1996 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election

1996 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council election
2 May 1996 (1996-05-02)
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 Ron Stenson
Party Liberal Democrats Labour Heald Green Ratepayers
Leader's seat Cheadle Hulme South Brinnington Heald Green
Last election 9 seats,
33.7% 		9 seats,
39.5% 		1 seat,
2.5%
Seats before 27 23 3
Seats won 11 9 1
Seats after 31 27 3
Seat change 4 4
Popular vote 31,865 28,484 2,437
Percentage 38.6% 34.5% 3.0%
Swing 4.9% 5.0% 0.5%
  Fourth party
 
Leader Ian Roberts
Party Conservative
Leader's seat Cheadle
Last election 2 seats,
23.3%
Seats before 10
Seats won 0
Seats after 2
Seat change 8
Popular vote 18,680
Percentage 22.6%
Swing 0.7%
Map of results of 1996 election
Leader of the Council before election

No leader
No overall control

Leader of the Council after election

Fred Ridley
Liberal Democrats

Elections to Stockport Council were held on Thursday, 2 May 1996. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 2000. The council remained under no overall control.[1][2]

Election result

Party Votes Seats Full Council
Liberal Democrats 31,865 (38.6%)
4.9 11 (52.4%)
11 / 21
 4 31 (49.2%)
31 / 63
Labour Party 28,484 (34.5%)
5.0 9 (42.9%)
9 / 21
 4 27 (42.9%)
27 / 63
Heald Green Ratepayers 2,437 (3.0%)
0.5 1 (4.8%)
1 / 21
 3 (4.8%)
3 / 63
Conservative Party 18,680 (22.6%)
0.7 0 (0.0%)
0 / 21
 8 2 (3.2%)
2 / 63
Green Party 830 (1.0%)
0.1 0 (0.0%)
0 / 21
 0 (0.0%)
0 / 63
Independent 227 (0.3%)
N/A 0 (0.0%)
0 / 21
 N/A 0 (0.0%)
0 / 63
↓
27 31 3 2

[3]

Ward results

Bredbury

Bredbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats M. Wilson* 2,149 54.3 +0.9
Labour D. Brown 1,175 29.7 −2.0
Conservative K. Gibbons 635 16.0 +1.1
Majority 974 24.6 +2.9
Turnout 3,959 33.2 −3.8
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Brinnington

Brinnington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour M. Rowles* 1,958 87.7 +0.4
Liberal Democrats K. Crauford 275 12.3 +5.6
Majority 1,683 75.4 −5.2
Turnout 2,233 29.6 −2.9
Labour hold Swing

Cale Green

Cale Green
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour D. White 2,110 73.2 +5.4
Liberal Democrats M. Cliffe* 771 26.8 +0.8
Majority 1,339 46.4 +4.6
Turnout 2,881 32.7 −5.2
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Cheadle

Cheadle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats J. Rule 1,970 46.2 +9.7
Conservative E. Livesley* 1,652 38.7 −3.0
Labour J. Wallace 643 15.1 −6.8
Majority 318 7.5
Turnout 4,265 37.7 +0.7
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Cheadle Hulme North

Cheadle Hulme North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats P. Porgess* 2,188 50.5 +1.8
Labour P. Diggett 1,326 30.6 −1.3
Conservative R. Stevenson 819 18.9 −0.4
Majority 862 19.9 +3.1
Turnout 4,333 38.0 +3.1
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Cheadle Hulme South

Cheadle Hulme South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats M. Lowe* 2,474 58.3 +5.1
Conservative P. Bellis 1,267 29.9 +0.1
Labour P. Wallace 502 11.8 −5.2
Majority 1,207 28.4 +5.0
Turnout 4,243 38.4 −1.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Davenport

Davenport
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour M. Weldon 1,857 55.0 −7.0
Conservative I. Barrett 909 26.9 +2.5
Liberal Democrats J. Jones 513 15.2 +4.1
Green K. Pease 95 2.8 +0.3
Majority 948 28.1 −9.5
Turnout 3,374 36.5 −3.6
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

East Bramhall

East Bramhall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats P. King 2,450 43.5 +5.5
Conservative A. Johnson 2,427 43.1 −1.1
Labour S. Bennett 638 11.3 −3.4
Green M. Suter 122 2.2 −0.8
Majority 23 0.4
Turnout 5,637 44.0 +0.4
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Edgeley

