1992 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election

1992 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election
7 May 1992 (1992-05-07)
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 11 seats,
36.3% 		5 seats,
32.4% 		4 seats,
26.5%
Seats before 26 17 17
Seats won 7 8 5
Seats after 26 17 17
Seat change
Popular vote 31,003 36,618 20,353
Percentage 33.7% 39.9% 22.2%
Swing 2.6% 7.5% 4.3%
  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 3,021
Percentage 3.3%
Swing 0.3%
Map of results of 1992 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, 7 May 1992. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 1996. The council remained under no overall control.[1][2]

Election result

Party Votes Seats Full Council
Liberal Democrats 31,003 (33.7%)
2.6 7 (33.3%)
7 / 21
 26 (41.3%)
26 / 63
Conservative Party 36,618 (39.9%)
7.5 8 (38.1%)
8 / 21
 17 (27.0%)
17 / 63
Labour Party 20,353 (22.2%)
4.3 5 (23.8%)
5 / 21
 17 (27.0%)
17 / 63
Heald Green Ratepayers 3,021 (3.3%)
0.3 1 (4.8%)
1 / 21
 3 (4.8%)
3 / 63
Green Party 879 (1.0%)
0.8 0 (0.0%)
0 / 21
 0 (0.0%)
0 / 63
↓
17 26 3 17

[3]

Ward results

Bredbury

Bredbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats M. Wilson* 2,368 54.9 +4.2
Conservative P. Orton 1,200 27.8 +9.5
Labour S. Humphries 747 17.3 −13.7
Majority 1,168 27.1 +7.4
Turnout 4,315 37.0 −9.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Brinnington

Brinnington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour M. Rowles* 2,037 78.9 −0.5
Conservative J. Frost 300 11.6 +2.4
Liberal Democrats A. Cliffe 186 7.2 −1.2
Green N. Butterfield 60 2.3 −0.7
Majority 1,737 67.3 −2.9
Turnout 2,583 32.4 −11.7
Labour hold Swing

Cale Green

Cale Green
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats M. Cliffe 1,338 41.9 −15.5
Labour M. Weldon 1,290 40.4 +8.1
Conservative J. Hurley 502 15.7 +6.7
Green E. Massey-Corte 65 2.0 +0.6
Majority 48 1.5 −23.6
Turnout 3,195 36.7 −16.4
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

Cheadle

Cheadle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative L. Livesley* 2,443 66.6 +8.1
Liberal Democrats A. Lee 870 23.7 −2.6
Labour A. Kellett 353 9.6 −5.6
Majority 1,573 42.9 +10.7
Turnout 3,666 37.8 −7.3
Conservative hold Swing

Cheadle Hulme North

Cheadle Hulme North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats P. Porgess* 1,984 49.1 −2.0
Conservative L. Morgan 1,604 39.7 +7.1
Labour P. Dykes 452 11.2 −5.0
Majority 380 9.4 −9.1
Turnout 4,040 34.7 −9.8
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Cheadle Hulme South

Cheadle Hulme South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats M. Lowe* 2,752 53.1 −0.8
Conservative J. Lowry 2,243 43.3 +6.2
Labour D. Wastell 187 3.6 −2.4
Majority 509 9.8 −7.4
Turnout 5,182 46.8 −6.8
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Davenport

Davenport
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative G. Coales* 2,169 51.3 +10.4
Labour J. Woodrow 1,572 37.2 −6.2
Liberal Democrats F. Cooper 401 9.5 −2.4
Green J. Clements 82 1.9 −1.8
Majority 597 14.1
Turnout 4,224 44.7 −3.9
Conservative hold Swing

East Bramhall

East Bramhall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative D. Havers* 3,572 64.0 +6.6
Liberal Democrats P. Gooding 1,531 27.5 −1.1
Labour J. McConnell 346 6.2 −4.5
Green M. Suter 128 2.3 −1.0
Majority 2,041 36.6 +7.8
Turnout 5,577 43.4 −8.9
Conservative hold Swing

Edgeley

Edgeley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour D. McMillan 1,795 44.3 +1.6
Liberal Democrats D. Evans 1,584 39.1 −4.6
Conservative S. Kirkham 585 14.4 +3.2
Green I. Boyd 87 2.1 −0.3
Majority 211 5.2
Turnout 4,051 41.7 −9.8
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Great Moor

