2007 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election
Elections to Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 3 May 2007. One third of the council was up for election. The Liberal Democrats retained overall control of the council with a majority of 9 councillors. The overall turnout was 36.7%.
Following the election, the make up of the council was as follows;
Party | Seats[1] | +/- | % votes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | 36 | +1 | ||
Labour | 15 | 0 | ||
Conservative | 9 | -1 | ||
Heald Green Ratepayer | 3 | 0 |
Ward results[]
Bramhall North ward[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Foster-Grime, H. | 2,525 | 47.5 | ||
Conservative | McCarron, R.B. | 2457 | 46.3 | ||
BNP | Gordon, D.R. | 186 | 3.5 | ||
Labour | Priestly, K.A. | 143 | 2.7 | ||
Majority | 68 | 1.3 | |||
Rejected ballots | 10 | 0.2 | |||
Turnout | 5321 | 50.7 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |
Bramhall South ward[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Bellis, P.J. | 2,713 | 56.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Grice, L. | 1787 | 37.2 | ||
UKIP | Perry, D.M. | 155 | 3.2 | ||
Labour | Dykes, B.M. | 151 | 3.1 | ||
Majority | 926 | 19.3 | |||
Rejected ballots | 7 | 0.1 | |||
Turnout | 4813 | 49.6 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Bredbury and Woodley ward[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Wilson, M. | 2,018 | 65.8 | ||
Conservative | Gibbons, K. | 695 | 22.7 | ||
Labour | Stanway, C. | 354 | 11.5 | ||
Majority | 1323 | 43.1 | |||
Rejected ballots | 26 | 0.8 | |||
Turnout | 3093 | 28.3 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Bredbury Green and Romiley ward[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Margaret P. McLay | 1,993 | 46.8 | ||
Conservative | Rogers, J.D. | 1902 | 44.6 | ||
Labour | Bray, P.H. | 366 | 8.6 | ||
Majority | 91 | 2.1 | |||
Rejected ballots | 8 | 0.2 | |||
Turnout | 4269 | 39 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Brinnington and Central ward[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Chris Murphy | 1,233 | 49.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Walker, C. | 998 | 40.1 | ||
Conservative | Heginbotham, J.E. | 257 | 10.3 | ||
Majority | 235 | 9.4 | |||
Rejected ballots | 17 | 0.7 | |||
Turnout | 2505 | 25.1 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Cheadle and Gatley ward[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | King, P. | 2,416 | 52.7 | ||
Conservative | Rankin, J.A. | 1762 | 38.4 | ||
Labour | Owen, C. | 409 | 8.9 | ||
Majority | 654 | 14.3 | |||
Rejected ballots | 19 | 0.4 | |||
Turnout | 4606 | 40.6 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Cheadle Hulme North ward[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Porgess, P. | 2,086 | 58.8 | ||
Conservative | Radmore, C. | 1010 | 28.5 | ||
Labour | Harrop, B.A. | 275 | 7.8 | ||
UKIP | Peake, H. | 174 | 4.9 | ||
Majority | 1076 | 30.4 | |||
Rejected ballots | 9 | 0.3 | |||
Turnout | 3554 | 35.9 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Cheadle Hulme South ward[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Wyatt, S.M. | 2,350 | 52.3 | ||
Conservative | Roscoe, M.L. | 1714 | 38.1 | ||
Labour | Sinclair, K.L. | 160 | 3.6 | ||
Green | Leaver, D.N. | 137 | 3 | ||
UKIP | Peake, C.A. | 136 | 3 | ||
Majority | 636 | 14.1 | |||
Rejected ballots | 8 | 0.2 | |||
Turnout | 4505 | 44.1 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Davenport and Cale Green ward[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Roy Driver | 1,235 | 38.3 | ||
Labour | Hendley, B.J. | 1070 | 33.1 | ||
Conservative | Holgate, C. | 500 | 15.5 | ||
BNP | Stansfield, P.D. | 323 | 10 | ||
UKIP | Crossley, M. | 100 | 3.1 | ||
Majority | 165 | 5.1 | |||
Rejected ballots | 16 | 0.5 | |||
Turnout | 3244 | 30.2 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Edgeley and Cheadle Heath ward[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Richard Coaton | 1,558 | 45.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Rawling, A. | 1139 | 33.2 | ||
Conservative | Charlesworth, Beryl | 444 | 13 | ||
BNP | Chadfield, R. | 285 | 8.3 | ||
Majority | 419 | 12.2 | |||
Rejected ballots | 10 | 0.3 | |||
Turnout | 3436 | 32.2 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Hazel Grove ward[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Corris, C. | 2,265 | 53.8 | ||
Conservative | Lewis-Booth, J.A. | 1647 | 39.1 | ||
Labour | Bradley, Y.C. | 298 | 7.1 | ||