Edgeley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour D. McMillan* 2,530 74.1 +4.7
Liberal Democrats M. Cross 771 22.6 +1.0
Green G. Johnson 115 3.4 +1.8
Majority 1,759 51.5 +3.7
Turnout 3,416 46.8 −3.7
Labour hold Swing

Great Moor

Great Moor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats A. Walker* 2,171 51.6 +5.8
Labour D. Cohen 1,347 32.0 −6.0
Conservative P. Orton 688 16.4 +0.1
Majority 824 19.6 +11.8
Turnout 4,206 39.5 −1.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Hazel Grove

Hazel Grove
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats S. Corris 2,717 52.5 +3.6
Conservative T. Dunstan* 1,861 36.0 +4.3
Labour H. Abrams 597 11.5 −7.9
Majority 856 16.5 −0.7
Turnout 5,175 42.4 −0.1
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Heald Green

Heald Green
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Heald Green Ratepayers R. Stenson* 2,437 70.1 +7.4
Labour J. Becker 488 14.0 −6.2
Conservative S. Swinglehurst 290 8.3 −0.6
Liberal Democrats D. Roberts Jones 259 7.5 −0.7
Majority 1,949 56.1 +13.6
Turnout 3,474 33.8 +0.3
Heald Green Ratepayers hold Swing

Heaton Mersey

Heaton Mersey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour L. Auger 2,797 58.1 −4.1
Conservative E. Foulkes* 1,536 31.9 +0.5
Liberal Democrats S. Newton 355 7.4 +1.1
Green M. Sullivan 125 2.6 +0.5
Majority 1,261 26.2 −2.6
Turnout 4,813 41.1 −4.2
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Heaton Moor

Heaton Moor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. Lewis 1,843 46.0 −8.1
Conservative L. Jones 1,450 36.2 +2.4
Liberal Democrats N. Reynolds 591 14.8 +4.6
Green J. Cuff 122 3.0 +1.1
Majority 393 9.8 −10.5
Turnout 4,006 40.9 −0.9
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Manor

Manor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour I. Jackson* 1,903 52.2 −2.4
Liberal Democrats M. Torode 1,457 40.0 +2.3
Conservative E. Dennis 229 6.3 +0.3
Green R. Lindsay-Dunn 56 1.5 −0.1
Majority 446 12.2 −4.7
Turnout 3,645 38.4 −7.0
Labour hold Swing

North Marple

North Marple
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats M. Hunter 2,270 60.7 +3.0
Conservative C. Mulliner 709 18.9 −4.3
Labour S. Townsend 536 14.3 −4.9
Independent J. Tyers 227 6.1 N/A
Majority 1,561 41.8 +7.3
Turnout 3,742 39.8 −0.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

North Reddish

North Reddish
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour R. Smith* 2,264 80.6 −2.2
Liberal Democrats P. Larkin 544 19.4 +11.9
Majority 1,720 61.3 −11.9
Turnout 2,808 23.7 −5.3
Labour hold Swing

Romiley

Romiley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats H. Lees 2,240 51.9 +5.7
Conservative H. Whitehead* 1,256 29.1 +6.0
Labour S. Humphries 734 17.0 −10.6
Green G. Reid 89 2.1 −0.9
Majority 984 22.8 +4.2
Turnout 4,319 39.4 +1.6
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

South Marple

South Marple
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats A. Taylor 2,359 59.9 +4.4
Conservative D. Law 1,105 28.1 −0.5
Labour W. Sewell 369 9.4 −6.5
Green A. Riddell 106 2.7 N/A
Majority 1,254 31.8 +4.9
Turnout 3,939 40.3 −1.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

South Reddish

South Reddish
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour T. Grundy* 2,445 78.2 +4.2
Liberal Democrats I. McLean 682 21.8 +5.9
Majority 1,763 56.4 −1.7
Turnout 3,127 29.2 −6.0
Labour hold Swing

West Bramhall

West Bramhall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats S. Wyatt 2,659 54.0 +7.2
Conservative S. Taylor* 1,847 37.5 −4.3
Labour G. Smith 422 8.6 −0.9
Majority 812 16.5 +11.5
Turnout 4,928 42.5 0
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 3, 1996, p.31
  3. ^ "Council compositions". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
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