1999 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election

1999 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election
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21 of 63 seats ; to Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council; 32 seats needed for a majority
	Map of results of 1999 election
Leader of the Council before election; Fred Ridley; Liberal Democrats	Leader of the Council after election ; Fred Ridley; Liberal Democrats

Elections to Stockport Council were held on Thursday, 6 May 1999. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 2003. The Liberal Democrats gained overall control of the council, from no overall control.^[1]^[2]

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Party	Votes		Seats			Full Council
Liberal Democrats	26,163 (38.5%)	0.5	11 (52.4%)	11 / 21	2	32 (50.8%)	32 / 63
Labour Party	18,700 (27.6%)	2.4	8 (38.1%)	8 / 21		26 (41.3%)	26 / 63
Heald Green Ratepayers	2,397 (3.5%)	0.3	1 (4.8%)	1 / 21		3 (4.8%)	3 / 63
Conservative Party	18,415 (27.1%)	1.1	1 (4.8%)	1 / 21	1	2 (3.2%)	2 / 63
Independent	1,468 (2.2%)	1.9	0 (0.0%)	0 / 21	1	0 (0.0%)	0 / 63
Green Party	732 (1.1%)	0.3	0 (0.0%)	0 / 21		0 (0.0%)	0 / 63

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	C. Gordon*	1,951	67.2	−6.9
	Labour	D. Brown	571	19.7	+3.9
	Conservative	W. Law	381	13.1	+3.0
Majority			1,380	47.5	−10.8
Turnout			2,903	24.8	−1.9
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. MacAlister*	1,222	81.8	+2.1
	Liberal Democrats	M. Torode	142	9.5	+1.4
	Conservative	B. Hopwood	129	8.7	+0.8
Majority			1,080	72.3	+0.7
Turnout			1,493	20.6	−0.4
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. McGuire*	1,323	70.4	+1.0
	Liberal Democrats	R. Seymour	326	17.4	−0.9
	Conservative	J. Jones	229	12.2	−0.1
Majority			997	53.0	+1.9
Turnout			1,878	21.0	+0.1
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	P. Carter	2,279	55.7	+1.1
	Conservative	I. Roberts*	1,439	35.2	−1.1
	Labour	S. Bennett	375	9.1	0
Majority			840	20.5	+2.2
Turnout			4,093	35.6	0
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

