The Metropolitan Borough of Stockport shown within England.
The Metropolitan Borough of Stockport shown within England.

Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council elections are generally held three years out of every four, with a third of the council being elected each time. Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council is the local authority for the metropolitan borough of Metropolitan Borough of Stockport in Greater Manchester, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2004, 63 councillors have been elected from 21 wards.[1] New ward boundaries are being prepared to take effect from the 2023 election.[2]

Political control

From 1889 to 1974 Stockport was a county borough, independent of any county council.[3] Under the Local Government Act 1972 it had its territory enlarged and became a metropolitan borough, with Greater Manchester County Council providing county-level services. The first election to the reconstituted borough council was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority before coming into its revised powers on 1 April 1974. Greater Manchester County Council was abolished in 1986 and Stockport became a unitary authority. Political control of the council since 1973 has been held by the following parties:[4][5]

Party in control Years
No overall control 1973–1975
Conservative 1975–1983
No overall control 1983–1999
Liberal Democrats 1999–2000
No overall control 2000–2002
Liberal Democrats 2002–2011
No overall control 2011–present

Leadership

The leaders of the council since 1974 have included:[6][7]

Councillor Party From To
Walter Knight Conservative 1974 1977
John Howe Conservative 1977 1978
John Lloyd Conservative 1978 1986
No overall control 1986 1997
Fred Ridley Liberal Democrats 1997 2002
Mark Hunter Liberal Democrats 2002 18 Aug 2005
Brian Millard Liberal Democrats 18 Aug 2005 22 May 2007
Dave Goddard Liberal Democrats 22 May 2007 6 May 2012
Sue Derbyshire Liberal Democrats 22 May 2012 8 May 2016
Alex Ganotis Labour 24 May 2016 5 May 2019
Elise Wilson Labour 21 May 2019 19 May 2022
Mark Hunter Liberal Democrats 19 May 2022

Council elections

  1. ^ Whole council elected after boundary changes[8]
  2. ^ Elections originally scheduled for 2020 but were suspended for a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Borough result maps

By-election results

Cheadle Hulme South by-election 10 September 1998
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats 2,264 65.2 +14.4
Conservative 1,048 30.2 +4.7
Labour 161 4.6 -19.1
Majority 1,218 35.0
Turnout 3,473 31.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Manor by-election 17 October 2002
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats 1,015 46.0 -0.7
Labour 975 44.2 +4.2
Conservative 165 7.5 -1.4
UKIP 53 2.4 +2.4
Majority 40 1.8
Turnout 2,208 23.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Cheadle Hulme South by-election 17 July 2003
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats 1,830 51.9 -1.2
Conservative 1,458 41.3 +3.1
Labour 143 4.1 -4.6
UKIP 97 2.7 +2.7
Majority 372 10.6
Turnout 3,528 31.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Stepping Hill by-election 11 June 2009[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Wendy E. Orrell 1,779 47.4 -6.1
Conservative J.D. Wright 1,336 35.6 -1.0
UKIP G. Price 257 6.8 +6.8
Labour J.M. Rothwell 225 6.0 -0.0
Green P. Shaw 158 4.2 +0.3
Majority 443 11.8
Turnout 3,775 38.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Reddish North by-election 23 July 2009[9][10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Wilson 1,218 49.5 +1.0
Conservative Gareth Butler 403 16.4 -8.9
UKIP Gerald Price 342 13.9 +13.9
Liberal Democrats Norman Beverley 303 12.3 +0.7
BNP Paul Bennett 195 7.9 -6.6
Majority 815 33.1
Turnout 2,461 23.5
Labour hold Swing
Cheadle and Gatley by-election 10 September 2009[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Iain Roberts 2,625 52.9 +7.5
Conservative J Smith-Jones 2,005 40.4 -5.4
Labour K Priestley 143 2.9 -5.9
UKIP D Perry 96 1.9 +1.9
Green D Leaver 91 1.8 +1.8
Majority 620 12.5
Turnout 4,960 43.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Bramhall South & Woodford by-election 20 November 2014[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John McGahan 2,080 53.2
Liberal Democrats Jeremy Richard Meal 1,502 38.4
Green David James McDonough 197 5.0
Labour Kathryn Ann Priestley 132 3.4
Majority 578 14.8
Turnout 3,911 39.5
Conservative hold Swing
Brinnington and Central by-election 8 June 2017[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Becky Crawford 3,877 75.0
Conservative Ros Lloyd 875 16.9
Liberal Democrats Alex Orndal 193 3.7
Green James Thomas Pelham 170 3.3
Independent John Chapman Pearson 56 1.1
Majority 3,002 55.1
Turnout 5,190 48.4
Labour hold Swing

References

  1. ^ "The Borough of Stockport (Electoral Changes) Order 2004", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2004/360, retrieved 2 September 2022
  2. ^ "Stockport". Local Government Boundary Commission. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  3. ^ "Stockport Municipal Borough / County Borough". A Vision of Britain through Time. GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  4. ^ "Compositions calculator". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  5. ^ "Stockport". BBC News Online. 19 April 2008. Retrieved 23 September 2009.
  6. ^ "Council minutes". Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  7. ^ "Past Leaders of the Council". Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  8. ^ "Stockport council". BBC News Online. Retrieved 23 July 2009.
  9. ^ a b c "Election Results". Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council. Retrieved 5 April 2010.
  10. ^ Manchester Evening News (24 July 2009). "Labour hold onto North Reddish seat". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
  11. ^ "Bramhall South & Woodford By-Election - Thursday, 20th November, 2014". Stockport Council. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  12. ^ "Brinnington & Central Ward by-election 2017 - Thursday, 8th June, 2017". Stockport Council. Retrieved 27 December 2017.

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