Elections to Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council took place on 22 May 2014. They coincided with other local elections happening on this day across the UK, as well as the 2014 elections to the European Parliament.
Stockport Council is elected in thirds which means that in each three member local ward, one councillor is elected every year, except every four years which is classed as fallow year. The previous fallow year was 2013, when no local government elections took place in the borough.
Following the elections, the Lib Dem minority run administration was able to continue in office.
State of the Parties [ ]
Going into the election the Liberal Democrats hold 29 seats, the Labour Party on 21, The Conservatives on 10 and the Heald Green Independent Rate Payers holding 3.[1]
Following the election the state of the Parties is as follows: Liberal Democrats: 28, Labour: 22, Conservatives: 10, Heald Green Rate Payers: 3.
Stockport Council Composition 2014
In the 2014 election 7 parties contested seats throughout the borough and gained the following vote shares:
Party
Seats Won
Vote Share
Liberal Democrats
9
26%
Labour
7
29%
Conservatives
4
23%
Heald Green Ratepayers
1
3%
UKIP
0
13%
Green Party
0
4%
BNP
0
1%
[2]
In the 2014/15 year there were several defections. Three from Labour to sit as Independents, and one from the Conservatives to UKIP.[3]
Election results by ward [ ]
Asterix indicates incumbent in the ward, and bold names highlight winning candidate.
Bramhall North [ ]
Bramhall South & Woodford [ ]
Bramhall South & Woodford saw a By-Election in the ward in November 2014 due to the resignation of the incumbent Conservative councillor. The Conservatives held the seat.
Bredbury & Woodley [ ]
Bredbury Green & Romiley [ ]
Mags Kirkham left the Lib Dems in April 2016 to become an Independent politician. [10]
Brinnington & Central [ ]
Cheadle & Gatley [ ]
Cheadle Hulme North [ ]
Cheadle Hulme South [ ]
Stuart Bodsworth defected to the Labour Party on the night of the 2016 local election . [17]
Davenport & Cale Green [ ]
Edgeley & Cheadle Heath [ ]
Hazel Grove [ ]
Heald Green [ ]
Heatons North [ ]
Heatons South [ ]
Manor [ ]
Marple North [ ]
Marple South [ ]
Offerton [ ]
Reddish North [ ]
Reddish South [ ]
Stepping Hill [ ]
Changes since this election [ ]
Bramhall South & Woodford [ ]
References [ ]
^ "Stockport Council - Your Councillors" . Democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Retrieved 8 March 2015 .
^ "Stockport Council - Election results by party, 22 May 2014" . Democracy.stockport.gov.uk. Retrieved 8 March 2015 .
^ Studios, Via (27 January 2015). "Bramhall Tory councillor defects to UKIP | Keith, Graham and Iain" . iainroberts.mycouncillor.org.uk .
^ "Election results for Bramhall North, 22 May 2014" . democracy.stockport.gov.uk . Stockport MBC . Archived from the original on 30 April 2014.
^ "Election results for Bramhall North, 22 May 2014" . democracy.stockport.gov.uk . Stockport MBC . 22 May 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2015 .
^ "Election results for Bramhall South & Woodford, 22 May 2014" . democracy.stockport.gov.uk . Stockport MBC . Archived from the original on 30 April 2014.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link )
^ "Election results for Bramhall South & Woodford, 22 May 2014" . democracy.stockport.gov.uk . Stockport MBC . 22 May 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2015 .
^ "Election results for Bredbury & Woodley, 22 May 2014" . democracy.stockport.gov.uk . Stockport MBC . Archived from the original on 30 April 2014.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link )
^ "Election results for Bredbury & Woodley, 22 May 2014" . democracy.stockport.gov.uk . Stockport MBC . 22 May 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2015 .
^ Scarens, Alex (13 April 2016). "Second Stockport councillor resigns in row sparked by proposed market move" . Manchester Evening News . Trinity Mirror . Retrieved 15 June 2016 .
^ "Election results for Brinnington & Central, 22 May 2014" . democracy.stockport.gov.uk . Stockport MBC . Archived from the original on 30 April 2014.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link )
^ "Election results for Brinnington & Central, 22 May 2014" . democracy.stockport.gov.uk . Stockport MBC . 22 May 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2015 .
^ "Election results for Cheadle & Gatley, 22 May 2014" . democracy.stockport.gov.uk . Stockport MBC . Archived from the original on 30 April 2014.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link )
^ "Election results for Cheadle & Gatley, 22 May 2014" . democracy.stockport.gov.uk . Stockport MBC . 22 May 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2015 .
