Stockport Council election, 2008

Elections to Stockport Council will be held on 1 May2008. One third of the council is up for election. The Liberal Democrats currently have overall control of the council.

The council is currently made up of;

* 36 Liberal Democrat councillors
* 14 Labour councillors
* 10 Conservative councillors
* 3 Heald Green Ratepayer councillors. [ [http://www.stockport.gov.uk/content/councildemoc/council/councillors/?a=5441 Stockport MBC councillors page] ]

ummary

The following summary indicates the number of seats which are being defended by each party.

Election Summary Party
party = Liberal Democrats
seats = 12
gain = 1
loss = 1
net = 0
seats % = 57.1
votes % = 39.6
votes = 31,655
plus/minus = 0Election Summary Party
party = Conservative Party (UK)
seats = 4
gain = 1
loss = 0
net = +1
seats % = 19.0
votes % = 35.2
votes = 28,127
plus/minus = 0Election Summary Party
party = Labour Party (UK)
seats = 4
gain = 0
loss = 1
net = -1
seats % = 19.0
votes % = 15.9
votes = 12,740
plus/minus = 0Election Summary Party
party = Independent (politican)
seats = 1
gain = 0
loss = 0
net = 0
seats % = 4.8
votes % = 3.2
votes = 2,594
plus/minus = 0Election Summary Party
party = British National Party
seats = 0
gain = 0
loss = 0
net = 0
seats % = 0.0
votes % = 2.6
votes = 2,050
plus/minus = 0Election Summary Party
party = Green Party of England and Wales
seats = 0
gain = 0
loss = 0
net = 0
seats % = 0.0
votes % = 2.3
votes = 1,818
plus/minus = 0Election Summary Party
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
seats = 0
gain = 0
loss = 0
net = 0
seats % = 0.0
votes % = 1.1
votes = 914
plus/minus = 0

Ward results

Bramhall North ward

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Linda Holt
votes = 3,043
percentage = 56.3
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats
candidate = John Ellis
votes = 2,018
percentage = 37.3
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Kathryn Priestley
votes = 140
percentage = 2.6
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = British National Party
candidate = David Gordon
votes = 123
percentage = 2.3
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Malcolm Crossley
votes = 84
percentage = 1.6
change = Election box majority
votes = 1,025
percentage = 19.0
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Bramhall South ward

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Brian Bagnall
votes = 2,762
percentage = 59.4
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats
candidate = Keith Holloway
votes = 1554
percentage = 33.4
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Beryl Dykes
votes = 170
percentage = 3.7
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = David Perry
votes = 163
percentage = 3.5
change = Election box majority
votes = 1,208
percentage = 26.0
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Bredbury and Woodley ward

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats
candidate = Stella Humphries
votes = 2,056
percentage = 61.0
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Jamie Holland
votes = 996
percentage = 29.5
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Clifford Stanway
votes = 321
percentage = 9.5
change = Election box majority
votes = 1,060
percentage = 31.4
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats
swing =

Bredbury Green and Romiley ward

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats
candidate = Hazel Lees
votes = 2,159
percentage = 48.0
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = John Rogers
votes = 2,040
percentage = 45.3
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Bill Cawley
votes = 303
percentage = 6.7
change = Election box majority
votes = 119
percentage = 2.6
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats
swing =

Brinnington and Central ward

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats
candidate = Chris Walker
votes = 1,264
percentage = 46.9
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Maureen Rowles
votes = 1,009
percentage = 37.5
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Steve Holgate
votes = 259
percentage = 9.6
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Phil Shaw
votes = 162
percentage = 6.0
change = Election box majority
votes = 255
percentage = 9.5
change =Election box gain with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Cheadle and Gatley ward

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Mick Jones
votes = 2,194
percentage = 45.8
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats
candidate = Paul Carter
votes = 2,177
percentage = 45.4
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Colin Owen
votes = 420
percentage = 8.8
change = Election box majority
votes = 17
percentage = 0.4
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Liberal Democrats
swing =

Cheadle Hulme North ward

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats
candidate = John Pantall
votes = 2,009
percentage = 56.8
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Christopher Ashley
votes = 1,105
percentage = 31.3
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Brian Harrop
votes = 231
percentage = 6.5
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Hilda Peake
votes = 190
percentage = 5.4
change = Election box majority
votes = 904
percentage = 25.6
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats
swing =

Cheadle Hulme South ward

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats
candidate = Lenny Grice
votes = 2,215
percentage = 51.3
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Mark Roscoe
votes = 1,702
percentage = 39.4
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = David Leaver
votes = 141
percentage = 3.3
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Linda Sinclair
votes = 131
percentage = 3.1
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Cyril Peake
votes = 126
percentage = 2.9
change = Election box majority
votes = 513
percentage = 11.9
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats
swing =