1999 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election

Election result

Ward results

Bredbury

Brinnington

Cale Green

Cheadle

Cheadle Hulme North

Cheadle Hulme South

Davenport

East Bramhall

Edgeley

Great Moor

Hazel Grove

Heald Green

Heaton Mersey

Heaton Moor

Manor

North Marple

North Reddish

Romiley

South Marple

South Reddish

West Bramhall

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	J. Pantall*	1,473	51.0	+0.2
	Conservative	S. Dey	823	28.4	+2.9
	Labour	P. Diggett	597	20.6	−3.1
Majority			650	22.6	−2.7
Turnout			2,893	25.3	−1.7
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	F. Ridley*	2,104	58.9	+1.8
	Conservative	D. Lawson	1,082	30.3	−1.6
	Labour	R. Cooper	384	10.8	−0.2
Majority			1,022	28.6	+3.4
Turnout			3,570	32.2	+1.5
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. Harding	1,068	41.7	−12.1
	Independent	M. Jones*	678	26.5	N/A
	Conservative	M. Kilty	586	22.9	−9.6
	Liberal Democrats	J. Humphreys	227	8.9	−4.9
Majority			390	15.2	−6.2
Turnout			2,459	28.0	+2.9
	Labour gain from Independent		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	K. Holt*	2,847	50.0	+1.6
	Liberal Democrats	B. Millard	2,405	42.3	+1.2
	Labour	P. Hopkins	348	6.1	−2.5
	Green	M. Suter	89	1.6	−0.3
Majority			442	7.8	+0.5
Turnout			5,689	44.4	+4.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. Fielder*	1,564	70.9	−3.1
	Liberal Democrats	D. Roberts-Jones	359	16.3	−1.1
	Conservative	P. Orton	229	10.4	−1.3
	Green	G. Johnson	53	2.4	−0.9
Majority			1,205	54.6	+8.1
Turnout			2,205	23.8	−2.9
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	T. E. Pyle*	1,837	53.8	−6.0
	Labour	K. Brookes	708	20.7	−4.7
	Independent	K. Ralphs	466	13.7	N/A
	Conservative	K. Gibbons	348	10.2	−4.6
	Green	K. Pease	54	1.6	N/A
Majority			1,129	33.1	−1.3
Turnout			3,413	32.4	−0.2
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	C. Corris*	2,198	57.1	+1.1
	Conservative	T. Dunstan	1,237	32.1	−3.6
	Labour	K. Vickers	413	10.8	+2.5
Majority			961	25.0	+4.7
Turnout			3,848	31.3	−2.7
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Heald Green Ratepayers	D. Whitehead	2,397	77.1	−5.4
	Conservative	K. Bullman	266	8.6	+2.6
	Labour	D. Heywood	247	7.9	+1.3
	Liberal Democrats	J. Porgess	200	6.4	+2.5
Majority			2,131	68.5	−7.4
Turnout			3,110	30.4	−0.4
	Heald Green Ratepayers hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. Lanigan*	2,131	56.1	−2.3
	Conservative	E. Dennis	1,137	29.9	+1.6
	Liberal Democrats	H. Thompson	373	9.8	−0.4
	Green	M. Sullivan	159	4.2	+1.1
Majority			994	26.2	−3.9
Turnout			3,800	31.8	+2.0
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. Nance	1,645	45.0	+1.4
	Conservative	L. Jones	1,642	44.9	+3.7
	Liberal Democrats	D. Matthews	272	7.4	−4.7
	Green	J. Cuff	100	2.7	−0.4
Majority			3	0.1	−2.3
Turnout			3,659	36.9	+3.7
	Labour hold		Swing

Manor
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	S. Derbyshire	1,673	48.8	+7.5
	Labour	P. Wharton*	1,542	45.0	−6.0
	Conservative	J. Leck	161	4.7	−1.0
	Green	R. Lindsay-Dunn	53	1.5	−0.5
Majority			131	3.8
Turnout			3,429	36.7	+0.6
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing

North Reddish
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. Scott	1,613	73.0	−4.4
	Conservative	C. Wilson	328	14.8	+2.4
	Liberal Democrats	R. Driver	270	12.2	+2.0
Majority			1,285	58.2	−6.8
Turnout			2,211	18.8	+0.6
	Labour hold		Swing

South Marple
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	D. Brailsford	1,872	51.4	−2.4
	Conservative	D. Law	1,449	39.8	+1.3
	Labour	M. Duerdoth	194	5.3	−2.4
	Green	A. Riddell	125	3.5	N/A
Majority			423	11.6	−3.7
Turnout			3,640	37.7	+2.7
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

South Reddish
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Kidd	1,658	68.0	−2.6
	Liberal Democrats	I. McLean	307	12.6	−3.6
	Conservative	S. Burt	298	12.2	−1.0
	Independent	G. Price	177	7.2	N/A
Majority			1,351	55.4	+1.0
Turnout			2,440	22.6	+2.3
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	B. Harrison*	1,913	62.5	−0.1
	Conservative	G. Hopwood	652	21.3	+2.4
	Labour	S. Townsend	347	11.3	−0.1
	Independent	J. Tyers	147	4.9	−2.2
Majority			1,261	41.2	−2.5
Turnout			3,059	32.4	−0.5
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	M. Loftus	1,677	54.0	−3.2
	Conservative	G. Jones	859	27.7	+0.1
	Labour	J. Humphries	471	15.2	+2.8
	Green	G. Reid	99	3.1	+0.3
Majority			818	26.3	−1.3
Turnout			3,106	28.3	+0.3
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	A. Smith*	2,305	47.3	−3.9
	Conservative	P. Bellis	2,293	47.0	+2.3
	Labour	G. Smith	279	5.7	+1.6
Majority			12	0.3	−6.2
Turnout			4,877	46.4	+7.2
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing