1990 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election

1990 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election
3 May 1990 (1990-05-03)
21 of 63 seats
to Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council
32 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Eric Kime John Needham Ann Coffey
Party Liberal Democrats Conservative Labour
Leader's seat South Marple Cheadle South Reddish
Last election 6 seats,
28.0% 		10 seats,
39.4% 		5 seats,
25.0%
Seats before 25 21 14
Seats won 8 4 8
Seats after 25 18 17
Seat change 3 3
Popular vote 36,693 36,021 40,759
Percentage 30.2% 29.6% 33.5%
Swing 2.2% 9.8% 8.5%
  Fourth party
 
Leader Ron Stenson
Party Heald Green Ratepayers
Leader's seat Heald Green
Last election 1 seat,
3.0%
Seats before 3
Seats won 1
Seats after 3
Seat change
Popular vote 3,167
Percentage 2.6%
Swing 0.4%
Map of results of 1990 election
Leader of the Council before election

No leader
No overall control

Leader of the Council after election

No leader
No overall control

Elections to Stockport Council were held on Thursday, 3 May 1990. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 1994. The council remained under no overall control.[1][2]

Election result

Party Votes Seats Full Council
Liberal Democrats 36,693 (30.2%)
2.2 8 (38.1%)
8 / 21
 25 (39.7%)
25 / 63
Conservative Party 36,021 (29.6%)
9.8 4 (19.0%)
4 / 21
 3 18 (28.6%)
18 / 63
Labour Party 40,759 (33.5%)
8.5 8 (38.1%)
8 / 21
 3 17 (27.0%)
17 / 63
Heald Green Ratepayers 3,167 (2.6%)
0.4 1 (4.8%)
1 / 21
 3 (4.8%)
3 / 63
Green Party 4,373 (3.6%)
1.6 0 (0.0%)
0 / 21
 0 (0.0%)
0 / 63
Independent 328 (0.3%)
N/A 0 (0.0%)
0 / 21
 N/A 0 (0.0%)
0 / 63
SDP 325 (0.3%)
1.9 0 (0.0%)
0 / 21
 0 (0.0%)
0 / 63
↓
17 25 3 18

[3]

Ward results

Bredbury

Bredbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats D. Humphries* 3,156 47.9 −0.7
Labour J. Woodrow 2,243 34.1 +13.1
Conservative P. Hooley 1,186 18.0 −11.1
Majority 913 13.8 −5.7
Turnout 6,585 56.4 +11.8
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Brinnington

Brinnington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour E. Gallacher* 3,415 81.1 −1.3
Green A. McKenzie 292 6.9 +5.3
Conservative J. Wood 256 6.1 −3.8
Liberal Democrats F. Cooper 249 5.9 −0.2
Majority 3,123 74.2 +1.7
Turnout 4,212 51.8 +12.6
Labour hold Swing

Cale Green

Cale Green
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour C. Rutherford 2,495 47.5 +4.9
Liberal Democrats A. Shaw* 2,144 40.8 +8.0
Conservative J. Wiedman 425 8.1 −7.6
Green E. Massey-Corte 137 2.6 +1.3
SDP D. Owen 49 0.9 −2.9
Majority 351 6.7 −3.1
Turnout 5,250 58.0 +12.4
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Cheadle

Cheadle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Needham* 2,651 53.4 −7.7
Liberal Democrats J. Webb 1,223 24.7 +2.4
Labour A. Kellett 838 16.9 +5.7
Green A. Adhemar 201 4.1 +1.8
Independent S. Hothersall 48 1.0 N/A
Majority 1,428 28.7 −10.1
Turnout 4,961 50.1 +7.3
Conservative hold Swing

Cheadle Hulme North

Cheadle Hulme North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats K. Anstis* 3,021 49.0 −1.3
Conservative S. Carroll 1,955 31.7 −5.1
Labour P. Dykes 1,186 19.2 +9.7
Majority 1,066 17.3 +3.8
Turnout 6,162 51.9 +6.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Cheadle Hulme South

Cheadle Hulme South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats B. Leah* 3,437 53.3 +7.9
Conservative E. Minshull 2,421 37.6 −7.7
Labour D. Wastell 585 9.1 +3.6
Majority 1,016 15.7 +15.6
Turnout 6,443 58.0 +4.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Davenport

Davenport
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour T. McGee 2,514 49.5 +12.7
Conservative J. Davidson 1,592 31.4 −14.0
Liberal Democrats A. McLean 440 8.7 −2.0
SDP H. Griffiths 276 5.4 +1.0
Green M. Ledger 255 5.0 +2.4
Majority 922 18.1
Turnout 5,077 52.6 +7.3
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

East Bramhall

East Bramhall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A. Doherty* 3,616 51.7 −13.7
Liberal Democrats G. Livesey 1,933 27.7 +3.3
Labour E. Symonds 1,061 15.2 +7.3
Green M. Sullivan 379 5.4 N/A
Majority 1,683 24.0 −17.0
Turnout 6,989 54.1 +7.4
Conservative hold Swing

