Stepping Hill
Electoral ward
Former boundaries of Stepping Hill within Stockport
Population9,834 (2010[1])
CountryEngland
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Stepping Hill was an electoral ward in the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport that existed from its creation for the 2004 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election until its abolition due to boundary changes in 2023. It elected three councillors to Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council using the first past the post electoral method, electing one Councillor every year without election on the fourth. The ward was abolished in the boundary changes preceding the 2023 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election. The ward was split up, with the largest part of it going to the new ward of Norbury & Woodsmoor. The parts of Great Moor and Little Moor that were within the ward were moved into the Offerton ward, and a very small area was moved into the Hazel Grove ward.

Under the pre-2023 boundaries, the ward was bordered by Hazel Grove, Bramhall North, Davenport & Cale Green, Manor and Offerton. Located within the ward was Stepping Hill Hospital, which is Stockport's only hospital and treats over 500,000 patients a year.[2] Together with Bramhall North, Bramhall South, Cheadle and Gatley, Cheadle Hulme North, Cheadle Hulme South, and Heald Green wards it made up the Cheadle Parliamentary Constituency.

Councillors

Stepping Hill electoral ward was represented in Westminster by the Member of Parliament for Cheadle.

The ward was represented on Stockport Council by three councillors, and throughout its history was represented by councillors from the Liberal Democrats, Conservative Party, and the Labour Party.

In the 2023 local elections, all three of the sitting councillors for the ward and two of its former councillors sought re-election in new wards.[3]

Election Councillor Councillor Councillor
2004 Mark Weldon (Lib Dem) Ben Alexander (Lib Dem) Maggie Clay (Lib Dem)
2006 Mark Weldon (Lib Dem) Ben Alexander (Lib Dem) Maggie Clay (Lib Dem)
2007 Mark Weldon (Lib Dem) Ben Alexander (Lib Dem) Maggie Clay (Lib Dem)
2008 Mark Weldon (Lib Dem) Ben Alexander (Lib Dem) Maggie Clay (Lib Dem)[4]
By-election
11 June 2009 		Mark Weldon (Lib Dem) Ben Alexander (Lib Dem) Wendy Orrell (Lib Dem)
2010 Mark Weldon (Lib Dem) Ben Alexander (Lib Dem) Wendy Orrell (Lib Dem)
2011 Mark Weldon (Lib Dem) Ben Alexander (Lib Dem) Wendy Orrell (Lib Dem)
2012 Mark Weldon (Lib Dem) Ben Alexander (Lib Dem) Wendy Orrell (Lib Dem)
2014 John Wright (Con) Ben Alexander (Lib Dem) Wendy Orrell (Lib Dem)
2015 John Wright (Con) Paul Hadfield (Con) Wendy Orrell (Lib Dem)
2016 John Wright (Con) Paul Hadfield (Con) Mark Weldon (Lib Dem)
2018 John Wright (Con) Paul Hadfield (Con) Mark Weldon (Lib Dem)
2019 John Wright (Con) Grace Baynham (Lib Dem) Mark Weldon (Lib Dem)
2021 John Wright (Con) Grace Baynham (Lib Dem) Rory Leonard (Lab)
2022 Christine Carrigan (Lab) Grace Baynham (Lib Dem) Rory Leonard (Lab)

  indicates seat up for re-election.   indicates seat won in by-election.

Elections in the 2010s

May 2021

2021[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Rory Leonard 1,639 35 +9
Conservative Paul Robert Hadfield 1,532 32 +2
Liberal Democrats Mark Edward Weldon 1,337 26 -9
Green Ken George Pease 225 5% -2
Majority 107
Turnout 4,733 46 +7
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

May 2019

2019[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Grace Baynham 1,452 37
Conservative Paul Robert Hadfield 1,165 30
Labour Drew Carswell 1,021 26
Green Ken George Pease 280 7
Majority 287
Turnout 3,918 39
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

May 2018

2018[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Wright 1,457 37
Liberal Democrats Grace Baynham 1,355 35
Labour Dena Ryness 960 24
Green Steve Torley 149 4
Majority 102
Turnout 4,128 42
Conservative hold Swing

May 2016

2016[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Mark Weldon 1,592 39
Conservative Jon Shaw 1,221 30
Labour Dena Ryness 712 17
UKIP Izzy Bolton 387 9
Green Steve Torley 206 5
Majority 371
Turnout 4,128 42
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

May 2015

2015[9]
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

May 2014

2014[10][11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Douglas Wright 1,316 33% +6.76%
Liberal Democrats Mark Edward Weldon 1279 32% -7.07%
Labour Janet Mary Rothwell 1054 26% +3.61%
Green Ken Pease 381 9% +2.88%
Majority 37 1%
Turnout 4030
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

May 2012

2012
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Wendy Orrell 1,422 39.07 −14.40
Conservative John Wright 955 26.24 −10.34
Labour Janet Rothwell 815 22.39 +16.38
UKIP Izzy Bolton 229 6.29 N/A
Green Ken Pease 219 6.02 +2.07
Majority 467 12.83
Turnout 3,654 37.50
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

May 2011

2011
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Ben Alexander 1,786 39.2
Conservative John Wright 1,406 30.9
Labour Janet Rothwell 935 20.5
Green Ken Pease 155 3.4
UKIP Izzy Bolton 150 3.3
BNP Alan Carney 96 2.1
Majority 380
Turnout 4,552 46.33
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

References

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 14 May 2013. Retrieved 22 March 2018.((cite web)): CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "Stepping Hill Hospital".
  3. ^ "About local government elections 2023 - Legal notices". www.stockport.gov.uk. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  4. ^ Williams, Jennifer (8 April 2009). "A sad goodbye to a 'Lib-Dem legend'". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
  5. ^ "Election results for Stepping Hill". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC.
  6. ^ "Election results for Stepping Hill". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC.
  7. ^ "Election results for Stepping Hill". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC.
  8. ^ "Election results for Stepping Hill". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC.
  9. ^ "Election results for Stepping Hill". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC.
  10. ^ "Election results for Stepping Hill". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC.
  11. ^ "Election results for Stepping Hill". democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Stockport MBC.

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