Majority | 618 | 14.7 | |||
Rejected ballots | 17 | 0.4 | |||
Turnout | 4227 | 39.4 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Heald Green ward[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Eileen Sylvia Humphreys | 2,370 | 62.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Roberts-Jones, D.M. | 524 | 13.9 | ||
Conservative | Stevenson, R.J. | 406 | 10.7 | ||
BNP | Skill, R.C. | 263 | 7 | ||
Labour | Junejo, M.A. | 214 | 5.7 | ||
Majority | 1846 | 48.9 | |||
Rejected ballots | 5 | 0.1 | |||
Turnout | 3782 | 37.8 | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Heatons North ward[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jackie Jones | 1,939 | 49.8 | ||
Labour | Pollard, M. | 1124 | 28.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Moss, P. | 448 | 11.5 | ||
Green | Cuff, J. | 381 | 9.8 | ||
Majority | 815 | 20.9 | |||
Rejected ballots | 8 | 0.2 | |||
Turnout | 3900 | 37.1 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Heatons South ward[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Breen, O. | 1,647 | 40.3 | ||
Conservative | Lees, B.M. | 1624 | 39.8 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Mustafa, M.G. | 423 | 10.4 | ||
Green | Hardman, T. | 391 | 9.6 | ||
Majority | 23 | 0.6 | |||
Rejected ballots | 11 | 0.3 | |||
Turnout | 4096 | 38.1 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Manor ward[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Jenny Humphreys* | 1,324 | 43.9 | ||
Labour | Lechner, B. | 808 | 26.8 | ||
Conservative | Charlesworth, Barry | 412 | 13.7 | ||
BNP | Warner, D.N. | 380 | 12.6 | ||
Independent | Russell, B. | 94 | 3.1 | ||
Majority | 516 | 17.1 | |||
Rejected ballots | 7 | 0.2 | |||
Turnout | 3025 | 29.1 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Marple North ward[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Bispham, A.J. | 2,089 | 51.6 | ||
Conservative | Walsh, C. | 1226 | 30.3 | ||
Green | Preston, M. | 376 | 9.3 | ||
Labour | Townsend, S. | 268 | 6.6 | ||
Independent | Russell, L. | 88 | 2.2 | ||
Majority | 863 | 21.3 | |||
Rejected ballots | 11 | 0.3 | |||
Turnout | 4058 | 41.7 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Marple South ward[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Baker, C. | 2,099 | 53.4 | ||
Conservative | Labrey, K.E. | 1215 | 30.9 | ||
Green | Reid, G.D. | 225 | 5.7 | ||
Labour | Rowbottom, D.E. | 205 | 5.2 | ||
UKIP | Moore, A.H. | 188 | 4.8 | ||
Majority | 884 | 22.5 | |||
Rejected ballots | 6 | 0.2 | |||
Turnout | 3938 | 40.9 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Offerton ward[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Wendy Meikle | 1,582 | 48.0 | ||
Conservative | Lewis-Booth, N. | 552 | 16.7 | ||
BNP | Maher, S.P. | 430 | 13.0 | ||
Labour | Ball, S. | 371 | 11.2 | ||
Independent | Ryan, K. | 363 | 11.0 | ||
Majority | 1030 | 31.2 | |||
Rejected ballots | 7 | 0.2 | |||
Turnout | 3305 | 31.6 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Reddish North ward[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Owen | 1,522 | 53.8 | ||
Conservative | Hannay, A. | 564 | 19.9 | ||
BNP | Bennett, P.R. | 420 | 14.8 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Davenport, A. | 323 | 11.4 | ||
Majority | 958 | 33.9 | |||
Rejected ballots | 16 | 0.6 | |||
Turnout | 2845 | 27.2 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Reddish South ward[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Brett, W.J. | 1,415 | 48.8 | ||
Conservative | Burt, S. | 545 | 18.8 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Langley, D. | 486 | 16.8 | ||
UKIP | Price, G. | 454 | 15.7 | ||
Majority | 870 | 30 | |||
Rejected ballots | 7 | 0.2 | |||
Turnout | 2907 | 27.8 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Stepping Hill ward[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Alexander, B. | 2,016 | 46.3 | ||
Conservative | Holt, L.M. | 1751 | 40.2 | ||
Labour | Rothwell, J.M. | 369 | 8.5 | ||
Green | Pease, K. | 220 | 5.1 | ||
Majority | 265 | 6.1 | |||
Rejected ballots | 7 | 0.2 | |||
Turnout | 4363 | 44.8 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
References[]
- ^ "Election Results". Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council. Archived from the original on 10 April 2010. Retrieved 5 April 2010.
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- Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council elections
- 2007 English local elections
- 2000s in Greater Manchester