Edgeley

Edgeley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour S. Bailey 2,897 50.0 +13.1
Liberal Democrats J. Ashworth* 2,228 38.5 −2.2
Conservative S. Kirkham 506 8.7 −11.8
Green J. Filmore 162 2.8 +0.8
Majority 669 11.5
Turnout 5,793 58.5 +11.4
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Great Moor

Great Moor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour P. Wharton* 2,872 48.1 +15.2
Conservative J. Stanyer 1,578 26.4 −4.6
Liberal Democrats S. Oldham 1,330 22.3 −8.8
Green A. Cooke 194 3.2 +1.5
Majority 1,294 21.7 +19.9
Turnout 5,974 54.7 +8.6
Labour hold Swing

Hazel Grove

Hazel Grove
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats K. Hogg 3,141 44.5 +0.7
Conservative A. Law* 2,682 38.0 −6.4
Labour M. Wallis 974 13.8 +5.1
Green M. Suter 268 3.8 +2.2
Majority 459 6.5
Turnout 7,065 56.6 +6.0
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Heald Green

Heald Green
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Heald Green Ratepayers P. Burns* 3,167 64.8 −4.9
Labour J. Becker 844 17.3 +8.6
Conservative L. Morgan 644 13.2 −4.1
Liberal Democrats D. Roberts Jones 229 4.7 +1.4
Majority 2,323 47.6 −4.8
Turnout 4,884 46.7 +2.7
Heald Green Ratepayers hold Swing

Heaton Mersey

Heaton Mersey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour C. Foster 2,706 42.7 +11.9
Conservative P. Whitney* 2,462 38.9 −10.4
Liberal Democrats A. Walker 587 9.3 +0.4
Green D. Carter 576 9.1 +3.6
Majority 244 3.8
Turnout 6,331 54.3 +8.2
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Heaton Moor

Heaton Moor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Lloyd* 2,270 45.4 −10.9
Labour T. Grundy 1,783 35.7 +10.5
Liberal Democrats S. Beswick 507 10.1 −1.0
Green G. Leatherbarrow 439 8.8 +1.9
Majority 487 9.7 −20.7
Turnout 4,999 50.2 +3.9
Conservative hold Swing

Manor

Manor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats C. Phythian 2,483 45.0 −2.1
Labour I. Jackson* 2,264 41.0 +3.8
Conservative E. Dennis 615 11.1 −3.1
Green G. Johnson 156 2.8 +1.3
Majority 219 4.0 −5.9
Turnout 5,518 56.8 +6.3
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

North Marple

North Marple
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats G. Cropper 2,544 47.7 +0.2
Conservative W. Partington 1,785 33.5 −6.3
Labour A. Tognarelli 738 13.8 +4.6
Green E. Rainer 264 5.0 +2.8
Majority 759 14.2 +6.5
Turnout 5,331 56.1 +4.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

North Reddish

North Reddish
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour P. Halliday* 4,530 76.8 +12.0
Conservative D. Law 787 13.3 −10.0
Liberal Democrats A. Strong 382 6.5 −0.5
Green O. Berger 197 3.3 +1.3
Majority 3,743 63.5 +22.0
Turnout 5,896 49.2 +10.2
Labour hold Swing

Romiley

Romiley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats N. Wilson 2,381 36.7 +8.5
Conservative W. Hackett 1,948 30.1 −14.0
Labour R. Smith 1,645 25.4 +2.0
Independent R. Handley 280 4.3 N/A
Green M. Lowe 226 3.5 +1.5
Majority 433 6.6
Turnout 6,480 56.6 +8.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

South Marple

South Marple
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats M. Jackson* 2,777 47.4 +3.2
Conservative D. Ankers 2,180 37.2 −9.0
Labour S. Rodrigues 482 8.2 +2.2
Green S. Thornton-Jones 415 7.1 +4.6
Majority 597 10.2
Turnout 5,654 58.7 +4.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

South Reddish

South Reddish
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour D. Goddard* 4,054 73.7 +13.5
Conservative W. Law 917 16.7 −8.8
Liberal Democrats D. Ibekwe 526 9.6 N/A
Majority 3,137 57.0 +22.3
Turnout 5,497 50.1 +8.7
Labour hold Swing

West Bramhall

West Bramhall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. B. Leck* 3,545 55.7 −6.2
Liberal Democrats P. Calton 1,975 31.0 +5.8
Labour M. Jones 633 9.9 +2.0
Green L. Kaufman 212 3.3 +1.6
Majority 1,570 24.7 −11.0
Turnout 6,365 54.0 +9.2
Conservative hold Swing

References

  1. ^ "Metropolitan Borough of Stockport Election Results 1973-2012 (Pg. 1 and 2)" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  2. ^ Stockport, Manchester Evening News, May 4, 1990, p.48
  3. ^ "Council compositions". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
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