Elections to Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 5 May 2011, with one third of the seats up for election.
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![]() Map showing the results of the 2011 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council elections by ward. Red shows Labour seats, blue shows the Conservatives, yellow shows the Liberal Democrats and green the Heald Green Ratepayers. |
Following the elections, the Liberal Democrats lost their majority on the council for the first time since 2002, but continued in power without an overall majority.
The state of the parties after the election was:[1]
Party | Seats | +/- | % votes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | 31 | -6 | ||
Labour | 16 | +3 | ||
Conservative | 11 | +3 | ||
Heald Green Ratepayer | 3 | 0 | ||
Independent left | 2 | 0 |
Results
editBramhall North
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Alanna Vine | 2,799 | 49.2 | +1.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Helen Foster-Grime | 2,261 | 39.8 | −8.0 | |
Labour | Brian Harrop | 596 | 10.5 | +4.0 | |
Majority | 538 | ||||
Turnout | 5,687 | 53.18 | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Bramhall South
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Paul Bellis* | 2,791 | 54.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Paul Carter | 1,489 | 28.9 | ||
Labour | Beryl Dykes | 480 | 9.3 | ||
UKIP | David Perry | 213 | 4.1 | ||
Green | Ross White | 176 | 3.4 | ||
Majority | 1,302 | ||||
Turnout | 5,149 | 51.94 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Bredbury and Woodley
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Michael Wilson | 1,912 | 48.9 | −10.0 | |
Labour | Philip Bray | 1,153 | 29.5 | +14.5 | |
Conservative | Rosalind Lloyd | 844 | 21.6 | −3.7 | |
Majority | 759 | ||||
Turnout | 3,909 | 36.00 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Bredbury Green and Romiley
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Syd Lloyd | 2,238 | 46.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Margaret McLay | 1,580 | 33.0 | ||
Labour | David Sedgwick | 970 | 20.3 | ||
Majority | 658 | ||||
Turnout | 4,788 | 43.68 | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Brinnington and Central
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Chris Murphy | 1,992 | 69.8 | +20.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Bruce Fairbanks | 336 | 11.8 | −16 | |
Conservative | Steve Holgate | 305 | 10.7 | +0.6 | |
Green | Chris Green | 219 | 7.7 | +5.2 | |
Majority | 1,656 | ||||
Turnout | 2,852 | 28.26 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Cheadle and Gatley
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Pam King | 2,153 | 40.0 | −13.0 | |
Conservative | Julie Smith-Jones | 2,063 | 38.3 | +2.0 | |
Labour | Colin Owen | 1,143 | 21.2 | +10.8 | |
Majority | 90 | ||||
Turnout | 5,383 | 46.53 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Cheadle Hulme North
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Paul Porgess | 1,753 | 41.6 | ||
Labour | Matthew Baker | 1,188 | 28.2 | ||
Conservative | Robert Stevenson | 984 | 23.4 | ||
UKIP | Hilda Peake | 268 | 6.4 | ||
Majority | 565 | ||||
Turnout | 4,213 | 41.46 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Cheadle Hulme South
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Suzanne Wyatt | 2,069 | 42.4 | −11.8 | |
Conservative | Brian Dougal | 1,729 | 35.4 | −1.5 | |
Labour | Theo Smith | 767 | 15.7 | +7.3 | |
UKIP | Cyril Peake | 283 | 5.8 | +5.8 | |
Majority | 340 | ||||
Turnout | 4,881 | 45.85 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Davenport and Cale Green
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Brian Hendley | 2,083 | 54.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats | John Reid | 819 | 21.2 | ||
Conservative | Bryan Lees | 607 | 15.7 | ||
Green | Phil Shaw | 320 | 8.3 | ||
Majority | 1,264 | ||||
Turnout | 3,858 | 35.26 | |||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Edgeley and Cheadle Heath
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Richard Coaton | 2,428 | 66.4 | ||
Conservative | Chris Holgate | 547 | 14.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Danny Langley | 406 | 11.1 | ||
Green | Andrew Knighton | 256 | 7.0 | ||
Majority | 1,881 | ||||
Turnout | 3,659 | 34.36 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Hazel Grove
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | William Wragg | 1,918 | 38.8 | +2.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Christine Corris | 1,789 | 36.1 | −14.9 | |
Labour | Karen Vickers | 892 | 18.0 | +6.2 | |
UKIP | Mark Shanahan | 331 | 6.7 | ||
Majority | 129 | ||||
