1995 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election

1995 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election
4 May 1995 (1995-05-04)
21 of 63 seats
to Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council
32 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Fred Ridley Colin MacAlister Ian Roberts
Party Liberal Democrats Labour Conservative
Leader's seat Cheadle Hulme South Brinnington Cheadle
Last election 12 seats,
43.9% 		9 seats,
28.9% 		0 seats,
23.3%
Seats before 29 18 13
Seats won 9 9 2
Seats after 27 23 10
Seat change 2 5 3
Popular vote 29,203 34,234 20,192
Percentage 33.7% 39.5% 23.3%
Swing 10.2% 10.6%
  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 2,193
Percentage 2.5%
Swing 0.5%
Map of results of 1995 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, 4 May 1995. One third of the council was up for election, expiring in 1999. The council remained under no overall control.[1][2]

Election result

Party Votes Seats Full Council
Liberal Democrats 29,203 (33.7%)
10.2 9 (42.9%)
9 / 21
 2 27 (42.9%)
27 / 63
Labour Party 34,234 (39.5%)
10.6 9 (42.9%)
9 / 21
 5 23 (36.5%)
23 / 63
Conservative Party 20,192 (23.3%)
2 (9.5%)
2 / 21
 3 10 (15.9%)
10 / 63
Heald Green Ratepayers 2,139 (2.5%)
0.5 1 (4.8%)
1 / 21
 3 (4.8%)
3 / 63
Green Party 794 (0.9%)
0 (0.0%)
0 / 21
 0 (0.0%)
0 / 63
↓
23 27 3 10

[3]

Ward results

Bredbury

Bredbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats G. Cooper* 2,284 53.4 −12.7
Labour S. Humphries 1,355 31.7 +13.0
Conservative K. Gibbons 635 14.9 −0.4
Majority 929 21.7 −25.7
Turnout 4,274 37.0 −5.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Brinnington

Brinnington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour C. MacAlister* 2,184 87.3 +6.9
Liberal Democrats H. Austin 167 6.7 −6.1
Conservative P. Gresty 150 6.0 −0.8
Majority 2,017 80.6 +13.0
Turnout 2,501 32.5 −6.1
Labour hold Swing

Cale Green

Cale Green
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. McGuire 2,277 67.8 +12.8
Liberal Democrats J. Jones 873 26.0 −11.8
Conservative G. McKelvie 206 6.1 −1.1
Majority 659 41.8 +24.6
Turnout 3,356 37.9 −5.3
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Cheadle

Cheadle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative I. Roberts* 1,734 41.7 +2.3
Liberal Democrats K. Crauford 1,518 36.5 −10.7
Labour A. Kellett 911 21.9 +8.4
Majority 216 5.2
Turnout 4,163 37.0 −7.4
Conservative hold Swing

Cheadle Hulme North

Cheadle Hulme North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats J. Pantall* 1,937 48.7 −10.7
Labour J. Wallace 1,269 31.9 +14.1
Conservative A. Johnson 769 19.3 −3.5
Majority 668 16.8 −19.8
Turnout 3,975 34.9 −6.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Cheadle Hulme South

Cheadle Hulme South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats F. Ridley* 2,322 53.2 −7.0
Conservative P. Bellis 1,299 29.8 +0.1
Labour S. Bennett 740 17.0 +6.9
Majority 1,023 23.4 −7.1
Turnout 4,361 39.7 −7.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Davenport

Davenport
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour M. Jones* 2,298 62.0 +9.2
Conservative D. Wilson 906 24.4 −3.4
Liberal Democrats G. Cain 412 11.1 −8.3
Green J. Clements 92 2.5 N/A
Majority 1,392 37.6 +12.6
Turnout 3,708 40.1 −6.4
Labour hold Swing

East Bramhall

East Bramhall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative K. Holt* 2,460 44.2 +2.8
Liberal Democrats P. King 2,116 38.0 −5.5
Labour D. White 820 14.7 +2.7
Green M. Suter 166 3.0 −0.1
Majority 344 6.2
Turnout 5,562 43.6 −1.4
Conservative hold Swing