^ "Election results for Cheadle Hulme North, 22 May 2014" . democracy.stockport.gov.uk . Stockport MBC . Archived from the original on 30 April 2014.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link )
^ "Election results for Cheadle Hulme North, 22 May 2014" . democracy.stockport.gov.uk . Stockport MBC . 22 May 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2015 .
^ Staff writer (10 May 2016). "Stockport defection row councillor rejects resignation calls" . BBC news . BBC . Retrieved 1 June 2016 .
^ "Election results for Cheadle Hulme South, 22 May 2014" . democracy.stockport.gov.uk . Stockport MBC . Archived from the original on 30 April 2014.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link )
^ "Election results for Cheadle Hulme South, 22 May 2014" . democracy.stockport.gov.uk . Stockport MBC . 22 May 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2015 .
^ "Election results for Davenport and Cale Green, 22 May 2014" . democracy.stockport.gov.uk . Stockport MBC . Archived from the original on 30 April 2014.
^ "Election results for Edgeley & Cheadle Heath, 22 May 2014" . democracy.stockport.gov.uk . Stockport MBC . Archived from the original on 30 April 2014.
^ "Election results for Edgeley & Cheadle Heath, 22 May 2014" . democracy.stockport.gov.uk . Stockport MBC . 22 May 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2015 .
^ "Election results for Hazel Grove, 22 May 2014" . democracy.stockport.gov.uk . Stockport MBC . Archived from the original on 30 April 2014.
^ "Election results for Hazel Grove, 22 May 2014" . democracy.stockport.gov.uk . Stockport MBC . 22 May 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2015 .
^ "Election results for Heald Green, 22 May 2014" . democracy.stockport.gov.uk . Stockport MBC . Archived from the original on 30 April 2014.
^ "Election results for Heald Green, 22 May 2014" . democracy.stockport.gov.uk . Stockport MBC . 22 May 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2015 .
^ "Election results for Heatons North, 22 May 2014" . democracy.stockport.gov.uk . Stockport MBC . Archived from the original on 30 April 2014.
^ "Election results for Heatons North, 22 May 2014" . democracy.stockport.gov.uk . Stockport MBC . 22 May 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2015 .
^ "Election results for Heatons South, 22 May 2014" . democracy.stockport.gov.uk . Stockport MBC . Archived from the original on 30 April 2014.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link )
^ "Election results for Heatons South, 22 May 2014" . democracy.stockport.gov.uk . Stockport MBC . 22 May 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2015 .
^ "Election results for Manor, 22 May 2014" . democracy.stockport.gov.uk . Stockport MBC . Archived from the original on 30 April 2014.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link )
^ "Election results for Manor, 22 May 2014" . democracy.stockport.gov.uk . Stockport MBC . 22 May 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2015 .
^ "Election results for Marple North, 22 May 2014" . democracy.stockport.gov.uk . Stockport MBC . Archived from the original on 30 April 2014.
^ "Election results for Marple North, 22 May 2014" . democracy.stockport.gov.uk . Stockport MBC . 22 May 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2015 .
^ "Election results for Marple South, 22 May 2014" . democracy.stockport.gov.uk . Stockport MBC . Archived from the original on 30 April 2014.
^ "Election results for Marple South, 22 May 2014" . democracy.stockport.gov.uk . Stockport MBC . 22 May 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2015 .
^ "Election results for Offerton, 22 May 2014" . democracy.stockport.gov.uk . Stockport MBC . Archived from the original on 30 April 2014.
^ "Election results for Offerton, 22 May 2014" . democracy.stockport.gov.uk . Stockport MBC . 22 May 2014. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2015 .
^ "Election results for Reddish North, 22 May 2014" . democracy.stockport.gov.uk . Stockport MBC . Archived from the original on 30 April 2014.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link )
^ "Election results for Reddish North, 22 May 2014" . democracy.stockport.gov.uk . Stockport MBC . 22 May 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2015 .
^ "Election results for Reddish South, 22 May 2014" . democracy.stockport.gov.uk . Stockport MBC . Archived from the original on 30 April 2014.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link )
^ "Election results for Reddish South, 22 May 2014" . democracy.stockport.gov.uk . Stockport MBC . 22 May 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2015 .
^ "Election results for Stepping Hill, 22 May 2014" . democracy.stockport.gov.uk . Stockport MBC . Archived from the original on 30 April 2014.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link )
^ "Election results for Stepping Hill, 22 May 2014" . democracy.stockport.gov.uk . Stockport MBC . 22 May 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2015 .
^ "Bramhall South & Woodford By-Election - Thursday, 20th November, 2014" . Stockport Council. Retrieved 27 December 2017 .
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