways at Manchester Airport several times through its history. As far back as April 1960, the association joined forces with the Hale Barns and Handforth ratepayer associations to spearhead opposition against the development of the new runways, due to noise pollution concerns. [7] During a meeting of the Manchester Airport Consultative Committee, founded by the airport in 1969, [8] the chair stated "we are watching the airport consultative committee like hawks and we shall not hesitate to give it a kick in the right place." [9] In 1997, the group began campaigning alongside local groups such as the Manchester Airport Joint Action Group and the Stockport Campaign Against Runway Extension against the construction of Runway 2. [10] [11] Councillor Peter Burns made a statement on the runway in 2005, nearly four years following its construction amid local complaints: "I feel that Manchester Airport has already broken an undertaking given to residents under the flight path of this runway - and it had only been open for 102 hours." A spokesperson for Manchester Airport stated that due to debris, planes were forced to land on the second runway from the Stockport direction. [12]

Electoral performance

Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council
ElectionVotesSeatsPositionGovernment
No.%±No.±
2004 9,321
3 / 63
Steady2.svg Liberal Democrats
2006 2,1993.0Decrease2.svg 0.7
3 / 63
Steady2.svgSteady2.svg 4th Liberal Democrats
2007 2,3704.0Increase2.svg 1.0
3 / 63
Steady2.svgSteady2.svg 4th Liberal Democrats
2008 2,5943.0Decrease2.svg 1.0
3 / 63
Steady2.svgSteady2.svg 4th Liberal Democrats
2010 3,4622.4Decrease2.svg 0.7
3 / 63
Steady2.svgSteady2.svg 4th Liberal Democrats
2011 2,6902.9Increase2.svg 0.5
3 / 63
Steady2.svgSteady2.svg 4thNo overall control
2012 2,3033.0Increase2.svg 0.1
3 / 63
Steady2.svgDecrease2.svg 5thNo overall control
2014 2,0102.5Decrease2.svg 0.5
3 / 63
Steady2.svgDecrease2.svg 6thNo overall control
2015 2,7881.9Decrease2.svg 0.6
3 / 63
Steady2.svgSteady2.svg 6thNo overall control
2016 2,0022.4Increase2.svg 0.5
3 / 63
Steady2.svgSteady2.svg 6thNo overall control
2018 2,0562.6Increase2.svg 0.2
3 / 63
Steady2.svgIncrease2.svg 5thNo overall control
2019 2,3933.2Increase2.svg 0.6
3 / 63
Steady2.svgSteady2.svg 5thNo overall control
2021 1,9762.2Decrease2.svg 1.0
3 / 63
Steady2.svgSteady2.svg 5thNo overall control
2022 1,5522.0Decrease2.svg 0.2
3 / 63
Steady2.svgSteady2.svg 5thNo overall control
2023 4,8042.2Increase2.svg 0.2
3 / 63
Steady2.svgIncrease2.svg 4thNo overall control
2024 1,7872.2Steady2.svg 0.0
3 / 63
Steady2.svgDecrease2.svg 5th Liberal Democrats

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Rate Payers keep Heald Green indy". Manchester Evening News . 5 September 2007. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  3. ↑ "Councillors". Heald Green & Long Lane Ratepayers Association. Retrieved 14 May 2021. For over ninety years, all Heald Green councillors have been independent Ratepayers' councillors.
  4. 1 2 3 "A Long History". Heald Green & Long Lane Ratepayers Association. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  5. ↑ Statham, Nick (5 May 2021). "Who gets your vote? The key policies and pledges from all the parties and independents standing in the Stockport council local elections". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
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