2010 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election

Elections to Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 6 May 2010. One third of the seats were up for election.

Map showing the results of the 2010 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council elections by ward.

The current state of the parties after the election is:[1][2]

Given the election results, the Council administration continued to be run by a Liberal Democrat-majority, as it had continuously since 2002.

PartySeats  +/-  % votes
Liberal Democrat37040.8
Labour13+122.1
Conservative8-130.3
Heald Green Ratepayer30
Independent200

Results

Bramhall North
Bramhall North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Lisa Walker 3,764 47.8 -8.5
Liberal Democrats Pauline Banham 3,763 47.8 +10.5
Labour Brian Harrop 521 6.5 +2.9
Majority 1 0.0001 -19
Turnout 7898 73.9
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

Bramhall South
Bramhall South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Bryan Leck 3,775 48.6
Liberal Democrats Paul Carter 3,195 41.1
Labour Beryl Dykes 387 5.0
UKIP David Perry 213 2.7
Green Ross White 173 2.2
Majority 580 7.5
Turnout 7,771 78.5
Conservative hold Swing

Bredbury and Woodley
Bredbury and Woodley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Chris Gordon 4,009 58.9
Conservative Rosalind Lloyd 1,723 25.3
Labour Clifford Stanway 1,025 15.0
Majority 2,286 33.6
Turnout 6,811 62.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Bredbury Green and Romiley
Bredbury Green and Romiley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Mags Kirkham 3,123 44.1
Conservative Syd Lloyd 2,979 42.1
Labour David Sedgwick 945 13.4
Majority 144 2.0
Turnout 7,078 64.8
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Brinnington and Central
Brinnington and Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Maureen Rowles 2,413 48.2
Liberal Democrats Colin MacAlister 1,394 27.8
Conservative Steve Holgate 508 10.1
BNP Tony Dean 315 6.3
UKIP John Heginbotham 241 4.8
Green Chris Green 125 2.5
Majority 1,019 20.4
Turnout 5,010 50.2
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Cheadle and Gatley
Cheadle and Gatley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Iain Roberts 4,332 53.0
Conservative Adam Calmonson 2,964 36.3
Labour Colin Owen 848 10.4
Majority 1,368 13.7
Turnout 8,168 71.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Cheadle Hulme North
Cheadle Hulme North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats June Somekh 3,939 57.1
Conservative Benjamin Ash 1,995 28.9
Labour Martin Miller 930 13.5
Majority 1,944 28.2
Turnout 6,901 68.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Cheadle Hulme South
Cheadle Hulme South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Stuart Bodsworth 4,110 54.2
Conservative Brian Dougal 2,797 36.9
Labour Dean Fitzpatrick 635 8.4
Majority 1,313 17.3
Turnout 7,577 72.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Davenport and Cale Green
Davenport and Cale Green
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats David White 2,453 39.2
Labour Brian Hendley 2,032 32.5
Conservative Beryl Charlesworth 1,321 21.1
Green Phil Shaw 415 6.6
Majority 421 6.7
Turnout 6,255 57.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Edgeley and Cheadle Heath
Edgeley and Cheadle Heath
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Philip Harding 3,137 48.5
Liberal Democrats Peter Weigert 1,532 23.7
Conservative Chris Holgate 1,177 18.2
BNP Damian Skuse 258 4.0
Green Andrew Knighton 221 3.4
Independent Peter Behan 111 1.7
Majority 1,605 24.8
Turnout 6,463 60.6
Labour hold Swing

Hazel Grove
Hazel Grove
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Stuart Corris 3,777 51.0
Conservative William Wragg 2,697 36.4
Labour Karen Vickers 884 11.9
Majority 1,080 14.6
Turnout 7,402 67.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Heald Green
Heald Green
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Adrian Nottingham 3,462 50.0
Liberal Democrats David Roberts-Jones 1,469 21.2
Conservative Robert Stevenson 952 13.8
Labour Kathryn Priestley 680 9.8
BNP Richard Skill 328 4.7
Majority 1,993 28.8
Turnout 6,917 69.0
Independent hold Swing

Heatons North
Heatons North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Anthony O'Neill 2,680 36.6
Labour Alex Ganotis 2,396 32.7
Liberal Democrats Andrew Rawling 1,596 21.8
Green Peter Barber 419 5.7
BNP Sheila Spink 205 2.8
Majority 284 3.9
Turnout 7,322 69.7
Conservative hold Swing

Heatons South
Heatons South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Tom McGee 3,401 44.0
Conservative Bryan Lees 2,286 29.6
Liberal Democrats Ron Axtell 1,697 21.9
Green Conrad Beard 322 4.2
Majority 1,115 14.4
Turnout 7,735 70.9
Labour hold Swing

Manor
Manor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Daniel Hawthorne 2,605 40.8
Labour Paul Moss 2,030 31.8
Conservative Alex Raisbeck 1,269 19.9
BNP Duncan Warner 464 7.3
Majority 575 9.0
Turnout 6,392 60.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Marple North
Marple North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Craig Wright 3,435 47.9
Conservative Catherine Walsh 2,389 33.3
Labour David Rowbottom 647 9.0
Green Maggie Preston 442 6.2
Independent Barry Minshall 233 3.2
Majority 1,046 14.6
Turnout 7,172 72.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Marple South
Marple South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Susan Ingham 3,717 54.8
Conservative Oliver Johnstone 2,421 35.7
Labour Patrick McAuley 612 9.0
Majority 1,296 19.1
Turnout 6,784 69.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Offerton
Offerton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats John Smith 3,173 48.7
Conservative Julie Wragg 1,536 23.6
Labour Laura Booth 1,199 18.4
BNP Stephen Maher 573 8.8
Majority 1,637 25.1
Turnout 6,512 61.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Reddish North
Reddish North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Peter Scott 3,209 53.5
Liberal Democrats Daniel Langley 1,115 18.6
Conservative Anthony Hannay 1,100 18.3
BNP Paul Bennett 536 8.9
Majority 2,094 34.9
Turnout 5,996 56.0
Labour hold Swing

Reddish South
Reddish South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Tom Grundy 3,196 50.7
Liberal Democrats Norman Beverley 1,433 22.7
Conservative Stephen Burt 1,320 20.9
BNP George Thorne 326 5.2
Majority 1,763 28.0
Turnout 6,302 61.0
Labour hold Swing

Stepping Hill
Stepping Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Mark Weldon 3,305 46.9
Conservative John Wright 2,296 32.6
Labour Janet Rothwell 954 13.5
BNP Alan Carney 264 3.7
Green Ken Pease 208 3.0
Majority 1,009 14.3
Turnout 7,041 71.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

References
  1. "Contact Your Councillor". Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council. Archived from the original on 19 April 2010. Retrieved 9 April 2010.
  2. "2010 Local Election Results". Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council. Archived from the original on 10 May 2010. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
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