Great Moor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats A. Walker 1,941 40.9 −6.9
Conservative B. Haley 1,600 33.7 +11.7
Labour B. Holland 1,201 25.3 −3.1
Majority 341 7.2 −12.2
Turnout 4,742 44.3 −10.2
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

Hazel Grove

Hazel Grove
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative T. Dunstan* 3,030 50.4 +10.1
Liberal Democrats J. Pallot 2,564 42.6 −4.1
Labour M. Wallis 419 7.0 −3.7
Majority 466 7.8
Turnout 6,013 49.2 −4.0
Conservative hold Swing

Heald Green

Heald Green
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Heald Green Ratepayers R. Stenson* 3,021 78.1 +6.1
Conservative S. Swinglehurst 461 11.9 −1.1
Labour J. Becker 261 6.7 −4.1
Liberal Democrats D. Roberts Jones 127 3.3 −1.0
Majority 2,560 66.2 +7.2
Turnout 3,870 38.1 −7.4
Heald Green Ratepayers hold Swing

Heaton Mersey

Heaton Mersey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative E. Foulkes* 2,765 52.0 +7.0
Labour L. Auger 1,885 35.5 −2.0
Liberal Democrats P. Rowe 411 7.7 −3.3
Green D. Carter 252 4.7 −1.8
Majority 880 16.5 +9.0
Turnout 5,313 46.1 −8.1
Conservative hold Swing

Heaton Moor

Heaton Moor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. MacCarron* 2,379 58.1 +6.5
Labour T. Grundy 1,074 26.2 −4.6
Liberal Democrats K. Crauford 571 13.9 0
Green I. Lindsay-Dunn 72 1.8 −1.9
Majority 1,305 31.9 +11.1
Turnout 4,096 42.4 −5.6
Conservative hold Swing

Manor

Manor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour I. Jackson 1,573 40.5 +4.4
Liberal Democrats D. Talbot* 1,532 39.4 −11.7
Conservative E. Dennis 719 18.5 +7.4
Green R. Lindsay-Dunn 60 1.5 −0.2
Majority 41 1.1
Turnout 3,884 40.9 −13.7
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

North Marple

North Marple
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats J. Roberts* 2,201 50.0 −1.5
Conservative J. Stanyer 1,873 42.5 +6.2
Labour A. Tognarelli 332 7.5 −4.7
Majority 328 7.5 −7.7
Turnout 4,406 46.9 −4.1
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

North Reddish

North Reddish
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour R. Smith* 1,903 50.2 +0.9
Liberal Democrats J. Keane 1,295 34.2 −4.8
Conservative S. Swinyard 520 13.7 +2.0
Green I. Phillips 73 1.9 N/A
Majority 608 16.0 +5.7
Turnout 3,791 31.7 −11.0
Labour hold Swing

Romiley

Romiley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative H. Whitehead* 2,261 46.8 +9.4
Liberal Democrats H. Lees 2,083 43.1 −0.2
Labour D. Brown 485 10.0 −9.2
Majority 178 3.7
Turnout 4,829 43.2 −9.3
Conservative hold Swing

South Marple

South Marple
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats T. Jackson* 2,558 49.0 −2.2
Conservative G. Mottram 2,449 46.9 +8.2
Labour H. Abrams 210 4.0 −3.1
Majority 109 2.1 −10.4
Turnout 5,217 52.9 −1.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

South Reddish

South Reddish
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour M. A. Coffey* 2,049 61.1 −4.8
Conservative S. Burt 927 27.7 +6.6
Liberal Democrats I. McLean 375 11.2 −1.8
Majority 1,122 33.4 −11.4
Turnout 3,351 31.1 −10.7
Labour hold Swing

West Bramhall

West Bramhall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative S. Taylor 3,016 54.5 −2.2
Liberal Democrats P. Calton 2,331 42.2 +5.6
Labour S. Bennett 182 3.3 −3.4
Majority 685 13.3 −7.8
Turnout 5,529 47.9 −3.1
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 8, 1992, p.34
  3. ^ "Council compositions". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
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