Davenport and Cale Green ward

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats
candidate = Ann Smith
votes = 1,427
percentage = 45.4
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Co-operative
candidate = Brian Hendley
votes = 903
percentage = 28.7
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Chris Holgate
votes = 589
percentage = 18.7
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = British National Party
candidate = Steven Flood
votes = 224
percentage = 7.1
change = Election box majority
votes = 524
percentage = 16.7
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats
swing =

Edgeley and Cheadle Heath ward

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Sheila Bailey
votes = 1,447
percentage = 46.7
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats
candidate = Andrew Rawling
votes = 972
percentage = 31.4
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Beryl Charlesworth
votes = 481
percentage = 15.5
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Vanessa Kellaway
votes = 199
percentage = 6.4
change = Election box majority
votes = 475
percentage = 15.3
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Hazel Grove ward

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats
candidate = Kevin Hogg
votes = 2,345
percentage = 54.9
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Julian Lewis-Booth
votes = 1,668
percentage = 39.0
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Yvonne Bradley
votes = 262
percentage = 6.1
change = Election box majority
votes = 677
percentage = 15.8
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats
swing =

Heald Green ward

Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Peter Burns
votes = 2,594
percentage = 68.5
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Robert Stevenson
votes = 396
percentage = 10.5
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats
candidate = Iain Roberts
votes = 352
percentage = 9.3
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = British National Party
candidate = Richard Skill
votes = 247
percentage = 6.5
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Peter Jackson
votes = 197
percentage = 5.2
change = Election box majority
votes = 2,198
percentage = 58.1
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Independent (politician)
swing =

Heatons North ward

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Les Jones
votes = 2,069
percentage = 52.9
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Margaret Pollard
votes = 1,000
percentage = 25.6
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats
candidate = Kevin Dowling
votes = 358
percentage = 9.1
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Janet Cuff
votes = 336
percentage = 8.6
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Gerald Price
votes = 150
percentage = 3.8
change = Election box majority
votes = 1,069
percentage = 27.3
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Heatons South ward

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Colin Foster
votes = 1,796
percentage = 45.3
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Alex Raisbeck
votes = 1,468
percentage = 29.6
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats
candidate = Ronald Axtell
votes = 408
percentage = 10.3
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Peter Barber
votes = 292
percentage = 7.4
change = Election box majority
votes = 328
percentage = 8.3
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Manor ward

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats
candidate = Sue Derbyshire
votes = 1,435
percentage = 45.4
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Brigitte Lechner
votes = 739
percentage = 23.4
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Barry Charlesworth
votes = 551
percentage = 17.4
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = British National Party
candidate = Duncan Warner
votes = 437
percentage = 13.8
change = Election box majority
votes = 696
percentage = 22.0
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats
swing =

Marple North ward

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats
candidate = Martin Candler
votes = 2,162
percentage = 51.2
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Cath Walsh
votes = 1,502
percentage = 35.6
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Maggie Preston
votes = 340
percentage = 8.1
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = David Rowbottom
votes = 215
percentage = 5.1
change = Election box majority
votes = 660
percentage = 15.6
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats
swing =

Marple South ward

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats
candidate = Shan Alexander
votes = 2,051
percentage = 51.6
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = William Wragg
votes = 1,391
percentage = 35.0
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Tony Moore
votes = 201
percentage = 5.1
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Graham Reid
votes = 180
percentage = 4.5
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Karen Vickers
votes = 151
percentage = 3.8
change = Election box majority
votes = 660
percentage = 16.6
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats
swing =

Offerton ward

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats
candidate = Dave Goddard
votes = 1,602
percentage = 48.8
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Nikki Lewis-Booth
votes = 738
percentage = 22.5
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = British National Party
candidate = Stephen Maher
votes = 617
percentage = 18.8
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Susan Ball
votes = 326
percentage = 9.9
change = Election box majority
votes = 864
percentage = 26.3
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats
swing =

Reddish North ward

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Anne Graham
votes = 1,341
percentage = 48.5
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Tony Hannay
votes = 699
percentage = 25.3
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = British National Party
candidate = Paul Bennett
votes = 402
percentage = 14.5
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats
candidate = Peter Weigert
votes = 321
percentage = 11.6
change = Election box majority
votes = 642
percentage = 23.2
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Reddish South ward

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Andrew Verdeille
votes = 1,382
percentage = 49.5
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Steve Burt
votes = 917
percentage = 32.8
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats
candidate = Danny Langley
votes = 494
percentage = 17.7
change = Election box majority
votes = 465
percentage = 16.6
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

tepping Hill ward

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats
candidate = Maggie Clay
votes = 2,276
percentage = 53.5
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Michael Cunningham
votes = 1,557
percentage = 36.6
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Janet Rothwell
votes = 256
percentage = 6.0
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Ken Pease
votes = 168
percentage = 3.9
change = Election box majority
votes = 719
percentage = 16.9
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats
swing =

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