2015 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election

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Stockport Council Election 2015

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21 Seats up for Election

	First party	Second party

Party	Liberal Democrats	Labour
Seats before	28	22
Seats won	6	7
Seats after	26	21
Seat change	2	1

	Third party	Fourth party

Party	Conservative	Heald Green Ratepayers
Seats before	10	3
Seats won	7	1
Seats after	13	3
Seat change	3

Map showing the results of the 2015 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council elections by ward. Red shows Labour seats, blue shows the Conservatives, yellow shows the Liberal Democrats and green the Heald Green Ratepayers.

Leader of the Council before election

Liberal Democrats

Leader of the Council

Liberal Democrats

Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council 2015 results
Structure

Political groups	Administration post-election Liberal Democrats (26) Other parties Labour (21) Conservative (13) Heald Green Ratepayers (3)

The 2015 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections and the UK General Election. Stockport Council is elected in thirds which means that in each three member local ward, one councillor is elected every year, except every four years which is classed as fallow year. The last fallow year was 2013, when no local government elections took place in the borough. Those councillors elected with serve a four-year term expiring in 2019.

Following the elections, the Lib Dem minority administration was able to continue in office.

Election results by ward

Asterix indicates incumbent in the Ward, and Bold names highlight winning candidate.

Bramhall North

Bramhall North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Alanna Vine*	3,920	49
	Liberal Democrats	Helen Foster-Grime	2,551	32
	Labour	Elizabeth Marron	754	9
	UKIP	David Perry	515	6
	Green	Deborah Hind	338	4
Majority			1,369
Turnout			8,078	75
	Conservative hold		Swing

Bramhall South & Woodford

Paul Bellis was previously the Conservative Party councillor for Bramhall South & Woodford.

Bramhall South & Woodford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Mike Hurleston	3,598	46
	Liberal Democrats	Jeremy Meal	2,579	33
	UKIP	Paul Bellis*	779	10
	Labour	Beryl Dykes	572	7
	Green	Nicole Spring	281	4
Majority			1,019
Turnout			7,809	79
	Conservative gain from UKIP		Swing

Bredbury & Woodley

Bredbury & Woodley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Stuart Corris	2,401	35
	Conservative	Sally Bennett	1,817	26
	Labour	Nav Mishra	1,341	19
	UKIP	Richard Ellis	1,078	16
	Green	Chris Eldridge	260	4
Majority			584
Turnout			6,897	64
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Bredbury Green & Romiley

Bredbury Green & Romiley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Syd Lloyd*	2,481	34
	Liberal Democrats	Natalie Bird	2,067	29
	Labour	Phillip Bray	1,391	19
	UKIP	Brian Stanyer	1,066	15
	Green	Chris Gibbins	243	3
Majority			414
Turnout			7,248	66
	Conservative hold		Swing

Brinnington & Central

Brinnington & Central
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Chris Murphy*	2,860	57
	UKIP	John Wild	991	20
	Conservative	Rosalind Lloyd	520	10
	Liberal Democrats	Colin Gell	308	6
	Green	Christopher Green	244	5
	Left Unity	Ali Treacher	48	1
	Independent	John Heginbotham	35	1
Majority			1,869
Turnout			5,006
	Labour hold		Swing

Cheadle & Gatley

Cheadle & Gatley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Graham Greenhalgh	3,056	36
	Conservative	Graham Haslam	2,602	31
	Labour	Colin Owen	1,687	20
	UKIP	Michael Buxton	678	8
	Green	Natasha Brooks	410	5
Majority			454
Turnout			8,433	71
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Cheadle Hulme North

Cheadle Hulme North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Porgess*	2,605	37
	Conservative	Sue Carroll	1,735	25
	Labour	Yvonne Guariento	1,480	21
	UKIP	Taff Davies	842	12
	Green	Michael John Padfield	368	5
Majority			870
Turnout			7,030	73
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Chealde Hulme South

Cheadle Hulme South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Suzanne Wyatt*	2,907	37
	Conservative	Debbie Robinson	2,769	35
	Labour	Chris Carter	984	13
	UKIP	Cyril Peake	785	10
	Green	Philippa Tomczak	420	5
Majority			138
Turnout			7,865	73
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Davenport & Cale Green

Davenport & Cale Green
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Dickie Davies	2,753	43
	UKIP	Dottie Hopkins	1,016	16
	Conservative	Beverley Oliver	932	15
	Liberal Democrats	Ann Smith	734	11
	Independent	Brian Hendley	587	9
	Green	Phil Shaw	394	6
Majority			1,737
Turnout			6,416	58
	Labour hold		Swing

Edgeley & Cheadle Heath

Edgeley & Cheadle Heath
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Richard Coaton*	3,466	55
	Conservative	Alex Kenyon	945	15
	UKIP	Chelsea Smith	857	14
	Liberal Democrats	Danny Langley	549	9
	Green	Camilla Luff	506	8
Majority			2,521
Turnout			6,323	59
	Labour hold		Swing

Hazel Grove

William Wragg was the incumbent however he instead contested the Hazel Grove Constituency for the Conservative Party.

