Edgeley and Cheadle Heath (Stockport electoral ward)
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| Edgeley and Cheadle Heath | |
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.png) Edgeley and Cheadle Heath within Stockport | |
| Population | 10,664 (2010[1]) |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| UK Parliament | |
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Edgeley and Cheadle Heath is an electoral ward in the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport. It was established in 2004 by The Borough of Stockport (Electoral Changes) Order 2004.[2] It elects three Councillors to Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council using the first past the post electoral method, electing one Councillor every year without an election on the fourth.
Together with Brinnington & Central, Davenport and Cale Green, Heatons North, Heatons South and Manor, the ward lies in the Stockport Parliamentary Constituency. At the border of the ward with Brinnington & Central lies Stockport Station, formerly known as Edgeley Station. The ward also contains Stockport Academy, formerly Avondale High School.[3]
Edgeley and Cheadle Heath electoral ward is represented in Westminster by Navendu Mishra MP for Stockport.
The ward is represented on Stockport Council by three councillors:
Matt Wynne was elected as a Labour candidate for the 2019 election. However on 6 October 2022 he quit the Labour party after they deemed him unfit to stand for the 2023 election. He is currently an independent councillor. [7]
| Election | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Philip Harding (Lab) | Richard Coaton (Lab) | Sheila Bailey (Lab) | |||
| 2006 | Philip Harding (Lab) | Richard Coaton (Lab) | Sheila Bailey (Lab) | |||
| 2007 | Philip Harding (Lab) | Richard Coaton (Lab) | Sheila Bailey (Lab) | |||
| 2008 | Philip Harding (Lab) | Richard Coaton (Lab) | Sheila Bailey (Lab) | |||
| 2010 | Philip Harding (Lab) | Richard Coaton (Lab) | Sheila Bailey (Lab) | |||
| 2011 | Philip Harding (Lab) | Richard Coaton (Lab) | Sheila Bailey (Lab) | |||
| 2012 | Philip Harding (Lab) | Richard Coaton (Lab) | Sheila Bailey (Lab) | |||
| 2014 | Philip Harding (Lab) | Richard Coaton (Lab) | Sheila Bailey (Lab) | |||
| 2015 | Philip Harding (Lab) | Richard Coaton (Lab) | Sheila Bailey (Lab) | |||
| 2016 | Philip Harding (Lab) | Richard Coaton (Lab) | Sheila Bailey (Lab) | |||
| 2018 | Philip Harding (Lab) | Richard Coaton (Lab) | Sheila Bailey (Lab) | |||
| 2019 | Philip Harding (Lab) | Matt Wynne (Lab) | Sheila Bailey (Lab) | |||
| 2021 | Philip Harding (Lab) | Matt Wynne (Lab) | Sheila Bailey (Lab) | |||
| 2022 | Louise Heywood (Lab) | Matt Wynne (Lab) | Sheila Bailey (Lab) | |||
| 2022 | Louise Heywood (Lab) | Matt Wynne (Ind.) | Georgia Lynott (Lab) | |||
indicates seat up for re-election.
Elections in the 2020s
October 2022
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Georgia Lynott | 1,172 | 52.98 | −19.51 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Robbie Cowbury | 840 | 37.98 | +32.04 | |
| Green | Philip Handscomb | 200 | 9.04 | +0.49 | |
| Majority | 332 | 15.01 | −44.46 | ||
| Turnout | 2212 | 20.82 | −12.64 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
May 2022
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Louise Heywood | 2,172 | 71.80 | ||
| Conservative | Karl Seppman | 309 | 10.22 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Tracey Whitmore | 250 | 8.27 | ||
| Green | Shaughan Rick | 234 | 7.74 | ||
| Reform | Lynn Schofield | 60 | 1.98 | ||
| Majority | 1863 | 61.59 | |||
| Turnout | 3025 | 28.69 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
May 2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Sheila Bailey | 2,561 | 72.49 | ||
| Conservative | Richard Walsh | 460 | 13.02 | ||
| Green | Shaughan Rick | 302 | 8.55 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Tracey Whitmore | 210 | 5.94 | ||
| Majority | 2101 | 59.47 | |||
| Turnout | 3533 | 33.46 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