Edgeley

Edgeley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour C. Fielder 2,634 69.4 +15.0
Liberal Democrats R. Inkpen 821 21.6 −9.2
Conservative H. Brown 281 7.4 +1.2
Green G. Johnson 60 1.6 0
Majority 1,813 47.8 +37.2
Turnout 3,796 40.5 −8.7
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Great Moor

Great Moor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats T. E. Pyle* 2,025 45.8 −7.7
Labour B. Holland 1,680 38.0 +7.3
Conservative E. Howard 721 16.3 +0.5
Majority 345 7.8 −15.0
Turnout 4,426 41.2 −10.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Hazel Grove

Hazel Grove
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats C. Phythian 2,527 48.9 −12.2
Conservative D. Yates 1,636 31.7 +3.8
Labour M. McNamee 1,000 19.4 +8.4
Majority 891 17.2 −16.0
Turnout 5,163 42.5 −8.1
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Heald Green

Heald Green
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Heald Green Ratepayers N. Fields* 2,139 62.7 −12.2
Labour J. Becker 690 20.2 +8.4
Conservative S. Swinglehurst 304 8.9 +1.5
Liberal Democrats D. Roberts Jones 280 8.2 +2.4
Majority 1,449 42.5 −20.6
Turnout 3,413 33.5 −9.3
Heald Green Ratepayers hold Swing

Heaton Mersey

Heaton Mersey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour P. Lanigan 3,191 60.2 +5.7
Conservative L. Jones* 1,666 31.4 +3.2
Liberal Democrats M. Colbridge 332 6.3 −8.6
Green M. Sullivan 112 2.1 −0.4
Majority 1,525 28.8 +2.5
Turnout 5,301 45.3 −5.6
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Heaton Moor

Heaton Moor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour S. Vegro 2,211 54.1 +11.1
Conservative W. Crook* 1,384 33.8 0
Liberal Democrats S. Newton 419 10.2 −10.7
Green I. Lindsay-Dunn 76 1.9 −0.4
Majority 827 20.3 +11.1
Turnout 4,090 41.8 −5.1
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Manor

Manor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour P. Wharton 2,352 54.6 +9.0
Liberal Democrats M. Torode 1,625 37.7 −6.5
Conservative E. Dennis 260 6.0 −1.9
Green R. Lindsay-Dunn 69 1.6 −0.7
Majority 727 16.9 +15.5
Turnout 4,306 45.4 −3.3
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

North Marple

North Marple
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats B. Harrison* 2,185 57.7 −6.8
Conservative P. Smith 878 23.2 −0.8
Labour S. Townsend 727 19.2 +7.7
Majority 1,307 34.5 +4.0
Turnout 3,790 40.3 −9.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

North Reddish

North Reddish
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour P. Scott* 2,845 82.8 +8.3
Conservative R. Stevenson 331 9.6 −0.2
Liberal Democrats A. Thomas 259 7.5 −8.2
Majority 2,514 73.2 +14.4
Turnout 3,435 29.0 −6.2
Labour hold Swing

Romiley

Romiley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats J. Ingham* 1,916 46.2 −14.5
Labour D. Brown 1,145 27.6 +11.8
Conservative W. Law 958 23.1 +2.4
Green G. Reid 126 3.0 +0.3
Majority 771 18.6 −21.4
Turnout 4,145 37.8 −7.8
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

South Marple

South Marple
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats J. Hart 2,281 55.5 −5.5
Conservative D. Law 1,176 28.6 −5.9
Labour H. Abrams 654 15.9 +9.4
Majority 1,105 26.9 +3.3
Turnout 4,111 42.0 −10.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

South Reddish

South Reddish
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour S. Broadhurst* 2,782 74.0 +14.0
Liberal Democrats I. McLean 599 15.9 −12.7
Conservative D. Lawson 380 10.1 −1.3
Majority 2,183 58.1 +26.7
Turnout 3,761 35.2 −3.3
Labour hold Swing

West Bramhall

West Bramhall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats A. Smith 2,305 46.8 −9.9
Conservative A. Law* 2,058 41.8 +3.5
Labour P. Dykes 469 9.5 +4.5
Green P. Carpenter 93 1.9 N/A
Majority 247 5.0 −13.4
Turnout 4,925 42.5 −10.4
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative 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 5, 1995, p.30
  3. ^ "Council compositions". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
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