Hazel Grove
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Julian Lewis-Booth	2,944	39
	Liberal Democrats	Jon Twigge	2,145	28
	Labour	Julie Wharton	1,208	16
	UKIP	Tara O'Brien	1,027	13
	Green	Conrad Beard	294	4
Majority			799
Turnout			7,618	70
	Conservative hold		Swing

Heald Green

Heald Green
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Heald Green Ratepayers	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
	Heald Green Ratepayers hold		Swing

Heatons North

Heatons North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Alex Ganotis*	3,539	46
	Conservative	Natalie Fenton	2,285	30
	Green	Janet Cuff	680	9
	UKIP	Gail Lewis	578	8
	Liberal Democrats	Jenny Humphreys	478	6
	TUSC	Dan Boyle	66	1
Majority			1,254
Turnout			7,626	71
	Labour hold		Swing

Heatons South

Heatons South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Dean Fitzpatrick*	3,990	51
	Conservative	Alexander Fenton	2,014	26
	UKIP	Janine Kershaw	690	9
	Green	Sam Dugdale	652	8
	Liberal Democrats	Stephen Howarth	530	7
Majority			1,976
Turnout			7,876	71
	Labour hold		Swing

Manor

Patrick McAuley left the Lib Dems in April 2016 to become an Independent politician.

Manor
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Patrick McAuley*	2,757	42
	Labour	Walter Barrett	2,146	33
	UKIP	John Kelly	1,276	20
	Green	Todd Hewitt	292	4
	Left Unity	Ria Higham	47	1
Majority			611
Turnout			6,518	62
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Marple North

Marple North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Annette Finnie	2,888	38
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Bispham*	2,550	34
	Labour	David Rowbottom	1,040	14
	UKIP	Ray Jones	609	8
	Green	Maggie Preston	506	7
Majority			338
Turnout			7,593	76
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Marple South

Marple South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Kenny Blair	2,731	38
	Liberal Democrats	Kevin Dowling*	2,103	29
	Labour	Janet Glover	1,001	14
	UKIP	Darran Palmer	959	13
	Green	Graham Reid	422	6
Majority			628
Turnout			7,216	73
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Offerton

Offerton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Wendy Meikle*	2,049	31
	Conservative	Tom Dowse	1,781	27
	Labour	Charlie Stewart	1,460	22
	UKIP	Grahame Bradbury	1,115	17
	Green	Hannah Arnold	209	3
Majority			268
Turnout			6,614	63
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Reddish North

Reddish North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Roy Driver	3,335	54
	UKIP	Gary Bernard	1,120	18
	Conservative	Anthony Hannay	1,052	17
	Green	Joe Lucy	405	7
	Liberal Democrats	Denise Brewster	213	3
Majority			2,215
Turnout			6,125	57
	Labour hold		Swing

Reddish South

Reddish South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Walter Brett*	3,499	54
	Conservative	Ciaran Kilheeney	1,308	20
	UKIP	Julie Warburton	887	14
	Green	Jess Northey	451	7
	Liberal Democrats	John Reid	331	5
Majority			2,191
Turnout			6,476	62
	Labour hold		Swing

Stepping Hill

Stepping Hill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Paul Hadfield	2,284	32
	Liberal Democrats	Ben Alexander*	2,121	30
	Labour	Janet Rothwell	1,596	22
	UKIP	Izzy Bolton	730	10
	Green	Stephen Torley	376	5
Majority			163
Turnout			7,107	71
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Council make up

After the 2015 local election, the political make up of the council was as follows:

Party	Number of councillors
Liberal Democrats	26
Labour	21
Conservative	13
Heald Green Independent Ratepayers	3

Changes 2015–2016

Patrick McAuley left the Liberal Democrats in April 2016 to sit as an independent.

References

"Upcoming elections & referendums". The Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
"Election results for Bramhall North". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC.
"Election results for Bramhall South & Woodford". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC.
"Election results for Bredbury & Woodley". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC.
"Election results for Bredbury Green & Romiley". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC.
"Election results for Brinnington & Central". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC.
"Election results for Cheadle & Gatley". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC.
"Election results for Cheadle Hulme North". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC.
"Election results for Cheadle Hulme South". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC.
"Election results for Davenport & Cale Green". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC.
"Election results for Edgeley & Cheadle Heath". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC.
"Statement of Persons Nominated and Notice of Poll for the Hazel Grove Constituency". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2015. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
"Election results for Hazel Grove". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC.
"Election results for Heald Green". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC.
"Election results for Heatons North". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC.
"Election results for Heatons South". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC.
^ Scarens, Alex (13 April 2016). "Second Stockport councillor resigns in row sparked by proposed market move". Manchester Evening News. Trinity Mirror. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
"Election results for Manor". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC.
"Election results for Marple North". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC.
"Election results for Marple South". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC.
"Election results for Offerton". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC.
"Election results for Reddish North". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC.
"Election results for Reddish South". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC.
"Election results for Stepping Hill". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC.
"Stockport Council - Find Councillor". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Retrieved 10 August 2016.

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