2015 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election
2015 local election in England
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The 2015 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council in England.[1] 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 will serve a four-year term expiring in 2019.
7 May 2015
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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. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Political groups |
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Following the elections, the Lib Dem minority administration was able to continue in office.
Election results by ward
Asterisk (*) indicates incumbent in the Ward, and Bold names highlight winning candidate.
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.
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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.[12]
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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.[17]
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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:[25]
| 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.[17]