Turnout | 4,949 | 44.73 | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Heald Green
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Heald Green Ratepayers | Eileen Sylvia Humphreys | 2,690 | 65.7 | ||
Labour | Kathryn Priestley | 526 | 12.8 | ||
Conservative | Pat Leck | 389 | 9.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Eric Brindley | 322 | 7.9 | ||
BNP | Richard Skill | 170 | 4.1 | ||
Majority | 2,164 | ||||
Turnout | 4,120 | 41.29 | |||
Heald Green Ratepayers hold | Swing |
Heatons North
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Alex Ganotis | 2,120 | 45.1 | ||
Conservative | Jackie Jones | 1,758 | 37.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Andrew Rawling | 396 | 8.4 | ||
Green | Peter Barber | 392 | 8.3 | ||
Majority | 362 | ||||
Turnout | 4,704 | 44.55 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Heatons South
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Dean Fitzpatrick | 2,568 | 52.8 | ||
Conservative | Barbara Judson | 1,507 | 31.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Ron Axtell | 442 | 9.1 | ||
Green | Conrad Beard | 324 | 6.7 | ||
Majority | 1,061 | ||||
Turnout | 4,866 | 44.51 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Manor
editPatrick McAuley left Labour and became a Lib Dem councillor in 2012.[2]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Patrick McAuley | 1,603 | 44.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Jenny Humphreys | 1,314 | 36.0 | ||
Conservative | Leslie Judson | 526 | 14.4 | ||
BNP | Duncan Warner | 204 | 5.6 | ||
Majority | 289 | ||||
Turnout | 3,665 | 34.66 | |||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Marple North
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Andrew Bispham | 2,061 | 40.0 | ||
Conservative | Annette Finnie | 1,680 | 32.6 | ||
Labour | David Rowbottom | 760 | 14.8 | ||
Green | Maggie Preston | 381 | 7.4 | ||
UKIP | Ray Jones | 253 | 4.5 | ||
Majority | 381 | ||||
Turnout | 5,151 | 51.68 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Marple South
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Kevin Dowling | 1,948 | 42.0 | ||
Conservative | Andrew Lord | 1,493 | 32.2 | ||
Labour | Clifford Stanway | 783 | 16.7 | ||
UKIP | Tony Moore | 380 | 8.2 | ||
Majority | 455 | ||||
Turnout | 4,638 | 47.78 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Offerton
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Wendy Meikle | 1,404 | 36.8 | ||
Labour | Laura Booth | 1,203 | 31.6 | ||
Conservative | Julie Dawn Wragg | 804 | 21.1 | ||
UKIP | Harry Perry | 386 | 10.1 | ||
Majority | 201 | ||||
Turnout | 3,811 | 36.32 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Reddish North
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Paul Moss | 2,421 | |||
Labour | David Wilson | 2,304 | |||
Conservative | Anthony Hannay | 645 | |||
Conservative | Julie Whelan | 569 | |||
BNP | Paul Bennett | 291 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Pat Buttle | 231 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Robert Littlehales | 183 | |||
Majority | 117 | ||||
Turnout | 3,604 | 33.61 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Reddish South
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Walter Brett | 2,347 | 65.0 | ||
Conservative | Stephen Burt | 640 | 17.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Norman Beverley | 421 | 11.7 | ||
BNP | Shelia Spink | 177 | 4.9 | ||
Majority | 1,707 | ||||
Turnout | 3,608 | 34.40 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Stepping Hill
editParty | 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 |
Changes 2011–2012
editOn 21 January 2012, Patrick McAuley, Labour councillor for Manor since May 2011, announced on Twitter that he had resigned from the Labour Party but that he would continue to serve as a councillor;[3]
References
edit- ^ "Contact Your Councillor". Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council. Archived from the original on 19 April 2010. Retrieved 6 April 2011.
- ^ Brown, Richard (25 October 2014). "Stockport Labour compared to North Korean dictatorship after 'bullying' storm sees two cllrs quit". Mancunian Matters. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
- ^ Oldham, Steven (30 March 2012). "Stockport Councillor believes George Galloway". Mancunian Matters. Archived from the original on 25 May 2014. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
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editPreceded by 2010 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election |
Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council elections | Succeeded by 2012 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election |